Spanish Numbers Dictionary

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So you want to know how the numbers 100, 1000 or 2323122001 are written in Spanish? Simply type them in the form bellow and you will get the corresponding Spanish numeral. Only positive whole numbers, please!

Números: Spanish Numbers for Android

If you’ve found useful this little form, you’ll definitely love the Android app “Números”. It does the same thing, but it doesn’t require an Internet connection, and it offers some other interesting features, such as:

New: Press “Listen” and you’ll hear the number correctly pronounced!
It also shows how to spell any date and hour, including details such as “o’clock”, “in the morning”, etc.
It can handle also negative and/or decimal numbers.

You can install it in your phone or tablet, for free, from Google Play:

Spanish Number Pronunciation

Now that you know all there is to know about the Spanish alphabet pronunciation, it should be easy for you to pronounce any Spanish number. But just in case you want a taste of it, I present you the most famous Spanish number song in the world. If, like me, you are getting a bit old, you are probably suspecting it: yes! it is the “Pinball Number Count” song from Sesame Street, Spanish version, in your screen thanks to Youtube! Enjoy!

Ah, such nostalgia! Oh, well…

How to “Mount” Spanish Numbers

The following table will give you a clear idea of how Spanish numbers are formed. First, you should learn the red numbers (so you will be able to sing the pinball song ^^), then the blue ones (now you can count 1-100) and finally the green ones (almost any number you can think of).

Spanish numbers

Some Notes about Spanish Numbers

Un billón = 1,000,000,000,000. Note that in Spanish un billónis not 1,000,000,000, but a million of millones. Un trillón is a million of billones, and so on.
Millions of. The cardinals millón, billón, etc. are never adjectives, but nouns, so when they qualify a noun by themselves, they must be followed by the preposition de, like in dos millones de dólares(two million dollars).
Thousands and decimals. Traditionally, in Spanish either dots or commas are used to separate the thousands. It depends on the country. But, more recently (and precisely to avoid confusion) a blank space is recommended instead, and a comma is recommended for decimals. So 22,500.99 would be 22 500,99.
Years in Spanish. To name a year, simply say its number. So, 1975 would not be nineteen seventy five, but “simply” one thousand nine hundred and seventy five (mil novecientos setenta y cinco).
Gender in Spanish numbers. Note that some Spanish numbers must follow the gender, when they qualify a noun. For example, 21321301 is the number veintiún millones trescientos veintiún mil trescientos uno, but talking about pounds (feminine) or dollars (masculine), it will be veintiún millones trescientas veintiuna mil trescientas una libras or veintiún millones trescientos veintiún mil trescientos un dólares, respectively. This is optional in the case of the numbers before mil, so it could also be veintiún millones trescientos veintiún mil trescientas una libras. Also note that it is always veintiún millones (masculine) because this veintiún refers to millones, which is always masculine.
Numbers as nouns. As nouns, the Spanish numbers are always masculine (el cero, el uno, el cuatro mil…)
Old-fashioned Spanish numbers. Sometimes you will read complex numerals such as diez y seis or veinte y uno (instead ofdieciséis and veintiuno). This is considered old-fashioned and should be avoided.

References (all in Spanish language)

General article of the Diccionario Panhispánico de Dudas about numbers in Spanish.
Specific article of the Diccionario Panhispánico de Dudas about Spanish cardinal numbers.
Very in-depth article about Spanish numbers (PDF), by José Martínez de Sousa.

48 thoughts on “Spanish Numbers Dictionary”

(: amazinggg! March 13, 2008 at 8:14 am

this is fantasticcccc!

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Edu March 13, 2008 at 2:12 pm

I’m so glad you liked it! ^_^

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tejas March 18, 2008 at 3:35 pm

This is the best!!!!

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hopdediayhan June 1, 2008 at 4:24 pm

it’s not working!!!!

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Edu June 2, 2008 at 1:26 pm

hopdediayhan,

I’ve tested the Number Dictionary with various browsers (Firefox, Opera, etc.) and it seems to work fine.

Does some error message appear or it simply does nothing?

What browser are you using? For the Number Dictionary to work, a modern browser like Firefox or Internet Explorer 6/7 must be used, with javascript enabled (that’s very important): if the browser asks your permission to run a script, you should allow it.

You also could try with other browser, like this one: http://www.mozilla.com/

Cheers!

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kitty February 8, 2009 at 11:00 pm

This is so helpful! Thank you for putting it together — I needed something exactly like this.

