noventa
/noˈbenta/
The English number ninety is expressed in Spanish as noventa.
noventa is used to represent the number 90.
Meaning: 90 (num)
How do you pronounce it?
/noˈbenta/
Did you know?
- The Spanish language describes a 90-degree angle as un ángulo recto, rather than calling it a noventa grado angle as one might in English.
- When counting from 91 to 99, Spanish speakers use noventa y … which means 'ninety and …', a structure that differs from the fused words used for numbers 21 through 29.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, the pronunciation of the 'v' in noventa sounds almost identical to a soft English 'b', making it sound like 'nobenta'.
Examples in context
- Cien menos noventa es diez.A hundred minus ninety is ten.Tatoeba #5497439 by Leono, translation #5498127 by keehaag
- Noventa dividido tres son treinta.Ninety divided by three is thirty.Tatoeba #4451731 by hayastan, translation #12903739 by araneo
- El anciano tiene más de noventa años.The old man is above ninety.Tatoeba #9769839 by Eremon, translation #43403 by CK
- El valor del inventario es de noventa productos.The value of the inventory is ninety products.
- Tuvieron una reunión con noventa clientes potenciales.They had a meeting with ninety potential clients.
- Hay noventa y tres personas en la conferencia.There are ninety-three people in the conference.
- Compré noventa y ocho entradas para el concierto.I bought ninety-eight tickets for the concert.
- Necesito noventa y dos páginas para imprimir el informe completo.I need ninety-two pages to print the full report.
- 29 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are shopping for a dress.
- MateoEste vestido cuesta noventa euros.This dress costs ninety euros.
- MaríaEs demasiado caro para mí.It is too expensive for me.
- MateoMira, ahora cuesta solo noventa pesos.Look, now it costs only ninety pesos.
- María¡Perfecto! Lo compraré ahora.Perfect! I will buy it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ninety” translations and entries noventa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.