1000 Top Used Spanish Words
española
"Spanish, spaniard"
un/una
"a, an"
a
"a, to"
dirección
"address, direction"
después
"afterwards, then"
ayuda
"aid, help"
también
"also, too"
antiguo/gua
"ancient, old"
otro/tra
"another, other"
así como
"as well as, such, like that"
cual
"as, like"
como
"as, since, like"
atrás
"back, behind"
mal
"badly, poorly, incorrectly"
base
"base, basis"
porque
"because, why"
ante
"before, in front of"
principio
"beginning, principle"
entre
"between, among"
grande
"big, great"
fondo
"bottom, rear"
chico/a
"boy, girl"
niño/a
"boy, girl"
sino
"but, rather"
por
"by, for, per"
coche
"car, automobile, coach, carriage"
causa
"cause, reason"
fiesta
"celebration, party"
centro
"center, downtown"
jefe/a
"chief, leader, boss"
cine
"cinema, movies"
claro/a
"clearly, clear"
frío/a
"cold, cool"
completo
"complete, full"
concreto
"concrete, specific"
control
"control, check"
país
"country, nation"
loco/a
"crazy, insane"
costumbre
"custom, habit"
oscuro/a
"dark, obscure"
destino
"destiny, destination"
directo
"direct, straight"
director/tora
"director, manager"
perro/rra
"dog, *****"
abajo
"down, below, downstairs"
económico
"economic, economical"
esfuerzo
"effort, endeavor, exertion"
encuentro
"encounter, meeting"
final
"end, final"
cabo
"end, stub"
entrada
"entrance, entry"
sobre
"envelope, on"
época
"epoch, period"
equipo
"equipment, team"
error
"error, mistake"
pareja
"even, couple, pair"
incluso
"even, in fact"
salida
"exit, departure"
bastante
"fairly, rather"
familiar
"familial, family"
lucha
"fight, struggle"
figura
"figure, shape"
película
"film, movie"
dedo
"finger, toe"
siguiente
"following, next"
para
"for, towars, stop"
fuerza
"force, strength"
extranjero/a
"foreigner, foreign"
a partir de
"from, as of"
desde
"from, since"
pleno
"full, complete"
juego
"game, playing"
don
"gift, talent"
niña
"girl, child"
dios/diosa
"god, goddes"
buen
"good, well"
abuelo
"grandfathers, grandpa"
grave
"grave, deep"
suelo
"ground, floor"
habitual
"habitual, usual"
fuerte
"hard, strong"
apenas
"hardly,scarcely"
él
"he, him"
sentido/a
"heartfelt,sense"
esperanza
"hope, prospect"
cuanto
"how much, as"
si
"if, yes"
enfermo
"ill, sick"
enfermedad
"illness, disease, sickness"
además de
"in addition to, besides, furthermore"
además
"in addition, besides, furthermore"
en
"in, into, inside, on"
interior
"interior, inner"
conjunto
"joint, outfit, band"
juicio
"judgment, sense"
justo
"just, fair"
lengua
"language, tongue"
luz
"light, lighting"
poco/a
"little, few"
bajo/a
"low, short, faint"
cuestión\tiones
"matter, affair"
asunto
"matter, bussiness"
mí
"me, not my"
recuerdo
"memory, remembrance"
instante
"moment, instant"
movimiento
"movement, motion"
mi\mis
"my, not me"
necesidad
"necessity,need"
ninguno/a
"no, none, nobody, no one"
nadie
"nobody, no-one"
ni
"nor, neither"
de
"of, from"
del
"of, from"
único
"only, unique"
fuera de
"outside of, beyond"
exterior
"outside, exterior"
pena
"pain, penalty"
par
"pair, couple"
particular
"particular, private"
compañero/a
"partner, companion"
partido
"party, game"
acaso
"perhaps, maybe"
quizá
"perhaps, maybe"
físico
"physical, physicist"
cuadro
"picture, square, painting"
sitio
"place, site"
jugador
"player, gambler"
puesto
"position, place"
precio
"price, cost"
profesor/sora
"professor, teacher"
rápido/a
"rapid, quick"
resultado
"result, outcome"
habitación
"room, bedroom"
sala
"room, living room"
real
"royal, real"
plaza
"seat, square"
sensación\ciones
"sensation, feeling"
cielo
"sky, heaven"
chica
"small, girl,litlle"
menudo
"small, insignificant"
así que
"so, therefore"
fútbol
"soccer, football"
alguno/a
"some, any"
algún
"some, any"
alguien
"somebody, someone"
hijo/a
