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title: "70 in words"
description: "70 in words is \"seventy\". 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/70/
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# 70 in words

**70 in words: Seventy**

70 is written "seventy". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*70 = 70*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seventy
- **In words (UK):** Seventy
- **Ordinal:** 70th — seventieth
- **Roman numeral:** LXX
- **Digits:** 70

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seventy and 00/100" — or "Seventy 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 70 in words?

Seventy. In British English, "seventy".

### What is the ordinal of 70?

Seventieth, written 70th.

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## Sources

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