25 in Spanish is veinticinco.
One word. In Spain it sounds like bayn-tee-THEEN-koh; in Latin America, bayn-tee-SEEN-koh. Both are correct.
Hola! I’m Mónica, a Spanish teacher from Madrid. 25 is easy once you know the trick: from 21 to 29, Spanish glues the numbers together into one word. Here’s the full set, with the three accents that catch everybody out.
Numbers 20 to 29 in Spanish
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation (Spain) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | veinte | BAYN-teh |
| 21 | veintiuno | bayn-tee-OO-noh |
| 22 | veintidós | bayn-tee-DOHS |
| 23 | veintitrés | bayn-tee-TREHS |
| 24 | veinticuatro | bayn-tee-KWAH-troh |
| 25 | veinticinco | bayn-tee-THEEN-koh |
| 26 | veintiséis | bayn-tee-SAYS |
| 27 | veintisiete | bayn-tee-SYEH-teh |
| 28 | veintiocho | bayn-tee-OH-choh |
| 29 | veintinueve | bayn-tee-NWEH-beh |
The pattern: veinte loses its final e, takes an i, and joins the next number: veinti + cinco = veinticinco. And notice the accents on veintidós, veintitrés and veintiséis: they’re compulsory.
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- V sounds like a soft b in Spanish. Never like the English v.
- Vein rhymes with English “bane”.
- The stress goes on CIN: vein-ti-CIN-co.
- C before i: in most of Spain it’s a “th” sound (like “think”); in Latin America and the Canary Islands, it’s an “s”. Curious why? Read why Spaniards “lisp”.
How to use 25 in real life
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| I’m 25 (years old). | Tengo veinticinco años. |
| It’s 25 euros. | Son veinticinco euros. |
| 25 December (Christmas Day) | El veinticinco de diciembre |
| 25% | El veinticinco por ciento |
| Quarter past (time) | Y cuarto (las tres y cuarto) |
| Twenty-five past three | Las tres y veinticinco |
| 25th (ordinal) | Vigésimo quinto (but for birthdays and anniversaries we just say: su veinticinco cumpleaños) |
Dates in Spanish use the normal number, not “25th”: el veinticinco de mayo. Only the 1st can be el uno or el primero.
Common mistakes with 25 in Spanish
- “Veinte y cinco”: that’s how it was written centuries ago. Today it’s one word: veinticinco.
- “Vienticinco”: it’s vei, not vie.
- “Veintidos”, “veintitres”, “veintiseis” without accents: they need them. Veintidós, veintitrés, veintiséis.
- “Veintiuno años”: before a masculine noun it’s veintiún (with accent): veintiún años. Before a feminine noun, veintiuna: veintiuna personas.
More numbers
From 31 to 99 the rule changes: three separate words with y (treinta y uno, sesenta y cinco…). See 60 in Spanish (sesenta), 18 in Spanish (dieciocho) and 6 in Spanish (seis).
FAQ
How do you spell 25 in Spanish?
V-E-I-N-T-I-C-I-N-C-O: veinticinco, one word.
How do you say 250 and 2,500 in Spanish?
250 is doscientos cincuenta and 2,500 is dos mil quinientos.
What is “veinticinco” in English?
Twenty-five (25).
Numbers on paper are easy. Numbers at speed are not.
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