Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Spanish Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Spanish vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Spanish — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	que	that, which	conjunction	A1
2	de	of, from	preposition	A1
3	no	no, not	adverb	A1
4	a	to, at	preposition	A1
5	la	the (feminine); her, it	article	A1
6	el	the (masculine)	article	A1
7	ser	to be	verb	A1
8	y	and	conjunction	A1
9	en	in, on	preposition	A1
10	haber	to have (auxiliary); there is, there are	verb	A1
11	lo	it, him; the (neuter)	pronoun	A1
12	un	a, an	article	A1
13	por	for, by, through	preposition	A1
14	me	me, myself	pronoun	A1
15	qué	what; how	pronoun	A1
16	estar	to be (state, location)	verb	A1
17	una	a, an (feminine)	article	A1
18	te	you, yourself	pronoun	A1
19	se	oneself, himself, themselves	pronoun	A1
20	los	the (masculine plural); them	article	A1
21	con	with	preposition	A1
22	para	for, in order to	preposition	A1
23	mi	my	determiner	A1
24	tener	to have	verb	A1
25	sí	yes	adverb	A1
26	como	as, like	conjunction	A1
27	pero	but	conjunction	A1
28	yo	I	pronoun	A1
29	su	his, her, your, their	determiner	A1
30	hacer	to do, to make	verb	A1
31	si	if, whether	conjunction	A1
32	las	the (feminine plural); them	article	A1
33	ir	to go	verb	A1
34	bien	well, fine	adverb	A1
35	eso	that	pronoun	A1
36	poder	to be able, can; power (noun)	verb	A1
37	tu	your	determiner	A1
38	esto	this	pronoun	A1
39	más	more, most	adverb	A1
40	aquí	here	adverb	A1
41	querer	to want, to love	verb	A1
42	muy	very	adverb	A1
43	él	he, him	pronoun	A1
44	ya	already, now	adverb	A1
45	saber	to know	verb	A1
46	decir	to say, to tell	verb	A1
47	todo	all, every; everything	determiner	A1
48	ver	to see	verb	A1
49	del	of the (contraction of de + el)	preposition	A1
50	algo	something	pronoun	A1
51	cuando	when	conjunction	A1
52	usted	you (formal)	pronoun	A1
53	ahora	now	adverb	A1
54	al	to the (contraction of a + el)	preposition	A1
55	mí	me (after prepositions)	pronoun	A1
56	nada	nothing	pronoun	A1
57	así	like this, so	adverb	A1
58	dar	to give	verb	A1
59	cómo	how	adverb	A1
60	tú	you (informal)	pronoun	A1
61	este	this	determiner	A1
62	hola	hello, hi	interjection	A1
63	venir	to come	verb	A1
64	gracias	thanks, thank you	interjection	A1
65	ese	that	determiner	A1
66	pasar	to pass, to happen	verb	A1
67	o	or	conjunction	A1
68	le	him, her, you (indirect object)	pronoun	A1
69	sé	I know (from saber); be (imperative of ser)	verb	A1
70	bueno	good; well, okay	adjective	A1
71	poco	little, not much; few	adverb	A1
72	creer	to believe, to think	verb	A1
73	entonces	then, so	adverb	A1
74	mucho	much, a lot	adverb	A1
75	llamar	to call	verb	A1
76	hablar	to speak, to talk	verb	A1
77	favor	favor (por favor: please)	noun	A1
78	casa	house, home	noun	A1
79	quién	who (question)	pronoun	A1
80	día	day	noun	A1
81	solo	only, just; alone	adverb	A1
82	nos	us, ourselves	pronoun	A1
83	tiempo	time; weather	noun	A1
84	mirar	to look at, to watch	verb	A1
85	ella	she, her	pronoun	A1
86	dos	two	number	A1
87	señor	sir, mister, gentleman	noun	A1
88	también	also, too	adverb	A1
89	vida	life	noun	A1
90	hasta	until, up to; even	preposition	A1
91	desde	from, since	preposition	A1
92	verdad	truth; right?	noun	A1
93	porque	because	conjunction	A1
94	salir	to go out, to leave	verb	A1
95	cosa	thing	noun	A1
96	tan	so, such	adverb	A1
97	hombre	man	noun	A1
98	nunca	never	adverb	A1
99	dónde	where (question)	adverb	A1
100	buscar	to look for, to search	verb	A1
101	seguro	sure, safe; insurance	adjective	A1
102	año	year	noun	A1
103	vez	time, occasion	noun	A1
104	pues	well, then	conjunction	A2
105	ni	nor, not even	conjunction	A1
106	sin	without	preposition	A1
107	sobre	on, about; envelope	preposition	A1
108	dejar	to leave, to let	verb	A1
109	grande	big, large	adjective	A1
110	necesitar	to need	verb	A1
111	mismo	same; -self	adjective	A1
112	siempre	always	adverb	A1
113	menos	less; least; minus	adverb	A1
114	noche	night	noun	A1
115	momento	moment	noun	A1
116	tomar	to take, to drink	verb	A1
117	esperar	to wait, to hope	verb	A1
118	encontrar	to find	verb	A1
119	morir	to die	verb	A2
120	gente	people	noun	A1
121	lugar	place	noun	A1
122	alguien	someone, somebody	pronoun	A1
