1. 1,000 Most Common Spanish Words
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a partir de from, as of enorme enormous otro/tra another, other
a través de through, across enseñar to teach paciente patient
aa, to entender to understand padre father
abajo down, below, downstairs enterar to find out, inform pagar to pay
abandonar to abandon entonces then página page
abrir to open, unlock entrada entrance, entry país country, nation
absoluto/a absolute entrar to enter países countries
abuelo grandfathers, grandpa entre between, among palabra word
acabar to finish entregar to deliver, give papel paper
acaso perhaps, maybe enviar to send par pair, couple
acciónciones action época epoch, period paraque so that
aceptar to accept equipo equipment, team para for, towars, stop
acercar to approach errorerror, mistake parar to stop, stand
acompañar to accompany esdecir that is to say parecer to seem
acordar to decide escapar to escape, run away pared wall
actitud attitude escribir to write pareja even, couple, pair
actividad activity escritor/tora writer parte part
acto act escuchar to listen, heard participar to participate
actual present ese/a that particularparticular, private
actuar to act esfuerzo effort, endeavor, partido party, game
acudir to go, come exertion partir to start off, depart,
acuerdo agreement eso that slipt, divide
adelante ahead espacio space pasado past
además de in addition to, besides, espalda back pasar to happen, pass
furthermore españaspain paso step
además in addition, besides, español/ñolaspanish paso step
furthermore española Spanish, spaniard paz peace
adquirir to acquire especial special pecho chest
advertir to notice, warn especie species pedir to request, ask for
afectar to affect esperanza hope, prospect película film, movie
afirmar to affirm esperar to hope, wait peligro danger
agua water espíritu spirit pelo hair
ahí there ésta is pena pain, penalty
ahí there establecer to establish pensamiento though
ahora now estado state pensar to think
aire air estadosunidos united States peor worse
al to, to the estar to be, stay pequeño/a small
alcanzar to reach éste/a this one perder to lose, miss
alejar to move away, remove este/a this perfecto perfect
alemán/managerman este this periódico/a newspaper
algo something esto this periodista journalist
alguien somebody, someone estrella star permanecer to remain
alguien somebody estructura structure permitir to allow
algún some, any estudiar to study pero but
alguno/asome, any estudio study, studio perro/rra dog, bitch
allá there etapa stage persona person
allí there europaeurope personaje person

2. alma soul europeo/peaeuropean personalpersonal
alto/a tall, high, stop evidente evident pertenecer to belong to
altura height evitar to avoid pesar to weigh
amar to love exacto/a exact peso weight
ambos/bas both exigir to demand pie foot
americano/aamerican existencia existence piedra stone
amigo/a friend existir to exist piel skin
amor love éxito success pierna leg
amplio/plia ample experiencia experience piso floor
añadir to add explicar to explain placer to please
análisis analysis expresión expression planplan
andar to walk extender to extend plantear to expound, raise
animalanimal exterior outside, exterior plaza seat, square
año year extranjero/a foreigner, pleno full, complete
ante before, in front of foreign poblaciónciones population
ante before extraño strange, foreign pobre poor
anterior previous extremo extreme poco/a little, few
antes de before fácil easy poder to be able to, can,
antiguo/gua ancient, old falta lack might, may
anunciar to announce faltar to lack policía police
aparecer to appear familia family política politics
apenashardly,scarcely familiar familial, family político political
aplicar to apply famoso famous poner to put
apoyar to support, lean fenómeno phenomenon porejemplo for example
aprender to learn fiesta celebration, party por by, for, per
aprovechar to take advantage of figura figure, shape porque because, why
aquel that figura to figure poseer to posses, own
aquello/a that fijar to faten, affix posibilidad possibility
aquí here fin end posibleposible
árbol tree final end, final posiciónciones position
arma weapon físico physical, physicist práctico practical
arriba up flor flower precio price, cost
arte art fondo bottom, rear preciso/a precise
asegurar to assure forma shape preferir to prefer
asícomo as well as, such, like that formar to form pregunta a question
