Words to Number Converter
Convert numbers written in English words into digits, including decimals, negatives, ordinals, lakh and crore.
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- Scientific
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Write a number the way you would say it — “fourteen thousand two hundred and six” — and the digits appear instantly.
How it works
This converter turns English number words into digits as you type. It understands units and teens, hyphenated tens (“forty-two”), hundreds, the short scale from thousand all the way to decillion, the Indian lakh and crore, the word “dozen”, an optional “and” (“one hundred and five”), negatives written as “minus” or “negative”, decimals spoken as “point one four”, and ordinals such as “twenty-first” or “thousandth”. Mixed input like “42 million” works too.
In “one number per line” mode every line of your input becomes one number, which makes it easy to paste a whole column of written amounts and get a clean numeric column back. Switch to “replace number words inside text” and the tool rewrites only the number phrases inside a sentence, leaving the rest of the wording untouched. Pick plain digits, comma or space separators, then copy the result or download it as a text file. Everything is parsed in JavaScript on your own device — nothing is uploaded, there are no ads and no sign-up.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert words to numbers?
Type or paste the number the way you would say it — for example “two thousand twenty-four” — and the digits appear next to it as you type, no button to press. The parser reads units and teens, hyphenated tens such as “forty-two”, hundreds, the short scale from thousand up to decillion, the Indian lakh and crore, the word “dozen”, an optional “and” as in “one hundred and five”, negatives written as “minus” or “negative”, decimals spoken as “point one four”, and ordinals such as “twenty-first” or “thousandth”. Mixed input like “42 million” works too. You can then copy the digits, download them as a .txt file, or add comma or space thousands separators.
How do you write two thousand twenty-four in numbers?
Two thousand twenty-four is written 2024. The trick is to build it group by group: “two thousand” closes off a group worth 2 × 1,000 = 2,000, then “twenty-four” adds 24 on top, giving 2,024 — written without a separator when it is a year. The converter shows exactly this result along with the comma-separated form (2,024) and the scientific form (2.024e+3), so you can check which style you need for a cheque, a form or a spreadsheet.
Can it convert a whole list or a sentence at once?
Yes, and that is what sets it apart from most word-to-number pages. In the default “one number per line” mode every line of your input becomes one number, so you can paste a whole column of written amounts and get a clean numeric column back to drop into a spreadsheet. Switch to “replace number words inside text” and only the number phrases inside your sentence are rewritten — “I have twenty-two apples and three oranges” becomes “I have 22 apples and 3 oranges” with the rest of the wording untouched. Everything is parsed in JavaScript on your own device: nothing is uploaded, there are no ads and no sign-up.