72 in English: how to spell and say seventy-two
seventy-two
/ˈsevənti tuː/
Short answer
72 is written seventy-two in English and pronounced /ˈsevənti tuː/. It is written with a hyphen. The ordinal form is 72nd, written seventy-second. The number before it is 71 (seventy-one) and the number after it is 73 (seventy-three). 72 is an even number. 72 is 7 tens and 2 ones. In Roman numerals it is LXXII.
Key facts
- In digits
- 72
- In words
- seventy-two
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsevənti tuː/
- Ordinal form
- 72nd · seventy-second
- Number before
- 71 · seventy-one
- Number after
- 73 · seventy-three
- Odd or even
- even
- Roman numeral
- LXXII
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 72 in English?
72 is spelled seventy-two.
How do you pronounce seventy-two?
Seventy-two is pronounced /ˈsevənti tuː/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 72 as an ordinal number?
72 as an ordinal number is 72nd, written seventy-second.
What number comes after 72?
After 72 comes 73, written seventy-three.
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