81 in English: how to spell and say eighty-one
eighty-one
/ˈeɪti wʌn/
Short answer
81 is written eighty-one in English and pronounced /ˈeɪti wʌn/. It is written with a hyphen. The ordinal form is 81st, written eighty-first. The number before it is 80 (eighty) and the number after it is 82 (eighty-two). 81 is an odd number. 81 is 8 tens and 1 ones. In Roman numerals it is LXXXI.
Key facts
- In digits
- 81
- In words
- eighty-one
- Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪti wʌn/
- Ordinal form
- 81st · eighty-first
- Number before
- 80 · eighty
- Number after
- 82 · eighty-two
- Odd or even
- odd
- Roman numeral
- LXXXI
- Word list
- Numbers 1 to 100 in English: Words and Pronunciation
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Questions and answers
How do you spell 81 in English?
81 is spelled eighty-one.
How do you pronounce eighty-one?
Eighty-one is pronounced /ˈeɪti wʌn/. Press the listen button on this page to hear it.
What is 81 as an ordinal number?
81 as an ordinal number is 81st, written eighty-first.
What number comes after 81?
After 81 comes 82, written eighty-two.
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