What this number to words converter does
Type a number such as 2500000 or 25,00,000 and the converter writes it in words: twenty-five lakh in the Indian system and two million five hundred thousand in the International system. Both readings are shown together, so you never have to guess which one a document needs. You can also type a short form such as 2.5 crore, 5 lakh or 3 million, and the tool turns it into the full number first.
Indian system and International system
The two systems group digits differently, and they have different names for large values.
- Indian system: the first group has three digits, then every group has two. The names are thousand, lakh (1,00,000), crore (1,00,00,000), arab (1,00,00,00,000), kharab and neel. It is used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- International system: every group has three digits. The names are thousand, million, billion and trillion.
One lakh is one hundred thousand. One crore is one hundred lakh, which is ten million. For the full story, read the lakh and crore guide.
Examples: lakh and crore in words
| Number | In words, Indian system | In words, International system |
|---|---|---|
| 1,00,000100,000 | One Lakh | One Hundred Thousand |
| 1,10,000110,000 | One Lakh Ten Thousand | One Hundred Ten Thousand |
| 1,25,000125,000 | One Lakh Twenty-Five Thousand | One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand |
| 1,50,000150,000 | One Lakh Fifty Thousand | One Hundred Fifty Thousand |
| 2,00,000200,000 | Two Lakh | Two Hundred Thousand |
| 2,50,000250,000 | Two Lakh Fifty Thousand | Two Hundred Fifty Thousand |
| 5,00,000500,000 | Five Lakh | Five Hundred Thousand |
| 10,00,0001,000,000 | Ten Lakh | One Million |
| 15,00,0001,500,000 | Fifteen Lakh | One Million Five Hundred Thousand |
| 25,00,0002,500,000 | Twenty-Five Lakh | Two Million Five Hundred Thousand |
| 50,00,0005,000,000 | Fifty Lakh | Five Million |
| 75,00,0007,500,000 | Seventy-Five Lakh | Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand |
| 1,00,00,00010,000,000 | One Crore | Ten Million |
| 1,50,00,00015,000,000 | One Crore Fifty Lakh | Fifteen Million |
| 2,50,00,00025,000,000 | Two Crore Fifty Lakh | Twenty-Five Million |
| 5,00,00,00050,000,000 | Five Crore | Fifty Million |
| 10,00,00,000100,000,000 | Ten Crore | One Hundred Million |
| 4,50,00,00,0004,500,000,000 | Four Arab Fifty Crore | Four Billion Five Hundred Million |
Decimals, currency and cheque style
- Decimals without a currency are read digit by digit: 12.34 becomes twelve point three four.
- With a currency, the decimals become the sub-unit: 1250.50 in rupees is one thousand two hundred fifty rupees and fifty paise. The tool knows 31 currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP, INR, PKR, AED, SAR and many more. Amounts are rounded to the number of decimals that the currency uses (three for the Kuwaiti dinar and the Omani rial, none for the yen and the won).
- Add Only to write the amount the way banks want it: Twenty-five Lakh Rupees Only. See the cheque amount in words page.
- Use and for British English: one hundred and ten thousand.
How to use it
- Type or paste the number. Commas and spaces are ignored.
- Pick the number system and, if you need it, the currency.
- Read the result, choose the letter case, and press Copy words.
Limits
The converter handles whole parts of up to 15 digits (up to 999 trillion, or 99 neel in the Indian system). It writes numbers in English words. To go the other way, use the words to number converter.
More pages in this family: lakh and crore to words, rupees in words, cheque amount in words and the guide to writing numbers in words. Related tools: character counter, percent off calculator and decimal to binary converter.