Cheque Amount in Words Writer
Enter an amount and get the legal amount-in-words line to write on a cheque — in English (“One thousand two hundred thirty-four and 56/100 dollars”) and in Quebec French (“mille deux cent trente-quatre et 56/100 dollars”), with the awkward French number rules for 70-99 handled properly.
英语 — 支票行
One thousand two hundred thirty-four and 56/100 dollars
完整拼写
One thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars and fifty-six cents
法语(魁北克)— 大写金额
mille deux cent trente-quatre et 56/100 dollars
完整拼写
mille deux cent trente-quatre dollars et cinquante-six cents
在支票上的样子(英语)
这是支票版式的通用示意图 — 不是真实或可打印的银行支票,也与任何金融机构无关。请始终用墨水笔在您自己银行的支票上书写。
明细
美元
1,234
分
56/100
金额框(数字格式)
1,234.56
让所有人都犯难的法语数字soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix — 以及复数 -s 规则
| 数字 | 正确的法语 | 原因 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | soixante-dix | 60 + 10,本身不是一个独立单词 |
| 71 | soixante et onze | 使用 “et”——是最后一个这样用的数字 |
| 80 | quatre-vingts | 4 × 20,因为后面没有数字所以用复数 -s |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un | 没有 “et”,而且 “vingt” 失去了 -s |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix | 4 × 20 + 10 |
| 91 | quatre-vingt-onze | 是 “onze”,不是 “et onze” |
| 99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf | 4 × 20 + 19 |
| 200 | deux cents | “cent” 相乘且位于末尾 → 复数 |
| 201 | deux cent un | “cent” 相乘但后面还有数字 → 单数 |
| 1 000 | mille | “mille” 不变化,且从不写作 “un mille” |
| 80 000 | quatre-vingt mille | 不加 -s:因为后面跟着 “mille” |
| 2 000 000 | deux millions | “million” 是名词,因此要加 -s |
上面的每一行都是由本工具实时生成的,而非硬编码 — 因此您可以看到引擎正确处理二十进制形式以及 vingt/cent 的一致性规则。
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Why French cheque amounts break most converters
French counts in twenties above 69. Seventy is soixante-dix (60 + 10), eighty is quatre-vingts (4 × 20), ninety is quatre-vingt-dix (4 × 20 + 10). A number-to-words routine written for English produces “septante” or “quatre-vingt-dix-un” and both are wrong for Canadian French. On top of the vigesimal forms there are three agreement rules that decide whether a letter is there at all:
- “et” joins 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 and 71 — vingt et un, soixante et onze — but never 81 or 91, which are quatre-vingt-un and quatre-vingt-onze.
- “vingt” and “cent” take a plural -s only when multiplied AND final. 80 is quatre-vingts but 81 is quatre-vingt-un; 200 is deux cents but 201 is deux cent un. Before the nouns million and milliard the -s comes back: quatre-vingts millions, deux cents millions.
- “mille” is invariable and is never preceded by un — 1000 is mille, not un mille, and 2000 is deux mille with no -s.
This tool implements all of it, and the reference table inside the tool is generated live by the same engine so you can check its work. The 1990 rectified spelling (which hyphenates every element, giving vingt-et-un and mille-deux-cent-trente-quatre) is available as a toggle; both forms are accepted by the Office québécois de la langue française, and the traditional form is still what most Quebec banks and legal documents use.
The English rule people get wrong
On a cheque, “and” stands in for the decimal point and nothing else. $142.00 is written “One hundred forty-two and 00/100”, never “One hundred and forty-two”. Cents are written as a fraction over 100 rather than spelled out, tens and units are hyphenated (thirty-four, ninety-nine), and you rule a line from the end of your words to the pre-printed word DOLLARS so nothing can be added after them.
常见问题
How do you write a check amount in words?
Write the dollars in words, then the word "and", then the cents as a fraction over 100. $1,234.56 becomes "One thousand two hundred thirty-four and 56/100". Capitalize the first letter, hyphenate compound numbers (thirty-four, ninety-nine), and don't put "and" anywhere inside the number itself - on a cheque the only "and" replaces the decimal point. Finish by drawing a line from the last word to the pre-printed word DOLLARS so no one can add to it.
Comment écrire le montant en lettres pour un chèque au Québec ?
On écrit les dollars en toutes lettres, puis « et », puis les cents en chiffres sur 100 : « mille deux cent trente-quatre et 56/100 dollars ». Les cents peuvent aussi s'écrire en toutes lettres (« et cinquante-six cents »). Attention aux nombres de 70 à 99, qui suivent la logique vicésimale : soixante-dix, soixante et onze, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-un, quatre-vingt-dix, quatre-vingt-onze. « Mille » est invariable, et « vingt » et « cent » ne prennent le -s que s'ils sont multipliés et qu'ils terminent le nombre.
Do I write the cents as a fraction or spell them out?
The fraction form (56/100) is the banking standard and is what this tool shows first, because digits over 100 are much harder to alter than words. Spelling everything out ("and fifty-six cents") is also perfectly valid and is normal in contracts, promissory notes and legal agreements - so the tool gives you both versions with separate copy buttons.
What do I write if the amount has no cents?
Write "00/100" rather than leaving it blank - "Fifty-five and 00/100". Some people write "and no/100" or "and xx/100" instead, which banks also accept. What you should never do is leave empty space after the words, because that's where an extra digit or word can be inserted. Ticking the "only" / "seulement" option adds a closing word for the same reason.
What happens if the words and the numbers on my cheque disagree?
The written words legally govern. Under bills-of-exchange rules in both Canada and the US, if the amount in words differs from the amount in figures, the amount in words is the amount payable - which is exactly why the words line exists and why it's worth getting the spelling right. In practice many banks will simply return a cheque whose amounts don't match, so double-check both before signing.
Is this cheque amount converter free, and is my data private?
Yes to both. There's no sign-up and no limit, and every calculation - the English words, the French words and the preview - runs as plain JavaScript inside your browser. The amount, payee and memo you type are never uploaded anywhere. The cheque graphic is a generic illustration of cheque layout for checking your wording; it isn't a printable cheque and isn't affiliated with any bank.