Number to words · British English
Thirteen in Numbers
Thirteen is written 13 in numbers, and 13 in words is “thirteen”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
13
In words
Thirteen
Cheque: Thirteen pounds only
13 at a glance
- Number
- 13
- In words (British)
- thirteen
- Title Case
- Thirteen
- American English
- thirteen
- Cheque (UK)
- Thirteen pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Thirteen and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka thirteen only
- In Bangla
- ১৩ – তেরো
- Ordinal
- 13th – thirteenth
- Roman numerals
- XIII
- Digits
- 2 digits · odd number
How to write 13 in words
The number 13 is written “thirteen” in British English.
13 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 thirteen pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Thirteen. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “thirteen (13)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
1 words · 8 letters
Thirteen in figures
To turn “thirteen” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 13, or 13 without separators.
How to write 13 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
£13.00
Thirteen pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Thirteen pounds and fifty pence only” for £13.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Thirteen pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Thirteen 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 thirteen only”, with the figure written Tk. 13/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £13.00 | Thirteen pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $13.00 | Thirteen and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €13.00 | Thirteen euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹13.00 | Rupees thirteen only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 13/= | Taka thirteen only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 13/- | Rupees thirteen 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.
13 in British and American English
13 is spelled exactly the same way – “thirteen” – 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.
13 in Bangla (বাংলায় ১৩)
In Bangla, 13 is written ১৩ using Bengali digits, and in words it is তেরো. 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
১৩
কথায় · In words
তেরো
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads তেরো টাকা মাত্র (“তেরো taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka thirteen only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 13
- Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: thirteen or 13, not 13 (thirteen) unless it is a legal document.
Other ways to write 13
| With commas (UK/US) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 13 |
| Expanded form | 10 + 3 |
| Roman numerals | XIII |
| Ordinal | 13th (thirteenth) |
Double 13 is 26 (twenty-six).
Numbers near 13
Questions about 13
What is 13 in words?
13 in words is "thirteen". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Thirteen". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write thirteen in numbers?
Thirteen in numbers is 13 (13 without the comma separators).
How do you write 13 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Thirteen pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £13.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Thirteen and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 13 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka thirteen only" and the figure as Tk. 13/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system.
Is 13 written differently in American English?
No. 13 is "thirteen" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 13 in Bangla?
13 in Bangla is ১৩, written in words as "তেরো". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "তেরো টাকা মাত্র".
How many digits does 13 have?
13 has 2 digits and is an odd number. In expanded form it is 10 + 3.