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title: "5,500 in words"
description: "5,500 in words is \"five thousand five hundred\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 5,500 in words

**5,500 in words: Five thousand five hundred**

5,500 is written "five thousand five hundred". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*5,000 + 500 = 5,500*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | thousands | 5,000 | five thousand |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Five thousand five hundred
- **In words (UK):** Five thousand five hundred
- **Ordinal:** 5500th — five thousand five hundredth
- **Digits:** 5,500

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five thousand five hundred and 00/100" — or "Five thousand five hundred 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 5,500 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 5,500?

Five thousand five hundredth, written 5500th.

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