dieciséis
numeralCEFR A1High frequency
What does “dieciséis” mean in English?
sixteen
Example sentences
El autobús número dieciséis va al centro.
Bus number sixteen goes downtown.
Tengo dieciséis años.
I'm sixteen years old.
Hay dieciséis personas en la fiesta.
There are sixteen people at the party.
How to use it
Dieciséis means 'sixteen'. Compound of diez + y + seis (the y survives as 'i'). Carries an accent on the é to keep the stress on the final syllable.
Common mistake
From 16–29 the numbers are written as one word (dieciséis, veintiuno, etc.). The older two-word forms (diez y seis) are obsolete in writing.