ciento
Spanish, noun/ˈθjento/
ciento is spelled C-I-E-N-T-O (6 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,240th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ciento is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hundred (100 units of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Signo o conjunto de signos con que se representa el número ciento”.
What does ciento mean in English?
number
- 1
one hundred (100) (only in compounds followed by lower numerals)
Ciento dos personas vinieron.
noun
- 1
masculinehundred (100 units of something)
Compré dos cientos de manzanas.
- 2
masculinehundreds (an indefinite number consisting of several hundred)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
number: 1. Que vale diez veces diez. 2. Centésimo.
noun: 1. Signo o conjunto de signos con que se representa el número ciento. 2. Centena. 3. Tanto por ciento. 4. Juego de naipes que se juega entre dos y gana el primero que llega a hacer cien puntos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ciento
- cientos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ciento?
- /ˈθjento/
- [ˈθjẽn̪.t̪o]
- /ˈsjento/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ciento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ciento in Spanish?
ciento appears 71 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).