How to Say "Thirteen" in Portuguese

treze

/ˈtɾe.zi/

The Portuguese word for thirteen is treze.

treze is used as a cardinal number to represent the value occurring after twelve and before fourteen.

Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen (num)

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /ˈtɾe.zi/. It has two syllables, and the stress is on the first syllable.

If you are counting items in a shop in Brazil, a vendor might use 'uma dúzia menos um' (a dozen minus one) to avoid saying treze if they are superstitious.
In Brazil, Santo Antônio is the 'matchmaker saint' whose feast day is June treze. People often perform rituals on this specific date to find a romantic partner.
The Latin ancestor 'trēdecim' is a combination of 'trēs' (three) and 'decim' (ten), meaning it literally translates to 'three and ten'.

Eu tenho treze gatos.
I have thirteen cats.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use treze with a noun.
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Tom só tem treze anos.
Tom is only thirteen years old.
This sentence is useful for expressing age using treze.
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Eu só tenho treze anos.
I'm only thirteen.
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Há treze pessoas presentes na reunião.
There are thirteen people attending the meeting.
A festa ocorrerá no dia treze de junho.
The party is taking place on the thirteenth of June.
Eu tenho apenas treze dólares no bolso.
I have only thirteen dollars in my pocket.
Ela fez treze anos hoje! Vamos fazer uma festa surpresa para ela.
She turned thirteen today! Let's throw her a surprise party.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “thirteen” translations and entries treze, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries treze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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