diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/word2number/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/word2number/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fbfc25cf889f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/word2number/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools-scm,
+  future,
+  python,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "word2number";
+  version = "1.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "akshaynagpal";
+    repo = "w2n";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-dgHPEfieNDZnP6+YvywvN3ZzmeICav0WMYKkWDSJ/LE=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    future
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "word2number"
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${lib.getExe python} unit_testing.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/akshaynagpal/w2n/releases/tag/${version}";
+    description = "Convert number words (eg. twenty one) to numeric digits (21)";
+    homepage = "http://w2n.readthedocs.io/";
+    license = [ lib.licenses.mit ];
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.booxter ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 28a3a37924f0..bef5491866bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18152,6 +18152,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   woodblock = callPackage ../development/python-modules/woodblock { };
 
+  word2number = callPackage ../development/python-modules/word2number { };
+
   wordcloud = callPackage ../development/python-modules/wordcloud { };
 
   wordfreq = callPackage ../development/python-modules/wordfreq { };