10 in English: how to spell and say ten
ten
/ten/
Short answer
10 is written ten in English and pronounced /ten/. The ordinal form is 10th, written tenth. The number before it is 9 (nine) and the number after it is 11 (eleven). 10 is an even number. 10 is 1 tens and 0 ones. In Roman numerals it is X.
Key facts
- In digits
- 10
- In words
- ten
- Pronunciation
- /ten/
- Ordinal form
- 10th · tenth
- Number before
- 9 · nine
- Number after
- 11 · eleven
- Odd or even
- even
- Roman numeral
- X
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 10 in English?
10 is spelled ten.
How do you pronounce ten?
Ten is pronounced /ten/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 10 as an ordinal number?
10 as an ordinal number is 10th, written tenth.
What number comes after 10?
After 10 comes 11, written eleven.
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