120 in words

How do you write 120 in letters?

The number 120 in words is One Hundred Twenty.

That is, if you need to know how to write 120 in letters, either because you need to write it for a text or how to read it correctly, you should keep in mind that the correct way to "convert" 120 in letters would be One Hundred Twenty.

Is there any other way to write the number 120 in words?

No, the only correct way to write this number will be One Hundred Twenty. That is, there are not several ways to transcribe or pronounce this number.

However, the question "How do you write 120 in words?" can sometimes be misunderstood as giving as a default answer how the number should be written using letters, and what you really want to know is how to write 120 in Roman numerals or ordinal numbers.

When you write a value using Roman Numerals, you use letters. Therefore, in this case, to write 120 in Roman nomenclature, it will be written as CXX, since this character or combination of characters is equivalent to One Hundred Twenty in Roman numerals.

In the case of Ordinal Numbers, the number 120 will be written as One hundred twentieth.

When is the writing of numbers in words used?

The reason for using the number 120 in words or other numbers will depend on the type of content:

• In texts of a scientific or technical nature, the use of numbers is recommended because it is clearer and more concise, for example 120.
• In literary texts, spelling rules advise the use of words, for numbers with a value equal to or less than one hundred, for those numbers that are written in a single word and round numbers that are expressed in two words.

It must be taken into account that these are spelling recommendations. However, what is important is that there is homogeneity in the way of writing the number 120 or other numbers in words in a text.