A list of the most common Spanish words ordered by their frequency of use. You can use this list to learn words efficiently, ensuring you cover the basic vocabulary of Spanish.
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de
1. prep. of; 's; (n-g-lite, used after the thing owned and before the owner)
(ux-lite, Constitución española de 1812, Spanish constitution of 1812)
the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
(ux-lite, Soy de España., I’m from Spain.)
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la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (n-g-lite, impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
(ux-lite, La sabe toda., He/she knows everything (it all))
(ux-lite, ¡Dónde la viste!, Where have you seen this!)
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que
1. conj. that
(ux, Él dice que está triste., t=He says that he is sad.)
2. conj. than
(ux, Llego más tarde que tú., t=I am arriving later than you.)
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
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y
1. conj. and
2. conj. (in names of number) and
(uxi, setenta y seis, seventy-six)
3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
(uxi, uno y uno son dos, one plus one is two)
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el
1. art. (n-g-lite, masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. n-g-lite, feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
the soul, the souls
the axe, the axes
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a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
(ux-lite, Lo busca a usted., t=He is looking for you.)
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en
1. prep. in, at, on
(ux-lite, Estoy en casa., I'm at home.)
(ux-lite, Estoy sentado en la computadora., I'm sitting at the computer.)
on this page
in the box on the table
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se
1. pron. (n-g-lite, third person (also used for l-lite, usted) and l-lite, ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
(ux-lite, Juan se lava., Juan washes himself.)
(ux-lite, Juan se lava la cara., Juan washes his own face., lit=Juan to himself washes the face.)
(ux-lite, Juan y María se aman., Juan and María love each other.)
2. pron. (n-g-lite, used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) l-lite, usted and l-lite, ustedes
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los
1. art. the
(ux, ¿Qué hacen los muchachos?, What do the boys do?)
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
(ux, los que no hablan, t=those who do not speak)
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un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
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no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
4. n-m. no
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
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con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
(uxi, Yo cuento con ustedes., I count on you.)
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su
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
(ux, Vino con su amigo., translation=He came with his friend.)
(ux, Habló a sus hijas., translation=She spoke to her daughters.)
2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
(ux, Pesa sus dos kilogramos., It weighs about two kilograms., lit=It weighs its two kilograms.)
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las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
t=those (women) who do not speak - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. noun form of , p
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por
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
(ux, La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez., The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.)
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
(ux, Lo compré por cincuenta euros., I bought this for fifty euros.)
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
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del
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
de
1. prep. of; 's; (n-g-lite, used after the thing owned and before the owner)
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
el
1. art. (n-g-lite, masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. n-g-lite, feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
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una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
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lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
(uxi, lo veo, I see it)
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
(uxi, lo es, That’s it)
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
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al
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
el
1. art. (n-g-lite, masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. n-g-lite, feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
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para
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
(ux-lite, La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela., The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.)
(ux-lite, Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes., I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.)
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
(ux-lite, Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto., I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.)
