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title: "501 in words"
description: "501 in words is \"five hundred one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 501 in words

**501 in words: Five hundred one**

501 is written "five hundred one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "five hundred and one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*500 + 1 = 501*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Five hundred one
- **In words (UK):** Five hundred and one
- **Ordinal:** 501st — five hundred first
- **Roman numeral:** DI
- **Digits:** 501

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five hundred and one and 00/100" — or "Five hundred and one 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 501 in words?

Five hundred one. In British English, "five hundred and one".

### What is the ordinal of 501?

Five hundred first, written 501st.

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## Sources

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