four hundred
/ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
"four-hundred" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“four 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | four hundred |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “four hundred” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
four hundred is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.".
four hundred has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is four hundred, spelled F-O-U-R- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.
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 “four hundred”
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- The one correct English spelling is F-O-U-R- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɔː 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.