123	hora	hour, time	noun	A1
124	mundo	world	noun	A1
125	volver	to return, to come back	verb	A2
126	nadie	nobody, no one	pronoun	A1
127	conocer	to know (people, places), to meet	verb	A1
128	pensar	to think	verb	A1
129	mejor	better, best	adjective	A1
130	padre	father	noun	A1
131	trabajar	to work	verb	A1
132	quien	who, whom (relative)	pronoun	A2
133	amigo	friend	noun	A1
134	después	after, afterwards	adverb	A1
135	donde	where (relative)	adverb	A1
136	parecer	to seem, to look like	verb	A2
137	mamá	mom, mommy	noun	A1
138	antes	before, earlier	adverb	A1
139	importar	to matter; to import	verb	A2
140	ayudar	to help	verb	A1
141	tres	three	number	A1
142	vivir	to live	verb	A1
143	problema	problem	noun	A1
144	les	them, you (indirect object plural)	pronoun	A1
145	deber	must, should; to owe	verb	A1
146	hijo	son, child	noun	A1
147	otro	other, another	determiner	A1
148	nombre	name	noun	A1
149	mujer	woman, wife	noun	A1
150	hoy	today	adverb	A1
151	chico	boy, kid; small	noun	A1
152	caso	case	noun	A2
153	oír	to hear	verb	A2
154	idea	idea	noun	A1
155	ahí	there	adverb	A1
156	cuándo	when (question)	adverb	A1
157	dinero	money	noun	A1
158	casi	almost	adverb	A1
159	sentir	to feel; to be sorry	verb	A2
160	papá	dad, daddy	noun	A1
161	puerta	door	noun	A1
162	forma	form, way, shape	noun	A2
163	ellos	they, them	pronoun	A1
164	tal	such (qué tal: how are you)	determiner	A2
165	llegar	to arrive	verb	A1
166	entrar	to enter, to go in	verb	A1
167	tarde	late; afternoon	adverb	A1
168	malo	bad	adjective	A1
169	quedar	to stay, to remain	verb	A2
170	escuchar	to listen	verb	A1
171	poner	to put, to place	verb	A1
172	hecho	fact, deed; done	noun	A2
173	razón	reason	noun	A2
174	seguir	to follow, to continue	verb	A2
175	tipo	type, kind; guy	noun	A2
176	cuenta	bill, account (darse cuenta: to realize)	noun	A2
177	madre	mother	noun	A1
178	cierto	true, certain	adjective	A2
179	aunque	although, even though	conjunction	A2
180	nosotros	we, us	pronoun	A1
181	agua	water	noun	A1
182	fácil	easy	adjective	A1
183	luego	later, then	adverb	A1
184	manera	way, manner	noun	A2
185	contar	to count; to tell	verb	A2
186	ustedes	you (plural)	pronoun	A1
187	jugar	to play	verb	A1
188	punto	point, dot	noun	A2
189	mano	hand	noun	A1
190	corazón	heart	noun	A2
191	hermano	brother	noun	A1
192	perder	to lose	verb	A1
193	cada	each, every	determiner	A1
194	historia	story, history	noun	A1
195	país	country	noun	A1
196	último	last, final	adjective	A2
197	alguno	some, any	determiner	A1
198	empezar	to begin, to start	verb	A1
199	minuto	minute	noun	A1
200	claro	clear; of course	adjective	A1
201	ciudad	city	noun	A1
202	policía	police; police officer	noun	A2
203	llevar	to carry, to take	verb	A2
204	comer	to eat	verb	A1
205	junto	together; next to	adjective	A2
206	pronto	soon	adverb	A1
207	acabar	to finish, to end	verb	A2
208	preocupar	to worry	verb	A2
209	servir	to serve, to be useful	verb	A2
210	niño	child, boy	noun	A1
211	recordar	to remember	verb	A2
212	amor	love	noun	A1
213	nuevo	new	adjective	A1
214	cinco	five	number	A1
215	entender	to understand	verb	A1
216	pequeño	small, little	adjective	A1
217	allí	there	adverb	A1
218	mientras	while	conjunction	A2
219	cabeza	head	noun	A1
220	ojo	eye	noun	A1
221	palabra	word	noun	A1
222	coche	car	noun	A1
223	cambiar	to change	verb	A2
224	primero	first	adjective	A1
225	demasiado	too much, too	adverb	A2
226	pedir	to ask for, to request	verb	A2
227	semana	week	noun	A1
228	mal	badly; evil	adverb	A1
229	bebé	baby	noun	A1
230	cariño	darling; affection	noun	A2
231	nuestro	our	determiner	A1
232	arriba	up, above	adverb	A2
233	suerte	luck	noun	A2
234	usar	to use	verb	A1
235	escuela	school	noun	A1
236	medio	half, middle; means	adjective	A2
237	matar	to kill	verb	A2
238	parte	part	noun	A2
239	igual	equal, same; anyway	adjective	A2
240	viejo	old; old man	adjective	A1
241	joven	young; young person	adjective	A2
242	dormir	to sleep	verb	A1
243	tanto	so much (tanto como: as much as)	adverb	A2
244	cuatro	four	number	A1
245	número	number	noun	A1
246	señora	madam, lady, Mrs.	noun	A1
247	quizás	maybe, perhaps	adverb	A2
248	doctor	doctor	noun	A1
249	par	pair, couple	noun	A2
250	muerte	death	noun	A2
251	abrir	to open	verb	A1
252	supuesto	supposed (por supuesto: of course)	adjective	A2
