Numbers in Spanish (Los Números en Español)

Numbers in Spanish are called, like in English, according to their function: numbers for counting have one sort of name, numbers for order have another name.

Cardinal Numbers in Spanish

These are called "cardinal", or "números cardinales". These are the numbers we use to count or identify stuff: one, two, ten, fifty, etc...

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Here is a list of cardinal numbers in Spanish, with pronunciation in audio.

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1 uno	19 diez y nueve	200 doscientos (as)
2 dos	20 Veinte	300 trecientos (as)
3 tres	21 veintiuno	400 cuatrocientos
4 cuatro	22 veintidos	500 quinientos
5 cinco	27 veinticiete	600 seiscientos
6 seis	30 treinta	700 setecientos
7 siete	40 cuarenta	800 ochocientos
8 ocho	50 cincuenta	900 novecientos
9 nueve	60 sesenta	1000 mil
10 diez	70 setenta	2,000 dos mil
11 once	80 ochenta	10,000 diez mil
12 doce	90 noventa	100,000 cien mil
13 trece	100 cien	1,000,000 un millon
14 catorce	101 ciento uno	1,492 mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos
15 quince	105 ciento cinco	1788 mil setecientos ochenta y ocho
16 diez y seis	115 ciento quince
17 diez y siete	116 ciento dieciseis
18 dieciocho	123 ciento veite y tres

Other Rules and Facts

You may write "diez y seis" and similar numbers as one word; e.g. dieciseis, diecisiete, veintiuno. However, 31 is always written "treinta y uno".

Of the cardinal numbers only "uno" ("un", when preceding a masculine noun) and compunds of "ciento" are declined. For example, you say...

veintiun libros = 21 books
doscientas casas = 200 houses

More Than Before numerals more than is expressed by más de in an affirmative sentence. For instance,

La escuela tiene más de quinientos alumnos.
The school has more than 500 pupils.

In a negative sentence either más de, or más que may be used, with a difference in meaning. For example,

La casa no tiene más de seis cuartos.
The house does not have more than six rooms (the exact number may be in doubt)

La casa no tiene más que seis cuartos.
The house has only six rooms.