How to use the words to number converter
- Type the number in words, the way you would say it: two million five hundred thousand, ten lakh fifty thousand or one crore twenty lakh.
- Hyphens, “and” and the words rupees or dollars are fine – “one hundred and five”, “twenty-five thousand rupees only”.
- You can also mix digits and words: 1 lakh 25 thousand, 3.5 billion.
How number words add up
Each scale word multiplies what comes before it, and the parts are added together:
- two million five hundred thousand = 2 × 1,000,000 + 500 × 1,000 = 2,500,000
- ten lakh fifty thousand = 10 × 1,00,000 + 50 × 1,000 = 10,50,000
- one lakh crore = 1 lakh × 1 crore = 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion)
Common number words in digits
| In words | Indian system | International system |
|---|---|---|
| one thousand | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| ten thousand | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| fifty thousand | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| one lakh | 1,00,000 | 100,000 |
| one lakh fifty thousand | 1,50,000 | 150,000 |
| two lakh fifty thousand | 2,50,000 | 250,000 |
| five lakh | 5,00,000 | 500,000 |
| ten lakh | 10,00,000 | 1,000,000 |
| twenty-five lakh | 25,00,000 | 2,500,000 |
| fifty lakh | 50,00,000 | 5,000,000 |
| one crore | 1,00,00,000 | 10,000,000 |
| one crore fifty lakh | 1,50,00,000 | 15,000,000 |
| ten crore | 10,00,00,000 | 100,000,000 |
| one hundred crore | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
| one million | 10,00,000 | 1,000,000 |
| two million five hundred thousand | 25,00,000 | 2,500,000 |
| ten million | 1,00,00,000 | 10,000,000 |
| one billion | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
| one trillion | 10,00,00,00,00,000 | 1,000,000,000,000 |
How to turn words into a number, step by step
- Split the words at each scale word (crore, lakh, thousand – or billion, million, thousand): “two million | five hundred thousand”.
- Turn each part into digits: two million = 2,000,000; five hundred thousand = 500,000.
- Add the parts: 2,000,000 + 500,000 = 2,500,000.
- Check the zeros: a lakh has 5, a million 6, a crore 7, a billion 9.
Scale words
| Word | Value | Zeros |
|---|---|---|
| hundred | 100 | 2 |
| thousand | 1,000 | 3 |
| lakh | 100,000 | 5 |
| million | 1,000,000 | 6 |
| crore | 10,000,000 | 7 |
| billion / arab | 1,000,000,000 | 9 |
| kharab | 100,000,000,000 | 11 |
| trillion | 1,000,000,000,000 | 12 |
Need it the other way round? Use the number to words converter.
Popular numbers in digits
- 1 lakh 25 thousand1,25,000
- 1 lakh 50 thousand1,50,000
- 2 lakh 50 thousand2,50,000
- 5 lakh 75 thousand5,75,000
- 10 lakh10,00,000
- 1 crore1,00,00,000
- 1.5 crore1,50,00,000
- 2 crore 50 lakh2,50,00,000
- 1 lakh crore10,00,00,00,00,000
- 1 million1,000,000
- 2.5 million2,500,000
- 10 million10,000,000
- 1 million 500 thousand1,500,000
- 1 billion1,000,000,000
- 1.5 billion1,500,000,000
- 1 trillion1,000,000,000,000
Frequently asked questions
What is two million five hundred thousand in numbers?
2,500,000 – or 25,00,000 in the Indian system (25 lakh).
What is ten lakh fifty thousand in numbers?
10,50,000 (1,050,000 internationally).
What is one lakh twenty-five thousand in numbers?
1,25,000 (125,000).
What is three point five billion in numbers?
3,500,000,000 – three and a half billion, or 350 crore.