Guaraníes to words
Convert guaraní figures into the exact text required by banks, the SET and contracts. Whole amounts, no centavos, ready to copy.
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- ❉ Whole currency · RAE rules
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Same amount · three formats
₲ 400.000.000Cuatrocientos millones de guaraníes
Cuatrocientos millones de guaraníes
Cuatrocientos millones de guaraníes (₲ 400.000.000)
Why writing guaraníes correctly matters
In Paraguay, a badly written amount in words can block a check, trigger a SET observation or void a contract clause. The amount in words prevails over the figure.
Three areas concentrate the risk:
- Bank checks: figure and words must match. Since the guaraní is whole, there is no centavos fraction.
- SET invoices (Marangatu): the amount in words backs the figure; the system requires whole figures.
- Contracts & legal documents: the amount in words gives certainty to the economic clause.
This converter automates the three formats, applies RAE rules and respects that the guaraní is a whole-number currency (no centavos).
The guaraní has no centavos
Unlike almost every Spanish-speaking currency, the guaraní is a whole-number currency. Knowing this avoids format errors.
Cuatrocientos millones de guaraníes
No centavos fraction.
… con 50 céntimos
The guaraní has no subunit.
In practice: our converter ignores any decimal you type and always produces a whole amount, as the guaraní and the SET's Marangatu system require.
Period thousands and the preposition "de"
Two guaraní details worth getting right.
Period for thousands, no decimal comma. The currency is whole.
Central Bank of Paraguaycuatrocientos millones de guaraníes
"Millones" requires the preposition "de" before the noun.
RAE 2010⚖ The converter writes the figure with period thousands and adds "de" before "guaraníes" in millions.
How to use the guaraníes converter in 3 steps
- 01
Enter the amount
Type the whole figure (
400.000.000). Any decimal is ignored. - 02
Pick a mode
Invoice for SET. Check for banking. Document for contracts.
- 03
Copy with one click
Press Copy for document and the text includes the figure in parentheses.
Modes: SET invoice, bank check and legal document
Three distinct formats for the three Paraguayan contexts.
Invoice mode (SET · Marangatu)
Sentence case, whole amount. The form that accompanies the total on the SET invoice.
Check mode (Bank)
Uppercase, with no centavos fraction (the guaraní is whole).
Document mode (contract · legal)
Amount in words + figure in parentheses. The format for contract clauses.
8 errors that get a check or invoice rejected
❌veintiuno guaraníes
✅veintiún guaraníes
The form "veintiún" uses apocope before a masculine noun.
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.2
❌doscientas guaraníes
✅doscientos guaraníes
Hundreds agree in gender. "Guaraní" is masculine, so "doscientos", never "doscientas".
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.4
❌cien cincuenta guaraníes
✅ciento cincuenta guaraníes
"Cien" is used only for exactly 100. From 101 onward it must be "ciento".
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.3
❌treintaiún guaraníes
✅treinta y un guaraníes
From 31 onward tens and units are separated by "y".
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.2
❌un mil guaraníes
✅mil guaraníes
"Mil" never takes the article "un" before it. Only "millón" does.
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.5
❌cuatrocientos millones guaraníes
✅cuatrocientos millones de guaraníes
"Millón/millones" requires the preposition "de" when followed by a noun.
Source: RAE Ortografía §10.5
❌mil guaraníes con 50 céntimos
✅mil guaraníes
The guaraní has no centavos in circulation. Amounts are always whole.
Source: Central Bank of Paraguay
❌₲ 1.500,50
✅₲ 1.500
Guaraní amounts are whole. The tax authority's Marangatu system requires figures without decimals.
Source: SET · Marangatu
Rules for writing guaraní amounts
01 Apocope before masculine noun →
"Uno" and "veintiuno" shorten to "un" and "veintiún" before "guaraníes".
RAE Ortografía 2010, §10.2
02 Gender agreement →
"Guaraní" is masculine. Hundreds agree: "doscientos guaraníes", never "doscientas".
RAE Ortografía 2010, §10.4
03 Cien vs ciento →
"Cien" = exactly 100 or multiplier ("cien mil"). From 101 to 199: "ciento".
RAE Ortografía 2010, §10.3
04 Conjunction "y" between tens and units →
"Y" appears between tens and units from 31 upward.
RAE Ortografía 2010, §10.2
05 Thousands separator: the period, no decimals →
In Paraguay guaraníes are written with period thousands and no decimals: "₲ 400.000.000". There is no decimal comma because the currency is whole.
Central Bank of Paraguay
06 The guaraní has no centavos →
Unlike almost every currency, the guaraní uses no subunit in practice. Amounts are always whole, with no "con XX/100" or "céntimos".
Central Bank of Paraguay
Bonus · 08 Convert words to guaraníes →
Frequently asked questions
01 Is the Paraguayan guaraníes converter free and signup-free? +
02 How do I write the amount in words on a check in Paraguay? +
03 Does the guaraní have centavos? +
04 How are millions of guaraníes written? +
05 Does it work for SET invoices (Marangatu)? +
06 What number format does the guaraní use? +
400.000.000. There is no decimal comma because the currency is whole.07 Does it follow RAE rules? +
08 Can I convert from words to a number? +
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