The most used word in spanish

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Below are two estimates of the most common words in Modern Spanish. Each estimate comes from an analysis of a different text corpus. A text corpus is a large collection of samples of written and/or spoken language, that has been carefully prepared for linguistic analysis. To determine which words are the most common, researchers create a database of all the words found in the corpus, and categorise them based on the context in which they are used.

The first table lists the 100 most common word forms from the Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual (CREA), a text corpus compiled by the Real Academia Española (RAE). The RAE is Spain’s official institution for documenting, planning, and standardising the Spanish language. A word form is any of the grammatical variations of a word.

The second table is a list of 100 most common lemmas found in a text corpus compiled by Mark Davies and other language researchers at Brigham Young University in the United States. A lemma is the primary form of a word—the one that would appear in a dictionary. The Spanish infinitive tener («to have») is a lemma, while tiene («has»)—which is a conjugation of tener—is a word form.

Real Academia Española[edit]

The list below comes from «1000 formas más frecuentes» (transl. 1000 most frequent word forms)», a list published by the Real Academia Española (RAE) from analysis of more than 160 million word forms found in the Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual (transl. Reference Corpus of Current Spanish), or CREA. CREA is a computerised corpus of texts written in Spanish, and of transcripts of spoken Spanish. It includes books, magazines, and newspapers with a wide variety of content, as well as transcripts of spoken language from radio and television broadcasts and other sources. All the works in the collection are from 1975 to 2004. CREA includes samples from all Spanish-speaking countries.[1]

The list of «2000 most frequent word forms» comes from an analysis of CREA version 3.2.[2] Plurals, verb conjugations, and other inflections are ranked separately. Homonyms, however, are not distinguished from one another. CREA 3.2 was published in June 2008.[1]

Most frequent word forms out of ~160 million words
(RAE 2008)

Rank Word form Occurrences Part of speech Translation
1 de 9,999,518 preposition of; from
2 la 6,277,560 article, pronoun the; third person feminine singular pronoun
3 que 4,681,839 conjunction that, which
4 el 4,569,652 article the
5 en 4,234,281 preposition in, on
6 y 4,180,279 conjunction and
7 a 3,260,939 preposition to, at
8 los 2,618,657 article, pronoun the; third person masculine direct object
9 se 2,022,514 pronoun -self, oneself (reflexive)
10 del 1,857,225 preposition from the
11 las 1,686,741 article, pronoun the; third person feminine direct object
12 un 1,659,827 article a, an
13 por 1,561,904 preposition by, for, through
14 con 1,481,607 preposition with
15 no 1,465,503 adverb no; not
16 una 1,347,603 article a, an, one
17 su 1,103,617 possessive his/her/its/your
18 para 1,062,152 preposition for, to, in order to
19 es 1,019,669 verb is
20 al 951,054 preposition to the
21 lo 866,955 article, pronoun the; third person masculine direct object
22 como 773,465 conjunction like, as
23 más 661,696 adjective more
24 o 542,284 conjunction or
25 pero 450,512 conjunction but
26 sus 449,870 possessive your
27 le 413,241 pronoun third person indirect object
28 ha 380,339 verb he/she/it has [done something]; you (formal) have [done something]
29 me 374,368 pronoun me
30 si 327,480 conjunction if, whether
31 sin 298,383 preposition without
32 sobre 289,704 preposition on top of, over, about
33 este 285,461 adjective this
34 ya 274,177 adverb already; still
35 entre 267,493 preposition between
36 cuando 257,272 conjunction when
37 todo 247,340 adjective all, every
38 esta 238,841 adjective this
39 ser 232,924 verb to be
40 son 232,415 verb they are, you (pl.) are
41 dos 228,439 number two
42 también 227,411 adverb too, also, as well
43 fue 223,791 verb was
44 había 223,430 verb I/he/she/it/there was (or used to be)
45 era 219,933 verb was
46 muy 208,540 adverb very
47 años 203,027 noun
(masculine)
years
48 hasta 202,935 preposition until
49 desde 198,647 preposition from; since
50 está 194,168 verb is
51 mi 186,360 possessive my
52 porque 185,700 conjunction because
53 qué 184,956 pronoun what?; which?; how adjective
54 sólo 170,552 adverb only, solely
55 han 169,718 verb they/you (pl.) have [done something]
56 yo 167,684 pronoun I
57 hay 164,940 verb there is/are
58 vez 163,538 noun
(feminine)
time, instance
59 puede 161,219 verb can
60 todos 158,168 adjective all; every
61 así 155,645 adverb like that
62 nos 154,412 pronoun us
63 ni 153,451 conjunction, adverb neither; nor; no even
64 parte 148,750 noun
(masculine / feminine)
part; message
65 tiene 147,274 verb has
66 él 139,080 pronoun
(masculine)
he, it
67 uno 136,020 number one
68 donde 132,077 preposition where
69 bien 130,957 adjective fine, well
70 tiempo 130,896 noun
(masculine)
time; weather
71 mismo 130,746 adjective same
72 ese 127,976 pronoun that
73 ahora 125,661 adverb now
74 cada 124,558 determiner each; every
75 e 123,729 conjunction and
76 vida 123,491 noun
(feminine)
life
77 otro 121,983 adjective other, another
78 después 121,746 preposition after
79 te 120,052 pronoun to you, for you; yourself
80 otros 119,500 pronoun others
81 aunque 115,556 conjunction though, although, even though
82 esa 115,377 adjective that
83 eso 114,523 pronoun that
84 hace 114,507 verb he/she/it does/makes
85 otra 113,982 adjective, pronoun other; another
86 gobierno 113,011 noun
(masculine)
government
87 tan 112,471 adverb so
88 durante 112,020 preposition during
89 siempre 111,557 adverb always
90 día 110,921 noun
(masculine)
day
91 tanto 110,679 adjective, adverb so much
92 ella 110,620 pronoun she, her; it
93 tres 109,542 number three
94 108,631 noun, pronoun yes; reflexive pronoun
95 dijo 108,471 verb said; told
96 sido 107,352 past participle been
97 gran 106,991 adjective large, great, big
98 país 104,568 noun
(masculine)
country
99 según 104,204 preposition as; according to
100 menos 103,498 adjective less; fewer

