Number to words · British English
Ten in Numbers
Ten is written 10 in numbers, and 10 in words is “ten”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
10
In words
Ten
Cheque: Ten pounds only
10 at a glance
- Number
- 10
- In words (British)
- ten
- Title Case
- Ten
- American English
- ten
- Cheque (UK)
- Ten pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Ten and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka ten only
- In Bangla
- ১০ – দশ
- Ordinal
- 10th – tenth
- Roman numerals
- X
- Digits
- 2 digits · even number
How to write 10 in words
The number 10 is written “ten” in British English.
10 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 ten pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Ten. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “ten (10)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
1 words · 3 letters
Ten in figures
To turn “ten” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 10, or 10 without separators.
How to write 10 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
£10.00
Ten pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Ten pounds and fifty pence only” for £10.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Ten pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Ten 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 ten only”, with the figure written Tk. 10/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £10.00 | Ten pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $10.00 | Ten and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €10.00 | Ten euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹10.00 | Rupees ten only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 10/= | Taka ten only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 10/- | Rupees ten 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.
10 in British and American English
10 is spelled exactly the same way – “ten” – 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.
10 in Bangla (বাংলায় ১০)
In Bangla, 10 is written ১০ using Bengali digits, and in words it is দশ. 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
১০
কথায় · In words
দশ
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads দশ টাকা মাত্র (“দশ taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka ten only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 10
- Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: ten or 10, not 10 (ten) unless it is a legal document.
Other ways to write 10
| With commas (UK/US) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 10 |
| Expanded form | 10 |
| Roman numerals | X |
| Ordinal | 10th (tenth) |
Half of 10 is 5 (five). Double 10 is 20 (twenty).
Numbers near 10
Questions about 10
What is 10 in words?
10 in words is "ten". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Ten". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write ten in numbers?
Ten in numbers is 10 (10 without the comma separators).
How do you write 10 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Ten pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £10.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Ten and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 10 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka ten only" and the figure as Tk. 10/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system.
Is 10 written differently in American English?
No. 10 is "ten" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 10 in Bangla?
10 in Bangla is ১০, written in words as "দশ". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "দশ টাকা মাত্র".
How many digits does 10 have?
10 has 2 digits and is an even number. In expanded form it is 10.