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Edu February 9, 2009 at 1:04 am

You are very welcome, kitty, thanks for your comment

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Edu March 4, 2009 at 4:44 pm

I would simply say “a lot”

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Robin March 5, 2009 at 7:54 pm

According to the tool, 121,121 persons is:

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Robin March 5, 2009 at 9:10 pm

Correction:

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Edu March 7, 2009 at 5:08 am

That’s correct, Robin, the word “ciento” has only the masculine form. The form “cienta” does not even exist. Only exist the feminine starting from “doscientas”. You can see some examples here: http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltGUIBusDPD?clave=cardinales

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Edu March 31, 2009 at 4:43 pm

lauren,

We say simply “año 44 d. C. (después de Cristo)”. The contrary would be “año 44 a. C. (antes de Cristo)”.

Good luck with your presentation!

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lauren March 31, 2009 at 4:33 pm

how do you said “AD” in spanish. as in, year 44 AD, contrary to BC. I am doing a presentation and need to see year 44 AD and i don’t know what to do about the ad. thanks!!

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kurtis September 16, 2009 at 9:02 am

i think the shanish numbers goes to fast i have a test tomarrow and im tryin to memerize it =/

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6PackNude September 22, 2009 at 7:40 pm

thanks soo much ! helpful -bookmarks-

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colegio arubano April 26, 2010 at 3:15 pm

Thanks so much ! ,

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thomas September 2, 2010 at 7:49 pm

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Melinda September 9, 2010 at 9:47 pm

Thank you for your time! I realize that this took time. It is extremely helpful. Appreciate it!

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Edu September 13, 2010 at 8:18 am

You are very welcome, I am glad to help.

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Nate October 12, 2010 at 11:09 pm

How do you pronounce decimals? 3.34 is “tres punto tres-cuatro or tres” y “treinta y cuatro centimos@”?

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Edu October 15, 2010 at 3:13 am

Nate,

In general, I would say that the correct form is “tres coma tres cuatro”, but many people say “tres coma treinta y cuatro”, also. You’ll hear both forms.

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Sean Rasmussen November 12, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Very good page; I especially like the presentation on how the numbers are formed.

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Nash November 28, 2010 at 9:58 am

This is a great site to confirm your knowledge of spanish numbers or to learn. Gracias.

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e January 3, 2011 at 9:34 pm

thanks so much, this really helped with my grasp of spanish numbers, gracias

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Edu September 5, 2011 at 12:04 am

Anika,

You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped you!

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Anika September 4, 2011 at 5:16 pm

Thanks you very much for this tool. I used it to verify answers on my Spanish homework, and it cleared up any questions that I had. It really helped me a lot, thank you!

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Ella September 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

thank you very much, i accidentally brought the wrong spiral home to study with the day before the test and this made up for it,
much thanks!

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derekmayhue September 28, 2011 at 5:37 pm

5:16

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pretty girlwasted October 24, 2011 at 5:01 pm

this is like so helpful thanks a lot;D ..

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partsguy November 20, 2011 at 9:25 am

so you have the treintas listed in the old style, does that mean i say treinta y tres, or just treintatres, learning occupational spanish, and dont want to offend

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Edu November 21, 2011 at 9:58 am

Partsguy, thanks for your comment!

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dalton November 29, 2011 at 11:43 am

thanks i got an A on my spanish packet

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Victoria January 11, 2012 at 4:27 pm

i <3 this thing won’t use anything else )))

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Kate January 25, 2012 at 6:27 am

This is so well-thought out and helps so much; thank you! Your first bullet about un billón and un trillón helps me the most- it seems so easy now that I get it.

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jack February 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

HAHAHA this made my spanish assignment so easy

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Edu February 16, 2012 at 4:02 pm

Thanks for your kind comments. Glad to help

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marian April 12, 2012 at 9:09 am

como se lee doce centenas de centenas de mil

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Sean Rasmussen July 4, 2012 at 11:08 am

If you have an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, there’s an app for that: http://bit.ly/spanishNumbersApp; also available as a limited, demo version: http://bit.ly/spanishNumbersFreeApp.

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Hi August 20, 2012 at 12:23 pm

Hi I like this website:)!!!!

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Poop September 14, 2012 at 12:50 am

Can you also make an adjective dictionary, or a verb dictionary with conjigations? THANK YOU VERY MUCH! And congratulations with your awesome website!

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Janet King December 6, 2012 at 10:55 am

THANK U I LOVE U SO MUCH FOR THIS!!

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Maximus January 15, 2013 at 3:59 pm

can you please make an iDevice app for this site?? i love the site and i want it on my ipod touch but i cannot get it as an app because there is only an android app.

please consider it!

Thanks so much!

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1. eduardo Post authorJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:45 pm
  
  Thanks for the suggestion, Maximus!
  
  Yes, I’m considering some improvements to the site, including an iOS version of the app in some (hopefully near) future. Stay tuned!
  
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Maddy January 23, 2013 at 4:20 am

it is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Student April 25, 2013 at 10:17 am

Thanks dude, great software

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