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title: "801 in words"
description: "801 in words is \"eight hundred one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 801 in words

**801 in words: Eight hundred one**

801 is written "eight hundred one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "eight hundred and one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 1 = 801*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred one
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and one
- **Ordinal:** 801st — eight hundred first
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCI
- **Digits:** 801

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and one and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and one 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 801 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 801?

Eight hundred first, written 801st.

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## Sources

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