Thousands with a full three-digit final group
4,773 splits into 4 | 773. The final group “seven hundred seventy-three” contains hundreds and a hyphenated tens-and-ones ending.
Four thousand seven hundred seventy-three
Pattern: Thousands with a full three-digit final group
4,773 splits into 4 | 773. The final group “seven hundred seventy-three” contains hundreds and a hyphenated tens-and-ones ending.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | thousands | 4,000 | four thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 3 | ones | 3 | three |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 4 | four thousand |
| final group | 773 | seven hundred seventy-three |
4,773 splits into 4 | 773. The final group “seven hundred seventy-three” contains hundreds and a hyphenated tens-and-ones ending.
The comma boundary separates 4 from 773: “four thousand” is read before “seven hundred seventy-three”.
The spelling contains one hyphen. Each hyphen joins a tens word to a non-zero ones word inside the same two-digit group.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.