seiscientos
/seisˈθjentos/
Six hundred is said in Spanish as seiscientos.
seiscientos is the cardinal number 600. In casual conversation, you might hear the colloquial expression seiscientos y pico to mean 'six hundred and something', which indicates an approximate amount.
Meaning: cardinal number 600 (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word must agree in gender with the noun it modifies. The form seiscientos is masculine and is used when the number stands alone or precedes a masculine noun. When modifying a feminine noun, the form changes to seiscientas.
How do you pronounce it?
/seisˈθjentos/
Did you know?
- Adding y pico to seiscientos creates a phrase that describes an imprecise amount, similar to saying 'six hundred and a bit' in English.
- The word seiscientos originates from the Latin sescentōs, which was the specific word for 600 rather than a simple combination of 'six' and 'hundred'.
- Unlike English where 'hundred' is always singular in 'six hundred', the Spanish seiscientos is actually plural, meaning 'six hundreds'.
Examples in context
- Cinco elevado a la cuarta potencia es seiscientos veinticinco.Five to the power of four is six hundred and twenty-five.This sentence shows how to use seiscientos in a mathematical context.Tatoeba #10012052 by manufrutos, translation #10011963 by Vortarulo
- Cien, doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, quinientos, seiscientos, setecientos, ochocientos, novecientos, mil.One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, one thousand.This sentence lists the hundreds in Spanish, including seiscientos.Tatoeba #661627 by Shishir, translation #661562 by mervegorus
- El novecientos veinticinco mil ochocientos catorce millones setecientos tres mil seiscientos noventa y dos es un número de doce dígitos.Nine hundred twenty-five billion, eight hundred fourteen million, seven hundred three thousand, six hundred ninety-two is a twelve-digit number.This sentence demonstrates seiscientos as part of a very large number.Tatoeba #10218980 by Seael, translation #10219021 by Objectivesea
- El hotel tiene una capacidad de seiscientos huéspedes.The hotel has a capacity of six hundred guests.
- Hay seiscientas casas en el vecindario.There are six hundred houses in the neighborhood.
- El aumento de salario fue de seiscientos pesos.The salary increase was six hundred pesos.
- Vivo a apenas seiscientos metros de la playa.I live just six hundred meters from the beach.
- Pagamos seiscientos y pico dólares por el alquiler.We paid six hundred and something dollars for rent.
- Esta ciudad tiene seiscientos y tantos años de historia.This city has six hundred and something years of history.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about the price of a new bike.
- DanielEsta bicicleta cuesta seiscientos euros.This bicycle costs six hundred euros.
- ElenaEs muy cara para mí, Daniel.It is very expensive for me, Daniel.
- DanielPero tiene un descuento de seiscientos pesos.But it has a discount of six hundred pesos.
- ElenaEso ayuda un poco, gracias.That helps a bit, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “six hundred” translations and entries seiscientos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries seiscientos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
