Convert numbers in Google Sheets to Text / Words

Question

Example:

value	desired output
300	Three Hundred
300.50	Three Hundred and 50 cents

I can't find a way to do this in Google Sheets, and I am not savvy enough to build anything.

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '19 at 16:35

This website https://www.excelforum.com/tips-and-tutorials/1015010-convert-a-numeric-value-to-words-without-vba.html

Does show an Excel formula that can do this. I just tested in Google Sheets and this also works.

The formula is

=IF(OR(LEN(FLOOR(E3,1))>=13,FLOOR(E3,1)<=0),"Out of range",PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(E3>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(E3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),""))),"  "," ")&IF(FLOOR(E3,1)>1," dollars"," dollar")))

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '19 at 18:52

little tweaks here and there of dominic's answer to suit your needs exactly as you desire:

=REGEXREPLACE(IF(OR(LEN(FLOOR(A1,1))>=13,FLOOR(A1,1)<=0),"Out of range",
 PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),
 CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),
 IF(A1>=10^9," billion ",""),
 CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),
 CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),
 CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),
 CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1), 
 REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),
 IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),
 REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),""))),"  "," "))&
 IF(IFERROR(QUERY({A1},"where Col1 Contains '.'"),)<>"",
 " and "&REGEXEXTRACT(TO_TEXT(A1), "\.(.+)")&" cents", )),"  ", " ")

Your edit outputs the decimal places as well, right? – Khan Jul 23 '19 at 10:48 — Khan, Jul 23 '19 at 10:48

phuclv · Answer 3 · 2019-10-10T17:34:29.430

Since this is specifically for Google Sheet, you can use this

=REGEXEXTRACT(JOIN(", ",QUERY(IMPORTDATA("https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/conversions/numberstowords.php?number=" & A1 & "&format=words&letter_case=lowercase&action=solve"),"where Col1 contains '<div id=""answer""><br>'")),">([^<]+)")

where A1 is the number you want to convert

Credit: spell number formulae or number to words. There are also many alternative solutions in that link, for example here's a way that uses array formula

=ArrayFormula(if(A2:A="","",if(len(int(A2:A))<13,"",if(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3)+0>99,choose(left(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3))+0,"one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" hundred ",)&if(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3),2)*1>19,choose(left(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3),2))-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-12),3),2)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"))&" trillion")&" "&if(len(int(A2:A))<10,"",if(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3)+0>99,choose(left(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3))+0,"one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" hundred ",)&if(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3),2)*1>19,choose(left(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3),2))-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-9),3),2)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"))&" billion")&" "&if(len(int(A2:A))<7,"",if(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3)+0>99,choose(left(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3))+0,"one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" hundred ",)&if(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3),2)*1>19,choose(left(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3),2))-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-6),3),2)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"))&" million")&" "&if(len(int(A2:A))<4,"",if(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3)+0>99,choose(left(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3))+0,"one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" hundred ",)&if(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3),2)*1>19,choose(left(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3),2))-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-3),3),2)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"))&" thousand")&" "&if(len(int(A2:A))<1,"",if(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3)+0>99,choose(left(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3))+0,"one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" hundred ",)&if(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3),2)*1>19,choose(left(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3),2))-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(right(right(left(int(A2:A),len(int(A2:A))-0),3),2)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen")))&if(int(A2:A)=0,"0 dollar",if(int(A2:A)<2," dollar"," dollars"))&iferror(" and "&if(round(mod(A2:A,1)*100,2)>19,choose(left(mod(A2:A,1)*100)-1,"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&choose(right(round(mod(A2:A,1)*100,2))+1,""," one"," two"," three"," four"," five"," six"," seven"," eight"," nine"),choose(round(mod(A2:A,1)*100,2)+1,"no","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"))&" cents")))

The output is

300         three hundred  dollars and no cents
300.5       three hundred  dollars and fifty cents

Just change the A2:A in the array formula to the correct position if your numbers are in a different position

Another way is to clone the below 2 already-made sheets by selecting File > Make a copy and then use