253	preguntar	to ask (a question)	verb	A2
254	mañana	tomorrow; morning	adverb	A1
255	dios	god	noun	A2
256	gustar	to like, to be pleasing	verb	A1
257	cuánto	how much, how many	determiner	A1
258	tratar	to try, to treat	verb	A2
259	seis	six	number	A1
260	camino	road, way	noun	A2
261	persona	person	noun	A1
262	bonito	pretty, nice	adjective	A1
263	conmigo	with me	pronoun	A1
264	fuerte	strong; loud	adjective	A2
265	cerca	near, close	adverb	A1
266	contigo	with you	pronoun	A1
267	ganar	to win, to earn	verb	A2
268	comprar	to buy	verb	A1
269	entre	between, among	preposition	A2
270	terminar	to finish, to end	verb	A2
271	sacar	to take out, to get	verb	A2
272	loco	crazy	adjective	A2
273	lado	side	noun	A2
274	realmente	really	adverb	A2
275	foto	photo	noun	A1
276	además	besides, in addition	adverb	A2
277	regresar	to return, to go back	verb	A2
278	leer	to read	verb	A1
279	mes	month	noun	A1
280	fiesta	party	noun	A1
281	muchacho	boy, lad	noun	A2
282	pagar	to pay	verb	A1
283	cuarto	room; fourth	noun	A2
284	conseguir	to get, to obtain	verb	A2
285	durante	during	preposition	A2
286	luz	light	noun	A2
287	alto	tall, high	adjective	A1
288	clase	class, kind	noun	A1
289	baño	bathroom, bath	noun	A1
290	todavía	still, yet	adverb	A2
291	significar	to mean	verb	A2
292	llorar	to cry	verb	A2
293	dentro	inside	adverb	A2
294	ti	you (after prepositions)	pronoun	A1
295	perdón	sorry, pardon	interjection	A1
296	caer	to fall	verb	A2
297	información	information	noun	A2
298	plan	plan	noun	A2
299	jefe	boss, chief	noun	A2
300	cuerpo	body	noun	A2
301	sangre	blood	noun	A2
302	juego	game	noun	A1
303	fuera	outside, out	adverb	A2
304	secreto	secret	noun	A2
305	aún	still, yet	adverb	A2
306	escribir	to write	verb	A1
307	posible	possible	adjective	A2
308	tierra	earth, land	noun	A2
309	pena	pity, sorrow (vale la pena: it is worth it)	noun	A2
310	importante	important	adjective	A2
311	acuerdo	agreement (de acuerdo: okay)	noun	A2
312	rápido	fast, quick	adjective	A1
313	difícil	difficult, hard	adjective	A1
314	miedo	fear	noun	A2
315	ayuda	help, aid	noun	A2
316	esposa	wife	noun	A2
317	feliz	happy	adjective	A1
318	listo	ready; clever	adjective	A2
319	música	music	noun	A1
320	correr	to run	verb	A1
321	extraño	strange, weird	adjective	A2
322	perfecto	perfect	adjective	A2
323	maldito	damn, cursed	adjective	B1
324	esposo	husband	noun	A2
325	cielo	sky, heaven	noun	A2
326	hotel	hotel	noun	A1
327	pelear	to fight	verb	A2
328	culpa	fault, blame	noun	A2
329	idiota	idiot	noun	A2
330	teléfono	telephone, phone	noun	A1
331	propio	own	adjective	B1
332	humano	human	adjective	A2
333	error	error, mistake	noun	A2
334	asunto	matter, affair	noun	B1
335	vender	to sell	verb	A2
336	cerrar	to close	verb	A1
337	responder	to answer, to respond	verb	A2
338	recibir	to receive	verb	A2
339	doler	to hurt, to ache	verb	A2
340	mostrar	to show	verb	A2
341	aprender	to learn	verb	A1
342	sueño	dream; sleep	noun	A2
343	boca	mouth	noun	A1
344	adiós	goodbye	interjection	A1
345	mentir	to lie	verb	A2
346	pobre	poor	adjective	A2
347	negocio	business	noun	A2
348	comenzar	to begin, to start	verb	A2
349	caballo	horse	noun	A2
350	pelo	hair	noun	A1
351	sorpresa	surprise	noun	A2
352	carta	letter, card	noun	A2
353	ejemplo	example (por ejemplo: for example)	noun	A2
354	hambre	hunger	noun	A1
355	cara	face	noun	A1
356	subir	to go up, to climb	verb	A2
357	ninguno	none, not any	determiner	A2
358	aire	air	noun	A2
359	azul	blue	adjective	A1
360	dulce	sweet	adjective	A2
361	contento	happy, glad	adjective	A1
362	llave	key	noun	A2
363	reír	to laugh	verb	A2
364	bajar	to go down, to lower	verb	A2
365	solamente	only	adverb	A2
366	mesa	table	noun	A1
367	seguridad	security, safety	noun	B1
368	cámara	camera	noun	A2
369	lindo	pretty, lovely	adjective	A2
370	rojo	red	adjective	A1
371	tampoco	neither, not either	adverb	A2
372	vuelta	turn, return; walk	noun	A2
373	llamada	call	noun	A2
374	golpe	blow, hit	noun	B1
375	sentar	to sit (sentarse: to sit down)	verb	A2
376	partido	match, game; (political) party	noun	A2
377	estación	station; season	noun	A2
378	cumpleaños	birthday	noun	A1
379	gato	cat	noun	A1
380	perro	dog	noun	A1
381	general	general	adjective	A2
382	explicar	to explain	verb	A2
