78 in English: how to spell and say seventy-eight
seventy-eight
/ˈsevənti eɪt/
Short answer
78 is written seventy-eight in English and pronounced /ˈsevənti eɪt/. It is written with a hyphen. The ordinal form is 78th, written seventy-eighth. The number before it is 77 (seventy-seven) and the number after it is 79 (seventy-nine). 78 is an even number. 78 is 7 tens and 8 ones. In Roman numerals it is LXXVIII.
Key facts
- In digits
- 78
- In words
- seventy-eight
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsevənti eɪt/
- Ordinal form
- 78th · seventy-eighth
- Number before
- 77 · seventy-seven
- Number after
- 79 · seventy-nine
- Odd or even
- even
- Roman numeral
- LXXVIII
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 78 in English?
78 is spelled seventy-eight.
How do you pronounce seventy-eight?
Seventy-eight is pronounced /ˈsevənti eɪt/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 78 as an ordinal number?
78 as an ordinal number is 78th, written seventy-eighth.
What number comes after 78?
After 78 comes 79, written seventy-nine.
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