Century, age - Siglo (The 227th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Century, age is Siglo. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency, people. It can be used as noun. It is the 227th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: century, age

Spanish: siglo

Examples


A century is one hundred years.	Un siglo es cien años.
He is lost in the twentieth century.	Él está perdido en el siglo veinte.
100 years is called a century.	Cien años se llama un siglo.
Parliament has its beginnings in 14th-century England.	El parlamento tuvo su origen en la Inglaterra del siglo XIV.
Science has made rapid progress in this century.	La ciencia progresó rápido en este siglo.
The story goes back to the sixteenth century.	La historia se remonta al siglo dieciséis.
This custom dates back to the 12th century.	El origen de esta costumbre se remonta al siglo XII.
This church was built in the 12th century.	Esta iglesia fue construida en el siglo XII.

This church dates from the 12th century.	Esta iglesia remonta al siglo XII.
Modern philosophy has its beginnings in the 19th century.	La filosofía moderna tiene su comienzo en el siglo XIX.
He was born in the 19th century.	Nació en el siglo XIX.
Eighteenth century, unless it's a forgery.	Siglo dieciocho, a menos que sea una falsificación.
Individualism is the 21st century's epidemic.	El individualismo es la epidemia del siglo XXI.
This painting was painted in the 21st century.	Este cuadro se pintó en el siglo XXI.
One hundred years is called a century.	Cien años se llama un siglo.
How many years are there in a century	¿Cuántos años hay en un siglo
We've made the discovery of the century.	Hemos hecho el descubrimiento del siglo.
This is a letter from the 15th century.	Esta es una carta del siglo XV.
Alienation is a common theme of twentieth-century literature.	El aislamiento es un tema común de la literatura del siglo XX.
A few events marked the transition into the 21st century.	Algunos acontecimientos marcaron la entrada del siglo XXI.
The castle was constructed in the 17th century.	El castillo fue construido en el siglo XVII.