número
Spanish, noun
número is spelled N-Ú-M-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 288 times per million words in written Spanish, the 280th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Número is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “number (counting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, numero is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of numerar”. With an accent, numeró is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of numerar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cantidad con relación a su unidad”.
What does número mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenumber (counting)
- 2
masculinemusical number
- 3
masculinenumber
- 4
colloquialmasculinespectacle
- 5
masculineman, soldier
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of numerar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of numerar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cantidad con relación a su unidad. 2. Conjunto de signos con que se representa tal cantidad. 3. En una publicación periódica, cada uno de los cuadernos correspondientes a una fecha de edición distinta. 4. Cada una de las partes del programa de un espectáculo o función destinada al público.
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 número
- números plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to número
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is número in Spanish?
número appears 288 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).