This is the 701st most frequent Dutch word.
vijftien
Fifteen.
The word "vijftien" is used as a cardinal number to denote a quantity.
Er zijn vijftien appels in de mand.
There are fifteen apples in the basket.
Here, "vijftien" specifies the exact number of minutes past a certain time, indicating time measurement.
We vertrekken om vijftien minuten na drie.
We are leaving at fifteen minutes past three.
In this context, "vijftien" describes the specific number of years as an age descriptor.