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How do you say the number 21 in German?

Einundzwanzig is 21, said as one-and-twenty.

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  1. einundzwanzig ✔
  2. zweiundzwanzig
  3. einunddreißig

Why: German says the ones digit first: ein-und-zwanzig, literally 'one and twenty'. Zweiundzwanzig is 22 and einunddreißig is 31.

Huh, didn't know that: All numbers from 21 to 99 work the same way, with the units before the tens.

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Answer: einundzwanzig. German says the ones digit first: ein-und-zwanzig, literally 'one and twenty'. Zweiundzwanzig is 22 and einunddreißig is 31.

  1. Wiktionary: einundzwanzig en.wiktionary.org/wiki/einundzwanzig
    einundzwanzig (cardinal number) twenty-one
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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