"son, daughter"
pronto/a
"soon, quick, prompt"
derecho
"straight, rigth"
extraño
"strange, foreign"
estudio
"study, studio"
alto/a
"tall, high, stop"
gusto
"taste, pleasure, liking"
prueba
"test, proof, evidence"
luego
"then, later"
pues
"then, since, because"
aunque
"though, although"
a través de
"through, across"
cumplir
"to accomplish, carry out"
contestar
"to answer, reply"
llegar
"to arrive, come"
poder
"to be able to, can, might, may"
bastar
"to be enough, suffice"
estar
"to be, stay"
comenzar
"to begin, start"
empezar
"to begin, start"
bajar
"to bring down, lower, go down"
comprar
"to buy, purchase"
llamar
"to call, phone"
elegir
"to choose, select"
comentar
"to comment, discuss, mention"
comprender
"to comprehend, to understand"
construir
"to construct, build"
corresponder
"to correspond, belong"
recorrer
"to cross, travel through"
llorar
"to cry, weep"
entregar
"to deliver, give"
hacer
"to do, make"
elevar
"to elevate, raise"
escapar
"to escape, run away"
plantear
"to expound, raise"
fijar
"to faten, affix"
enterar
"to find out, inform"
hallar
"to find, discover"
caber
"to fit, go into"
obligar
"to force, oblige"
recoger
"to gather, pick up"
acudir
"to go, come"
crecer
"to grow, increase"
pasar
"to happen, pass"
haber
"to have, has"
esperar
"to hope, wait"
imponer
"to impose, command"
aumentar
"to increase, raise"
señalar
"to indicate, point out"
introducir
"to introduce, insert"
conocer
"to know, meet"
salir
"to leave, go out"
levantar
"to lift, raise"
encender
"to light, switch on, set fire to"
escuchar
"to listen, heard"
buscar
"to look for, to seek"
perder
"to lose, miss"
sostener
"to maintain, support, hold"
realizar
"to make, realize"
importar
"to matter, be important"
alejar
"to move away, remove"
mover
"to move, stir"
desconocer
"to not know, fail to recognize"
advertir
"to notice, warn"
lograr
"to obtain, achieve, get"
obtener
"to obtain, get"
abrir
"to open, unlock"
colocar
"to place, put"
jugar
"to play, gambler"
poseer
"to posses, own"
proponer
"to propose, nominate"
recordar
"to remember, remind"
quitar
"to remove, take away"
sacar
"to remove, take out"
pedir
"to request, ask for"
regresar
"to return, come back"
correr
"to run, race"
decir
"to say, tell"
sentar
"to seat, sit"
gritar
"to shout, scream"
hablar
"to speak, talk"
partir
"to start off, depart, slipt, divide"
parar
"to stop, stand"
apoyar
"to support, lean"
rodear
"to surround, encircle"
llevar
"to take, carry"
tomar
"to take, to drink"
gustar
"to taste, like"
echar
"to throw, cast"
pretender
"to try, court"
convertir
"to turn into, convert"
resultar
"to turn out, work out, succeed"
reunir
"to unite, join"
funcionar
"to work, run, function"
al
"to, to the"
junto
"together, joined, close"
hasta
"until, even"
hasta que
"until, even"
muy
"very, highly"
manera
"way, manner"
modo
"way, manner, mode"
bien
"well, good"
mientras que
"whereas, while"
cuál
"which, what"
cuyo/a
"whose, of whom"
dentro de
"within, in"
mujer/jeres
"woman, women"
tu
"your, you"
yo
I
norteamericano/a
North American
cierto/a
TRUE
verdadero/a
TRUE
pregunta
a question
capaz\paces
able
absoluto/a
absolute
según
according to
acto
act
acción\ciones
action
actividad
activity
después de
after
tras
after
contra
against
edad
age
acuerdo
agreement
adelante
ahead
aire
air
vivo/a
alive
casi
almost
solo/a
alone
ya
already
siempre
always
americano/a
american
amplio/plia
ample
análisis
analysis
e
and
y
and
animal
animal
respuesta
answer
cualquier
any
brazo
arm
ejército
army
arte
art
aspecto
aspect
atención\ciones
attention
actitud
attitude
tía
aunt
auténtico/a
authentic
autor/a
author
autoridad
authority
espalda
back
malo/a
bad
barcelona
barcelona
hermoso/a
beautiful
cama
bed
