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title: "62 in words"
description: "62 in words is \"sixty-two\". 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/62/
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# 62 in words

**62 in words: Sixty-two**

62 is written "sixty-two". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*60 + 2 = 62*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | tens | 60 | sixty |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Sixty-two
- **In words (UK):** Sixty-two
- **Ordinal:** 62nd — sixty-second
- **Roman numeral:** LXII
- **Digits:** 62

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Sixty-two and 00/100" — or "Sixty-two 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 62 in words?

Sixty-two. In British English, "sixty-two".

### What is the ordinal of 62?

Sixty-second, written 62nd.

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## Sources

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