Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say Fifteen in Spanish: Quince
Quince · noun (masculine) · KEEN-seh
Fifteen in Spanish is quince, one of the unique numbers from 11-15 that have their own distinct form rather than following the compound pattern of higher teens.
Quince is pronounced KEEN-seh, with the qu producing a K sound and stress on the first syllable.
Faltan quince minutos para que empiece la clase.
There are fifteen minutes until class starts.
How Native Speakers Use Quince
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Telling time
Son las tres y quince — llegamos justo a tiempo.
It's three fifteen — we arrived just in time.
Telling time with quarters.
Age milestone
Mi hija cumple quince años el próximo mes.
My daughter turns fifteen next month.
Birthday celebration.
Counting items
Hay quince estudiantes en la clase de hoy.
There are fifteen students in today's class.
Counting people.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Quince
Spelling with c instead of qu
Incorrect: Tengo cince libros.
Correct: Tengo quince libros.
The K sound before e in Spanish is written qu, not c — quince, not cince.
Trying to form compound like English
Incorrect: Diez y cinco personas vinieron.
Correct: Quince personas vinieron.
Unlike dieciséis (16) through diecinueve (19), fifteen has its own unique word: quince.
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Common Questions About Fifteen in Spanish
- How do you say fifteen in Spanish?
- Fifteen in Spanish is quince (KEEN-seh), a unique number word that does not follow the compound pattern used for sixteen through nineteen.
- What is a quinceañera?
- A quinceañera is a coming-of-age celebration for a girl's fifteenth birthday, one of the most important traditions in Latin American culture, involving an elaborate party similar to a Sweet Sixteen.
- How do you say 15th in Spanish?
- The ordinal form is decimoquinto (15th), though in everyday speech people often say el quince (the fifteenth) for dates and rankings.