1,000 Most Common Spanish Words

a partir de from, as of enorme enormous otro/tra another, other

a través de through, across enseñar to teach paciente patient
a a, 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
acción\ciones action época epoch, period para que so that
aceptar to accept equipo equipment, team para for, towars, stop
acercar to approach error error, mistake parar to stop, stand
acompañar to accompany es decir that is to say parecer to seem
acordar to decide escapar to escape, run pared wall
actitud attitude away pareja even, couple, pair
actividad activity escribir to write parte part
acto act escritor/tora writer participar to participate
actual present escuchar to listen, heard particular particular,
actuar to act ese/a that private
acudir to go, come esfuerzo effort, endeavor, partido party, game
acuerdo agreement exertion partir to start off, depart,
adelante ahead eso that slipt, divide
además de in addition to, besides, espacio space pasado past
furthermore espalda back pasar to happen, pass
además in addition, besides, españa spain paso step
furthermore español/ñola spanish paso step
adquirir to acquire española Spanish, spaniard paz peace
advertir to notice, warn especial special pecho chest
afectar to affect especie species pedir to request, ask for
afirmar to affirm esperanza hope, prospect película film, movie
agua water esperar to hope, wait peligro danger
ahí there espíritu spirit pelo hair
ahí there ésta is pena pain, penalty
ahora now establecer to establish pensamiento though
aire air estado state pensar to think
al to, to the estados unidos united peor worse
alcanzar to reach States pequeño/a small
alejar to move away, remove estar to be, stay perder to lose, miss
alemán/mana german éste/a this one perfecto perfect
algo something este/a this periódico/a newspaper
alguien somebody, someone este this periodista journalist
alguien somebody esto this permanecer to remain
algún some, any estrella star permitir to allow
alguno/a some, any estructura structure pero but
allá there estudiar to study perro/rra dog, bitch
allí there estudio study, studio persona person
alma soul etapa stage personaje person
alto/a tall, high, stop europa europe personal personal
altura height europeo/pea european pertenecer to belong to
amar to love evidente evident pesar to weigh
ambos/bas both evitar to avoid peso weight
americano/a american exacto/a exact pie foot
amigo/a friend exigir to demand piedra stone
amor love existencia existence piel skin
amplio/plia ample existir to exist pierna leg
añadir to add éxito success piso floor
análisis analysis experiencia experience placer to please
andar to walk explicar to explain plan plan
animal animal expresión expression plantear to expound, raise
año year extender to extend plaza seat, square
ante before, in front of exterior outside, exterior pleno full, complete
ante before extranjero/a foreigner, población\ciones populati
anterior previous foreign on
antes de before extraño strange, foreign pobre poor
antiguo/gua ancient, old extremo extreme poco/a little, few
anunciar to announce fácil easy poder to be able to, can,
aparecer to appear falta lack might, may
apenas hardly,scarcely faltar to lack policía police
aplicar to apply familia family política politics
apoyar to support, lean familiar familial, family político political
aprender to learn famoso famous poner to put
aprovechar to take advantage of fenómeno phenomenon por ejemplo for example
aquel that fiesta celebration, party por by, for, per
aquello/a that figura figure, shape porque because, why
aquí here figura to figure poseer to posses, own
árbol tree fijar to faten, affix posibilidad possibility
arma weapon fin end posible posible
arriba up final end, final posición\ciones position
arte art físico physical, physicist práctico practical
asegurar to assure flor flower precio price, cost
así como as well as, such, like fondo bottom, rear preciso/a precise
that forma shape preferir to prefer
así que so, therefore formar to form pregunta a question
así like this francés/cesa french preguntar to ask
aspecto aspect francés french prensa press
asunto matter, bussiness francia france preocupar to worry
atención\ciones attention frase phrase preparar to prepare
atrás back, behind frecuencia frequency presencia presence
atreverse to dare frente in front presentar to present
