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In German two-digit numbers above twenty with nonzero units, the units come first: Einundzwanzig means twenty-one. Here, Eins loses its final -s. Watch the shortened stems in Sechzehn and Sechzig, and in Siebzehn and Siebzig: simply joining the full number words would give incorrect spellings.

Large numbers bring another trap: die Milliarde means 1,000,000,000, while die Billion means 1,000,000,000,000. Both are feminine nouns and are written separately from a preceding number word. These names need careful attention: confusing them changes the value by a factor of a thousand.

  1. Eins /ˈaɪ̯ns/ One A1Elementary#
  2. Zwei /ˈtsvaɪ̯/ Two A1Elementary#
  3. Drei /ˈdʁaɪ̯/ Three A1Elementary#
  4. Vier /fiːɐ̯/ Four A1Elementary#
  5. Fünf /fʏnf/ Five A1Elementary#
  6. Sechs /ˈzɛks/ Six A1Elementary#
  7. Sieben /ˈziːbən/ Seven A1Elementary#
  8. Acht /axt/ Eight A1Elementary#
  9. Neun /ˈnɔʏ̯n/ Nine A1Elementary#
  10. Zehn /tseːn/ Ten A1Elementary#
  11. Elf /ˈɛlf/ Eleven A1Elementary#
  12. Zwölf /ˈtsvœlf/ Twelve A1Elementary#
  13. Dreizehn /ˈdʁaɪ̯tseːn/ Thirteen A1Elementary#
  14. Vierzehn /ˈfɪʁt͡seːn/ Fourteen A1Elementary#
  15. Fünfzehn /ˈfʏnfˌtseːn/ Fifteen A1Elementary#
  16. Sechzehn /ˈzɛçtseːn/ Sixteen A1Elementary#
  17. Siebzehn /ˈziːptseːn/ Seventeen A1Elementary#
  18. Achtzehn /ˈaxt͡seːn/ Eighteen A1Elementary#
  19. Neunzehn /ˈnɔʏ̯nˌtseːn/ Nineteen A1Elementary#
  20. Zwanzig /ˈtsvantsɪç/ Twenty A1Elementary#
  21. Einundzwanzig /ˈaɪ̯nʊntˌtsvantsɪç/ Twenty-one A1Elementary#
  22. Zweiundzwanzig /ˈtsvaɪ̯ʊntˌtsvantsɪç/ Twenty-two A1Elementary#
  23. Dreißig /ˈdʁaɪ̯sɪç/ Thirty A1Elementary#
  24. Vierzig /ˈfɪʁt͡sɪç/ Forty A1Elementary#
  25. Fünfzig /ˈfʏnftsɪç/ Fifty A1Elementary#
  26. Sechzig /ˈzɛçtsɪç/ Sixty A1Elementary#
  27. Siebzig /ˈziːptsɪç/ Seventy A1Elementary#
  28. Achtzig /ˈaxt͡sɪç/ Eighty A1Elementary#
  29. Neunzig /ˈnɔʏ̯ntsɪç/ Ninety A1Elementary#
  30. Hundert /ˈhʊndɐt/ Hundred A1Elementary#
  31. Erste /ˈeːɐ̯stə/ First A1Elementary#
  32. Zweite /ˈtsvaɪ̯tə/ Second A1Elementary#
  33. Zweihundert /ˈtsvaɪ̯ˌhʊndɐt/ Two hundred A1Elementary#
  34. Dreihundert /ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌhʊndɐt/ Three hundred A1Elementary#
  35. Zweitausend /ˈtsvaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t/ Two thousand A1Elementary#
  36. Dritte /ˈdʁɪtə/ Third A1Elementary#
  37. Vierte /ˈfiːɐ̯tə/ Fourth A1Elementary#
  38. Fünfte /ˈfʏnftə/ Fifth A1Elementary#
  39. Sechste /ˈzɛkstə/ Sixth A1Elementary#
  40. Siebte /ˈziːptə/ Seventh A1Elementary#
  41. Achte /ˈaxtə/ Eighth A1Elementary#
  42. Neunte /ˈnɔʏ̯ntə/ Ninth A1Elementary#
  43. Zehnte /ˈtseːntə/ Tenth A1Elementary#
  44. Elfte /ˈɛlftə/ Eleventh A1Elementary#
  45. Zwölfte /ˈtsvœlftə/ Twelfth A2Elementary#
  46. Tausend /ˈtaʊ̯zənt/ Thousand A1Elementary#
  47. die Million /diː mɪˈli̯oːn/ pl. die Millionen Million A2Elementary#
  48. das Zählwerk /das ˈtsɛːlˌvɛʁk/ pl. die Zählwerke Counter C1Advanced#
  49. Einhunderteins /ˌaɪ̯nhʊndɐtˈʔaɪ̯ns/ One hundred and one A1Elementary#
  50. Zehntausend /ˈtseːnˌtaʊ̯zənt/ Ten thousand A2Elementary#
  51. Hunderttausend /ˈhʊndɐtˌtaʊ̯zənt/ One hundred thousand A2Elementary#
  52. Dreizehnte /ˈdʁaɪ̯tseːntə/ Thirteenth A1Elementary#
  53. Zwanzigste /ˈtsvantsɪçstə/ Twentieth A2Elementary#
  54. Dreißigste /ˈdʁaɪ̯sɪçstə/ Thirtieth A1Elementary#
  55. Hundertste /ˈhʊndɐtstə/ Hundredth A2Elementary#
  56. die Billion /diː bɪˈli̯oːn/ pl. die Billionen Trillion B2Intermediate#
  57. die Milliarde /diː mɪˈli̯aʁdə/ pl. die Milliarden Billion B1Elementary#
  58. Tausendste /ˈtaʊ̯zəntstə/ Thousandth A2Elementary#

Rules to remember

  • Most names for tens end in -zig, but Dreißig ends in -ßig.
  • Ordinals usually end in -te below twenty and -ste from twenty onward. Erste and Dritte have irregular stems. These endings change with gender, case and article.
  • Compound cardinals below a million are written as one word: Einhunderteins and Zweitausend. The feminine nouns die Million, die Milliarde and die Billion take -en in the plural.

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