Number to words · British English
Seventeen in Numbers
Seventeen is written 17 in numbers, and 17 in words is “seventeen”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
17
In words
Seventeen
Cheque: Seventeen pounds only
17 at a glance
- Number
- 17
- In words (British)
- seventeen
- Title Case
- Seventeen
- American English
- seventeen
- Cheque (UK)
- Seventeen pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Seventeen and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka seventeen only
- In Bangla
- ১৭ – সতেরো
- Ordinal
- 17th – seventeenth
- Roman numerals
- XVII
- Digits
- 2 digits · odd number
How to write 17 in words
The number 17 is written “seventeen” in British English.
17 is one of the basic number words that every larger number is built from, so it has to be learned rather than constructed.
In running text the number is normally lowercase: “the fee is seventeen pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Seventeen. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “seventeen (17)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
1 words · 9 letters
Seventeen in figures
To turn “seventeen” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 17, or 17 without separators.
How to write 17 on a cheque
Banks read the amount in words as the legal amount, so it must be exact. Write the pounds in words, add the word pounds, and finish with only so that nothing can be added afterwards.
Pay
£17.00
Seventeen pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Seventeen pounds and fifty pence only” for £17.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Seventeen pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Seventeen and 00/100 dollars”. American cheques drop the “and” after the hundreds and put it before the cents.
- Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: the currency word comes first and the amount is counted in lakh and crore – “Taka seventeen only”, with the figure written Tk. 17/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £17.00 | Seventeen pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $17.00 | Seventeen and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €17.00 | Seventeen euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹17.00 | Rupees seventeen only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 17/= | Taka seventeen only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 17/- | Rupees seventeen only |
Read the full guide to writing a UK cheque or the guide to writing a cheque in Bangladesh for the layout, the date, and what to do if the words and figures disagree.
17 in British and American English
17 is spelled exactly the same way – “seventeen” – in British and American English. The two varieties only differ when a number contains hundreds followed by tens or units, where British English adds “and”. Read more in our guide to British vs American English numbers.
17 in Bangla (বাংলায় ১৭)
In Bangla, 17 is written ১৭ using Bengali digits, and in words it is সতেরো. Bangla has its own word for every number from one to ninety-nine, and above that it counts in হাজার (thousand), লাখ (lakh) and কোটি (crore), the same grouping used across Bangladesh and India.
সংখ্যায় · In figures
১৭
কথায় · In words
সতেরো
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads সতেরো টাকা মাত্র (“সতেরো taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka seventeen only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 17
- Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: seventeen or 17, not 17 (seventeen) unless it is a legal document.
Other ways to write 17
| With commas (UK/US) | 17 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 17 |
| Expanded form | 10 + 7 |
| Roman numerals | XVII |
| Ordinal | 17th (seventeenth) |
Double 17 is 34 (thirty-four).
Numbers near 17
Questions about 17
What is 17 in words?
17 in words is "seventeen". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Seventeen". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write seventeen in numbers?
Seventeen in numbers is 17 (17 without the comma separators).
How do you write 17 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Seventeen pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £17.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Seventeen and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 17 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka seventeen only" and the figure as Tk. 17/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system.
Is 17 written differently in American English?
No. 17 is "seventeen" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 17 in Bangla?
17 in Bangla is ১৭, written in words as "সতেরো". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "সতেরো টাকা মাত্র".
How many digits does 17 have?
17 has 2 digits and is an odd number. In expanded form it is 10 + 7.