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1000 Most Common Spanish Words

Learn Spanish the efficient way: by frequency. These are the 1,000 most common Spanish words, ranked by how often they appear in real Spanish. Master this list and you will recognize the large majority of everyday spoken and written Spanish. Every word has an English meaning, pronunciation audio, part of speech, and CEFR level — and you can study them right here with free flashcards and a quiz.

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1,000words ranked by frequency~87%of everyday Spanish covered689beginner (A1) words in the list

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A small number of words does most of the work in any language. Studying Spanish by frequency means every word you learn pays off immediately in real conversations, shows, and reading.

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#	Spanish	English	Type	Level
1	de	of	Preposition	A1
2	que	that	Conjunction	A1
3	no	no	Verb	A1
4	a	to	Preposition	A1
5	la	the	Adjective	A1
6	el	the	Adjective	A1
7	y	and	Conjunction	A1
8	es	is	Verb	A1
9	en	in	Preposition	A1
10	lo	it	Pronoun	A1
11	un	a	Adjective	A1
12	por	for	Preposition	A1
13	qué	what	Question word	A1
14	me	me	Pronoun	A1
15	una	a	Adjective	A1
16	los	the	Adjective	A1
17	se	oneself	Pronoun	A1
18	te	you	Pronoun	A1
19	con	with	Preposition	A1
20	para	in order to	Preposition	A1
21	está	is	Verb	A1
22	mi	my	Adjective	A1
23	pero	but	Conjunction	A1
24	sí	yes	Verb	A1
25	si	if	Conjunction	A1
26	bien	well	Verb	A1
27	eso	that	Pronoun	A1
28	su	his	Adjective	A1
29	las	the	Adjective	A1
30	yo	I	Pronoun	A1
31	del	of the	Preposition	A1
32	como	I eat	Verb	A1
33	aquí	here	Verb	A1
34	tu	your	Adjective	A1
35	al	to the	Preposition	A1
36	más	more	Verb	A1
37	le	to/for him	Pronoun	A1
38	esto	this	Pronoun	A1
39	todo	all	Adjective	A1
40	ya	already	Verb	A1
41	estoy	I am	Verb	A1
42	ahora	now	Verb	A1
43	muy	very	Verb	A1
44	ha	has	Verb	A2
45	esta	this	Adjective	A1
46	así	like this	Verb	A1
47	vamos	we go	Verb	A1
48	algo	something	Pronoun	A1
49	hay	there is / there are	Verb	A1
50	bueno	good	Adjective	A1
51	tengo	I have	Verb	A1
52	él	he	Pronoun	A1
53	cuando	when	Conjunction	A1
54	estás	you are	Verb	A1
55	sé	I know	Verb	A1
56	tú	you	Pronoun	A1
57	nos	us	Pronoun	A1
58	nada	nothing	Pronoun	A1
59	cómo	how	Verb	A1
60	este	this	Adjective	A1
61	o	or	Conjunction	A1
62	he	I have	Verb	A2
63	ser	to be	Verb	A1
64	tiene	has	Verb	A1
65	puedo	I can	Verb	A1
66	ella	she	Pronoun	A1
67	quiero	I want	Verb	A1
68	hacer	to do	Verb	A1
69	fue	was	Verb	A1
70	gracias	Thank you	Interjection	A1
71	vez	time	Noun	A1
72	era	was	Verb	A1
73	soy	I am	Verb	A1
74	sólo	only	Verb	A1
75	todos	all	Adjective	A1
76	porque	because	Conjunction	A1
77	son	are	Verb	A1
78	tienes	you have	Verb	A1
79	creo	I think	Verb	A1
80	voy	I go	Verb	A1
81	sabes	you know	Verb	A1
82	estaba	was	Verb	A1
83	puede	can	Verb	A1
84	eres	you are	Verb	A1
85	ese	that	Adjective	A1
86	usted	you	Pronoun	A1
87	entonces	then	Verb	A2
88	hola	hello	Interjection	A1
89	solo	alone	Adjective	A1
90	verdad	truth	Noun	A1
91	casa	house	Noun	A1
92	tan	as	Verb	A1
93	quién	who	Pronoun	A1
94	sus	their	Adjective	A1
95	tiempo	time	Noun	A1
96	dos	two	Adjective	A1
97	esa	that	Adjective	A1
98	nunca	never	Verb	A1
99	dónde	where	Verb	A1
100	va	goes	Verb	A1

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Most common Spanish words FAQ

Quick answers about frequency-based Spanish learning.

How many Spanish words do you need to be fluent?

Knowing the 1,000 most common Spanish words lets you understand roughly 85–88% of everyday spoken Spanish. The top 2,000–3,000 words push that past 90%, which is enough for comfortable conversation, reading, and travel.

What are the most common Spanish words?

The most frequent Spanish words are short function words like "de" (of), "que" (that), "no" (no), "la/el" (the), "y" (and), and "es" (is). High-frequency verbs such as "ser", "estar", "tener", "hacer", and "poder" follow close behind.

What is the best order to learn Spanish vocabulary?

Learn by frequency first so every word you study appears constantly in real Spanish, then fill in topic vocabulary for the subjects you care about. This page ranks words by how often they actually appear, so you study the highest-impact words first.

Are these Spanish words ranked by frequency?

Yes. The ranking comes from a large corpus of real Spanish usage, so word #1 is genuinely the most common word and word #1000 is the thousandth most common. Each word includes a meaning, pronunciation audio, part of speech, and CEFR level.