two hundred

/ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/

//ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd// num

"two-hundred" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“two hundred” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a numeral - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.

Key facts for two hundred
PropertyValue
Headwordtwo hundred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “two hundred” sits in English frequency

two hundred falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for two hundred is 11 letters long, classified as a numeral, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for two hundred in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is two hundred, spelled T-W-O- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.

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 "two hundred"?
"two hundred" is spelled T-W-O- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/.
What does "two hundred" mean?
As a numeral, "two hundred" means: The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.
How do you pronounce "two hundred"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "two hundred" is /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "two hundred" come from?
"two hundred" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “two hundred”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-W-O- -H-U-N-D-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list