séptimo
/ˈsebtimo/
The Spanish word for seventh is séptimo.
séptimo is the ordinal form of the number seven. It can be used to indicate a position in a sequence, such as in the phrase séptimo lugar to specify the ranking of a team or individual in a competitive context. In some situations, you can use the forms el séptimo (masculine) or la séptima (feminine) as a noun to refer to the seventh member or position.
Meaning: ordinal form of the number seven (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use séptimo for masculine singular nouns, séptima for feminine singular nouns, séptimos for masculine plural nouns and séptimas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈsebtimo/
Did you know?
- The word séptimo is used in the term séptimo arte to refer specifically to cinema.
- Even though 'seven' is siete, the word séptimo does not contain the 'ie' sound found in the number itself. This is due to its direct inheritance from the Latin 'septimus' rather than the evolved Spanish 'sietmo'.
- In Spanish music theory, a séptima refers to a seventh interval, which is often used to create tension in a chord before it resolves.
Examples in context
- Julio es el séptimo mes del año.July is the seventh month of the year.This sentence uses séptimo to identify July as the seventh month of the year.Tatoeba #10091849 by ecorralest101, translation #10234031 by Seael
- El séptimo día de la semana es el sábado.The seventh day of the week is Saturday.This sentence uses séptimo to identify Saturday as the seventh day of the week.Tatoeba #721814 by giru, translation #266415 by CM
- El séptimo día de la semana es el domingo.The seventh day of the week is Sunday.This sentence uses séptimo to identify Sunday as the seventh day of the week.Tatoeba #1713557 by marcelostockle, translation #3105037 by mhenderson5
- El séptimo episodio de la serie fue muy emocionante.The seventh episode of the series was very thrilling.
- El informe del auditor resalta el séptimo punto como crucial.The auditor's report highlights the seventh point as crucial.
- La séptima edición de la conferencia anual se llevará a cabo en Madrid.The seventh edition of the annual conference will take place in Madrid.
- ¿Viste el séptimo capítulo de la serie? ¡Fue increíble!Did you watch the seventh episode of the series? It was amazing!
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Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are talking about their apartment floors.
- MateoVivo en el séptimo piso.I live on the seventh floor.
- Lucía¡Qué alto! Yo vivo en el segundo.How high! I live on the second.
- MateoSí, pero tengo una vista muy bonita.Yes, but I have a very beautiful view.
- LucíaMe gustaría visitar tu séptimo piso algún día.I would like to visit your seventh floor someday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “seventh” translations and entries séptimo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
