809 in words

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

Where each word comes from

The same number, other ways

In words (US)

Eight hundred nine

In words (UK)

Eight hundred and nine

Ordinal

809th — eight hundred ninth

Roman numeral

DCCCIX

Digits

809

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and nine and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and nine 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.