Mark Davies[edit]

In 2006, Mark Davies, an associate professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, published his estimate of the 5000 most common words in Modern Spanish. To make this list, he compiled samples only from 20th-century sources—especially from the years 1970 to 2000. Most of the sources are from the 1990s. Of the 20 million words in the corpus, about one-third (~6,750,000 words) come from transcripts of spoken Spanish: conversations, interviews, lectures, sermons, press conferences, sports broadcasts, and so on. Among the written sources are novels, plays, short stories, letters, essays, newspapers, and the encyclopedia Encarta. The samples, written and spoken, come from Spain and at least 10 Latin American countries. Most of the samples were previously compiled for the Corpus del Español (2001), a 100 million-word corpus that includes works from the 13th century through the 20th.[3][4]

The 5000 words in Davies’ list are lemmas.[5] A lemma is the form of the word as it would appear in a dictionary.[6] Singular nouns and plurals, for example, are treated as the same word, as are infinitives and verb conjugations. The table below includes the top 100 words from Davies’ list of 5000.[7][8] This list distinguishes between the definite articles lo and la and the pronouns lo and la; all are ranked individually. The adjectives ese and esa are ranked together (as are este and esta) ), but the pronoun eso is separate. All conjugations of a verb are ranked together.

A highlighted row indicates that the word was found to occur especially frequently in samples of spoken Spanish.[9]

Most frequent lemmas out of ~20 million words
(Davies 2006)

Rank Lemma Occurrences Part of speech Translation
1 el / la 2,037,803 article the
2 de 1,319,834 preposition of, from
3 que 662,653 conjunction that, which
4 y 562,162 conjunction and
5 a 529,899 preposition to, at
6 en 507,233 preposition in, on
7 un 434,022 article a, an
8 ser 374,194 verb to be
9 se 329,012 pronoun -self, oneself (reflexive)
10 no 257,365 adverb no
11 haber 196,962 verb to have
12 por 190,975 preposition by, for, through
13 con 184,597 preposition with
14 su 187,810 adjective his, her, their, your
15 para 126,061 preposition for, to, in order to
16 como 106,840 conjunction like, as
17 estar 106,429 verb to be
18 tener 106,642 verb to have
19 le 98,211 pronoun third person indirect object
20 lo 91,035 article the
21 lo 92,519 pronoun third person masculine direct object
22 todo 88,057 adjective all, every
23 pero 82,435 conjunction but, yet, except
24 más 92,352 adjective more
25 hacer 81,619 verb to do; to make
26 o 82,444 conjunction or
27 poder 76,738 verb to be able to, can
28 decir 79,343 verb to tell, say
29 este / esta 80,544 adjective this
30 ir 70,352 verb to go
31 otro 61,726 adjective other, another
32 ese / esa 60,989 adjective that
33 la 55,523 pronoun third person feminine direct object
34 si 53,608 conjunction if, whether
35 me 95,577 pronoun me
36 ya 46,778 adverb already, still
37 ver 45,854 verb to see
38 porque 44,500 conjunction because
39 dar 40,233 verb to give
40 cuando 39,726 conjunction when
41 él 38,597 pronoun he
42 muy 39,558 adverb very, really
43 sin 40,432 preposition without
44 vez 35,286 noun
(feminine)
time, occurrence
45 mucho 36,391 adjective much, many, a lot
46 saber 37,092 verb to know
47 qué 42,000 pronoun what?; which?; how adjective
48 sobre 35,038 preposition on top of, over, about
49 mi 45,636 adjective my
50 alguno 30,485 adjective / pronoun some; someone
51 mismo 29,569 adjective same
52 yo 54,635 pronoun I
53 también 33,348 adverb also
54 hasta 29,506 preposition / adverb until, up to; even
55 año 33,053 noun
(masculine)
year
56 dos 27,733 number two
57 querer 28,696 verb to want, love
58 entre 30,756 preposition between
59 así 24,832 adverb like that
60 primero 26,553 adjective first
61 desde 25,288 preposition from, since
62 grande 25,963 adjective large, great, big
63 eso 31,636 pronoun
(neuter gender)
that
64 ni 24,261 conjunction not even, neither, nor
65 nos 26,349 pronoun us
66 llegar 22,878 verb to arrive
67 pasar 22,466 verb to pass; to happen; to spend time
68 tiempo 22,432 noun
(masculine)
time, weather
69 ella(s) 24,770 pronoun she; (plural) them
70 33,828 adverb yes
71 día 24,715 noun
(masculine)
day
72 uno 21,407 number one
73 bien 21,589 adverb well
74 poco 20,986 adjective / adverb little, few; a little bit
75 deber 22,232 verb should, ought to; to owe
76 entonces 23,548 adverb so, then
77 poner 20,330 verb to put (on); to get [adjective]
78 cosa 23,943 noun
(feminine)
thing
79 tanto 20,531 adjective much
80 hombre 20,292 noun
(masculine)
man, mankind, husband
81 parecer 19,964 verb to seem, to look like
82 nuestro 20,666 adjective our
83 tan 19,002 adverb such, a, too, so
84 donde 18,852 conjunction where
85 ahora 21,030 adverb now
86 parte 20,319 noun
(feminine)
part, portion
87 después 20,229 adverb after
88 vida 18,045 noun
(feminine)
life
89 quedar 18,152 verb to remain, to stay
90 siempre 17,689 adverb always
91 creer 21,257 verb to believe
92 hablar 19,006 verb to speak, to talk
93 llevar 17,062 verb to take, to carry
94 dejar 18,185 verb to let, to leave
95 nada 19,365 pronoun nothing
96 cada 17,155 adjective each, every
97 seguir 16,104 verb to follow
98 menos 15,527 adjective less, fewer
99 nuevo 17,381 adjective new
100 encontrar 15,556 verb to find