Credit: Amount or Numbers to Words Converter Using Google Sheets. The author also introduced newer versions that need only a single sheet. If you want to use those clone it from here

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 10 '19 at 17:03

2

You can try the Numbertext Add-on

=NUMBERTEXT("EUR 25") => twenty-five euro

=MONEYTEXT(25,"EUR") => twenty-five euro

answered Oct 10 '19 at 17:03

contributorpw

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 22 '19 at 16:21

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make a copy of this file: converter
and then either add these two sheets into your spreadsheet or use IMPORTRANGE to import value over in F6 and another IMPORTRANGE to import back the converted value from B11

answered Feb 22 '19 at 16:21

player0

124,011
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124

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 07 '20 at 09:15

You can use this method to convert you currency in words:

function convertToWords(input) {

  var a, b, c, d, e, output, outputA, outputB, outputC, outputD, outputE;

  var ones = ['', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine'];

  if (input === 0) { // Zero

    output = "Rupees zero";

  } else if (input == 1) { // One

    output = "Rupee one only";

  } else { // More than one

    // Tens
    a = input % 100;
    outputA = oneToHundred_(a);

    // Hundreds
    b = Math.floor((input % 1000) / 100);
    if (b > 0 && b < 10) {
      outputB = ones[b];
    }

    // Thousands
    c = (Math.floor(input / 1000)) % 100;
    outputC = oneToHundred_(c);

    // Lakh
    d = (Math.floor(input / 100000)) % 100;
    outputD = oneToHundred_(d);

    // Crore
    e = (Math.floor(input / 10000000)) % 100;
    outputE = oneToHundred_(e);

    // Make string
    output = "Rupees";

    if (e > 0) {
      output = output + " " + outputE + " crore";
    }

    if (d > 0) {
      output = output + " " + outputD + " lakh";
    }

    if (c > 0) {
      output = output + " " + outputC + " thousand";
    }

    if (b > 0) {
      output = output + " " + outputB + " hundred";
    }

    if (input > 100 && a > 0) {
      output = output + " and";
    }

    if (a > 0) {
      output = output + " " + outputA;
    }

    output = output + " only";
  }

  return output;

}

function oneToHundred_(num) {

  var outNum;

  var ones = ['', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine'];

  var teens = ['ten', 'eleven', 'twelve', 'thirteen', 'fourteen', 'fifteen', 'sixteen', 'seventeen', 'eighteen', 'nineteen'];

  var tens = ['', '', 'twenty', 'thirty', 'forty', 'fifty', 'sixty', 'seventy', 'eighty', 'ninety'];

  if (num > 0 && num < 10) { // 1 to 9

    outNum = ones[num]; // ones

  } else if (num > 9 && num < 20) { // 10 to 19

    outNum = teens[(num % 10)]; // teens

  } else if (num > 19 && num < 100) { // 20 to 100

    outNum = tens[Math.floor(num / 10)]; // tens

    if (num % 10 > 0) {

      outNum = outNum + " " + ones[num % 10]; // tens + ones

    }

  }

  return outNum;

}

Max Makhrov · Answer 7 · 2021-11-11T10:48:27.097

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Update

The proposed solution shows the wrong result in some cases. More tests are needed.

Please try:

=GOOGLETRANSLATE(BAHTTEXT(7245.01),"th","en")

The result is

Seven thousand two hundred forty five baht, one satang

Then use regex or text function to get rid/replace this:

baht → to $ or currency
satang → to cents or other.

Here's the list of language codes for translation:

https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php

edited Nov 11 '21 at 10:48

answered Oct 15 '21 at 06:00

Max Makhrov

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For `124451` I get *One hundred thousand, twenty, four thousand four hundred, fifty-eleven.* which is wrong. – Markus von Broady Nov 09 '21 at 20:19
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@Markus von Broady thanks for test, will edit my answer when I'll have some general logic of the error, now I guess it is a bug as `BAHTTEXT` as currently a documented function – Max Makhrov Nov 10 '21 at 07:29

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