Quantity, amount - Cantidad (The 459th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Quantity, amount is Cantidad. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 459th most common word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: quantity, amount

Spanish: cantidad

Examples


I prefer quality to quantity.	Prefiero calidad a cantidad.
He seems to have had a great amount of money.	Él parece haber tenido una gran cantidad de dinero.
I'm charging this amount to your bill.	Cargo esta cantidad a su cuenta.
Any amount of money will be welcome.	Cualquier cantidad de dinero será bienvenida.
Any amount of money will do.	Cualquier cantidad de dinero servirá.
We import a large quantity of food.	Estamos importando una gran cantidad de comestibles.
It is quality, not quantity that counts.	Es la calidad y no la cantidad lo que importa.
Japan imports a large quantity of oil.	Japón importa una gran cantidad de petróleo.

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.	La agricultura consume una gran cantidad de agua.
Quality is more important than quantity.	Cualidad es más importante que cantidad.
The police seized a large quantity of drugs at the school.	La policía incautó una gran cantidad de droga en la escuela.
Japan imports great quantities of crude oil.	Japón importa una gran cantidad de petróleo.
We have a huge amount of food.	Tenemos una inmensa cantidad de comida.
It's a large amount.	Es una cantidad considerable.
Send me the amount by money order.	Mándeme la cantidad por giro postal.
A significant quantity of mercury was found in the mackerel.	Una cantidad substanciosa de mercurio fue hallada en la caballa.
Quantities are limited.	Hay una cantidad limitada.
As far as Tom is concerned, it's quantity, not quality, that counts.	Por lo que respecta a Tom, lo que cuenta es la cantidad, no la calidad.
Quality comes before quantity.	La calidad viene antes de la cantidad.
Length is a physical quantity.	La longitud es una cantidad física.
You get paid in proportion to the amount of the work you do.	Eres pagado en proporción a la cantidad de trabajo que hagas.