Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say 300 in Spanish: Trescientos
Trescientos · noun · trehs-SYEHN-tohs
The number 300 in Spanish is 'trescientos.' Unlike English, Spanish hundreds agree in gender with the noun they modify: 'trescientos' before masculine nouns and 'trescientas' before feminine nouns. This gender agreement applies to all hundreds from 200 to 900.
Trescientos is pronounced trehs-SYEHN-tohs. The 'cie' makes a 'syeh' sound. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sien'.
El hotel queda a trescientos metros de la playa.
The hotel is three hundred meters from the beach.
300 in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for 300, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| trescientos | 300 | trehs-SYEHN-tohs | Default, widely understood |
| trescientas | 300 | feminine form |
How Native Speakers Use Trescientos
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Distance
Caminamos trescientos metros hasta llegar a la estación.
We walked three hundred meters to reach the station.
Using the masculine form because 'metros' is masculine.
Feminine agreement
Hay trescientas personas en el auditorio.
There are three hundred people in the auditorium.
Using trescientas because 'personas' is feminine.
Pricing
El vestido cuesta trescientos cincuenta pesos.
The dress costs three hundred fifty pesos.
Combining hundreds with tens for a price.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Trescientos
Forgetting gender agreement
Incorrect: Trescientos páginas.
Correct: Trescientas páginas.
Since 'páginas' is feminine, the number must also be feminine: 'trescientas'. All hundreds from 200-900 have masculine (-cientos) and feminine (-cientas) forms.
Adding 'y' between hundred and tens
Incorrect: Trescientos y cincuenta.
Correct: Trescientos cincuenta.
In Spanish, 'y' (and) is only used between tens and units (e.g., cincuenta y tres = 53), never between hundreds and tens.
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Common Questions About 300 in Spanish
- When do I use trescientos vs trescientas?
- Use 'trescientos' before masculine nouns (trescientos dólares, trescientos kilómetros) and 'trescientas' before feminine nouns (trescientas personas, trescientas millas)—the hundred must match the grammatical gender of the noun it modifies.
- How do you write 300 in words on a check in Spanish?
- On a Spanish-language check, you would write 'trescientos' followed by the currency, and the gender would match the currency noun—for example, 'trescientos pesos' (masculine) but 'trescientas libras' (feminine).
- Is it tres cientos or trescientos?
- It is always written as one single word—'trescientos'—never separated as 'tres cientos,' which is a common spelling mistake among learners who try to literally combine 'tres' (three) and 'cientos' (hundreds).