diecisiete
/djeθiˈsjete/
The Spanish word for seventeen is diecisiete.
diecisiete is a cardinal number used for counting.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The word diecisiete is a contraction of diez (ten) and siete (seven).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the word diecisieteavo is used as an adjective to refer to the seventeenth item in a series or to describe a fraction.
How do you pronounce it?
/djeθiˈsjete/
Did you know?
- While diecisiete is a single word, numbers from twenty-one to twenty-nine are also written as single words, such as veintiuno. This pattern breaks at thirty, where treinta y uno is written as three separate words.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the number 17 is associated with bad luck in specific gambling contexts or local superstitions, though not as universally as 13.
- The spelling of diecisiete hides a tiny, invisible 'y' (and). While the word is written as a single unit, it is built from the three components 'diez', 'y', and 'siete'.
Examples in context
- Ella tiene diecisiete años.She is aged seventeen.Tatoeba #4180028 by Leono, translation #310075 by CM
- Helen tiene diecisiete años.Helen is seventeen years old.Tatoeba #1077397 by hayastan, translation #33851 by CN
- Cumplió diecisiete en febrero.He turned seventeen in February.Tatoeba #1037638 by Shishir, translation #5604803 by marcj794
- Mi hermana tiene diecisiete años.My sister is seventeen years old.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are checking the page numbers in a book.
- LucíaEs la página diecisiete.It is page seventeen.
- DanielNo, es la página dieciocho.No, it is page eighteen.
- LucíaTienes razón, Daniel.You are right, Daniel.
- DanielBusquemos la diecisiete entonces.Let's look for seventeen then.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “seventeen” translations and entries diecisiete, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries diecisiete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
