--- title: "🎉 Ordinal Numbers in Spanish: A Fun and easy guide for learners" description: A fun and easy guide to ordinal numbers in Spanish, with pronunciation, abbreviations, gender rules and examples from 1st to 40th. --- [SoyGuiri Blog](https://blog.soyguiri.com) # [🎉 Ordinal Numbers in Spanish: A Fun and easy guide for learners](https://blog.soyguiri.com/ordinal-numbers-in-spanish) Written by [Mónica Jiménez](https://blog.soyguiri.com/author/mónica-jiménez) | Nov 24, 2025, 9:00:00 AM Learning **ordinal numbers in Spanish** might *sound* as exciting as watching paint dry… 🎨😅 But don’t worry — we’re about to make them *so easy*, *so visual* and *so fun* that you'll remember them *al dedillo* (perfectly). You’ll learn what they mean, how to use them, how to type them (even without a Spanish keyboard!), how to pronounce them, and how to understand abbreviations like *1.º, 2.º, 3.º* with confidence. Let’s turn this ‘boring’ grammar topic into a fiesta lingüística. 🎉💃🕺 ## ⭐ What are the Spanish ordinal numbers? (And why should you care?) 📚 **Ordinal numbers** show *order*: first, second, third… In Spanish, they behave like adjectives, meaning they must match the **gender** and **number** of the noun. *🎯 el **primer** día* *🎯 la **primera** clase* *🎯 los **primeros** ejercicios* *🎯 las **primeras** páginas* Spanish ordinal numbers always come in **masculine** and **feminine** forms: ⚡ **primero / primera** ⚡ **segundo / segunda** ⚡ **tercero / tercera** Here are the most common ones: 🥇 **primero / primera** – first 🥈 **segundo / segunda** – second 🥉 **tercero / tercera** – third 🔥 **cuarto / cuarta** – fourth 🌟 **quinto / quinta** – fifth 🎈 **sexto / sexta** – sixth 🏅 **séptimo / séptima** – seventh 💫 **octavo / octava** – eighth 🎨 **noveno / novena** – ninth 🌞 **décimo / décima** – tenth   Spanish also has ordinal numbers beyond ten. We don’t use them daily, but they appear in books, ceremonies, competitions or formal contexts: 📘 **undécimo / undécima** – eleventh 📘 **duodécimo / duodécima** – twelfth 📘 **decimotercero / decimotercera** – thirteenth 📘 **decimocuarto / decimocuarta** – fourteenth 📘 **decimoquinto / decimoquinta** – fifteenth   For bigger numbers, Spanish forms ordinals like this: 🎯 **vigésimo / vigésima** – twentieth 🎯 **vigésimo primero / vigésima primera** – twenty-first 🎯 **trigésimo / trigésima** – thirtieth 🎯 **trigésimo segundo / trigésima segunda** – thirty-second 🎯 **cuadragésimo / cuadragésima** – fortieth   Even if you won’t say *trigésimo sexto* every day, it’s great to recognise it. Like knowing what’s inside a tortilla española — even if you don’t cook one daily. 🥔🍳😉 ## 🔤 How to type ordinal numbers in Spanish Spanish uses superscript letters for ordinal abbreviations: 🖥️ **1º / 1ª** 🖥️ **2º / 2ª** 🖥️ **3º / 3ª** 🖥️ **20º / 20ª** The **º** symbol is masculine, and **ª** is feminine. If you can’t type them: ✔️ *1o / 1a* (informal, but understandable) ✔️ Or simply write *primero / primera* — always correct How to type the symbols: 🖥️ **Windows** → Alt + 0186 (º) / Alt + 0170 (ª) 🍎 **Mac** → Option + 0 (º) / Option + Shift + 0 (ª) 📱 **Mobile** → Long-press *o* or *a* ### 🔧 Extra help: Typing Spanish even if your keyboard isn't Spanish 🇪🇸 **Want to type accents, ñ, ¿ ?, ¡ ! and ordinal symbols without a Spanish keyboard?