49 in English: how to spell and say forty-nine
forty-nine
/ˈfɔːrti naɪn/
Short answer
49 is written forty-nine in English and pronounced /ˈfɔːrti naɪn/. It is written with a hyphen. The ordinal form is 49th, written forty-ninth. The number before it is 48 (forty-eight) and the number after it is 50 (fifty). 49 is an odd number. 49 is 4 tens and 9 ones. In Roman numerals it is XLIX.
Key facts
- In digits
- 49
- In words
- forty-nine
- Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔːrti naɪn/
- Ordinal form
- 49th · forty-ninth
- Number before
- 48 · forty-eight
- Number after
- 50 · fifty
- Odd or even
- odd
- Roman numeral
- XLIX
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 49 in English?
49 is spelled forty-nine.
How do you pronounce forty-nine?
Forty-nine is pronounced /ˈfɔːrti naɪn/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 49 as an ordinal number?
49 as an ordinal number is 49th, written forty-ninth.
What number comes after 49?
After 49 comes 50, written fifty.
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