veintidós
/beintiˈdos/
The Spanish word for twenty-two is veintidós.
Meaning: twenty-two (num)
How do you pronounce it?
/beintiˈdos/
Did you know?
- The word 'veinte' is a descendant of the Latin 'vīgintī', which shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'vigintimal', referring to a base-20 numbering system.
- In Spanish, the number veintidós can be used as a noun to refer to a specific date, such as the 22nd of a month, without needing to add a word for 'day'.
- The 'i' in veintidós actually functions as a bridge between 'veinte' and 'dos', replacing the conjunction 'y' used in higher numbers like 'treinta y dos'.
Examples in context
- Diego tiene veintidós años.Diego is twenty-two years old.
- Compré veintidós manzanas en el mercado.I bought twenty-two apples at the market.
- Mi equipo ganó por veintidós goles a cero.My team won by twenty-two goals to zero.
- Tengo veintidós años.I am twenty-two years old.
- El número de la casa es veintidós.The house number is twenty-two.
- Necesito veintidós lápices para la clase.I need twenty-two pencils for the class.
Example conversation
Mateo is buying eggs at a market from María.
- María¿Cuántos huevos quieres, Mateo?How many eggs do you want, Mateo?
- MateoQuiero veintidós huevos, por favor.I want twenty-two eggs, please.
- MaríaMuy bien, aquí tienes.Very well, here you go.
- MateoGracias, María.Thank you, María.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty-two” translations and entries veintidós, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veintidós, CC BY-SA 4.0.
