What this words to number converter understands
- Plain numbers: one hundred and twenty-five, nineteen ninety-nine, forty two.
- International words: million, billion and trillion, as in two million five hundred thousand.
- Indian words: lakh (lac), crore, arab, kharab and neel, as in two crore fifty lakh.
- Spoken forms: sawa lakh (1.25 lakh), dedh lakh (1.5 lakh), dhai lakh (2.5 lakh) and sadhe three lakh (3.5 lakh).
- Decimals: twelve point three four becomes 12.34.
- Negative numbers: start with minus.
- Digits with a unit: 5.29 lakh becomes 529000 and 1.1 crore becomes 11000000.
How to use it
- Type or paste the words. Hyphens, commas and the word and are fine.
- Read the number. It is shown plain, with Indian grouping (12,50,000) and with International grouping (1,250,000).
- The converter also writes the number back as words, so you can check that it understood you.
Examples
| Words | Number |
|---|---|
| twenty-five lakh | 25,00,000 |
| two crore fifty lakh | 2,50,00,000 |
| one hundred and ten thousand | 110,000 |
| four arab fifty crore | 4,50,00,00,000 |
| dedh lakh | 1,50,000 |
| twelve point three four | 12.34 |
When it says it does not understand
The converter reads English number words only. Remove currency words such as rupees or dollars, and spell the number words in full. Words in other languages, such as Hindi or Urdu number names, are not supported, apart from sawa, dedh, dhai and sadhe in front of thousand, lakh and crore.
To go from digits to words, use the number to words converter. See also lakh and crore to words and the lakh and crore guide.