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title: "8 in words"
description: "8 in words is \"eight\". 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/8/
site: "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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- [8 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/8/)
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## Sources

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