Converters
Number to Words
Spell out any number in words — international (million/billion) or South Asian (lakh/crore).
Enter a whole number up to 15 digits.
About this tool
Cheques, legal documents and invoices require amounts written in words — and getting a big number right by hand is error-prone. Type any whole number up to 15 digits and get it spelled out instantly.
Crucially, it supports both systems: international (million, billion, trillion) and South Asian (thousand, lakh, crore) — so 12,345,678 reads either "twelve million…" or "one crore twenty-three lakh…" as your document requires.
How to use
- Type or paste the number (commas are fine).
- Pick international or lakh/crore system.
- Copy the words into your cheque or document.
Frequently asked questions
1 lakh = 100,000; 1 crore = 10,000,000 (100 lakh). The South Asian numbering system groups digits as 1,23,45,678.
Yes — they are prefixed with "minus". Decimals are not spelled out; round or write the paisa/cents separately as documents usually require.
Up to 15 digits — hundreds of trillions internationally, or lakh-crore scale in the South Asian system.