383	oficina	office	noun	A1
384	personal	personal; staff	adjective	B1
385	banco	bank; bench	noun	A2
386	pareja	couple, partner	noun	A2
387	grupo	group	noun	A2
388	encantar	to delight (me encanta: I love it)	verb	A1
389	ocurrir	to happen, to occur	verb	A2
390	necesario	necessary	adjective	B1
391	bienvenido	welcome	adjective	A1
392	varios	several, various	determiner	A2
393	acompañar	to accompany	verb	B1
394	preparar	to prepare	verb	A2
395	especial	special	adjective	A2
396	salud	health (¡salud!: cheers)	noun	A2
397	alegrar	to make happy (alegrarse: to be glad)	verb	A2
398	hospital	hospital	noun	A2
399	duro	hard, tough	adjective	A2
400	pie	foot	noun	A2
401	tren	train	noun	A1
402	disculpar	to excuse (disculpa: sorry)	verb	A2
403	arma	weapon	noun	B1
404	fin	end (por fin: finally)	noun	A2
405	avión	airplane	noun	A1
406	sonar	to sound, to ring	verb	A2
407	gordo	fat	adjective	A2
408	suceder	to happen	verb	B1
409	comida	food, meal	noun	A1
410	olvidar	to forget	verb	A2
411	calle	street	noun	A1
412	pregunta	question	noun	A1
413	traer	to bring	verb	A2
414	trabajo	work, job	noun	A1
415	tranquilo	calm, quiet (¡tranquilo!: relax)	adjective	A2
416	voz	voice	noun	A2
417	familia	family	noun	A1
418	echar	to throw; to miss (echar de menos)	verb	A2
419	cuál	which, what (question)	pronoun	A1
420	cuidado	care (¡cuidado!: watch out)	noun	A2
421	siete	seven	number	A1
422	contra	against	preposition	A2
423	mentira	lie	noun	A2
424	novio	boyfriend, fiancé (novia: girlfriend)	noun	A2
425	fuego	fire	noun	A2
426	cama	bed	noun	A1
427	final	end, ending; final	noun	A2
428	ocho	eight	number	A1
429	pasado	past; last (el año pasado: last year)	adjective	A2
430	muerto	dead	adjective	A2
431	dolor	pain	noun	A2
432	médico	doctor, physician	noun	A2
433	imposible	impossible	adjective	A2
434	salvar	to save, to rescue	verb	A2
435	futuro	future	noun	A2
436	guerra	war	noun	A2
437	estudiar	to study	verb	A1
438	normal	normal	adjective	A2
439	mar	sea	noun	A2
440	diez	ten	number	A1
441	perdonar	to forgive	verb	A2
442	casar	to marry (casarse: to get married)	verb	A2
443	respuesta	answer, reply	noun	A2
444	cualquiera	any, anyone	determiner	A2
445	beber	to drink	verb	A1
446	abierto	open	adjective	A2
447	sol	sun	noun	A1
448	equipo	team; equipment	noun	A2
449	decidir	to decide	verb	A2
450	vivo	alive; lively	adjective	A2
451	estúpido	stupid	adjective	A2
452	jamás	never (emphatic)	adverb	B1
453	nueve	nine	number	A1
454	caminar	to walk	verb	A2
455	cambio	change	noun	A2
456	raro	strange, rare	adjective	A2
457	increíble	incredible, amazing	adjective	A2
458	andar	to walk, to go	verb	A2
459	hermoso	beautiful	adjective	A2
460	peligro	danger	noun	A2
461	mensaje	message	noun	A2
462	real	real; royal	adjective	A2
463	carne	meat	noun	A1
464	meter	to put in, to insert	verb	A2
465	serio	serious	adjective	A2
466	robar	to steal	verb	A2
467	atención	attention	noun	A2
468	parar	to stop	verb	A2
469	libro	book	noun	A1
470	película	movie, film	noun	A1
471	tonto	silly, dumb	adjective	A2
472	rey	king	noun	A2
473	detener	to stop, to arrest	verb	B1
474	piso	floor; apartment (Spain)	noun	A2
475	profesor	teacher, professor	noun	A1
476	suelo	floor, ground	noun	A2
477	volar	to fly	verb	A2
478	prueba	test, proof	noun	B1
479	hacia	toward	preposition	A2
480	oportunidad	opportunity, chance	noun	B1
481	situación	situation	noun	B1
482	escapar	to escape	verb	B1
483	vino	wine	noun	A1
484	ruido	noise	noun	A2
485	silencio	silence	noun	A2
486	barco	boat, ship	noun	A2
487	pan	bread	noun	A1
488	decisión	decision	noun	B1
489	marido	husband	noun	A2
490	río	river	noun	A2
491	luna	moon	noun	A2
492	regalo	gift, present	noun	A1
493	besar	to kiss	verb	A2
494	pistola	gun, pistol	noun	B1
495	confiar	to trust	verb	B1
496	sino	but rather	conjunction	B1
497	habitación	room, bedroom	noun	A1
498	disparar	to shoot	verb	B1
499	estrella	star	noun	A2
500	juez	judge	noun	B1
501	cine	cinema, movies	noun	A1
502	apenas	barely, hardly	adverb	B1
503	doce	twelve	number	A2
504	abogado	lawyer	noun	A2
505	café	coffee; café	noun	A1
506	campo	countryside, field	noun	A2
507	cárcel	jail, prison	noun	B1
508	cuidar	to take care of	verb	A2
509	vale	okay (Spain)	interjection	A2
510	alma	soul	noun	B1
511	frío	cold	adjective	A1
