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title: "601 in words"
description: "601 in words is \"six hundred one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 601 in words

**601 in words: Six hundred one**

601 is written "six hundred one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "six hundred and one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*600 + 1 = 601*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | hundreds | 600 | six hundred |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Six hundred one
- **In words (UK):** Six hundred and one
- **Ordinal:** 601st — six hundred first
- **Roman numeral:** DCI
- **Digits:** 601

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Six hundred and one and 00/100" — or "Six hundred and 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 601 in words?

Six hundred one. In British English, "six hundred and one".

### What is the ordinal of 601?

Six hundred first, written 601st.

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## Sources

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