Last updated on May 28th, 2025
The number 26 is written as twenty-six. It is commonly used to represent quantities such as players in a sports team, books on a shelf, or items in a collection. In this topic, we will be discussing 26 in words.
Writing numbers in words is essential when filling official documents or checks. But how do we write a number like 26 in words? The answer lies in understanding the place values.
Let’s look into how we represent 26 in its place values with the help of a place value chart. So for 26, we split the number into tens and ones. 2 represents the tens place, and 6 represents the ones place.
Step 1: Begin with the leftmost digit, and assign each digit a place value as you move from left to right. For 26, we start with the tens and then the ones place.
Step 2: Next, combine the values from each place and then read the values aloud. In 26, we can see that the number consists of 6 ‘ones’ and 2 ‘tens’.
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 “twenty-six”.
Now that we have learned how to express the number 26 in words, let us learn more about the properties of the number.
The following points are a few common mistakes that children make. When writing numbers into words, it can get a little confusing:
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