** You’re in luck 🎉 ### ✨ **👉 How to type in Spanish on any keyboard (guide)** Learn how to activate the Spanish keyboard on your device and type everything perfectly — even if your keyboard is from the UK, US, France, Italy or anywhere else. ## 🥇 1st, 2nd, 3rd in Spanish (and why *primero* becomes *primer*) ✨ **primero / primera** → 1º / 1ª ✨ **segundo / segunda** → 2º / 2ª ✨ **tercero / tercera** → 3º / 3ª Special grammar rule: Before a **masculine singular noun**, Spanish drops the final **-o**: 🏆 **primer día** 🏆 **tercer lugar** Not *primero día* or *tercero lugar*. It’s just Spanish being stylish. 💅😉 ## 💬 Mini dialogue (Spanish + English translation) 👱🏻‍♀️ **Lucía:** *🎯 ¿En qué piso vives?* 👦🏻 **Tom:** *🏡 Vivo en el **tercer** piso.* **👱🏻‍♀️ Lucía:** *🚪 Yo vivo en el **primer** piso, justo debajo de ti.* **👦🏻 Tom:** *🌆 El **vigésimo** piso tiene una terraza increíble.* **Translation:** 👱🏻‍♀️ Lucía: 'Which floor do you live on?' 👦🏻 Tom: 'I live on the third floor.' 👱🏻‍♀️ Lucía: 'I live on the first floor, just below you.' 👦🏻 Tom: 'The twentieth floor has an amazing terrace.' ## 🧠 Vocabulary recap 🥇 **primero / primera** – first 🥈 **segundo / segunda** – second 🥉 **tercero / tercera** – third 🔥 **cuarto / cuarta** – fourth 🌟 **quinto / quinta** – fifth 🎈 **sexto / sexta** – sixth 🏅 **séptimo / séptima** – seventh 💫 **octavo / octava** – eighth 🎨 **noveno / novena** – ninth 🌞 **décimo / décima** – tenth 📘 **undécimo / undécima** 📘 **duodécimo / duodécima** 🎯 **vigésimo / vigésima** 🎯 **trigésimo / trigésima** 🎯 **cuadragésimo / cuadragésima** 📌 **primer / tercer** – shortened masculine forms ## 🎯 Practise what you’ve learned! Test your knowledge with this short multiple-choice quiz 👇 1️⃣ Complete the sentence 🎉 Hoy es el \_\_\_\_ día del curso. A) cuarto B) cuartos C) cuatro 2️⃣ Choose the correct option 🏡 Vivo en el \_\_\_\_ piso. A) tercero B) tercer C) ambas son posibles 3️⃣ Complete the sentence 📚 Estamos en la \_\_\_\_ unidad del libro. A) segunda B) dos C) segundas 4️⃣ Choose the correct sentence 🎬 A) La tercera escena es muy emocionante. B) La tercer escena es muy emocionante. C) La tres escena es muy emocionante. 5️⃣ Complete the sentence 🥇 Ganó su \_\_\_\_ medalla este año. A) vigésima B) veinte C) veinteava 6️⃣ Choose the correct option 🏆 A) el primero capítulo B) el primer capítulo C) el primer capítulos 7️⃣ Complete the sentence 🎈 Es la \_\_\_\_ vez que vengo a España. A) décima B) diez C) diezava 8️⃣ Choose the correct sentence 📅 A) Celebramos el quinto centenario. B) Celebramos el cinco centenario. C) Celebramos el cinqueno centenario. 9️⃣ Complete the sentence 🎨 Hoy vemos el \_\_\_\_ vídeo del curso. A) noveno B) nueve C) novena 🔟 Choose the correct option 🚪 A) Vivo en la segunda puerta. B) Vivo en la dos puerta. C) Vivo en la segundas puerta. ✅ Check Answers     #### **Which Spanish ordinal number surprised you the most?** #### **Tell me in the comments — We’ll help you remember it with a trick! 😄📘** [View full post](https://blog.soyguiri.com/ordinal-numbers-in-spanish) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Mónica Jiménez" }, "dateModified" : "2025-11-25T16:26:09.397Z", "datePublished" : "2025-11-24T09:00:00Z", "headline" : "🎉 Ordinal Numbers in Spanish: A Fun and easy guide for learners", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 627, "url" : "https://144185739.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/144185739/Imagen%20-%20Post%20-%203%20best%20ways%20%2819%29.png", "width" : 1200 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.soyguiri.com/ordinal-numbers-in-spanish", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "SoyGuiri Blog" } } ```