Introduction
Throughout the number line, counting only the natural numbers and excluding the whole number of zero and the negative integers, the minimum numbers required to be spoken in a certain number of syllables are, as follows, numbers often containing the digits one, two, and/or seven.
Numbers by Number of Syllables
- 1 (one)
- 7 (se•ven)
- 11 (e•le•ven)
- 27 (twen•ty•se•ven)
- 77 (se•ven•ty•se•ven)
- 111 (one•hun•dred•e•le•ven)
- 127 (one•hun•dred•twen•ty•se•ven)
- 177
- 777
- 1127
- 1177
- 1777
- 7777
- 11777
- 27777
- 77777
- 111777
- 127777
- 177777
- 777777
As a general pattern, the largest place values in American English are, in increasing numbers of syllables, “one hundred eleven,” “one hundred twenty-seven,” “one hundred seventy-seven,” and “seven hundred seventy-seven,” where applicable.
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