How to Say "Twenty Four" in German

vierundzwanzig

[ˌfiːɐ̯ʊnˈt͡svant͡sɪç]

Twenty four in German is vierundzwanzig.

vierundzwanzig is the number twenty four.

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of vier (four), und (and) and zwanzig (twenty).

Unlike English, which says the tens before the units, German says the units before the tens (four-and-twenty).

In German-speaking countries, a '24-hour' clock is the standard for almost all public transport and official business schedules.
The number 'zwanzig' is related to the English word 'twain', both stemming from an ancient root for 'two'.
When writing 'vierundzwanzig' in words, German grammar requires it to be written as one single word without spaces.

Warum hat der Tag vierundzwanzig Stunden?
Why does a day have twenty-four hours?
This sentence is useful for asking about the number of hours in a day using vierundzwanzig.
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Der Betrieb hat vierundzwanzig Stunden offen.
The business is open twenty-four hours a day.
This sentence is useful for stating a business's operating hours using vierundzwanzig.
Tatoeba #7586276 by brauchinet, translation #10506088 by sundown
Das Rückgrat besteht aus vierundzwanzig Knochen.
The spine is made up of twenty-four bones.
This sentence is useful for describing the composition of the spine using vierundzwanzig.
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Sources

Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry vierundzwanzig, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries vierundzwanzig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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