Spell numbers and amounts in words in Google Sheets and Docs
Sumscribe adds =SPELLNUMBER and =SPELLCHECKAMOUNT to Google Sheets and a sidebar to Google Docs. Write cheques, invoices and contracts with the amount in words, in your language and currency, including lakh and crore.
Cheque wording for a whole column, from a formula you can drag.
What it does
=SPELLNUMBER(B2) works with cell references, other formulas and whole ranges: =SPELLCURRENCY(B2:B500, "USD") fills the column.
US "One thousand two hundred and 50/100 dollars", UK "pounds and 50p", India "Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Only", Mexico "pesos 75/100 M.N.".
12,34,56,789 reads as "twelve crore thirty-four lakh fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine", and 1,00,000 crore as "one lakh crore".
English (US, UK, India), Spanish, French (with Belgian and Swiss numbers), German and Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), with each language's grammar.
Find every amount in a document, preview "One Thousand Dollars ($1,000)", convert the ones you check, or insert an amount at the cursor.
twenty-first, nineteen ninety-nine, minus twelve point zero five. 1,500.00 reads as one thousand five hundred.
Indian numbering with paise, title case and "Only".
Functions
| Function | Example result |
|---|---|
=SPELLNUMBER(1500) | one thousand five hundred |
=SPELLCURRENCY(1250.5, "USD") | one thousand two hundred fifty dollars and fifty cents |
=SPELLCHECKAMOUNT(1200.5) | One thousand two hundred and 50/100 dollars |
=SPELLCHECKAMOUNT(120500, "INR", "en-IN") | Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Only |
=SPELLORDINAL(21) | twenty-first |
=SPELLYEAR(1999) | nineteen ninety-nine |
=SPELLCURRENCY(21.5, "EUR", "es") | veintiún euros con cincuenta céntimos |
=SPELLCURRENCY(80, "EUR", "fr") | quatre-vingts euros |
=SPELLCURRENCY(1250.5, "EUR", "de") | eintausendzweihundertfünfzig Euro und fünfzig Cent |
=SPELLCURRENCY(1200, "BRL", "pt-BR") | mil e duzentos reais |
Options, combined with spaces: upper, title, sentence, and/noand, indian/international, fraction (cents as 50/100), words, cents, only, feminine, reformed (French 1990 spelling), qualified ("US dollars"), decimals=2. 32 currencies in English; the main ones in every language.
Agreement and plural rules per language: veintiún euros, veintiuna libras, quatre-vingts euros, mil e duzentos reais.
Docs: preview every amount in a contract and convert the ones you check.
Insert an amount in words at the cursor.
Get started
- Install Sumscribe, open a spreadsheet or document and choose Extensions > Sumscribe > Open Sumscribe. This switches the formulas on for your account.
- In Sheets, type
=SPELLCHECKAMOUNT(in a cell, or select numbers and click Convert in the sidebar. - In Docs, click Preview to see every amount, or click in the text and use Insert at cursor.
Pricing
About $2.42 a month. Every function and both sidebars, in any number of files, for one Google account.
Same features, billed monthly.
Lifetime access for one Google account. No renewals.
Team plan: everyone at your company's Google Workspace domain.
14 days or 50 conversions in the sidebars, whichever comes first. The formulas work all through the trial. No card needed.
No surprise charges. We never charge you unless you start a checkout yourself. The add-on shows your trial status and these prices from the first minute. When the trial ends, the formulas say "your free trial has ended" instead of the words; nothing is charged and your files aren't changed.
Renewal. Monthly, annual and team plans renew automatically at the same price until you cancel. Cancel any time from Plans and billing in the add-on, in one step. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for. The lifetime plan is a single payment and never renews.
Right to cancel (UK and EU). If you're a consumer in the UK or EU, you can cancel within 14 days of buying and get a full refund. Email hello@greatwork.company or cancel in Plans and billing and reply to the receipt.
Mistakes. Charged twice or by accident? Email us and we'll refund it.
Prices are in US dollars and exclude any sales tax or VAT that applies where you live. Payments are processed by Stripe; we never see your card number.
Why switch
| What people complain about | What Sumscribe does |
|---|---|
| "1,500.00" comes out as "One Point Five Zero Zero" | Reads 1,500.00 as one thousand five hundred, in every number format: 1.500,00, 1 500,00, 1,00,000, $1,250, (42.50). |
| The money function only works with a typed number, not a cell or a formula | Every function takes cell references, formulas and whole ranges. |
| Amounts in lakhs aren't spelled in lakhs | Lakh and crore by default in English (India), or with the indian option anywhere, with "Rupees ... Only" cheque wording. |
| Stopped working and nobody answers | Deterministic code inside Google, no outside service to go down, 500+ automated checks, and a person answers support within one business day. |
| Hard to tell what you'll pay | Prices on this page and in the add-on. A one-time option for people who'd rather not subscribe. |
Help
The formula says "Open Sumscribe once".
Custom functions can't check your plan on their own, so the sidebar does it. Open Extensions > Sumscribe > Open Sumscribe once and the formulas switch on. Paid plans re-check daily in the background.
A coworker sees #NAME?.
Custom functions from an add-on only calculate for people who have the add-on installed. They can install Sumscribe; if you're on a paid plan, the formulas in your files keep working for them. Or use Convert to write plain text that anyone can see.
What counts as a trial use?
One Convert run in Sheets or Docs, or one Insert at cursor, however many numbers it changes. Previews and formulas don't use any.
I need another language or currency.
Email us. We add languages only when we can test every grammar rule, so we'd rather tell you than guess.
Still stuck?
Email hello@greatwork.company. A person replies within one business day.
Privacy
- Google data it accesses: only the spreadsheet or document you open it in: the cells you select and the text of the document, to find and spell numbers, and the cells or text it writes. It can't open your other files, your Drive or your Gmail.
- Where things are stored: your license status and sidebar choices live in Google's add-on storage for your account. No cell values or document text are stored anywhere.
- What reaches Great Work: your Google account email, the product id and a count of trial uses, for billing. Spreadsheet and document contents never leave Google. See the full privacy policy.
- Sharing: we don't sell data, use it for ads, or use it to train AI models.
- Sumscribe's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.