In the english language, what is the largest number you can write as words?

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In english what is the largest number you can write in words, ie - 'nine million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand.' In other words, what is the largest number with an actual word attached to it in the english language and what would it look like in figures?

? · Accepted Answer

It depends on what country you’re in.

In most English speaking countries we use “the short scale”,
where: 1 sextillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 

But in French-speaking Canada, most of the E.U. and most of
Latin America (including Mexico), they use “the long scale”,
where: 1 trilliard  = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 

To determine which scale to use for the country in which you
live, work, visit or do business see the reference below. ↓

Of course there are words specific to specific numbers
examples: googol, googolplex, etc.; but these are not "general use" descriptors.

Anonymous · Answer

Every number possible can be written out in words by the English language.

kscplay · Answer

Since numbers go up for ever I guess there is no real answer unless you want to say "positive infinity".

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