Is It Forty or *Fourty? | Which Is Correct?
Forty (40) is a cardinal number that can be grammatically classified as an adjective, noun, pronoun, or determiner. A cardinal number is used to indicate quantity.
Forty is sometimes misspelled as “fourty”—probably because 4 is spelled as “four”—but “fourty” is not a real word. This is also true when “forty” is used as part of a larger number, such as “forty-two” or “two-hundred-forty.” QuillBot’s grammar check tool will fix this and other common mistakes automatically.
- My uncle will visit in fourty minutes.
- My uncle will visit in forty minutes.
- I’ve visited Spain fourty-two times.
- I’ve visited Spain forty-two times.
How to use forty in a sentence
“Forty” can be used as a noun to refer to the number 40, but it can also be used as a quantifier (determiner) to describe or modify another noun. It’s used as a pronoun to refer to previously mentioned nouns.
John ate twenty pretzels, and I ate forty!
Are you turning forty this year?
Frequently asked questions about forty or fourty
- Is it fourty five or forty-five?
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Forty and fourty are often confused, but forty-five is the correct spelling. “Fourty” is always incorrect and should be avoided.
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- Is it fourty or forty dollars?
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Forty and fourty are often confused, but forty dollars is correct. “Fourty” is always incorrect and should be avoided.
The QuillBot Grammar Checker can help you with this.