512	ventana	window	noun	A1
513	según	according to	preposition	B1
514	desear	to wish, to desire	verb	A2
515	ley	law	noun	B1
516	visitar	to visit	verb	A1
517	crimen	crime	noun	B1
518	universidad	university	noun	A1
519	leche	milk	noun	A1
520	proteger	to protect	verb	B1
521	sonreír	to smile	verb	B1
522	señorita	miss, young lady	noun	A2
523	esconder	to hide	verb	B1
524	mitad	half	noun	A2
525	principio	beginning; principle	noun	B1
526	culpable	guilty	adjective	B1
527	caja	box	noun	A2
528	nariz	nose	noun	A2
529	elegir	to choose	verb	B1
530	paz	peace	noun	A2
531	orden	order	noun	B1
532	cien	one hundred	number	A2
533	saltar	to jump	verb	A2
534	nervioso	nervous	adjective	A2
535	triste	sad	adjective	A1
536	pierna	leg	noun	A2
537	interesante	interesting	adjective	A1
538	sistema	system	noun	B1
539	brazo	arm	noun	A2
540	soldado	soldier	noun	B1
541	sonrisa	smile	noun	B1
542	conducir	to drive	verb	A2
543	ánimo	spirit, mood (¡ánimo!: cheer up)	noun	B1
544	pescado	fish (food)	noun	A1
545	broma	joke	noun	A2
546	odiar	to hate	verb	A2
547	inteligente	intelligent	adjective	A1
548	centro	center, downtown	noun	A2
549	servicio	service	noun	B1
550	tío	uncle; guy (Spain)	noun	A2
551	lluvia	rain	noun	A2
552	piel	skin	noun	A2
553	vecino	neighbor	noun	A2
554	divertido	fun, funny	adjective	A2
555	mover	to move	verb	B1
556	boda	wedding	noun	A2
557	reina	queen	noun	A2
558	nacer	to be born	verb	A2
559	dedo	finger	noun	A2
560	resto	rest, remainder	noun	B1
561	tirar	to throw, to pull	verb	A2
562	espalda	back (body)	noun	A2
563	golpear	to hit, to knock	verb	B1
564	maestro	teacher, master	noun	A2
565	mierda	shit (vulgar)	noun	B1
566	zapato	shoe	noun	A1
567	ropa	clothes, clothing	noun	A1
568	invitar	to invite	verb	A2
569	tarjeta	card	noun	A2
570	baile	dance	noun	A2
571	bailar	to dance	verb	A1
572	cantar	to sing	verb	A1
573	canción	song	noun	A2
574	prometer	to promise	verb	B1
575	oro	gold	noun	A2
576	viaje	trip, journey	noun	A2
577	viajar	to travel	verb	A1
578	isla	island	noun	A2
579	pelota	ball	noun	A2
580	enemigo	enemy	noun	B1
581	plaza	square, plaza	noun	A2
582	iglesia	church	noun	A2
583	apartamento	apartment	noun	A1
584	dueño	owner	noun	B1
585	negro	black	adjective	A1
586	blanco	white	adjective	A1
587	verde	green	adjective	A1
588	comprender	to understand, to comprehend	verb	A2
589	sábado	Saturday	noun	A1
590	aeropuerto	airport	noun	A1
591	domingo	Sunday	noun	A1
592	estudiante	student	noun	A1
593	empresa	company, business	noun	B1
594	experiencia	experience	noun	B1
595	chocolate	chocolate	noun	A1
596	acordar	to agree (acordarse: to remember)	verb	B1
597	cerdo	pig, pork	noun	A2
598	caro	expensive	adjective	A1
599	fuerza	strength, force	noun	B1
600	destino	destiny, destination	noun	B1
601	pieza	piece, part	noun	B1
602	flor	flower	noun	A2
603	árbol	tree	noun	A2
604	escena	scene	noun	B1
605	sed	thirst	noun	A2
606	montaña	mountain	noun	A2
607	gobierno	government	noun	B1
608	ayer	yesterday	adverb	A1
609	lejos	far, far away	adverb	A1
610	mío	mine	pronoun	A2
611	allá	there, over there	adverb	A2
612	peor	worse, worst	adjective	A2
613	mayor	older, bigger; main	adjective	A2
614	color	color	noun	A1
615	libre	free	adjective	A2
616	pueblo	town, village; people	noun	A2
617	papel	paper; role	noun	A2
618	costar	to cost	verb	A2
619	faltar	to be missing, to lack	verb	A2
620	único	only, unique	adjective	B1
621	aparecer	to appear	verb	B1
622	cita	date, appointment	noun	A2
623	largo	long	adjective	A2
624	playa	beach	noun	A1
625	cansado	tired	adjective	A1
626	presidente	president	noun	A2
627	recuerdo	memory, souvenir	noun	B1
628	intentar	to try, to attempt	verb	B1
629	bajo	under, below; short, low	preposition	A2
630	cumplir	to fulfill; to turn (an age)	verb	B1
631	cocinar	to cook	verb	A1
632	atrás	back, behind	adverb	A2
633	aceptar	to accept	verb	A2
634	mente	mind	noun	B1
635	probar	to try, to taste, to test	verb	A2
636	tienda	store, shop	noun	A1
637	mil	thousand	number	A2
638	tocar	to touch; to play (an instrument)	verb	A2
639	deporte	sport	noun	A1
640	levantar	to raise, to lift (levantarse: to get up)	verb	A2
641	abajo	down, below	adverb	A2
642	capitán	captain	noun	B1
643	suyo	his, hers, yours, theirs	pronoun	B1
644	justo	fair, just; exactly	adjective	B1
