English–Spanish
“one tenth” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈdeθima/
Example
Solo tengo una décima de la tarta.
I only have one tenth of the cake.
How to say “one tenth” in Spanish
“One tenth” in Spanish is décima.
One equal part when a whole is divided into ten.
Example sentences with décima
El descuento fue de una décima del coste.
The discount was one tenth of the cost.
Tips for using décima
- For clarity in speech many speakers say una décima parte or un décimo rather than only una décima, and as a fraction it equals ten percent or 0.1.