This is the 1192nd most frequent Spanish word.
quinto
"Quinto" in English means "fifth."
In this context, 'quinto' is used to describe the ranking or position achieved in the competition.
Terminó en quinto lugar en la competencia.
He finished in fifth place in the competition.
In this sentence, 'quinto' is used as an ordinal number to indicate position in a sequence, specifically referring to the floor in the building.
Vivo en el quinto piso del edificio.
I live on the fifth floor of the building.
Here, 'quinta' functions to identify a specific part of the book as the fifth in order.