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title: "60 in words"
description: "60 in words is \"sixty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/60/
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# 60 in words

**60 in words: Sixty**

60 is written "sixty". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*60 = 60*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | tens | 60 | sixty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Sixty
- **In words (UK):** Sixty
- **Ordinal:** 60th — sixtieth
- **Roman numeral:** LX
- **Digits:** 60

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Sixty and 00/100" — or "Sixty 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 60 in words?

Sixty. In British English, "sixty".

### What is the ordinal of 60?

Sixtieth, written 60th.

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## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)