Guides to writing numbers in words

Short, practical articles on the rules behind the converter. Every example was produced with Numbrate, so you can reproduce it yourself.

• How to Write a Check Amount in WordsStep-by-step rules for the written amount line on a cheque or check: dollars, cents, hyphens, fractions and how to prevent alterations.
• Writing Numbers in Words on Invoices and ContractsWhen and how to spell out amounts in invoices, contracts and legal documents, and how to avoid ambiguity between words and figures.
• Rules for Writing Numbers in English WordsHyphens, the word "and", thousands and hundreds, years, decimals and negative numbers: the practical rules for spelling out numbers in English.
• Long Scale vs Short Scale: Why a Billion Is Not Always a BillionHow the long and short number scales differ, which languages use which, and how to avoid costly confusion when writing large numbers in words.
• Lakh and Crore: The Indian Numbering System ExplainedHow the Indian numbering system groups digits, what lakh and crore mean, and how to write amounts in words in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu.
• Currency Amounts in Words in Many LanguagesWorked examples of the same money amount written in words in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and Hindi, with notes on plurals and decimals.
• Numbers in German, French and Spanish: The Tricky PartsThe rules that make spelling out numbers hard in German, French and Spanish: unit-before-ten, quatre-vingts, compound words and gender.
• Numbers 0 to 100 and Powers of Ten in English WordsA quick reference table of English number words from zero to one hundred, and of the names for powers of ten up to decillion.
• How Numbrate Converts Numbers to Words: Accuracy, Limits and DesignHow the Numbrate engine works: input parsing, 36-digit support, decimals, currency rules and why it rejects values instead of rounding them.

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