eight hundred
/ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
"eight-hundred" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eight hundred” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eight hundred |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eight hundred” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eight hundred is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.".
eight hundred doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is eight hundred, spelled E-I-G-H-T- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “eight hundred”
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- The one correct English spelling is E-I-G-H-T- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.