German Numbers 1-100

Use this focused chart to study the core German numbers from 1 to 100. These are the numbers you are most likely to hear in prices, ages, addresses, dates, times, and basic conversation.

Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	eins	erste
2	zwei	zweite
3	drei	dritte
4	vier	vierte
5	fünf	fünfte
6	sechs	sechste
7	sieben	siebte
8	acht	achte
9	neun	neunte
10	zehn	zehnte
11	elf	elfte
12	zwölf	zwölfte
13	dreizehn	dreizehnte
14	vierzehn	vierzehnte
15	fünfzehn	fünfzehnte
16	sechzehn	sechzehnte
17	siebzehn	siebzehnte
18	achtzehn	achtzehnte
19	neunzehn	neunzehnte
20	zwanzig	zwanzigste
21	einundzwanzig	(-ste from here on)
22	zweiundzwanzig
23	dreiundzwanzig
24	vierundzwanzig
25	fünfundzwanzig
26	sechsundzwanzig
27	siebenundzwanzig
28	achtundzwanzig
29	neunundzwanzig
30	dreißig
40	vierzig
50	fünfzig
60	sechzig
70	siebzig
80	achtzig
90	neunzig
100	hundert

What to watch for

The ones-before-tens inversion means hearing "sechsundfünfzig" (56) and needing to not write 65 — the first digit you hear is actually the last digit of the number. Long compound numbers written as single words (dreihundertsechsundfünfzig = 356) can look intimidating on paper. In phone contexts, the "zwei" vs "drei" confusion led to the convention of saying "zwo" for 2, which learners might not expect. German area codes vary from 2 to 5 digits, making number structure unpredictable.

Study tip

Train yourself to hold the first digit you hear and wait for the tens place. Write numbers as you hear them: jot the ones digit, leave a space, then fill in the tens when you hear it. Learn "zwo" as the phone-standard for 2 early on. Practice with German radio or podcast ads that include phone numbers. German number words are long but completely regular — once you know the pattern, even large numbers are just combination.