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title: "521 in words"
description: "521 in words is \"five hundred twenty-one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 521 in words

**521 in words: Five hundred twenty-one**

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

## Where each word comes from

*500 + 20 + 1 = 521*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Five hundred twenty-one
- **In words (UK):** Five hundred and twenty-one
- **Ordinal:** 521st — five hundred twenty-first
- **Roman numeral:** DXXI
- **Digits:** 521

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five hundred and twenty-one and 00/100" — or "Five hundred and twenty-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 521 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 521?

Five hundred twenty-first, written 521st.

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- [19 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/19/)
- [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/)

## Sources

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