noventa y uno
/noˌbenta i ˈuno/
The Spanish phrase for ninety-one is noventa y uno.
noventa y uno is the cardinal number used for counting or expressing the quantity ninety-one.
Meaning: cardinal number ninety-one (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of noventa (ninety), y (and) and uno (one).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the number changes depending on the noun it precedes. When used immediately before a masculine singular noun, uno shortens to un (resulting in noventa y un). When used immediately before a feminine singular noun, uno changes to una (resulting in noventa y una).
How do you pronounce it?
/noˌbenta i ˈuno/
Did you know?
- While uno means 'one', it is a distant relative of the English word 'one' and the Russian word один. All three share a root from a prehistoric ancestor language called Proto-Indo-European.
- While noventa y uno is the standard way to say ninety-one, the number 91 is often associated with the '911' emergency number. In many Spanish-speaking countries, the emergency number is different, such as 911 in Mexico or 112 in Spain.
- In Spanish, the word y is the only conjunction used to link tens and units from thirty-one to ninety-nine. Unlike English, which uses a hyphen in 'ninety-one', Spanish always uses a full word for 'and'.
Examples in context
- El número de la casa es noventa y uno.The house number is ninety-one.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are counting pages in a book.
- AlejandroEstoy en la página noventa y uno.I am on page ninety-one.
- SofíaYo también estoy ahí, Alejandro.I am there too, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿Cuántas páginas tiene el libro?How many pages does the book have?
- SofíaTiene exactamente noventa y uno.It has exactly ninety-one.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ninety-one” translations and entries noventa y uno, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries noventa, uno, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