asíque so, therefore francés/cesafrench preguntar to ask
así like this francésfrench prensa press
aspecto aspect franciafrance preocupar to worry
asunto matter, bussiness frase phrase preparar to prepare
atenciónciones attention frecuencia frequency presencia presence
atrás back, behind frente in front presentar to present
atreverse to dare frío/a cold, cool presente present
aumentar to increase, raise fuego fire presidente president
aun even fuente source pretender to try, court
aún still fuera de outside of, beyond primer first
aunque though, although fuerte hard, strong primero/a first
auténtico/a authentic fuerza force, strength principalprincipal
autor/a author función function principio beginning,
autoridad authority funcionar to work, run, principle
avanzar to advance function privar deprive

3. ayer yesterday fundamentalfundamental probableprobable
ayuda aid, help fútbol soccer, football problema problem
ayudar to help futuro future proceso process
azul blue ganar to win producir to produce
bajar to bring down, lower, go generalgeneral producto product
down gente people profesional professional
bajo/a low, short, faint gesto gesture profesor/sora professor,
barcelonabarcelona gobierno government teacher
barrio neighborhood golpe blow profundo/a deep
basebase, basis gracia grace programa program
bastante fairly, rather gran big pronto/a soon, quick, prompt
bastar to be enough, suffice grande big, great propio/pia own
beber to drink gravegrave, deep proponer to propose,
bien well, good gritar to shout, scream nominate
blanco/a white grupo group provocar to cause
boca mouth guardar to keep próximo/a next
brazo arm guerra war proyecto project
buen good, well gustar to taste, like prueba test, proof, evidence
buscar to look for, to seek gusto taste, pleasure, liking publicar to publish
caballo horse haber to have, has público/a public
caber to fit, go into habitación room, bedroom pueblo town
cabeza head habitualhabitual, usual pueblo town
cabo end, stub hablar to speak, talk puerta door
cada each hacer to do, make pues then, since, because
cadena chain hacia towards puesto position, place
caer to fall hallar to find, discover punto point
calle street hasta que until, even puro/a pure
cama bed hasta until, even que that
cambiar to change hecho/cha fact qué what
cambio change hermana sister quedar to stay
caminar to walk hermano/a brother querer to want
camino road hermoso/a beautiful quien who
campaña countryside hija daughter quién who
campo field hijo/a son, daughter quitar to remove, take away
cantar to sing historia history quizá perhaps, maybe
cantidad quantity histórico historical radioradio
capacidad capacity hombre man rápido/a rapid, quick
capazpaces able hombro shoulder rato short while
capitalcapital hora hour razónzones reason
cara face hoy today real royal, real
carácter/racteres character humano/a human realidad reality
carne meat ideaidea realizar to make, realize
carrera running iglesia church recibir to receive
carta letter igual equal reciente recent
casa house imagenimágenes image recoger to gather, pick up
casar to marry imaginar to imagine reconocer to recognize
casi almost impedir to prevent recordar to remember,
caso case imponer to impose, remind
cataláncatalan command recorrer to cross, travel
causa cause, reason importancia importance through

4. celebrar to celebrate importante important recuerdo memory,
célula cell importar to matter, be remembrance
centralcentral important recuperar to recover
centro center, downtown imposible impossible reducir to reduce
cerebro brain incluir to include referir to refer
cerrar to close incluso even, in fact régimen regime
chica small, girl,litlle indicar to indicate regresar to return, come back
chico/a boy, girl individuo individual reír to laugh
cielo sky, heaven informaciónciones relaciónciones relation
ciencia science information religioso/a religious
científico/a scientific informar to inform repetir to repeat
ciento one hundred informar to inform representar to represent
cierto/a true inglés/glesaenglish resolver to solve
cinco five iniciar to initiate responder to answer
cine cinema, movies inmediato/a immediate responsable responsible
circunstancia circumstance insistir to insist respuesta answer
ciudad city instante moment, instant resto rest
ciudadano/a citizen intentar to try resultado result, outcome
civilcivil interésreses interest resultar to turn out, work out,
claro/a clearly, clear interesar to interest succeed
