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57 in words

57 in words
Fifty-seven

57 is written "fifty-seven". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

50 + 7 = 57
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
5 tens 50 fifty
7 ones 7 seven

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Fifty-seven
In words (UK)
Fifty-seven
Ordinal
57th — fifty-seventh
Roman numeral
LVII
Digits
57

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Fifty-seven and 00/100" — or "Fifty-seven 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 57 in words?
Fifty-seven. In British English, "fifty-seven".
What is the ordinal of 57?
Fifty-seventh, written 57th.

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Sources

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