aumentar to increase, raise frío/a cold, cool presente present
aun even fuego fire presidente president
aún still fuente source pretender to try, court
aunque though, although fuera de outside of, beyond primer first
auténtico/a authentic fuerte hard, strong primero/a first
autor/a author fuerza force, strength principal principal
autoridad authority función function principio beginning,
avanzar to advance funcionar to work, run, principle
ayer yesterday function privar deprive
ayuda aid, help fundamental fundamental probable probable
ayudar to help fútbol soccer, football problema problem
azul blue futuro future proceso process
bajar to bring down, lower, go ganar to win producir to produce
down general general producto product
bajo/a low, short, faint gente people profesional professional
barcelona barcelona gesto gesture profesor/sora professor,
barrio neighborhood gobierno government teacher
base base, basis golpe blow profundo/a deep
bastante fairly, rather gracia grace programa program
bastar to be enough, suffice gran big pronto/a soon, quick,
beber to drink grande big, great prompt
bien well, good grave grave, deep propio/pia own
blanco/a white gritar to shout, scream proponer to propose,
boca mouth grupo group nominate
brazo arm guardar to keep provocar to cause
buen good, well guerra war próximo/a next
buscar to look for, to seek gustar to taste, like proyecto project
caballo horse gusto taste, pleasure, liking prueba test, proof,
caber to fit, go into haber to have, has evidence
cabeza head habitación room, bedroom publicar to publish
cabo end, stub habitual habitual, usual público/a public
cada each hablar to speak, talk pueblo town
cadena chain hacer to do, make pueblo town
caer to fall hacia towards puerta door
calle street hallar to find, discover pues then, since, because
cama bed hasta que until, even puesto position, place
cambiar to change hasta until, even punto point
cambio change hecho/cha fact puro/a pure
caminar to walk hermana sister que that
camino road hermano/a brother qué what
campaña countryside hermoso/a beautiful quedar to stay
campo field hija daughter querer to want
cantar to sing hijo/a son, daughter quien who
cantidad quantity historia history quién who
capacidad capacity histórico historical quitar to remove, take
capaz\paces able hombre man away
capital capital hombro shoulder quizá perhaps, maybe
cara face hora hour radio radio
carácter/racteres character hoy today rápido/a rapid, quick
carne meat humano/a human rato short while
carrera running idea idea razón\zones reason
carta letter iglesia church real royal, real
casa house igual equal realidad reality
casar to marry imagen\imágenes image realizar to make, realize
casi almost imaginar to imagine recibir to receive
caso case impedir to prevent reciente recent
catalán catalan imponer to impose, recoger to gather, pick up
causa cause, reason command reconocer to recognize
celebrar to celebrate importancia importance recordar to remember,
célula cell importante important remind
central central importar to matter, be recorrer to cross, travel
centro center, downtown important through
cerebro brain imposible impossible recuerdo memory,
cerrar to close incluir to include remembrance
chica small, girl,litlle incluso even, in fact recuperar to recover
chico/a boy, girl indicar to indicate reducir to reduce
cielo sky, heaven individuo individual referir to refer
ciencia science información\ciones informati régimen regime
científico/a scientific on regresar to return, come
ciento one hundred informar to inform back
cierto/a true informar to inform reír to laugh
cinco five inglés/glesa english relación\ciones relation
cine cinema, movies iniciar to initiate religioso/a religious
circunstancia circumstance inmediato/a immediate repetir to repeat
ciudad city insistir to insist representar to represent
ciudadano/a citizen instante moment, instant resolver to solve
civil civil intentar to try responder to answer
claro/a clearly, clear interés\reses interest responsable responsible
clase class interesar to interest respuesta answer
coche car, automobile, coach, interior interior, inner resto rest
carriage internacional international resultado result, outcome
coger to take introducir to introduce, insert resultar to turn out, work
colocar to place, put ir to go out, succeed
color color izquierda left reunión\niones meeting