See also[edit]

  • Longest word in Spanish
  • List of English–Spanish interlingual homographs
  • Most common words in English
  • Word lists by frequency
  • Letter frequency
  • Morphology (linguistics)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b «CREA». RAE.es (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  2. ^ «Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual (CREA) — Listado de frecuencias». RAE.es (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  3. ^ Davies (2006), p. 2–3
  4. ^ «El Corpus del Español». corpusdelespanol.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. ^ Davies (2006), pp. 4–6
  6. ^ Davies (2006), p. 4
  7. ^ Davies (2006), pp. 12–14
  8. ^ «Top Spanish Vocabulary». Vistawide World Languages & Cultures. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. ^ Davies (2006), p. 9

References[edit]

  • Davies, Mark (2006). A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish: Core Vocabulary for Learners. Routledge. OCLC 300359892.

External links[edit]

  • Cardellino, Cristian (March 2016). «Spanish Billion Words Corpus and Embeddings». crscardellino.github.io. Cristian Cardellino.

Do you know how many words are there in Spanish?

Generally speaking, nearly one million.

So many words are not easy to memorize, let alone properly used. Most of them you won’t even need at all in everyday conversations.

According to researchers, people use only around 10% to 20% of words in their day to day life.

So, if you want to learn Spanish faster, the best solution is learning the most common Spanish words. 

Now, let’s see which are the most common Spanish words that can help you learn the language faster, and participate in different conversations.

1000 Most Common Spanish Words

Studies have shown that learning 1,000 words that are used frequently covers around 88% of the vocabulary. Here, we mean words that are used every day.

Basic Spanish words are vital for every Spanish student.

If you expand your vocabulary to  2,000 most common words in Spanish, then you have 92.7%  of the everyday vocabulary covered.

Who would think that with only 1,000 or 2,000 words, you would be able to speak about everyday topics?

In the following lines, find the list of most common words in Spanish, more than 100 of them. But if you wish to reach your goal of 1,000 words, you can find them
HERE.

Most Common Spanish Nouns And Pronouns

Nouns are, literally, the basics when learning a language. The good thing about nouns is that they are mostly easy to memorize and recall them when you need them.

Below, we’ve listed some of the most common Spanish nouns as well as pronouns.

Nouns

Spanish

English

el año 

year

el caso  

case

el día

day

el hecho 

fact

el mundo

world

el estado

state

el gobierno

government

el hombre

man

el momento  

moment

el país 

country

el tiempo

time, weather

el trabajo 

work

los años

years

la casa 

house

la parte

part

la vez

time (una vez- once)

la vida

life

las cosas

things

España

Spain

los días

days

la política 

policy, politics

las veces

times

la gente

people

el lugar

place

el ejemplo 

example

las personas

people

la mujer

woman

Pronouns

Spanish

English

se

himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, themselves

each other

Yo

I

tu

you

él  

he, him

ella

She, her

usted

You

nosotros, nosotras

we

ellos, elas

they

lo

It, that

me

(to) me

te

(to) you

nos

(to) us, ourselves

le

(to) him, her, you

su

his, her, your

sus

his, her, your, their

nada

nothing

algo

something

Common Spanish Adjectives

The world is not only black and white. Adjectives give color to our world.

Let’s admit that without adjectives, we can’t say or describe not even one single thing.

So, naturally, you need to know some of the most common Spanish adjectives to be able to explain your thoughts in a higher way.

Spanish

English

este

this

todo

all

esta 

this

todos

all, everyone

ese

that

mismo  

same

otro  

other, another

esa

that

bueno

good

otra  

other, another

tanto

so much

otros

other, others

poco

little (not much)

mucho

much

gran

great, big

estos

these

general

general

todas

all, everyone

mayor

bigger, older

mejor 

better

toda

all

tal 

such

otras 

other, others

estas

these

primera

first

algunos

some

Most Used Spanish Verbs

No matter how many nouns or adjectives you know, if you don’t learn verbs, it’s all in vain.

Without a verb, there is no sentence.

Luckily for you, below you can find some of the most common verbs. Take a look and start memorizing.

Spanish

English

es

is, are

ha

has, have

son

are

está

is, are

hay

there is, there are

ser

to be

era 

was, were

había

there was, there were

tiene

has, have

fue

was. were

puede

can

pueden  

can

han

have

hacer 

to make, to do

hace  

make(s), do(es)

decir  

to say

va

go(es)

estaba

was, were

sea 

(might) be

ver  

to see

están 

are

sido 

been

dijo  

said

he  

I have

tienen

have

tener 

to have

tenía  

had

creo 

I believe

dice  

says, say

vamos 

we go, we are going

parece  

seems, seem

poder  

to be able to

Let’s Not Forget About Spanish Adverbs and Prepositions

Like adjectives, adverbs and prepositions also help you in a way that neither a noun or a verb can.

They can explain the things you have in mind better.

