What is the Spanish plural for quinceañera when referring to multiple girls celebrating the milestone?

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The Spanish plural of quinceañera is quinceañeras.

Spanish normally forms this feminine noun’s plural by adding -s because the singular ends in an unstressed vowel. The result is quinceañeras, referring to multiple girls or young women associated with the celebration. The spelling retains the ñ and the accent mark on the á.

Quinceañero is a different masculine form that can refer to a boy’s comparable fifteenth-birthday celebration or, depending on context, a male participant. It should not be substituted for the feminine plural quinceañeras when discussing several female honorees.

English usage often borrows quinceañera as a loanword and may omit diacritics in informal writing. In standard Spanish spelling, however, the ñ and accent are part of the correctly written word.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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