veintitrés
/beintiˈtɾes/
The English phrase "twenty three" is translated into Spanish as veintitrés.
veintitrés is the number that follows twenty-two and precedes twenty-four.
What does it mean word for word?
The prefix veinti- is a contraction of veinte y (twenty and) used to form numbers in the twenties.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the single-word form veintitrés, a written accent is placed on the 'e' to maintain the stress on the final syllable.
How do you pronounce it?
/beintiˈtɾes/
Did you know?
- The word veintitrés shares a prehistoric linguistic root with the English word 'three', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European word tréyes.
- Unlike numbers from thirty onwards, which are written as separate words like treinta y tres, the numbers from sixteen to twenty-nine are typically written as single words in modern Spanish.
- Spanish is one of the few Romance languages that merges the tens and units into a single word for the twenties, unlike French which typically keeps 'twenty' and 'three' separate.
Examples in context
- Ayuno todos los días por veintitrés horas.I fast every day for twenty-three hours.This sentence is useful for expressing a duration of twenty-three hours using veintitrés.Tatoeba #9141866 by rafaeldejesus8199, translation #9141870 by rafaeldejesus8199
- ¿Cuántos años tiene usted? – Tengo veintitrés años."How old are you?" "I'm twenty-three years old."This sentence is useful for stating an age of twenty-three years using veintitrés.Tatoeba #2473280 by Ankio, translation #2707215 by ddnktr
- El mejor delantero del equipo anotó veintitrés goles la temporada pasada.The team's best striker scored twenty-three goals last season.This sentence is useful for counting twenty-three goals using veintitrés.Tatoeba #9711345 by Shishir, translation #3153291 by Vanilla
- La reunión está programada para el veintitrés de julio.The meeting is scheduled for the twenty third of July.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are discussing a bus route.
- DanielEl autobús número veintitrés llega pronto.Bus number twenty-three arrives soon.
- LucíaGracias, Daniel. ¿Dónde está la parada?Thanks, Daniel. Where is the stop?
- DanielEstá justo detrás de aquel edificio.It is right behind that building.
- LucíaPerfecto, Lucía ya está lista para irse.Perfect, Lucía is already ready to go.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry veintitrés, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veintitrés, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