Here are some of the most commonly used adverbs and prepositions:

Adverbs

Spanish

English

no

no, not

sí  

yes

más  

more

también  

also

muy

very

ya  

already, now, soon

así  

so, like this, like that

bien  

well

ahora  

now

siempre 

always

solo (solamente)

  only

tan  

so

entonces  

then

después  

after, later

menos 

less

aquí  

here

antes  

before, earlier

hoy  

today

luego  

then, later

casi  

almost

nunca 

never

además  

besides, in addition

Prepositions

Spanish

English

en  

in, on, into

con

with

por  

through, for (means), along, by

para  

in order to, for (ends)

sin  

without

sobre  

about, above, on top of

hasta  

until

entre  

between, among

desde  

from, since

durante  

during, for (time)

contra 

against

hacia  

toward

según  

according to

What About The Spanish Conjunctions?

Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions give colors to your thoughts and descriptions, while nouns and verbs are the basic. 

But what about the
conjunctions? 

They are an essential part of one language as well. Thanks to conjunctions, not only can we make longer sentences but can explain something with more details.

In the following lines, you can find some of the most frequently used conjunctions.

Spanish

English

and

o

or

como 

as, like

que 

that, who, which, than

si  

if

porque  

because

cuando  

when

ni  

nor, neither

donde  

where

aunque  

although, even though

sino  

but, except

mientras  

while

Final Thoughts

Now you have the most common words in Spanish in one place. 

We are all different, which means that the way you learn a language might not suit someone else. So,
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Remember that small steps will take you to your
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There are so many Spanish words that learning vocabulary often feels like an overwhelming task. It’s confusing. It feels like finding the right book at a completely dark library.

Wouldn’t it be easier if you had a clear path you could follow? If you could just have a list of words used in everyday conversations?

That’s the purpose of this post, where you’ll find the 100 words used most often in spoken Spanish.

Why these 100 words?

Let’s imagine you want to learn how to be a bartender quickly to get a job around town. Would you start by learning about hundreds of drinks from around the world? Or would you learn and remember the most popular drinks around your area first?

Probably the second option, right? Like this, you’d get the job and learn more as you go.

The idea behind this list of words is similar. Find out what’s useful and used most often, so you can focus on that first to improve your Spanish faster. It’s classic 80/20.

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The 80/20 Principle:

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In other words, it’s the few things that matter most.

We can use the 80/20 Principle in Spanish to prioritize moving faster. In this case, determining a subgroup of words (usually around 20%) used most often in everyday conversations.

By focusing on that 20%, you can get disproportionate results in progressing your language skills and moving faster.

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The 100 Most Common Words in Spoken Spanish

Now, it’s time to review the complete list of words. If you are just getting started, focus on the first 50 words on the list. After you memorize those, move on to the complete list. Here it is (have fun!)

Rank

        Word in Spanish                                       

Meaning in English

1

que

that

2

de

of, from

3

no

no

4

a

to

5

la

the

(for singular feminine nouns)

6

el

the (for masculine singular nouns)

7

es

he is, she is, it is (for essential characteristics)

8

y

and

9

en

in, on, at

10

lo

it, him (direct-object pronoun)

11

un

a, an (for singular masculine nouns)

12

por

for, by, through

13

qué

what / how (as in “how nice!”)

14

me

me, myself

15

una

a, an (for singular feminine nouns)

16

te

you (direct-object pronoun)

17

los

the (for plural masculine nouns)

18

se

himself, herself, itself

19

con

with

20

para

for, to

21

mi

my

22

está

he is, she is, it is (non-permanent characteristics)

23

si

if

24

bien

well, good

25

pero

but

26

yo

I

27

eso

that

28

las

the (for plural feminine nouns)

29

yes

30

su

his, her, its

31

tu

your

32

aquí

here

33

del

of the, from the, in the

34

al

to the

35

como

how, as, like

36

le

him, her, formal you (indirect object pronoun)

37

más

more

38

esto

this (for singular masculine nouns)

39

ya

already

40

todo

everything

41

esta

this one (for singular feminine nouns)

42

vamos

let’s go, come on

43

muy

very

44

hay

there is

45

ahora

now

46

algo

something

47

estoy

I am (non-permanent characteristics)

48

tengo

I have

49

nos

us

50

you

51

nada

nothing

52

cuando

when

53

ha

he has, she has, it has (auxiliary)

54

este

this one (for singular masculine nouns)

55

I know

56

estás

you are (non-permanent characteristics)

57

así

like this

58

puedo

I can

59

cómo

how

60

quiero

I want

61

sólo

only, just

62

soy

I am (for essential characteristics)

63

tiene

he has, she has, it has

64

gracias

thank you

65

o

or

66

él

he

67

bueno

good

68

fue

he was, she was, it was

69

ser

to be (for permanent characteristics)

70

hacer

to do, to make

71

son

they are (for permanent characteristics)

72

todos

all of us, all of them

73

era

he was, she was, it was (permanent characteristics)

74

eres

you are (permanent characteristics)

75

vez

time (as in “one time”)

76

tienes

you have

77

creo

I believe

78

ella

she

79

he

I have (auxiliary)

80

ese

that one

81

voy

I go

82

puede

he can, she can, it can

83

sabes

you know

84

hola

hello

85

sus

his, her (for plural nouns)

86

porque

because

87

Dios

God

88

quién

who

89

nunca

never

90

dónde

where

91

quieres

you want

92

casa

house

93

favor

favor

94

esa

that one (for singular feminine nouns)

95

dos

two

96

tan

so

97

señor

mister

98

tiempo

time

99

verdad

truth

100

estaba

I was (non-permanent characteristics)

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These are the 1000 most used words according to CORPES XXI!

This list includes:

  • Pronouns
  • Nouns
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections

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Let’s start by taking a look at the most common Spanish pronouns!

A pronoun is a word that is used instead of the name of a person, animal, thing, etc.

Some common English pronouns are I, you, he, and she.

Alright, here are the most used pronouns in Spanish!

