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title: "5,000 in words"
description: "5,000 in words is \"five thousand\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 5,000 in words

**5,000 in words: Five thousand**

5,000 is written "five thousand". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*5,000 = 5,000*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | thousands | 5,000 | five thousand |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Five thousand
- **In words (UK):** Five thousand
- **Ordinal:** 5000th — five thousandth
- **Digits:** 5,000

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five thousand and 00/100" — or "Five thousand only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 5,000 in words?

Five thousand. In British English, "five thousand".

### What is the ordinal of 5,000?

Five thousandth, written 5000th.

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## Sources

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