645	soñar	to dream	verb	A2
646	terrible	terrible	adjective	B1
647	despertar	to wake up	verb	A2
648	fútbol	soccer, football	noun	A1
649	aquel	that (over there)	determiner	A2
650	batalla	battle	noun	B1
651	permitir	to allow, to permit	verb	B1
652	celular	cell phone (LatAm)	noun	A2
653	quitar	to take away, to remove	verb	A2
654	precio	price	noun	A2
655	lograr	to achieve, to manage to	verb	B1
656	anoche	last night	adverb	A2
657	enfermo	sick, ill	adjective	A2
658	cuento	tale, story	noun	B1
659	medicina	medicine	noun	A2
660	guardar	to keep, to save	verb	A2
661	cuchillo	knife	noun	A2
662	viento	wind	noun	A2
663	enfermera	nurse	noun	A2
664	romper	to break	verb	A2
665	ejército	army	noun	B1
666	rico	rich; delicious	adjective	A2
667	exactamente	exactly	adverb	A2
668	agente	agent, officer	noun	B1
669	gritar	to shout, to scream	verb	A2
670	pantalla	screen	noun	B1
671	famoso	famous	adjective	A2
672	mercado	market	noun	A2
673	encender	to turn on, to light	verb	A2
674	apagar	to turn off	verb	A2
675	vestido	dress	noun	A2
676	delgado	thin, slim	adjective	A2
677	espíritu	spirit	noun	B1
678	imaginar	to imagine	verb	A2
679	taxi	taxi	noun	A1
680	lleno	full	adjective	A2
681	vacío	empty	adjective	B1
682	herida	wound, injury	noun	B1
683	saludar	to greet	verb	A2
684	nube	cloud	noun	A2
685	probablemente	probably	adverb	B1
686	diablo	devil	noun	B1
687	ofrecer	to offer	verb	B1
688	lavar	to wash	verb	A2
689	limpiar	to clean	verb	A2
690	cruzar	to cross	verb	A2
691	bosque	forest	noun	A2
692	caliente	hot	adjective	A2
693	puente	bridge	noun	B1
694	reunión	meeting	noun	B1
695	falso	false, fake	adjective	B1
696	colegio	school (primary/secondary)	noun	A2
697	tarea	homework, task	noun	A2
698	piedra	stone, rock	noun	A2
699	español	Spanish (language); Spaniard	noun	A1
700	débil	weak	adjective	B1
701	luchar	to fight, to struggle	verb	B1
702	sombra	shadow, shade	noun	B1
703	verano	summer	noun	A1
704	once	eleven	number	A2
705	té	tea	noun	A1
706	desaparecer	to disappear	verb	B1
707	tras	after, behind	preposition	B1
708	cuello	neck	noun	B1
709	camión	truck; bus (Mexico)	noun	A2
710	horrible	horrible	adjective	A2
711	estómago	stomach	noun	B1
712	marchar	to march (marcharse: to leave)	verb	B1
713	excelente	excellent	adjective	A2
714	memoria	memory	noun	B1
715	diente	tooth	noun	A2
716	finalmente	finally	adverb	B1
717	partir	to leave, to depart; to split	verb	B1
718	enviar	to send	verb	A2
719	computadora	computer (LatAm)	noun	A2
720	plata	silver; money (LatAm)	noun	A2
721	inglés	English (language)	noun	A1
722	quince	fifteen	number	A2
723	madera	wood	noun	B1
724	simplemente	simply	adverb	B1
725	zona	zone, area	noun	B1
726	sano	healthy	adjective	B1
727	víctima	victim	noun	B1
728	pecho	chest, breast	noun	B1
729	curar	to cure, to heal	verb	B1
730	adelante	forward, ahead (¡adelante!: come in)	adverb	A2
731	mandar	to send; to order	verb	A2
732	genial	great, awesome	adjective	A2
733	hueso	bone	noun	B1
734	ladrón	thief	noun	B1
735	bala	bullet	noun	B1
736	cerebro	brain	noun	B1
737	revista	magazine	noun	A2
738	oreja	ear	noun	A2
739	verdadero	true, real	adjective	B1
740	maravilloso	wonderful, marvelous	adjective	A2
741	tormenta	storm	noun	B1
742	acá	here (LatAm)	adverb	A2
743	defender	to defend	verb	B1
744	delicioso	delicious	adjective	A2
745	repetir	to repeat	verb	A2
746	aun	even (aun así: even so)	adverb	B1
747	museo	museum	noun	A2
748	encima	on top, above	adverb	A2
749	peligroso	dangerous	adjective	A2
750	jugador	player	noun	A2
751	nieve	snow	noun	A2
752	preferir	to prefer	verb	A2
753	fantasma	ghost	noun	B1
754	enseñar	to teach, to show	verb	A2
755	sorprender	to surprise	verb	B1
756	común	common	adjective	B1
757	idioma	language	noun	A2
758	detrás	behind	adverb	A2
759	teatro	theater	noun	A2
760	humo	smoke	noun	B1
761	cortar	to cut	verb	A2
762	temprano	early	adverb	A2
763	borracho	drunk	adjective	B1
764	veinte	twenty	number	A2
765	enojado	angry (LatAm)	adjective	A2
766	examen	exam, test	noun	A2
767	esquina	corner	noun	A2
768	discutir	to argue, to discuss	verb	B1
769	traje	suit; costume	noun	A2
770	milagro	miracle	noun	B1
771	dama	lady	noun	B1
772	arena	sand	noun	B1
773	autobús	bus	noun	A1
774	despedir	to fire; to say goodbye (despedirse)	verb	B1