sido
been
ante
before
antes de
before
mejor
better
gran
big
negro/gra
black
sangre
blood
golpe
blow
azul
blue
cuerpo
body
libro
book
ambos/bas
both
muchacho/cha
boy
cerebro
brain
hermano/a
brother
negocio
business
mas
but
pero
but
sino que
but that
mediante
by means of
capacidad
capacity
capital
capital
caso
case
catalán
catalan
célula
cell
central
central
siglo
century
cadena
chain
cambio
change
carácter/racteres
character
pecho
chest
iglesia
church
circunstancia
circumstance
ciudadano/a
citizen
ciudad
city
civil
civil
clase
class
ropa
clothes
color
color
común\munes
common
comunicación\ciones
communication
compañía
company
empresa
company
concepto
concept
condición\siones
condition
conciencia
conscience
consecuencia
consequence
constante
constant
contacto
contact
conversación
conversation
cuenta
count
países
countries
campaña
countryside
crisis
crisis
cultural
cultural
cultura
culture
corriente
current
peligro
danger
dato
data
hija
daughter
día
day
muerte
death
decisión
decision
profundo/a
deep
defensa
defense
definitivo
definitive
democracia
democracy
privar
deprive
deseo
desire
desarrollo
development
diferencia
difference
diferente
different
distinto
different
difícil
difficult
dificultad
difficulty
distancia
distance
diverso
diverse
doctor/tora
doctor
médico/a
doctor
puerta
door
doble
double
duda
doubt
sueño
dream
durante
during
cada
each
tierra
earth
fácil
easy
efecto
efect
ocho
eight
elección
election
elemento
element
vacío/cía
empty
fin
end
energía
energy
inglés/glesa
english
enorme
enormous
suficiente
enough
igual
equal
europa
europe
europeo/pea
european
aun
even
todo/a
everything
evidente
evident
exacto/a
exact
ejemplo
example
existencia
existence
experiencia
experience
expresión
expression
extremo
extreme
ojo
eye
cara
face
rostro
face
hecho/cha
fact
familia
family
famoso
famous
padre
father
miedo
fear
sentimiento
feeling
campo
field
fuego
fire
primer
first
primero/a
first
cinco
five
piso
floor
flor
flower
pie
foot
por ejemplo
for example
cuatro
four
francia
france
libre
free
libertad
freedom
francés
french
francés/cesa
french
frecuencia
frequency
amigo/a
friend
lleno
full
función
function
fundamental
fundamental
futuro
future
general
general
alemán/mana
german
gesto
gesture
oro
gold
gobierno
government
gracia
grace
mayor
greater
verde
green
grupo
group
tipo/a
guy
pelo
hair
mitad
half
mano
hand
duro
hard
cabeza
head
corazón
heart
altura
height
aquí
here
su
his
suyo/a
his/her/its
histórico
historical
historia
history
tarea
homewrok
caballo
horse
hora
hour
casa
house
cómo
how
cuánto
how much
humano/a
human
marido
husband
idea
idea
imagen\imágenes
image
inmediato/a
immediate
importancia
importance
importante
important
imposible
impossible
frente
in front
individuo
individual
información\ciones
information
interés\reses
interest
internacional
international
ésta
is
mesa
it pulls
trabajo
job
periodista
journalist
rey
king
conocimiento
knowlogde
falta
lack
lenguaje
language
último/a
last
tarde
late
ley
law
izquierda
left
pierna
leg
menos
less
carta
letter
nivel
level
vida
life
así
like this
línea
line
labio
lip
literatura
literature
largo
long
amor
love
suerte
luck
máquina
machine
revista
magazine
mayoría
majority
hombre
man
marcha
march
mercado
market
masa
mass
material
material
materia
matter
máximo
maximum
medio/dia
means
medida
measurement
carne
meat
reunión\niones
meeting
miembro
member
memoria
memory
metro
meter
método
method
militar
military man
millón
million
mío/a
mine
mínimo/a
minimum
ministro/tra
minister
menor
minor
minuto
minute
modelo
model
moderno/a
modern
momento
moment
dinero
money
mes
month
moral
moral
más
more
madre
mother
boca
mouth
mucho
much
música
music
nombre
name
nacional
national
