How to Write German Numbers

Last Updated: December 7, 2021

If the situation ever calls for it, you might have to count and spell numbers in German. This is not a necessary skill, but if you want to know German, you need to know how to count all numbers in German.

Steps

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Learn the numbers:
- 0 - null - noll
- 1 - eins - eyns
- 2 - zwei - tsvy
- 3 - drei - dry
- 4 - vier - fear
- 5 - fünf - foo-nf
- 6 - sechs - zexs
- 7 - sieben - zeeb-ben
- 8 - acht - akt
- 9 - neun - noin
- 10 - zehn - tsehn
- 11 - elf - elf
- 12 - zwölf - ts-volf
- 13 - dreizehn - dry-zayne
- 14 - vierzehn - feer-zayne
- 15 - fünfzehn - foo-nf-zayne
- 16 - sechzehn - zex-zayne
- 17 - siebzehn - zeeb-zayne
- 18 - achtzehn - akt-zayne
- 19 - neunzehn - noin-zayne
- 20 - zwanzig - tsvan-zig
- 30 - dreiβig - dry-zig
- 40 - vierzig - feer-zig
- 50 - fünfzig - foo-nf-zig
- 60 - sechzig - zex-zig
- 70 - siebzig - zeeb-zig
- 80 - achtzig - akt-zig
- 90 - neunzig - noin-zig
- 100 - hundert - hoon-dert
- 200 - zweihundert - tsvy-hoon-dert
  - and so forth.
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Next, memorize the spelling and pronunciation.

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After that, you need to know how to write the "in between numbers," such as:
- 21 - einundzwanzig - eyn-oond-tsvan-sig
- 22 - zweiundzwanzig - tsvy-oond-tsvan-sig
- 23 - dreiundzwanzig - dry-oond-tsvan-sig
  - and so forth.
    - Einundzwanzig directly translates into, "One and twenty". The idea is that you can do this with any of the "in between numbers" such as:
- 36 - sechsunddreiβig - zexs-oond-dry-zig
- 44 - vierundvierzig - feer-oond-feer-zig
- 59 - neunundfünfzig - noin-oond-foo-nf-zig
  - and so forth.

Community Q&A

Question

How can I write "1976" in German numbers?

Community Answer

Neunzehnhundertsechsundsiebzig (noin-tsehn-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig) OR eintausendneunhundertsechsundsiebzig (eyn-tauzend-noin-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig).
Question

How do I write 5,949.03 in German?

Rick McRollington

Community Answer

Fünftausendneunhundertneunundvierzig komma null drei is the way you would write it in German, or 5.949,03 for short.
Question

How can I write 1001 in German?

Rick McRollington

Community Answer

Tausendeins, or 1.001 for short, would be the way to write 1001 in German.

Warnings

Don't stress out! It takes time to learn all of those numbers!

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Don't mispronounce a number to a native German speaker. It will leave a bad impression on them.

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