Number names in English and Spanish
In English and Spanish, there are two types of numbers, and different ways to call each of them. Here I include the numbers and a few bits of explanations.
Cardinal numbers
These numbers are used everyday. They indicate either quantity or magnitude.
In English...
+ from zero to twenty, they all have their own name
+ from there onwards, the last two figures of a number name will have a hyphen
+ over a million, every three additional zeroes (or multiplication by a thousand) will have an new name
While in Spanish...
+ from zero to thirty, they all have their own name
+ from there onwards, the last two figures of a number name will be named using the ten and the unit
+ over a million, every six additional zeroes (or multiplication by a million) will have an new name
Español | # | English |
cero | 0 | zero |
uno | 1 | one |
dos | 2 | two |
tres | 3 | three |
cuatro | 4 | four |
cinco | 5 | five |
seis | 6 | six |
siete | 7 | seven |
ocho | 8 | eight |
nueve | 9 | nine |
diez | 10 | ten |
once | 11 | eleven |
doce | 12 | twelve |
trece | 13 | thirteen |
catorce | 14 | fourteen |
quince | 15 | fifteen |
dieciséis | 16 | sixteen |
diecisiete | 17 | seventeen |
dieciocho | 18 | eighteen |
diecinueve | 19 | nineteen |
veinte | 20 | twenty |
veintiún / veintiuno | 21 | twenty-one |
veintidós | 22 | twenty-two |
veintitrés | 23 | twenty-three |
veinticuatro | 24 | twenty-four |
veinticinco | 25 | twenty-five |
veintiséis | 26 | twenty-six |
veintisiete | 27 | twenty-seven |
veintiocho | 28 | twenty-eight |
veintinueve | 29 | twenty-nine |
treinta | 30 | thirty |
treinta y uno | 31 | thirty-one |
cuarenta | 40 | forty |
cincuenta | 50 | fifty |
sesenta | 60 | sixty |
setenta | 70 | seventy |
ochenta | 80 | eighty |
noventa | 90 | ninety |
cien | 100 | one hundred |
mil | 1000 | one thousand |
un millón | 1000000 | one million |
mil millones | 1000000000 | one billion |
un billón | 1000000000000 | one trillion |
Ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers express position, so they both are integers and don't have a zero. In Spanish, you abbreviate the position writing the number plus a degree symbol (º). In English, you abbreviate the position writing the number plus the last two letters of its name (st, nd, rd, or th). You should also know that in Spanish the names of the positions may change the last 'o' to 'a' to match the noun gender.
Español | # | English |
primer, primero o primera | 1 | first |
segundo | 2 | second |
tercero | 3 | third |
cuarto | 4 | fourth |
quinto | 5 | fifth |
sexto | 6 | sixth |
sétimo | 7 | seventh |
octavo | 8 | eighth |
noveno | 9 | ninth |
décimo | 10 | tenth |
undécimo | 11 | eleventh |
duodécimo | 12 | twelfth |
decimotercer, decimotercero o decimotercera | 13 | thirteenth |
decimocuarto | 14 | fourteenth |
decimoquinto | 15 | fifteenth |
decimosexto | 16 | sixteenth |
decimosétimo | 17 | seventeenth |
decimoctavo | 18 | eighteenth |
decimonono o decimonoveno | 19 | nineteenth |
vigésimo | 20 | twentieth |
trigésimo | 30 | thirtieth |
cuadragésimo | 40 | fortieth |
quincuagésimo | 50 | fiftieth |
sexagésimo | 60 | sixtieth |
septuagésimo | 70 | seventieth |
octogésimo | 80 | eightieth |
nonagésimo | 90 | ninetieth |
centésimo | 100 | hundredth |
ducentésimo | 200 | two hundredth |
tricentésimo | 300 | three hundredth |
cuadragentésimo | 400 | four hundredth |
quingentésimo | 500 | five hundredth |
sexcentésimo | 600 | six hundredth |
septingentésimo | 700 | seven hundredth |
octingentésimo | 800 | eight hundredth |
noningentésimo | 900 | nine hundredth |
milésimo | 1000 | thousandth |
dosmilésimo | 2000 | two thousandth |
tresmilésimo | 3000 | three thousandth |
cuatromilésimo | 4000 | four thousandth |
cincomilésimo | 5000 | five thousandth |
seismilésimo | 6000 | six thousandth |
sietemilésimo | 7000 | seven thousandth |
ochomilésimo | 8000 | eight thousandth |
nuevemilésimo | 9000 | nine thousandth |
diezmilésimo | 10000 | ten thousandth |
millonésimo | 1000000 | millionth |
mil millonésimo | 1000000000 | billionth |
billonésimo | 1000000000000 | trillionth |
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