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Definition & meaning

Hundert means one hundred, the number 100. As a numeral, it is usually written lowercase in German: hundert. It can also be used as a noun, written Hundert, to refer to the number itself or a group of one hundred.

In informal use, hundert can also suggest a very large or indefinite number, as in “hundreds of times.”

Grammar & Word origin

As a cardinal number, hundert is generally invariable: for example, hundert Euro (“one hundred euros”). When used as a noun, it is neuter: das Hundert; its plural is die Hunderte (“hundreds”).

The word is inherited from an old Germanic word for “hundred,” ultimately related to an ancient Indo-European term for the number 100.

Synonyms & antonyms

• einhundert ↗ — Another way to say “one hundred,” often used when clarity or emphasis is helpful. It has essentially the same meaning as hundert.
• There is no direct antonym; numbers do not generally have opposites.

Common phrases & collocations

• hundert Euro ↗ — one hundred euros.
• zu Hunderten ↗ — in the hundreds; in large groups.
• hundertmal ↗ — a hundred times; sometimes used informally to mean “many times.”