clase class interiorinterior, inner reuniónniones meeting
coche car, automobile, coach, internacional international reunir to unite, join
carriage introducir to introduce, insert revista magazine
coger to take ir to go rey king
colocar to place, put izquierda left rico/a rich
colorcolor jamás never riesgo risk
comentar to comment, discuss, jefe/a chief, leader, boss río river
mention joven young person rodear to surround, encircle
comenzar to begin, start juego game, playing rojo/a red
comer to eat jugador player, gambler romper to break
como as, since, like jugar to play, gambler ropa clothes
cómo how juicio judgment, sense rostro face
compañero/a partner, companion junto a next to saber to know
compañía company junto together, joined, close sacar to remove, take out
completo complete, full justo just, fair sala room, living room
comprar to buy, purchase labio lip salida exit, departure
comprender to comprehend, to lado side salir to leave, go out
understand lanzar to throw sangre blood
comprobar to check largo long secreto/a secret
comúnmunes common lector/tora reader sectorsector
comunicaciónciones leer to read seguir to follow
communication lengua language, tongue según according to
con que so long as lenguaje language segundo second
con with lento slow seguridad security
concepto concept levantar to lift, raise seguro/a safe
conciencia conscience ley law seis six
concreto concrete, specific libertad freedom semana week
condiciónsiones condition libre free semejante similar
conducir to drive libro book señalar to indicate, point out
conjunto joint, outfit, band limitar to limit señor/ñora sir/madam

5. conocer to know, meet línea line sensaciónciones sensation,
conocimientoknowlogde literatura literature feeling
consecuencia consequence llamar to call, phone sentar to seat, sit
conseguir to obtain llegar to arrive, come sentido/aheartfelt,sense
conservar to conserve llenar to fill sentimiento feeling
considerar to consider lleno full sentimiento feeling
consistir to consist llevar to take, carry sentir to feel
constante constant llorar to cry, weep separar to separate
constituir to constitute lo the for it ser to be
construir to construct, build loco/a crazy, insane serie/ria series
contacto contact lograr to obtain, achieve, get serio serious
contar to count lucha fight, struggle servicio service
contemplar to contemplate luego then, later servir to serve
contener to contain lugar place sexo sex
contestar to answer, reply luz light, lighting sexualsexual
continuar to continue madre mother si if, yes
contra against mal badly, poorly, sí yes
contrario opposite incorrectly sido been
controlcontrol, check malo/a bad siempre always
controlar to control mañana tomorrow siete seven
convencer to convince mandar to command siglo century
conversación conversation manera way, manner significar to mean
convertir to turn into, convert manifestar to declare siguiente following, next
corazón heart mano hand silencio silence
correr to run, race mantener to maintain simplesimple
corresponder to correspond, máquina machine sin without
belong mar sea sinoque but that
corriente current marcar to mark sino but, rather
cortar to cut marcha march sistema system
cosa thing marchar to march sitio place, site
costumbre custom, habit marido husband situaciónciones situation
crear to create mas but situar to locate
crecer to grow, increase más more sobre envelope, on
creer to believe masa mass socialsocial
crisiscrisis matar to kill socialista socialist
cruzar to cross materia matter sociedad society
cuadro picture, square, painting materialmaterial sol sun
cual as, like máximo maximum solo/a alone
cuál which, what mayor greater sólo only
cualquier any mayoría majority soluciónciones solution
cuando when mediante by means of sombra shadow
cuanto how much, as médico/a doctor someter to subjugate
cuánto how much medida measurement sonar to sound
cuarto/a quarter medio/dia means sonreír to smile
cuatro four mejor better sonrisa smile
cubrir to cover memoria memory sorprender to surprise
cuenta count menor minor sostener to maintain, support,
cuerpo body menos less hold
cuestióntiones matter, affair menudo small, insignificant su his
cultura culture mercado market subir to raise

6. culturalcultural merecer to deserve suceder to happen/ occur
cumplir to accomplish, carry out mes month suelo ground, floor
cuyo/awhose, of whom mesa it pulls sueño dream
dar to give meter to put suerte luck
