mismo número
/mismo numeɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "same number" is translated into Spanish as mismo número.
The phrase mismo número is used to describe the identical digit or quantity as another. If you are referring specifically to an amount or a quantity rather than a specific digit, you may use misma cantidad.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase mismo número uses the masculine singular form to agree with the masculine noun número. To say "the same numbers" in the masculine plural, you must pluralize both words to mismos números. Additionally, when referring to a quantity, the feminine form misma cantidad is used. Note that the number uno changes to una when it refers to a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/mismo numeɾo/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word número can refer to a digit or a quantity, but it also describes a 'performance' or 'act' in a circus or variety show.
- The term número is used in Spanish to describe the size of clothing or shoes, whereas English uses 'size' for these items.
- The word mismo actually contains a hidden layer of emphasis that originally meant 'the very same'. It evolved from a Vulgar Latin construction that combined an emphatic suffix with the word for 'self'.
Examples in context
- Las dos empresas tienen la misma cantidad de empleadosBoth companies have the same number of employees
- Ambos informes tienen igual número de páginasBoth reports have an equal number of pages
- Tus respuestas tienen el mismo número de errores que las míasYour answers have the same number of mistakes as mine
- Ambas ciudades tienen la misma cifra de habitantesBoth cities have the same number of inhabitants
- una plumaOne feather
- Las dos manzanas tienen el mismo número de semillasThe two apples have the same number of seeds
- Tenemos el mismo número de hijos.We have the same number of children.
- Él tiene el mismo número de seguidores que yo.He has the same number of followers as I do.
- El resultado es el mismo número de siempre.The result is the same number as always.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are comparing their lottery tickets.
- JavierMira, tengo el mismo número que tú.Look, I have the same number as you.
- Sofía¡Es verdad! Es el siete.It's true! It is seven.
- JavierEspero que ese sea el ganador.I hope that is the winner.
- SofíaYo también, Javier.Me too, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mismo, número, CC BY-SA 4.0.