Pronouns

  • se – to him, to her | learn more
  • lo – him | learn more
  • le – to him, her | learn more
  • me – me | learn more
  • él – he | learn more
  • ella – she | learn more
  • te – you | learn more
  • nos – us | learn more
  • yo – I | learn more
  • usted – you | learn more
  • – me (after “para”)
  • nosotros – we
  • – you | learn more
  • – oneself
  • ti – you (after “para”)
  • os – you (plural, used in Spain)
  • conmigo – with me
  • vos – you | learn more

Nouns

In the following list, you will find regular and irregular nouns.

A noun is a word that refers to a thing (pen), a person (William), an animal (dog), a place (Paris), a quality (softness), or an idea (justice).

Examples of Spanish nouns are:

  • el año – year
  • el país – country
  • el tiempo – time
  • la parte – part
  • la vida – life
  • los años – years
  • el día – day
  • la vez – time
  • la persona – person
  • la mujer – woman
  • el caso – case
  • el hombre – man
  • el momento – moment
  • el mundo – world
  • la casa – house
  • la cosa – thing
  • el gobierno – government
  • el lugar – place
  • el trabajo – work
  • la forma – form
  • el estado – state
  • el grupo – group
  • el punto – point
  • el niño – child
  • la ciudad – city
  • el problema – problem
  • el sistema – system
  • el presidente – president
  • la manera – way
  • la historia – history
  • el tipo – type
  • los millones – millions
  • el partido – party
  • el mes – month
  • la noche – night
  • la obra – work
  • el equipo – team
  • el proceso – process
  • las veces – times
  • el cambio – change
  • el hijo – son
  • el centro – center
  • el servicio – service
  • la empresa – company
  • la cuenta – account
  • la mano – hand
  • el nivel – level
  • el proyecto – project
  • la gente – people
  • el agua – water
  • la hora – time
  • el padre – parent
  • el desarrollo – development
  • la semana – week
  • el lado – side
  • la familia – family
  • la situación – situation
  • la madre – mother
  • la información – information
  • el fin – end
  • el programa – program
  • la salud – health
  • el cuerpo – body
  • la actividad – activity
  • el derecho – right
  • el ejemplo – example
  • el libro – book
  • el medio – middle
  • el tema – topic
  • los días – days
  • la ley – law
  • el hecho – fact
  • la zona – zone
  • el nombre – name
  • el resultado – result
  • el número – number
  • el final – end
  • el sector – sector
  • la calle – street
  • el estudio – study
  • la puerta – door
  • la investigación – research
  • el espacio – space
  • la sociedad – society
  • la acción – action
  • el pueblo – town
  • el director – director
  • la realidad – reality
  • la voz – voice
  • el producto – product
  • el amigo – friend
  • el mercado – market
  • la cabeza – head
  • la población – population
  • la muerte – death
  • el minuto – minute
  • la tierra – land
  • la verdad – truth
  • el sentido – sense
  • el hermano – brother
  • la medida – measure
  • la seguridad – security
  • la imagen – image
  • la comunidad – community
  • el poder – power
  • la universidad – university
  • el uso – use
  • la razón – reason
  • la organización – organization
  • la idea – idea
  • la educación – education
  • el paso – step
  • el área – area
  • el siglo – century
  • el objetivo – target
  • el dato – data
  • la posibilidad – possibility
  • la producción – production
  • el joven – youth
  • la necesidad – need
  • el policía – police
  • la especie – species
  • el camino – path
  • el plan – plan
  • el arte – art
  • la atención – attention
  • el ciento – hundred
  • la política – policy
  • la decisión – decision
  • la cultura – culture
  • la luz – light
  • la mayoría – majority
  • la mañana – morning
  • la enfermedad – disease
  • la relación – relationship
  • el juego – game
  • el campo – field
  • la edad – age
  • la experiencia – experience
  • el riesgo – risk
  • la fuerza – force
  • la calidad – quality
  • los ojos – eyes
  • la región – region
  • el amor – love
  • las horas – hours
  • el movimiento – movement
  • la palabra – word
  • la guerra – war
  • el dinero – money
  • la capacidad – capacity
  • el autor – author
  • el dólar – dollar
  • el precio – price
  • el acuerdo – agreement
  • la cara – face
  • el control – control
  • el modelo – model
  • el frente – front
  • la tarde – afternoon
  • la autoridad – authority
  • la película – film
  • la línea – line
  • la red – network
  • las condiciones – conditions
  • la falta – fault
  • el peso – weight
  • el modo – mode
  • la música – music
  • el ministro – minister
  • el fondo – background
  • la base – base
  • la orden – order
  • la clase – class
  • la presencia – presence
  • la función – function
  • la mesa – table
  • el actor – actor
  • la respuesta – answer
  • la ocasión – occasion
  • el principio – principle
  • el paciente – patient
  • el efecto – effect
  • la diferencia – difference
  • el señor – mister
  • el papel – paper
  • la serie – series
  • las manos – hands
  • la capital – capital
  • la fuente – source
  • la duda – doubt
  • el aspecto – aspect
  • el miembro – member
  • la compañía – company
  • el jefe – boss
  • el jugador – player
  • la vista – view
  • la cantidad – quantity
  • la dirección – address
  • el valor – value
  • el resto – rest
  • el silencio – silence
  • el / la ex – ex
  • el aire – air
  • el metro – metro
  • el teatro – theater
  • el apoyo – support
  • la mirada – look
  • la tecnología – technology
  • el personaje – character
  • la energía – energy
  • el viaje – trip
  • el futuro – future
  • el acto – event
  • el / la artista – artist
  • la época – period
  • el ministerio – ministry
  • el sueño – dream
  • el euro – euro
  • la causa – cause
  • el sitio – site
  • la figura – figure
  • el consejo – advice
  • el cargo – position
  • el profesor – professor
  • la propuesta – proposal
  • el cine – cinema
  • la escuela – school
  • el ojo – eye
  • el público – public
  • el objeto – object
  • los recursos – resources
  • el tratamiento – treatment
  • el compañero – colleague
  • la libertad – freedom
  • la participación – participation
  • el asunto – subject
  • el interés – interest
  • la unidad – unit
  • el banco – bank
  • la vuelta – turn
  • la posición – position
  • la carrera – career
  • las palabras – words
  • la planta – plant
  • la práctica – practice
  • el esfuerzo – effort
  • la comunicación – communication
  • la comisión – commission
  • la economía – economy
  • el ser – being
  • el análisis – analysis
  • el pie – footer
  • las relaciones – relations
  • el conocimiento – knowledge
  • la crisis – crisis
  • el premio – award
  • el encuentro – meeting
  • el conjunto – set
  • la consecuencia – consequence
  • el suelo – soil
  • la década – decade
  • el texto – text
  • el miedo – fear
  • el / la estudiante – student
  • el título – title
  • el origen – source
  • el médico – doctor
  • la formación – training
  • la fecha – date
  • la boca – mouth
  • el sol – sun
  • el éxito – success
  • la entrada – entry
  • la sala – room
  • el crecimiento – growth
  • la reunión – meeting
  • el animal – animal
  • el informe – report
  • el hospital – hospital
  • la importancia – importance
  • el negocio – business
  • el mar – sea
  • el consumo – consumption
  • el artículo – article
  • la prensa – press
  • la carta – letter
  • el departamento – department
  • el material – material
  • la estrategia – strategy
  • la construcción – construction
  • la televisión – television
  • el color – color
  • la estructura – structure
  • el general – general
  • el cabo – cape

