Top 100 Spanish Words

Below you will find a list of some of the most common words used in the Spanish language. This list is certainly not exhaustive but it will get you started.

 

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The top 100 most frequently used words in Spanish:

 

1. el / la - the
2. de - of, from
3. que - that, which
4. y - and
5. a - to, at
6. en - in, on
7. un - a, an
8. ser - to be
9. se - self, oneself
10. no - no
11. haber - to have
12. por - by, for, through
13. con - with
14. su - his or her, their, your family
15. para - for, to, in order to
16. como - like, as
17. estar - to be
18. tener - to have
19. le - 3rd pers. indirect object pronoun
20. lo - the (+ noun)
21. lo - [3rd pers. masc. direct object pronoun]
22. todo - all, every
23. pero - but, yet, except
24. más - more
25. hacer - to do, make
26. o - or
27. poder - to be able to, can
28. decir - to tell, say
29. este - this (m); esta (f)
30. ir - to go
31. otro - other, another
32. ese - that (m); esa (f)
33. la - [3rd pers. fem. direct object pronoun]
34. si - if, whether
35. me - me
36. ya - already, still
37. ver - to see
38. porque - because
39. dar - to give
40. cuando - when
41. él - he
42. muy - very, really
43. sin - without
44. vez - f.) time, occurrence
45. mucho - much, many, a lot
46. saber - to know
47. qué - what?, which?, how (+ adj.)
48. sobre - on top of, over, about
49. mi - my
50. alguno - some; (pron.) someone
51. mismo - same
52. yo - I
53. también- also
54. hasta - until, up to; (adv.) even
55. año - year
56. dos - two
57. querer - to want, love
58. entre - between
59. así - like that
60. primero - first
61. desde - from, since
62. grande - large, great, big
63. eso - that
64. ni - not even, neither, nor
65. nos - us
66. llegar - to arrive
67. pasar - to pass, spend (time)
68. tiempo - time, weather
69. ella - she; ellas them
70. sí - yes
71. día - day
72. uno - one
73. bien - well
74. poco - little few; (adv.) a little bit
75. deber - should, ought to - to owe
76. entonces - so, then
77. poner - to put on - get
78. cosa - thing
79. tanto - much
80. hombre - man, mankind, husband
81. parecer - to seem - look like
82. nuestro - our
83. tan - such, a, too, so
84. donde - where
85. ahora - now
86. parte - part, portion
87. después - after
88. vida - life
89. quedar - to remain, stay
90. siempre - always
91. creer - to believe
92. hablar - to speak, talk
93. llevar - to take, carry
94. dejar - to let, leave
95. nada - nothing
96. cada - each, every
97. seguir - to follow
98. menos - less, fewer
99. nuevo - new
100. encontrar - to find

 

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