--- title: "600 in words" description: "600 in words is \"six hundred\". 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/600/ site: "At One Place" --- # 600 in words **600 in words: Six hundred** 600 is written "six hundred". That spelling is the same in British and American English. ## Where each word comes from *600 = 600* | Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6 | hundreds | 600 | six hundred | ## The same number, other ways - **In words (US):** Six hundred - **In words (UK):** Six hundred - **Ordinal:** 600th — six hundredth - **Roman numeral:** DC - **Digits:** 600 ## Writing it on a cheque On a cheque the amount line reads "Six hundred and 00/100" — or "Six 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 600 in words? Six hundred. In British English, "six hundred". ### What is the ordinal of 600? Six hundredth, written 600th. ## Related pages - [600 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/600/) - [597 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/597/) - [598 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/598/) - [599 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/599/) - [601 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/601/) - [0 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/0/) - [8 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/8/) - [11 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/11/) - [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/) - [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/) - [15 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/15/) - [19 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/19/) - [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/) ## Sources - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)