17 in English: how to spell and say seventeen
seventeen
/ˌsevənˈtiːn/
Short answer
17 is written seventeen in English and pronounced /ˌsevənˈtiːn/. The ordinal form is 17th, written seventeenth. The number before it is 16 (sixteen) and the number after it is 18 (eighteen). 17 is an odd number. 17 is 1 tens and 7 ones. In Roman numerals it is XVII.
Key facts
- In digits
- 17
- In words
- seventeen
- Pronunciation
- /ˌsevənˈtiːn/
- Ordinal form
- 17th · seventeenth
- Number before
- 16 · sixteen
- Number after
- 18 · eighteen
- Odd or even
- odd
- Roman numeral
- XVII
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 17 in English?
17 is spelled seventeen.
How do you pronounce seventeen?
Seventeen is pronounced /ˌsevənˈtiːn/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 17 as an ordinal number?
17 as an ordinal number is 17th, written seventeenth.
What number comes after 17?
After 17 comes 18, written eighteen.
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