nine hundred
/ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
"nine-hundred" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nine 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 eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nine hundred |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nine hundred” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nine hundred is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.".
nine hundred has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is nine hundred, spelled N-I-N-E- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.
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 “nine hundred”
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- The one correct English spelling is N-I-N-E- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnaɪn 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.