quinto
Spanish, noun/ˈkinto/
quinto is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-O (6 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,549th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fifth, ¹⁄₅” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada parte de algo que se ha dividido en cinco”.
What does quinto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fifth
noun
- 1
masculinefifth, ¹⁄₅
- 2
masculinea boy who takes part in any of various rites of passage upon turning 18 in various towns in Spain
- 3
masculineslanga small beer bottle
- 4
Spainmasculineobsoleteconscript
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
number: 1. Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al cuarto en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del cinco. 2. Que es una de cinco partes iguales en las que se divide algo.
noun: 1. Cada parte de algo que se ha dividido en cinco. 2. Referido a líquidos: Medida de cantidad correspondiente a la quinta₂ parte de un litro.
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 quinto
- quinta feminine
- quintos masculine plural
- quintas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinto?
- /ˈkinto/
- [ˈkĩn̪.t̪o]
- [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quinto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quinto in Spanish?
quinto appears 23 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).