Woah! That was a long list! How about some practice? 

Adjectives

  • nuevo – new
  • grande – big
  • bueno – good
  • último – last
  • mayor – greater
  • nacional – national
  • social – social
  • mejor – better
  • propio – own
  • importante – important
  • público – public
  • alto – high
  • político – political
  • pequeño – small
  • único – unique
  • largo – long
  • humano – human
  • económico – economic
  • posible – possible
  • general – general
  • internacional – international
  • diferente – different
  • solo – only
  • español – Spanish
  • principal – main
  • necesario – required
  • próximo – next
  • distinto – different
  • claro – light
  • siguiente – following
  • malo – bad
  • anterior – previous
  • especial – special
  • natural – natural
  • cultural – cultural
  • bajo – low
  • actual – current
  • blanco – white
  • fuerte – strong
  • difícil – difficult
  • mundial – world-wide
  • menor – lesser
  • viejo – old
  • real – real
  • local – local
  • negro – black
  • europeo – European
  • diverso – various
  • libre – free
  • seguro – safe
  • común – common
  • privado – private
  • central – central
  • popular – popular
  • dicho – such
  • físico – physical
  • superior – top
  • joven – young
  • personal – personal
  • capaz – capable
  • antiguo – old
  • histórico – historical
  • cierto – certain
  • técnico – technical
  • presente – present
  • oficial – official
  • mexicano – Mexican
  • fácil – easy
  • militar – military
  • contrario – contrary
  • civil – civil
  • verdadero – true
  • lleno – full
  • suficiente – enough
  • rápido – fast
  • científico – scientific
  • directo – direct
  • completo – complete
  • interno – internal
  • fundamental – fundamental
  • comercial – commercial
  • familiar – familiar
  • amplio – extensive
  • educativo – educational
  • vivo – live, alive
  • similar – similar
  • rojo – red
  • financiero – financial
  • medio – medium
  • enorme – huge
  • total – total
  • profesional – professional
  • adecuado – suitable
  • médico – doctor
  • grave – serious
  • tradicional – traditional
  • electoral – electoral
  • básico – basic
  • igual – same
  • duro – hard
  • profundo – deep
  • final – last
  • municipal – municipal
  • inmediato – immediate
  • junto – together
  • argentino – Argentinean
  • peor – worse
  • francés – French
  • corto – short
  • oscuro – dark
  • estadounidense – American
  • cercano – near
  • regional – regional
  • feliz – happy
  • positivo – positive
  • máximo – maximum
  • serio – serious
  • laboral – labor
  • imposible – impossible
  • simple – simple
  • pobre – poor
  • reciente – recent
  • extraño – strange
  • ambiental – environmental
  • específico – specific
  • normal – normal
  • determinado – determined
  • moderno – modern
  • urbano – urban
  • mínimo – minimum
  • musical – musical
  • deportivo – sporty
  • federal – federal
  • frío – cold
  • legal – legal
  • verde – green
  • interesante – interesting
  • artístico – artistic
  • judicial – judicial
  • particular – particular
  • colombiano – Colombian
  • previo – previous
  • cubano – Cuban
  • pleno – full
  • eléctrico – electric
  • tecnológico – technology
  • abierto – open
  • global – global
  • infantil – childish
  • absoluto – absolute
  • definitivo – definitive
  • complejo – complex
  • estatal – statewide
  • rico – rich
  • raro – rare
  • significativo – significant
  • sencillo – simple
  • perfecto – perfect
  • permanente – permanent
  • religioso – religious
  • activo – active
  • famoso – famous
  • numeroso – numerous
  • rural – rural
  • tranquilo – quiet
  • extranjero – foreign
  • democrático – democratic
  • azul – blue
  • femenino – female
  • escaso – scarce
  • intenso – intense
  • puro – pure
  • unido – joined
  • universitario – academic
  • original – original
  • exterior – outside
  • seco – dry
  • digital – digital
  • alemán – German
  • literario – literary
  • independiente – independent
  • armado – armed
  • sanitario – sanitary
  • electrónico – electronic
  • indígena – indigenous
  • concreto – concrete
  • fiscal – fiscal
  • clásico – classic
  • evidente – clear
  • individual – individual
  • colectivo – collective
  • negativo – negative
  • productivo – productive
  • doble – double
  • anual – annual
  • efectivo – effective
  • habitual – usual
  • inicial – initial
  • débil – weak

