2013 in Words

Before we learn more about 2013 in words, let’s first understand a few basic rules. Always spell out numbers at the beginning of a sentence instead of writing the numeral. Another thing to remember is when we write fractions, we must always use a hyphen for the fractions (e.g., one-third). The same goes for all compound numbers like twenty-one or fifty-six. These are some basic rules one must always keep in mind when writing numbers in words.

Writing numbers in words is essential when filling official documents or checks. But how do we write a number like 2013 in words?

The answer lies in breaking the number into its place values. Let’s look into how we represent 2013 in its place values with the help of a place value chart. So for 2013, we split the number into thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. 20 represents the thousands in place, and 13 represents the tens and ones respectively.

Step 1: Begin with the leftmost digit, and assign each digit a place value as you move from left to right. For 2013, we start from thousands, hundreds, tens, and then the ones place.

Step 2: Next, combine the values from each place and then read the values aloud. In 2013, we can see that the number consists of 3 ‘ones’, 1 ‘tens’, 0 ‘hundreds’, and 2 ‘thousands’. Starting from the leftmost value, read the number together from left to right keeping in mind the place values.

When we read it out loud, we read it as “two thousand thirteen”.

Now that we have learned how to express the number 2013 in words. Let us learn more about the properties of the number.

• Place value: The position of the digit in the place value chart. For example, in 2,013, the place value of 2 is thousands.

• Compound numbers: Numbers composed of two or more simple numbers, such as twenty-one or thirty-three.

• Numerals: The symbols used to represent numbers. For example, 2013 is a numeral.

• Hyphen: A punctuation mark used to join words or parts of words, such as in twenty-one or thirty-three.

• Spelling: The process of using letters to write a word correctly.