natural
natural
naturaleza
nature
necesario/ria
necessary
vecino/a
neighbor
barrio
neighborhood
tampoco
neither
jamás
never
nunca
never
nuevo/a
new
diario/ria
newspaper
periódico/a
newspaper
próximo/a
next
junto a
next to
noche
night
no
no
ningún
none
normal
normal
ni siquiera
not even
nada
nothing
novela
novel
ahora
now
número
number
objeto
object
objetivo
objective
ocasión\siones
occasion
oficial
official
viejo/a
old
encima
on top
uno/una
one
ciento
one hundred
sólo
only
único/a
only
operación
operation
opinión
opinion
contrario
opposite
o
or
origen/rígenes
origin
nuestro/tra
ours
propio/pia
own
página
page
dolor
pain
papel
paper
parte
part
pasado
past
paciente
patient
paz
peace
gente
people
perfecto
perfect
tal vez
perhaps
persona
person
personaje
person
personal
personal
fenómeno
phenomenon
frase
phrase
lugar
place
plan
plan
punto
point
policía
police
político
political
política
politics
pobre
poor
población\ciones
population
posible
posible
posición\ciones
position
posibilidad
possibility
práctico
practical
preciso/a
precise
presencia
presence
actual
present
presente
present
presidente
president
prensa
press
anterior
previous
principal
principal
probable
probable
problema
problem
proceso
process
producto
product
profesional
professional
programa
program
proyecto
project
público/a
public
puro/a
pure
cantidad
quantity
cuarto/a
quarter
radio
radio
lector/tora
reader
realidad
reality
motivo
reason
razón\zones
reason
reciente
recent
rojo/a
red
régimen
regime
relación\ciones
relation
religioso/a
religious
responsable
responsible
resto
rest
demás
rest of the
vuelta
return
rico/a
rich
derecha
right
riesgo
risk
río
river
camino
road
carrera
running
seguro/a
safe
mismo
same
ciencia
science
científico/a
scientific
mar
sea
segundo
second
secreto/a
secret
sector
sector
seguridad
security
serie/ria
series
serio
serious
servicio
service
siete
seven
varias
several
varios
several
sexo
sex
sexual
sexual
sombra
shadow
forma
shape
rato
short while
hombro
shoulder
lado
side
silencio
silence
semejante
similar
simple
simple
desde que
since
ya que
since
señor/ñora
sir/madam
hermana
sister
situación\ciones
situation
seis
six
piel
skin
lento
slow
pequeño/a
small
sonrisa
smile
tal
so
tan
so
con que
so long as
tanto/a
so much
para que
so that
social
social
socialista
socialist
sociedad
society
solución\ciones
solution
alguien
somebody
algo
something
alma
soul
fuente
source
espacio
space
españa
spain
español/ñola
spanish
especial
special
especie
species
velocidad
speed
espíritu
spirit
etapa
stage
estrella
star
estado
state
paso
step
aún
still
todavía
still
piedra
stone
calle
street
estructura
structure
éxito
success
verano
summer
sol
sun
superior
superior
sistema
system
técnico/a
technician
técnica
technique
televisión\siones
television
diez
ten
término
term
texto
text
aquel
that
aquello/a
that
ese/a
that
eso
that
que
that
es decir
that is to say
el/a
the
lo
the for it
noticia
the news
tema
theme
entonces
then
teoría
theory
ahí
there
allá
there
allí
there
cosa
thing
tercer
third
este
this
este/a
this
esto
this
éste/a
this one
pensamiento
though
mil
thousand
tres
three
tiempo
time
vez\veces
time
título
title
abandonar
to abandon
aceptar
to accept
acompañar
to accompany
adquirir
to acquire
actuar
to act
añadir
to add
avanzar
to advance
afectar
to affect
afirmar
to affirm
permitir
to allow
anunciar
to announce
responder
to answer
aparecer
to appear
aplicar
to apply
acercar
to approach
surgir
to arise
disponer
to arrange
preguntar
to ask
asegurar
to assure
evitar
to avoid
ser
to be
nacer
to be born
valer
to be worth
creer
to believe
pertenecer
to belong to
romper
to break
traer
to bring
provocar
to cause
celebrar
to celebrate
cambiar
to change