Verbs

  • ser – be
  • estar – be
  • tener – have
  • hacer – make
  • poder – be able to, can
  • decir – say
  • haber – have
  • ir – go
  • dar – give
  • ver – see
  • saber – know
  • pasar – pass by
  • deber – must
  • querer – want
  • llegar – arrive
  • dejar – leave
  • llevar – take
  • encontrar – find
  • seguir – follow
  • poner – put
  • quedar – stay
  • parecer – seem
  • hablar – speak
  • pensar – think
  • volver – back to
  • conocer – know
  • salir – exit
  • realizar – make
  • tomar – take
  • tratar – try
  • contar – count
  • llamar – call
  • venir – come
  • mirar – see
  • presentar – present
  • permitir – allow
  • esperar – wait
  • sentir – feel
  • vivir – live
  • buscar – search
  • creer – believe
  • crear – create
  • perder – lose
  • existir – exist
  • considerar – consider
  • abrir – open
  • trabajar – work
  • recibir – receive
  • mantener – maintain
  • explicar – explain
  • lograr – achieve
  • empezar – start
  • recordar – remember
  • comenzar – start
  • pedir – ask for
  • preguntar – ask
  • producir – produce
  • convertir – convert
  • entrar – enter
  • mostrar – show
  • señalar – point out
  • escribir – write
  • utilizar – use
  • entender – understand
  • terminar – finish
  • ganar – win
  • incluir – include
  • morir – die
  • asegurar – secure
  • ocurrir – occur
  • ofrecer – offer
  • jugar – play
  • gustar – like
  • escuchar – listen to
  • sentar – sit
  • cambiar – change
  • aparecer – appear
  • acabar – end
  • decidir – decide
  • resultar – result
  • caer – fall
  • desarrollar – develop
  • necesitar – need
  • sacar – take out
  • establecer – establish
  • conseguir – get
  • indicar – indicate
  • formar – form
  • reconocer – recognize
  • dirigir – address
  • servir – serve
  • alcanzar – reach
  • intentar – try
  • cumplir – meet
  • leer – read
  • obtener – get
  • ayudar – help
  • usar – use
  • observar – see
  • responder – answer
  • afirmar – claim
  • evitar – avoid
  • suponer – assume
  • afectar – affect
  • generar – generate
  • continuar – continue
  • cerrar – close
  • pagar – pay
  • acercar – bring over
  • levantar – raise
  • participar – participate
  • representar – represent
  • tocar – touch
  • informar – inform
  • destacar – highlight
  • iniciar – start
  • dedicar – dedicate
  • oír – hear
  • acompañar – accompany
  • referir – refer to
  • sufrir – suffer
  • nacer – birth
  • comer – eat
  • bajar – download
  • suceder – succeed
  • dormir – sleep
  • preparar – prepare
  • agregar – add
  • correr – run
  • subir – go up
  • publicar – publish
  • traer – bring
  • anunciar – announce
  • descubrir – discover
  • construir – build
  • detener – stop
  • aceptar – accept
  • meter – tuck in
  • ocupar – occupy
  • demostrar – show
  • proponer – propose
  • estudiar – study
  • comprar – buy
  • expresar – express
  • olvidar – forget
  • aumentar – increase
  • definir – define
  • regresar – return
  • añadir – add
  • mover – move
  • entregar – deliver
  • sostener – hold
  • reducir – reduce
  • aprender – learn
  • provocar – provoke
  • mejorar – improve
  • unir – join
  • constituir – constitute
  • compartir – share
  • enfrentar – confront
  • imaginar – imagine
  • crecer – grow
  • comprender – understand
  • apoyar – support
  • comentar – comment
  • vender – sell
  • faltar – skip
  • aplicar – apply
  • colocar – place
  • cubrir – cover
  • repetir – repeat
  • disponer – arrange
  • obligar – force
  • celebrar – celebrate
  • echar – cast out of
  • relacionar – link
  • marcar – mark
  • desear – wish
  • significar – mean
  • caminar – walk
  • superar – go beyond
  • organizar – organize
  • registrar – register
  • andar – walk
  • identificar – identify
  • elegir – choose
  • abandonar – leave
  • soler – be used to
  • plantear – raise
  • ubicar – locate
  • requerir – request
  • partir – start
  • reunir – gather
  • actuar – act
  • lanzar – launch
  • importar – import
  • analizar – analyze
  • mencionar – mention
  • sumar – add
  • pretender – pretend
  • enviar – send
  • declarar – declare
  • manifestar – manifest
  • atender – attend
  • basar – base
  • recuperar – retrieve
  • aprovechar – take advantage of
  • asumir – assume
  • desaparecer – disappear
  • funcionar – work
  • permanecer – stay
  • preocupar – concern
  • preferir – prefer
  • confirmar – confirm
  • advertir – warn
  • imponer – impose
  • integrar – integrate
  • recoger – pick up
  • parar – stop
  • proteger – protect
  • depender – depend
  • negar – deny
  • resolver – solve
  • surgir – arise
  • corresponder – correspond
  • determinar – determine
  • concluir – conclude
  • visitar – visit
  • exigir – demand
  • contener – contain
  • aprobar – approve
  • romper – break
  • viajar – travel
  • quitar – remove
  • interesar – interest
  • defender – defend
  • avanzar – advance
  • prever – foresee
  • implicar – involve
  • apuntar – point out
  • invitar – invite
  • causar – cause
  • vestir – dress
  • controlar – check
  • adquirir – purchase
  • incorporar – incorporate
  • guardar – save
  • insistir – insist
  • conducir – drive
  • acordar – agree
  • contestar – answer
  • tirar – throw away
  • despertar – wake up
  • reír – laugh
  • sorprender – surprise
  • llorar – cry
  • situar – locate
  • garantizar – guarantee
  • separar – separate
  • impedir – prevent
  • gritar – shout
  • costar – cost
  • cruzar – cross
  • disfrutar – enjoy
  • cantar – sing
  • citar – quote
  • sonreír – smile
  • extender – extend
  • poseer – own
  • contribuir – contribute
  • exponer – exhibit
  • instalar – install
  • notar – note
  • sonar – sound
  • convencer – convince
  • mandar – send
  • asociar – link
  • aportar – provide
  • acudir – go to
  • asistir – attend
  • firmar – sign
  • pertenecer – belong to
  • solicitar – request
  • enseñar – show
  • cortar – cut
  • recorrer – tour
  • fijar – post
  • promover – promote
  • describir – describe
  • revelar – reveal
  • retirar – withdraw
  • contemplar – see
  • elaborar – elaborate
  • ordenar – order
  • hallar – find
  • reflejar – reflect
  • limitar – limit
  • rodear – go around
  • transformar – transform
  • interpretar – interpret
  • llenar – fill out
  • consistir – consist of
  • cuidar – care
  • someter – submit
  • avisar – warn
  • emplear – use