775	pantalón	trousers, pants	noun	A2
776	costa	coast	noun	B1
777	apoyar	to support	verb	B1
778	sabor	taste, flavor	noun	B1
779	monstruo	monster	noun	B1
780	valer	to be worth	verb	A2
781	grave	serious, grave	adjective	B1
782	contestar	to answer	verb	A2
783	torre	tower	noun	B1
784	alcanzar	to reach	verb	B1
785	ángel	angel	noun	B1
786	gastar	to spend	verb	B1
787	infierno	hell	noun	B1
788	paciente	patient	noun	B1
789	camisa	shirt	noun	A1
790	precioso	gorgeous, precious	adjective	A2
791	ellas	they, them (feminine)	pronoun	A1
792	frontera	border	noun	B1
793	sencillo	simple, easy	adjective	B1
794	empujar	to push	verb	B1
795	soltar	to let go, to release	verb	B1
796	recoger	to pick up, to collect	verb	B1
797	cliente	client, customer	noun	B1
798	invierno	winter	noun	A1
799	ojalá	hopefully, I hope so	interjection	B1
800	herir	to hurt, to wound	verb	B1
801	afuera	outside (LatAm)	adverb	A2
802	celebrar	to celebrate	verb	B1
803	reloj	clock, watch	noun	A2
804	suponer	to suppose, to assume	verb	B1
805	segundo	second (time); second (ordinal)	noun	A2
806	rato	while, moment	noun	A2
807	edad	age	noun	A2
808	bastante	quite, enough	adverb	A2
809	molestar	to bother, to annoy	verb	A2
810	derecho	right; law; straight	noun	B1
811	jurar	to swear	verb	B1
812	cocina	kitchen; cooking	noun	A1
813	duda	doubt	noun	B1
814	silla	chair	noun	A1
815	tema	topic, subject	noun	B1
816	realidad	reality (en realidad: actually)	noun	B1
817	plato	plate, dish	noun	A1
818	cena	dinner	noun	A1
819	diferente	different	adjective	A2
820	restaurante	restaurant	noun	A1
821	accidente	accident	noun	A2
822	cerveza	beer	noun	A1
823	próximo	next	adjective	A2
824	parque	park	noun	A1
825	asesino	murderer, killer	noun	B1
826	animal	animal	noun	A1
827	calor	heat (hace calor: it is hot)	noun	A1
828	llover	to rain	verb	A2
829	estado	state, condition	noun	B1
830	vaso	glass (drinking)	noun	A1
831	lunes	Monday	noun	A1
832	existir	to exist	verb	B1
833	viernes	Friday	noun	A1
834	correo	mail, post	noun	A2
835	consejo	advice; council	noun	B1
836	opinión	opinion	noun	B1
837	suficiente	enough, sufficient	adjective	B1
838	pared	wall	noun	A2
839	permiso	permission, permit	noun	B1
840	descansar	to rest	verb	A2
841	enorme	huge, enormous	adjective	B1
842	siguiente	next, following	adjective	B1
843	fecha	date (calendar)	noun	A2
844	compartir	to share	verb	B1
845	vergüenza	shame, embarrassment	noun	B1
846	sala	living room; hall	noun	A2
847	mantener	to maintain, to keep	verb	B1
848	escalera	stairs, ladder	noun	A2
849	miércoles	Wednesday	noun	A1
850	bolsillo	pocket	noun	B1
851	alegría	joy, happiness	noun	B1
852	curioso	curious, odd	adjective	B1
853	espejo	mirror	noun	A2
854	desayuno	breakfast	noun	A1
855	evitar	to avoid	verb	B1
856	humor	humor, mood	noun	B1
857	fe	faith	noun	B1
858	esperanza	hope	noun	B1
859	pájaro	bird	noun	A2
860	martes	Tuesday	noun	A1
861	aguantar	to put up with, to endure	verb	B1
862	deseo	wish, desire	noun	B1
863	sufrir	to suffer	verb	B1
864	caballero	gentleman, knight	noun	B1
865	costumbre	custom, habit	noun	B1
866	demostrar	to prove, to demonstrate	verb	B1
867	firmar	to sign	verb	B1
868	botella	bottle	noun	A2
869	vacaciones	vacation, holidays	noun	A1
870	misterio	mystery	noun	B1
871	aburrido	boring, bored	adjective	A2
872	sombrero	hat	noun	A2
873	disfrutar	to enjoy	verb	B1
874	jueves	Thursday	noun	A1
875	promesa	promise	noun	B1
876	techo	ceiling, roof	noun	B1
877	arreglar	to fix, to arrange	verb	A2
878	respirar	to breathe	verb	B1
879	motivo	reason, motive	noun	B1
880	celoso	jealous	adjective	B1
881	descubrir	to discover	verb	B1
882	gracioso	funny	adjective	A2
883	nivel	level	noun	B1
884	posibilidad	possibility	noun	B1
885	Navidad	Christmas	noun	A2
886	orgulloso	proud	adjective	B1
887	enterar	to find out (enterarse)	verb	B1
888	maleta	suitcase	noun	A2
889	huir	to flee, to run away	verb	B1
890	éxito	success	noun	B1
891	primavera	spring (season)	noun	A1
892	inocente	innocent	adjective	B1
893	carretera	road, highway	noun	B1
894	espada	sword	noun	B1
895	crear	to create	verb	B1
896	pastilla	pill	noun	B1
897	lástima	pity, shame	noun	B1
898	normalmente	normally, usually	adverb	A2
899	pez	fish (live)	noun	A2
900	solución	solution	noun	B1
901	edificio	building	noun	A2
