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The 100 most common Spanish words

Spanish words 1 to 100, ordered by how useful they are. Each comes with its English meaning. Tap the speaker to hear it, then say it back.

Spanish words 1 to 100 with English translations
#	English	Spanish
1	time	el tiempo
2	I	yo
3	shirt	la camisa
4	fear	el miedo
5	good	bueno
6	to get up	levantarse
7	year	el año
8	you	tú
9	pants	los pantalones
10	joy	la alegría
11	bad	malo
12	day	el día
13	yard	el patio
14	he	él
15	to wake up	despertarse
16	week	la semana
17	dress	el vestido
18	anger	la ira
19	she	ella
20	big	grande
21	month	el mes
22	to shower	ducharse
23	we	nosotros
24	skirt	la falda
25	hope	la esperanza
26	small	pequeño
27	hour	la hora
28	they	ellos
29	to get dressed	vestirse
30	minute	el minuto
31	shoe	el zapato
32	trust	la confianza
33	long	largo
34	you (formal)	usted
35	night	la noche
36	fence	la cerca
37	my	mi
38	hat	el sombrero
39	to turn on	encender
40	truth	la verdad
41	morning	la mañana
42	short	corto
43	your	tu
44	afternoon	la tarde
45	coat	el abrigo
46	lie	la mentira
47	tall (height)	alto
48	to turn off	apagar
49	this	esto
50	jacket	la chaqueta
51	Monday	el lunes
52	secret	el secreto
53	that	eso
54	low	bajo
55	to pick up	recoger
56	Tuesday	el martes
57	and	y
58	sock	el calcetín
59	scissors	las tijeras
60	surprise	la sorpresa
61	new	nuevo
62	Wednesday	el miércoles
63	or	o
64	to throw	tirar
65	glasses	las gafas
66	Thursday	el jueves
67	luck	la suerte
68	old	viejo
69	but	pero
70	Friday	el viernes
71	to push	empujar
72	bag	la bolsa
73	because	porque
74	success	el éxito
75	young	joven
76	Saturday	el sábado
77	if	si
78	ring	el anillo
79	to pull	jalar
80	Sunday	el domingo
81	power	el poder
82	beautiful	hermoso
83	bucket	el balde
84	not	no
85	spring	la primavera
86	key	la llave
87	strength	la fuerza
88	yes	sí
89	to hold	sostener
90	ugly	feo
91	summer	el verano
92	clock	el reloj
93	no	no
94	autumn	el otoño
95	silence	el silencio
96	happy	feliz
97	to touch	tocar
98	in	en
99	winter	el invierno
100	mirror	el espejo

Questions, answered

What are the most common words in Spanish?

The list on this page runs in order of usefulness. Words 1 to 100 include el tiempo (time), yo (I), la camisa (shirt), el miedo (fear), bueno (good).

How many Spanish words do I need to start speaking?

A few hundred well-chosen words cover a large share of everyday conversation. This list has 969 of them in order of usefulness, so working from the top gives you the most for your time.

What is the best way to remember these Spanish words?

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