Adverbs

  • no – not
  •  más – more
  • apenas – hardly
  • también – also
  • ya – already
  • muy – very
  • básicamente – basically
  • solo – only
  • después – later
  • ahora – now
  • así – thus
  • bien – well
  • siempre – always
  • antes – before
  • tan – so
  • cómo – how
  • – yes
  • hoy – today
  • entonces – then
  • luego – then
  • además – in addition
  • nunca – never
  • casi – almost
  • poco – sparsely
  • aquí – here
  • menos – least
  • tanto – such
  • sin embargo – however
  • mucho – a lot
  • aún – still
  • dentro – within
  • ayer – yesterday
  • allí – there
  • incluso – inclusive
  • ahí – there
  • ruidosamente – loudly
  • todavía – still
  • hasta – even
  • tampoco – nor
  • cerca – near
  • allá – there
  • apenas – barely
  • a lo mejor – perhaps
  • cuidadosamente – carefully
  • pronto – soon
  • normalmente – normally
  • fuera – out
  • atrás – behind
  • encima – above
  • tarde – afternoon
  • finalmente – finally
  • especialmente – especially
  • tal vez – maybe
  • lejos – far
  • demasiado – too
  • quizá – maybe
  • mal – badly
  • perfectamente – perfectly
  • bastante – quite a lot
  • diariamente – daily
  • adelante – forward
  • detrás – back
  • igual – likewise
  • ni siquiera – not even
  • primero – first
  • actualmente – currently
  • así como – as well as
  • precisamente – precisely
  • arriba – up
  • realmente – actually
  • jamás – never
  • quizás – maybe
  • recién – just
  • asimismo – also
  • no obstante – however
  • difícilmente – with difficulty
  • alrededor – around
  • solamente – only
  • aun – even
  • por supuesto – of course
  • delante – in front
  • abajo – below
  • para nada – not at all
  • fácilmente – easily
  • simplemente – simply
  • directamente – directly
  • lentamente – slowly
  • debajo – under
  • por tanto – therefore
  • principalmente – mainly
  • por lo tanto – therefore
  • totalmente – totally
  • a menudo – often
  • por lo menos – at least
  • acá – here
  • probablemente – probably
  • prácticamente – practically
  • seguramente – surely
  • frecuentemente – frequently
  • aproximadamente – approximately
  • completamente – completely
  • posteriormente – later
  • nuevamente – again
  • por fin – finally
  • igualmente – equally
  • jamás – never
  • acaso – perhaps
  • justo – just
  • recientemente – recently
  • por favor – kindly
  • rápidamente – quickly
  • únicamente – only
  • afuera – outside
  • respectivamente – respectively
  • inmediatamente – immediately
  • exactamente – exactly
  • claramente – clearly
  • generalmente – generally
  • perfectamente – perfectly
  • enseguida – right away
  • temprano – early
  • adentro – inside

Prepositions

  • de – from
  • en – at, in, on
  • a – to
  • con – with
  • por – by
  • para – for
  • sobre – about
  • entre – between
  • sin – without
  • desde – from
  • hasta – to, until
  • durante – during
  • hacia – to
  • ante – before
  • contra – against
  • según – according to
  • tras – after
  • bajo – under
  • a través de – through
  • a partir de – as of
  • frente a – in front of
  • además de – in addition to
  • a pesar de – in spite of
  • mediante – through
  • junto a – together with
  • debido a – due to
  • gracias a – thanks to
  • pese a – despite
  • de acuerdo con – in accordance with
  • en cuanto a – in regard to
  • junto con – together with
  • acerca de – about
  • respecto a – with respect to
  • en torno a – around
  • en lugar de – instead of
  • de acuerdo a – according to

Conjunctions

  • y – and
  • e – and
  • ni…ni – neither…nor
  • o – or
  • u – or
  • o bien…o bien – either…or
  • pero – but
  • mas – but
  • aunque – although
  • es decir – that is
  • porque – because
  • pues – since
  • si – if
  • como – as

Interjections

  • guay – cool (used in Spain)
  • vale – okey (used in Spain)
  • órale – sure (used in Mexico)
  • guau – wow
  • bravo – good job
  • claro – of course
  • che – dude (used in Argentina and Uruguay)
  • huy – oops
  • ojalá – I hope so

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