1000 Top Used Spanish Words

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Most commonly used 1000 Spanish words

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1000 Top Used Spanish Words

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

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