Common Spanish Words

A list of the most common Spanish words ordered by their frequency of use. You can use this list to learn words efficiently, ensuring you cover the basic vocabulary of Spanish.

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1	de
1. prep. of; 's (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
2. prep. of, ’s (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
3. prep. from
Constitución española de 1812 — “Spanish constitution of 1812”
4. prep. used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)
	salió de la cueva
	de un león dormido
2	la
1. art. the
2. pron. Accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'.
La sabe toda.
He/she knows everything (it all)
	y de la discusión
	y viendo a la zorra
3	que
1. conj. that
2. conj. than
3. conj. indicating a reason, roughly because
4. conj. indicating desire or permission
5. conj. if I were you
	que el elefante
	que tengo prisa
4	y
1. conj. and
setenta y seis - “seventy-six”
2. conj. plus
uno y uno son dos - “one plus one is two”
	y al fin
	y al verlo
5	el
1. art. Masculine singular definite article, the.
2. art. Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
	y el ciervo
	pensando el león
6	a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a Usted. — “He is looking for you.”
	una a una
	a una leona
7	en
1. prep. in, at, on
2. prep. in (a time)
3. prep. in (a language)
4. prep. (used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English)
5. prep. in (used in various expressions)
	y en cuanto a mí
	sin tomar en cuenta
8	se
1. pron. Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, each other, one another
2. pron. Used to form the passive voice in the third person (also used for usted and ustedes).
3. pron. Used to form impersonal sentences.
4. pron. Used instead of indirect object pronouns le and les before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las.
	se retiró
	se dijeron
9	los
1. art. the
2. pron. Accusative form of ellos or ustedes
3. pron. Plural masculine or neuter pronoun, e.g. los que no hablan, "those who do not speak"
	los lobos
	y los gallos
10	un
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
2. art. a
	un grueso leño
	un profundo pozo
11	no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. abbrev. number
	el jabalí no
	mas no tardó
12	con
1. prep. with
	y juego con él
	con la idea de que eso
13	su
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.
2. adj. (before the noun formal) apocopic form of suyo Your.
3. adv. About, approximately.
	su plan
	por su cantidad
14	las
1. art. the
2. pron. Accusative of ellas
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun.
	cansadas las ranas
	las luchas inútiles
15	por
1. prep. by
2. prep. for
3. prep. through
4. prep. due to
5. prep. (used with directions) over
	por fin
	por el peligro
16	del
1. contr. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
2. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
	la del pantano
	y la del camino
	de
1. prep. of; 's (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
2. prep. of, ’s (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
3. prep. from
4. prep. used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)
	el
1. art. Masculine singular definite article, the.
2. art. Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
17	una
1. adj. Feminine of uno
2. n. Feminine of uno
3. v. second-person imperative of unir
4. v. first-person present subjunctive of unir
5. v. second-person present subjunctive of unir
	una a una
	una a una
	unir
1. v. to unite
2. v. to merge, to conflate
	un
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
2. art. a
18	lo
1. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives, the
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun, it, that
	lo llamó el lobo
	bien me lo merezco
19	al
	al otro
	al verlo
	a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
	el
1. art. Masculine singular definite article, the.
2. art. Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
20	para
1. prep. for
2. prep. to
3. v. third-person present indicative of parar
4. v. informal second-person affirmative imperative of parar
5. v. first-person present subjunctive of parir
	sino para el de un toro
	para que no seas atrapado
	parar
1. v. to stop, halt
2. v. to put up, stand up
3. v. to lift, raise
4. vr. see pararse
5. v. (Chile, colloquial) to notice or divine something

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