English–Spanish

“third” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/teɾˈθeɾo/

Example

Esta es la tercera puerta.

This is the third door.

Illustration for tercero (third)

How to say “third” in Spanish

“Third” in Spanish is tercero.

Third item in a sequence.

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

Example sentences with tercero

Por tercera vez cancelaron la reunión.

They canceled the meeting for the third time.

Tips for using tercero

  • Tercero shortens to tercer before a singular masculine noun (el tercer piso), and it agrees in gender and number as tercero/tercera, terceros/terceras.

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