Numbers in Spanish (los números) are used for indicating quantities. They answer the question cuántos (how many).
Examples of numbers in Spanish:
¿Cuántas frutas hay?
How many fruits are there?
Hay cuatro manzanas y dos peras.
There are four apples and two pears.
- See also: Common Spanish words and phrases
Spanish numbers 1-10
Numbers 0 to 10 in Spanish are:
| Numeral | Number In Spanish (with pronunciation) |
|---|---|
| 0 | cero |
| 1 | uno |
| 2 | dos |
| 3 | tres |
| 4 | cuatro |
| 5 | cinco |
| 6 | seis |
| 7 | siete |
| 8 | ocho |
| 9 | nueve |
| 10 | diez |
Una (the feminine form of uno) is used when a feminine noun follows: una niña (a girl, feminine). In all other contexts, un is used: un árbol (a tree, masculine); uno, dos tres, ¡ya! (one, two, three, go!)
Spanish numbers 11-19
Numbers from 11 to 15 have roots deriving from numbers 1 to 5.
Numbers 16 to 19 are formed by adding dieci + number.
| Numeral | Number in Spanish (with pronunciation) |
|---|---|
| 11 | once |
| 12 | doce |
| 13 | trece |
| 14 | catorce |
| 15 | quince |
| 16 | dieciséis |
| 17 | diecisiete |
| 18 | dieciocho |
| 19 | diecinueve |
Spanish numbers 20-29
Numbers 21 to 29 are formed by combining the root veinti (ending in i) + number. They are written as one word.
| Numeral | Number in Spanish (with pronunciation) |
|---|---|
| 20 | veinte |
| 21 | veintiuno |
| 22 | veintidós |
| 23 | veintitrés |
| 24 | veinticuatro |
| 25 | veinticinco |
| 26 | veintiséis |
| 27 | veintisiete |
| 28 | veintiocho |
| 29 | veintinueve |
Spanish numbers 30-99
From 31 on, tens are separated from ones by the word y (meaning “and”). They are written as two words.
The tens in Spanish are: diez (10), veinte (20), treinta (30), cuarenta (40), cincuenta (50), sesenta (60), setenta (70), ochenta (80), noventa (90).
Spanish numbers 100-999
The word cien is only used for number 100. For the following numbers, the word ciento is used, followed by tens and units separated by the word y: ciento cuarenta y dos (142).
The following hundreds are formed by writing the number + the word cientos written as one word: doscientos (200).
| Numeral | Number in Spanish (with pronunciation) |
|---|---|
| 100 | cien |
| 101 | ciento uno |
| 200 | doscientos |
| 300 | trescientos |
| 400 | cuatrocientos |
| 500 | quinientos |
| 600 | seiscientos |
| 700 | setecientos |
| 800 | ochocientos |
| 900 | novecientos |
| 999 | novecientos noventa y nueve |
500, 700, and 900 are exceptions, having different roots:
500: quinientos
700: setecientos
900: novecientos
As of 200, all the hundreds have a feminine form if followed by a feminine noun: trescientas mujeres / three hundred women (not: trescientos mujeres).
Spanish numbers: thousand, million and billion
One of the greatest differences with English about writing large numbers in Spanish is the use of the decimal point, and not the comma, to indicate the number one thousand and beyond: mil in Spanish is 1.000 (not: 1,000).
Another big difference is the meaning of the word billón (billion), which in Spanish literally means “a million millions” and has 12 zeros. In English, that figure is called “one trillion”.
| Numeral | Number in Spanish (with pronunciation) |
|---|---|
| 1.000 | mil |
| 1.001 | mil uno |
| 10.000 | diez mil |
| 100.000 | cien mil |
| 1.000.000 | un millón |
| 10.000.000 | diez millones |
| 100.000.000 | cien millones |
| 1.000.000.000.000 | un billón |
Note: In Spanish, the comma is used to introduce decimals: Pi in Spanish is written as 3,14 (not 3.14).
How to say numbers in Spanish
How numbers are written and said in Spanish will depend on the context. Whether it is a phone number, a date, or a price will be said and written differently.
Dates
Cardinal numbers are used for dates. Unlike in English, the day comes first, followed by the month. Numbers in years don’t take the decimal point and are read one by one: May 9, 2024 is 9 de mayo de 2024, and it is said:
nueve de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro.
Decimals
A comma, and not a decimal point, is used to introduce decimals. If zero starts the number, it is pronounced, unlike in English: 0,82 is read:
cero coma ochenta y dos.
Prices
Just like in English, the currency is written first and read out last. The word con is said in place of the comma to introduce decimals: US$ 70,55 is read:
setenta dólares con cincuenta y cinco (centavos).
Percentages
To indicate a percentage, the word por ciento is read after the number in place of the symbol %. For example, 75 % is read:
setenta y cinco porciento.
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