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title: "800 in words"
description: "800 in words is \"eight hundred\". 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/800/
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---

# 800 in words

**800 in words: Eight hundred**

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

## Where each word comes from

*800 = 800*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred
- **Ordinal:** 800th — eight hundredth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCC
- **Digits:** 800

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred 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 800 in words?

Eight hundred. In British English, "eight hundred".

### What is the ordinal of 800?

Eight hundredth, written 800th.

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## Sources

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