20 in English: how to spell and say twenty
twenty
/ˈtwenti/
Short answer
20 is written twenty in English and pronounced /ˈtwenti/. The ordinal form is 20th, written twentieth. The number before it is 19 (nineteen) and the number after it is 21 (twenty-one). 20 is an even number. 20 is 2 tens and 0 ones. In Roman numerals it is XX.
Key facts
- In digits
- 20
- In words
- twenty
- Pronunciation
- /ˈtwenti/
- Ordinal form
- 20th · twentieth
- Number before
- 19 · nineteen
- Number after
- 21 · twenty-one
- Odd or even
- even
- Roman numeral
- XX
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 20 in English?
20 is spelled twenty.
How do you pronounce twenty?
Twenty is pronounced /ˈtwenti/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 20 as an ordinal number?
20 as an ordinal number is 20th, written twentieth.
What number comes after 20?
After 20 comes 21, written twenty-one.
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