At One Place

8 in words

8 in words
Eight

8 is written "eight". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

8 = 8
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
8 ones 8 eight

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Eight
In words (UK)
Eight
Ordinal
8th — eighth
Roman numeral
VIII
Digits
8

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight and 00/100" — or "Eight 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 8 in words?
Eight. In British English, "eight".
What is the ordinal of 8?
Eighth, written 8th.

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Sources

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