comprobar
to check
cerrar
to close
venir
to come
mandar
to command
conservar
to conserve
considerar
to consider
consistir
to consist
constituir
to constitute
contener
to contain
contemplar
to contemplate
continuar
to continue
controlar
to control
convencer
to convince
contar
to count
cubrir
to cover
crear
to create
cruzar
to cross
cortar
to cut
atreverse
to dare
acordar
to decide
decidir
to decide
declarar
to declare
manifestar
to declare
dedicar
to dedicate
defender
to defend
definir
to define
exigir
to demand
demostrar
to demonstrate
negar
to deny
depender
to depend
merecer
to deserve
determinar
to determine
desarrollar
to develop
morir
to die
dirigir
to direct
desaparecer
to disappear
descubrir
to discover
vestir
to dress
beber
to drink
conducir
to drive
comer
to eat
entrar
to enter
establecer
to establish
existir
to exist
explicar
to explain
extender
to extend
caer
to fall
temer
to fear
sentir
to feel
figura
to figure
llenar
to fill
encontrar
to find
acabar
to finish
terminar
to finish
seguir
to follow
olvidar
to forget
formar
to form
dar
to give
ir
to go
ocurrir
to happen
suceder
to happen/ occur
tener
to have
oír
to hear
ayudar
to help
imaginar
to imagine
incluir
to include
indicar
to indicate
informar
to inform
iniciar
to initiate
insistir
to insist
interesar
to interest
guardar
to keep
matar
to kill
saber
to know
faltar
to lack
reír
to laugh
aprender
to learn
dejar
to leave
limitar
to limit
vivir
to live
situar
to locate
amar
to love
mantener
to maintain
marchar
to march
marcar
to mark
casar
to marry
significar
to mean
necesitar
to need
notar
to notice
observar
to observe
conseguir
to obtain
ocupar
to occupy
ofrecer
to offer
deber
to owe
participar
to participate
pagar
to pay
placer
to please
preferir
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preparar
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presentar
to present
impedir
to prevent
producir
to produce
publicar
to publish
meter
to put
poner
to put
subir
to raise
alcanzar
to reach
leer
to read
recibir
to receive
reconocer
to recognize
recuperar
to recover
reducir
to reduce
referir
to refer
permanecer
to remain
repetir
to repeat
representar
to represent
volver
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ver
to see
parecer
to seem
vender
to sell
enviar
to send
separar
to separate
servir
to serve
mostrar
to show
cantar
to sing
dormir
to sleep
sonreír
to smile
resolver
to solve
sonar
to sound
quedar
to stay
detener
to stop
tender
to strech out
estudiar
to study
someter
to subjugate
sufrir
to suffer
suponer
to suppose
superar
to surpass
sorprender
to surprise
coger
to take
aprovechar
to take advantage of
enseñar
to teach
pensar
to think
lanzar
to throw
tirar
to throw
tocar
to touch
intentar
to try
tratar
to try
entender
to understand
unir
to unite
usar
to use
utilizar
to use
despertar
to wake up
andar
to walk
caminar
to walk
querer
to want
mirar
to watch
pesar
to weigh
ganar
to win
desear
to wish
trabajar
to work
preocupar
to worry
escribir
to write
hoy
today
mañana
tomorrow
tono
tone
demasiado
too much
total
total
hacia
towards
pueblo
town
viaje
travel
árbol
tree
verdad
truth
veinte
twenty
dos
two
tío/tía
uncle / aunt
unidad
unit
estados unidos
united States
arriba
up
uso
use
valor
value
violencia
violence
vista
vision
voz\voces
voice
pared
wall
guerra
war
mirada
watched
agua
water
arma
weapon
semana
week
peso
weight
qué
what
cuando
when
donde
where
dónde
where
mientras
while
blanco/a
white
quien
who
quién
who
voluntad
will
viento
wind
ventana
window
con
with
sin
without
palabra
word
obra
work
mundo
world
mundial
worldwide
peor
worse
escritor/tora
writer
año
year
sí
yes
ayer
yesterday
usted
you
joven
young person
zona
zone
