English–Spanish

“five” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈθiŋko/

Example

¿Cuánto es dos más tres? — Es cinco.

How much is two plus three? It's five.

Illustration for cinco (five)

How to say “five” in Spanish

“Five” in Spanish is cinco.

A hand showing five spread fingers.

Full entry for cinco: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with cinco

Quedamos a las cinco.

Let's meet at five o'clock.

Tips for using cinco

  • When telling time Spanish commonly uses the definite article (son las cinco), and the letter c before i is pronounced [θ] in Spain but [s] in most of Latin America.

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