dato data método method suficiente enough
de of, from metro meter sufrir to suffer
deber to owe mimis my, not me superar to surpass
decidir to decide mí me, not my superiorsuperior
decir to say, tell miedo fear suponer to suppose
decisión decision miembro member surgir to arise
declarar to declare mientrasque whereas, while suyo/a his/her/its
dedicar to dedicate mientras while talvez perhaps
dedo finger, toe mil thousand tal so
defender to defend militar military man también also, too
defensa defense millón million tampoco neither
definir to define mínimo/a minimum tan so
definitivo definitive ministro/tra minister tanto/a so much
dejar to leave minuto minute tarde late
del of, from mío/a mine tareahomewrok
demás rest of the mirada watched técnica technique
demasiado too much mirar to watch técnico/a technician
democracia democracy mismo same televisiónsiones television
demostrar to demonstrate mitad half tema theme
dentro de within, in modelo model temer to fear
depender to depend moderno/a modern tender to strech out
derecha right modo way, manner, mode tener to have
derecho straight, rigth momento moment teoría theory
desaparecer to disappear moralmoral tercer third
desarrollar to develop morir to die terminar to finish
desarrollo development mostrar to show término term
desconocer to not know, fail to motivo reason texto text
recognize mover to move, stir tía aunt
descubrir to discover movimiento movement, tiempo time
desdeque since motion tierra earth
desde from, since muchacho/cha boy tío/tía uncle / aunt
desear to wish mucho much tipo/a guy
deseo desire muerte death tirar to throw
despertar to wake up mujer/jeres woman, women título title
después de after mundial worldwide tocar to touch
después afterwards, then mundo world todavía still
destino destiny, destination música music todo/a everything
detener to stop muy very, highly tomar to take, to drink
determinar to determine nacer to be born tono tone
día day nacional national totaltotal
diario/ria newspaper nada nothing trabajar to work
diez ten nadie nobody, no-one trabajo job
diferencia difference naturalnatural traer to bring
diferente different naturaleza nature tras after
difícil difficult necesario/ria necessary tratar to try
dificultad difficulty necesidadnecessity,need tres three

7. dinero money necesitar to need tu your, you
dios/diosa god, goddes negar to deny último/a last
dirección address, direction negocio business un/una a, an
directo direct, straight negro/gra black único/a only
director/tora director, manager nisiquiera not even único only, unique
dirigir to direct ni nor, neither unidad unit
disponer to arrange niña girl, child unir to unite
distancia distance ningún none uno/una one
distinto different ninguno/a no, none, nobody, usar to use
diverso diverse no one uso use
doble double niño/a boy, girl usted you
doctor/tora doctor nivel level utilizar to use
dolor pain nono vacío/cía empty
don gift, talent noche night valer to be worth
donde where nombre name valor value
dónde where normalnormal varias several
dormir to sleep norteamericano/a North varios several
dos two American vecino/a neighbor
duda doubt notar to notice veinte twenty
durante during noticia the news velocidad speed
duro hard novela novel vender to sell
e and nuestro/tra ours venir to come
echar to throw, cast nuevo/a new ventana window
económico economic, número number ver to see
economical nunca never verano summer
edad age o or verdad truth
efectoefect objetivo objective verdadero/a true
ejemplo example objeto object verde green
ejército army obligar to force, oblige vestir to dress
ejército army obra work vezveces time
el/a the observar to observe viaje travel
él he, him obtener to obtain, get vida life
elección election ocasiónsiones occasion viejo/a old
elegir to choose, select ocho eight viento wind
elemento element ocupar to occupy violencia violence
elevar to elevate, raise ocurrir to happen vista vision
empezar to begin, start oficial official vivir to live
empresa company ofrecer to offer vivo/a alive
en in, into, inside, on oír to hear voluntad will
encender to light, switch on, set ojo eye volver to return
fire to olvidar to forget vozvoces voice
encima on top operación operation vuelta return
encontrar to find opinión opinion y and
encuentro encounter, meeting origen/rígenes origin yaque since
energía energy oro gold ya already
enfermedad illness, disease, oscuro/a dark, obscure yo I
sickness zona zone
enfermo ill, sick