Spanish Numbers 1-100 (and Beyond): The Complete Chart

Spanish numbers 0-15: memorize these first

These first sixteen Spanish numbers are the only real memorization on this page. Each is unique, like "eleven" and "twelve" in English. Everything after them is assembly.

In the charts, capital letters mark the stressed syllable. One regional note: in Latin America, c before e/i (and z) sounds like "s," so cinco is "SEEN-koh." In most of Spain it's the "th" in think. If any letter feels shaky, review the Spanish alphabet first; for native audio, SpanishDict's number guide has recordings.

Helpful hook: 11-15 form the -ce family. Chant once, doce, trece, catorce, quince and they lock in fast.

Spanish numbers 16-29: one word, four accents

From 16 to 29, Spanish squeezes the pieces into one word. Dieciséis (16) is literally diez y seis, "ten and six," fused with the y respelled as i. The twenties do the same with veinti-. This chart finishes the Spanish numbers 1-20 set and pushes on to 29.

Four fused forms carry a written accent: dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, veintiséis. They're stressed on the final syllable and end in a vowel or s, so Spanish spelling rules demand the mark.

The second half of each word is a number you already memorized.

How do you count from 30 to 100 in Spanish?

From 31 to 99, numbers in Spanish are three separate words: the ten, then y (and), then the unit. So 31 is treinta y uno, 47 is cuarenta y siete, and 99 is noventa y nueve. Learn eight more words and you can count to 100 in Spanish.

The classic slip is 60 vs 70: sesenta shares its s with seis, setenta its t with siete.

And one rule to tattoo on your memory: the y lives only between tens and units, never after hundreds. 101 is ciento uno, not "ciento y uno."

That's the good news: 25 building blocks (cero through quince, the eight tens, and cien) produce all the Spanish numbers 1-100.

Spanish numbers 100 to 1,000 and beyond

Past 100, Spanish numbers attach -cientos to the unit: doscientos (200), trescientos (300). Three are irregular and simply need memorizing: quinientos (500), setecientos (700), and novecientos (900).

Cien or ciento?

Use cien for a flat 100 and in front of nouns or bigger numbers: cien personas (100 people), cien mil (100,000), cien millones (100 million). Switch to ciento when smaller digits follow, from 101 to 199: ciento uno (101), ciento cincuenta y ocho (158). Percentages use por ciento (veinte por ciento, 20%); "one hundred percent" is cien por cien in Spain and ciento por ciento in much of Latin America, both accepted per Wiktionary's usage notes.

Mil and millón: the big numbers

Mil never takes un: 1,000 is mil, not "un mil," and it stays flat as you count (dos mil, tres mil). Millón is the opposite: it needs un, it pluralizes (dos millones), and it takes de before a noun: un millón de personas (a million people). Years read as plain Spanish numbers, so 2026 is dos mil veintiséis. (The dots marking thousands above are a Spanish convention; more below.)

When Spanish numbers change form: un, veintiún, doscientas

Only two groups of Spanish numbers ever change shape: anything ending in uno, and the hundreds from 200 to 900. Everything else is locked.

Uno drops the o

Before a masculine noun, uno shortens to un, and veintiuno becomes veintiún, which gains a written accent: un libro (one book), veintiún años (twenty-one years). Before a feminine noun, use una: una casa (one house), veintiuna personas (twenty-one people). Counting out loud with no noun attached, keep uno.

Mini-win: you can already say your age. Tengo veintiún años (I'm 21). Swap in your own number and you've built a real sentence from today's charts.

Hundreds match the noun's gender

From 200 to 900, hundreds agree with what they count: doscientos libros (200 books) but doscientas personas (200 people), quinientas palabras (500 words). Cien and ciento never change: ciento veintiuna piezas (121 pieces) keeps ciento fixed while the una part agrees.

How do you say prices and phone numbers in Spanish?

Prices and phone numbers in Spanish follow two short scripts. Prices are the number plus currency, with con (with) linking the cents: 1,50 € is un euro con cincuenta. Phone numbers go digit by digit in small groups: 612 934 213 becomes seis uno dos, nueve tres cuatro, dos uno tres.

At a market, ¿Cuánto cuesta? (how much is it?) gets answered with son veinte pesos or cuesta dos con cincuenta (it's 2.50).

The part textbooks skip: decimal separators change by country. Spain and most of South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay) write decimals with a comma and often mark thousands with a dot: 1.500,75. Mexico and the Dominican Republic use the point, like English: 1,500.75. The Real Academia Española accepts both, so follow your target country.

Dates use these same Spanish numbers (el quince de julio, July 15); pair them with the days of the week in Spanish and you can book anything.

Ordinal numbers in Spanish: first to tenth

Ordinals (first, second, third) are the other family of Spanish numbers. They're adjectives, and beginners only need ten.

Primero and tercero pull the same trick as uno, dropping the o before a masculine singular noun: el primer piso (the first floor), el tercer día (the third day). Ordinals agree in gender too: la primera vez (the first time).

Past décimo, everyday Spanish usually reaches for the plain cardinal instead: the 20th century is el siglo veinte. So don't burn energy on higher ordinals yet.

3 mistakes Spanish learners make with numbers

1. Writing "diez y seis." The logic says "ten and six," but standard spelling fuses 16-29 into one word, and four of them need their accent: dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, veintiséis. Write veintidos and you've misspelled it.

2. Misusing cien and ciento. A flat 100 is cien (cien euros, cien mil), but 101-199 use ciento, with no y after it: ciento uno, never "cien uno" or "ciento y uno." The y belongs only between tens and units: ciento treinta y uno (131).

3. Reading decimals the English way. In Spain and much of South America, 2,50 means two and a half, not two hundred and fifty. In Mexico it's written 2.50. Check the local convention before reading a price tag out loud.

The fastest way to make Spanish numbers stick is to use them on real things: say every price, license plate, and phone number you see today out loud in Spanish. For more practice, browse our Spanish learning resources, then keep building with the rest of our Spanish lessons.