Spanish Numbers: Complete Guide from 1 to 1,000,000

Last Updated on May 24, 2026 by I Love Spanish Club

Numbers are one of the first things you should learn in Spanish — and one of the most useful! You’ll need them for shopping, telling the time, giving your phone number, talking about prices, and so much more. The great news is that Spanish numbers follow a very logical pattern, so once you learn the basics, you can count to a million! Let’s go. ¡Vamos a contar! (Let’s count!)

🔢 Why Learn Numbers in Spanish?

Knowing your numbers in Spanish will help you in dozens of everyday situations:

Shopping: understanding prices, asking for quantities, reading receipts
Travel: booking hotels, catching buses, reading timetables
Socializing: giving your phone number, talking about ages and dates
Work: discussing figures, quantities, and statistics in Spanish
Telling the time: you need numbers to say what time it is

1️⃣ Numbers 1–30 in Spanish

Start here — these are the essential numbers every beginner needs to memorize:

Number	Spanish	Number	Spanish
1	Uno	16	Dieciséis
2	Dos	17	Diecisiete
3	Tres	18	Dieciocho
4	Cuatro	19	Diecinueve
5	Cinco	20	Veinte
6	Seis	21	Veintiuno
7	Siete	22	Veintidós
8	Ocho	23	Veintitrés
9	Nueve	24	Veinticuatro
10	Diez	25	Veinticinco
11	Once	26	Veintiséis
12	Doce	27	Veintisiete
13	Trece	28	Veintiocho
14	Catorce	29	Veintinueve
15	Quince	30	Treinta

💡 Pattern tip: Notice that 16–19 are written as one word in Spanish (dieciséis, diecisiete…) — they come from “diez y seis” (ten and six) merged together. The same happens with 21–29 (veintiuno, veintidós…) from “veinte y uno.”

🔟 Tens: 30–100

From 30 onwards the pattern is simple — just combine the ten with “y” (and) + the unit:

Number	Spanish	Example
30	Treinta	Treinta y uno (31)
40	Cuarenta	Cuarenta y dos (42)
50	Cincuenta	Cincuenta y tres (53)
60	Sesenta	Sesenta y cuatro (64)
70	Setenta	Setenta y cinco (75)
80	Ochenta	Ochenta y seis (86)
90	Noventa	Noventa y siete (97)
100	Cien	Cien exacto (100)

✅ The formula from 31 to 99:

Ten + y + unit = any number!

Examples: treinta y uno (31) / cuarenta y cinco (45) / setenta y ocho (78)

💯 Hundreds: 100–1,000

Hundreds in Spanish are very logical too — just combine the hundred with the rest:

Number	Spanish
100	Cien (exact) / Ciento (+ more)
101	Ciento uno
200	Doscientos
300	Trescientos
400	Cuatrocientos
500	Quinientos
600	Seiscientos
700	Setecientos
800	Ochocientos
900	Novecientos
1,000	Mil

💡 Important: Use cien for exactly 100, but ciento when followed by more numbers. So “100” = cien, but “101” = ciento uno, “150” = ciento cincuenta.

🔢 Thousands & Millions

1,000 → Mil

1,001 → Mil uno

2,000 → Dos mil

10,000 → Diez mil

78,000 → Setenta y ocho mil

100,000 → Cien mil

1,000,000 → Un millón

2,000,000 → Dos millones

💡 Key rule: Millón is singular (un millón) but becomes millones in plural (dos millones, tres millones…). It’s the only number that changes like this!

💬 Numbers in Real Life — Example Sentences

Tengo treinta y dos años.
I am thirty-two years old.

El vuelo sale a las quince y cuarenta.
The flight leaves at 15:40.

El precio es noventa y nueve dólares.
The price is ninety-nine dollars.

Necesito doscientos gramos de queso.
I need two hundred grams of cheese.

Mi número de teléfono es tres, dos, uno…
My phone number is three, two, one…

Hay más de un millón de hablantes de español en Estados Unidos.
There are more than one million Spanish speakers in the United States.

🎮 Now Let’s Practice!

Test your knowledge with this interactive exercise:

🎯 Quick Quiz

How do you say these numbers in Spanish?

47
83
256
1,500
3,000,000

👉 Click to see the answers

Cuarenta y siete
Ochenta y tres
Doscientos cincuenta y seis
Mil quinientos
Tres millones

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