902	debajo	underneath, below	adverb	A2
903	otoño	autumn, fall	noun	A1
904	señal	signal, sign	noun	B1
905	resolver	to solve, to resolve	verb	B1
906	huevo	egg	noun	A1
907	juntar	to gather, to join	verb	B1
908	sal	salt	noun	A2
909	asustar	to scare, to frighten	verb	A2
910	felicidad	happiness	noun	B1
911	cantidad	amount, quantity	noun	B1
912	vigilar	to watch, to guard	verb	B1
913	biblioteca	library	noun	A2
914	extranjero	foreigner; foreign, abroad	noun	B1
915	regla	rule; ruler	noun	B1
916	incluso	even, including	adverb	B1
917	valor	courage; value	noun	B1
918	bolsa	bag; stock market	noun	A2
919	pollo	chicken	noun	A1
920	tristeza	sadness	noun	B1
921	atrapar	to catch, to trap	verb	B1
922	azúcar	sugar	noun	A2
923	obtener	to obtain, to get	verb	B1
924	siquiera	even (ni siquiera: not even)	adverb	B1
925	pesadilla	nightmare	noun	B1
926	cero	zero	number	A1
927	tardar	to take (time), to be late	verb	B1
928	amistad	friendship	noun	B1
929	honor	honor	noun	B1
930	alrededor	around	adverb	B1
931	avisar	to warn, to let know	verb	B1
932	delante	in front	adverb	A2
933	manzana	apple; city block	noun	A1
934	castigar	to punish	verb	B1
935	daño	damage, harm	noun	B1
936	treinta	thirty	number	A2
937	testigo	witness	noun	B1
938	naturaleza	nature	noun	B1
939	queso	cheese	noun	A1
940	sospechoso	suspicious; suspect	adjective	B2
941	acusar	to accuse	verb	B1
942	vuestro	your (plural, Spain)	determiner	B1
943	época	era, time period	noun	B1
944	proyecto	project	noun	B1
945	espacio	space	noun	B1
946	inútil	useless	adjective	B1
947	tuyo	yours	pronoun	A2
948	arroz	rice	noun	A1
949	investigar	to investigate	verb	B1
950	cadena	chain; TV channel	noun	B1
951	convencer	to convince	verb	B1
952	inmediatamente	immediately	adverb	B1
953	perseguir	to chase, to pursue	verb	B1
954	libertad	freedom, liberty	noun	B1
955	completamente	completely	adverb	B1
956	fiebre	fever	noun	A2
957	ambos	both	determiner	B1
958	escritor	writer	noun	B1
959	cultura	culture	noun	B1
960	cincuenta	fifty	number	A2
961	temblar	to tremble, to shake	verb	B1
962	justicia	justice	noun	B1
963	destruir	to destroy	verb	B1
964	aventura	adventure	noun	B1
965	aprobar	to pass (an exam), to approve	verb	B1
966	droga	drug	noun	B1
967	dibujar	to draw	verb	A2
968	sociedad	society	noun	B1
969	vosotros	you (plural, Spain)	pronoun	B1
970	peso	weight; peso (currency)	noun	B1
971	reconocer	to recognize, to admit	verb	B1
972	pintar	to paint	verb	A2
973	lago	lake	noun	A2
974	admitir	to admit	verb	B1
975	vaca	cow	noun	A2
976	sugerir	to suggest	verb	B1
977	carrera	career; race	noun	B1
978	negar	to deny	verb	B1
979	cuadro	painting, picture	noun	B1
980	soportar	to bear, to stand	verb	B1
981	actor	actor	noun	A2
982	rezar	to pray	verb	B1
983	totalmente	totally	adverb	B1
984	cantante	singer	noun	A2
985	insistir	to insist	verb	B1
986	resultar	to turn out, to result	verb	B1
987	cadáver	corpse, dead body	noun	B2
988	fruta	fruit	noun	A1
989	tamaño	size	noun	B1
990	agradecer	to thank, to be grateful	verb	B1
991	lastimar	to hurt (LatAm)	verb	B1
992	condición	condition	noun	B1
993	os	you (plural object, Spain)	pronoun	B1
994	averiguar	to find out	verb	B1
995	antiguo	old, ancient	adjective	B1
996	desierto	desert	noun	B1
997	acostar	to put to bed (acostarse: to go to bed)	verb	A2
998	moderno	modern	adjective	A2
999	amenazar	to threaten	verb	B1
1000	extraordinario	extraordinary	adjective	B2

Showing the top 1000 of 1000 words, by frequency · audio: female voice

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Why learn Spanish words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Spanish words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Spanish words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Dictionary forms (lemmas): verbs appear once as the infinitive (hablar, not hablo/hablas), nouns in the singular. The exceptions are the words learners meet as separate items anyway — articles and pronouns are listed per form (el/la/los/las, me/te/se…), and accent-distinguished pairs like qué/que, sí/si and él/el are always separate entries because they are different words.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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