English–Spanish
“about twenty” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/beinˈtena/
Example
Encontré una veintena de libros en el desván.
I found about twenty books in the attic.
How to say “about twenty” in Spanish
“About twenty” in Spanish is veintena.
A loose group of roughly twenty items.
Example sentences with veintena
Al festival asistieron alrededor de una veintena de músicos.
Around twenty musicians attended the festival.
Tips for using veintena
- Common in everyday speech as una veintena de + noun to express an approximate count and usually avoided in contexts that require exact numbers.