eight hundred

/ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/

//ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd// num

"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 September 3, 2026) - The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eight-hundred · eight hundred · English

eight hundred · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for eight hundred
PropertyValue
Headwordeight hundred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eight hundred” in English

eight hundredranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    The 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eight hundred"?
"eight hundred" is spelled E-I-G-H-T- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/.
What does "eight hundred" mean?
As a numeral, "eight hundred" means: The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.
How do you pronounce "eight hundred"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eight hundred" is /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eight hundred" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list