comentar to comment, discuss, jamás never reunir to unite, join
mention jefe/a chief, leader, boss revista magazine
comenzar to begin, start joven young person rey king
comer to eat juego game, playing rico/a rich
como as, since, like jugador player, gambler riesgo risk
cómo how jugar to play, gambler río river
compañero/a partner, companion juicio judgment, sense rodear to surround,
compañía company junto a next to encircle
completo complete, full junto together, joined, close rojo/a red
comprar to buy, purchase justo just, fair romper to break
comprender to comprehend, to labio lip ropa clothes
understand lado side rostro face
comprobar to check lanzar to throw saber to know
común\munes common largo long sacar to remove, take out
comunicación\ciones communicati lector/tora reader sala room, living room
on leer to read salida exit, departure
con que so long as lengua language, tongue salir to leave, go out
con with lenguaje language sangre blood
concepto concept lento slow secreto/a secret
conciencia conscience levantar to lift, raise sector sector
concreto concrete, specific ley law seguir to follow
condición\siones condition libertad freedom según according to
conducir to drive libre free segundo second
conjunto joint, outfit, band libro book seguridad security
conocer to know, meet limitar to limit seguro/a safe
conocimiento knowlogde línea line seis six
consecuencia consequence literatura literature semana week
conseguir to obtain llamar to call, phone semejante similar
conservar to conserve llegar to arrive, come señalar to indicate, point
considerar to consider llenar to fill out
consistir to consist lleno full señor/ñora sir/madam
constante constant llevar to take, carry sensación\ciones sensatio
constituir to constitute llorar to cry, weep n, feeling
construir to construct, build lo the for it sentar to seat, sit
contacto contact loco/a crazy, insane sentido/a heartfelt,sense
contar to count lograr to obtain, achieve, get sentimiento feeling
contemplar to contemplate lucha fight, struggle sentimiento feeling
contener to contain luego then, later sentir to feel
contestar to answer, reply lugar place separar to separate
continuar to continue luz light, lighting ser to be
contra against madre mother serie/ria series
contrario opposite mal badly, poorly, incorrectly serio serious
control control, check malo/a bad servicio service
controlar to control mañana tomorrow servir to serve
convencer to convince mandar to command sexo sex
conversación conversation manera way, manner sexual sexual
convertir to turn into, convert manifestar to declare si if, yes
corazón heart mano hand sí yes
correr to run, race mantener to maintain sido been
corresponder to correspond, máquina machine siempre always
belong mar sea siete seven
corriente current marcar to mark siglo century
cortar to cut marcha march significar to mean
cosa thing marchar to march siguiente following, next
costumbre custom, habit marido husband silencio silence
crear to create mas but simple simple
crecer to grow, increase más more sin without
creer to believe masa mass sino que but that
crisis crisis matar to kill sino but, rather
cruzar to cross materia matter sistema system
cuadro picture, square, painting material material sitio place, site
cual as, like máximo maximum situación\ciones situation
cuál which, what mayor greater situar to locate
cualquier any mayoría majority sobre envelope, on
cuando when mediante by means of social social
cuanto how much, as médico/a doctor socialista socialist
cuánto how much medida measurement sociedad society
cuarto/a quarter medio/dia means sol sun
cuatro four mejor better solo/a alone
cubrir to cover memoria memory sólo only
cuenta count menor minor solución\ciones solution
cuerpo body menos less sombra shadow
cuestión\tiones matter, affair menudo small, insignificant someter to subjugate
cultura culture mercado market sonar to sound
cultural cultural merecer to deserve sonreír to smile
cumplir to accomplish, carry out mes month sonrisa smile
cuyo/a whose, of whom mesa it pulls sorprender to surprise
dar to give meter to put sostener to maintain,
dato data método method support, hold
de of, from metro meter su his
deber to owe mi\mis my, not me subir to raise
decidir to decide mí me, not my suceder to happen/ occur
decir to say, tell miedo fear suelo ground, floor
decisión decision miembro member sueño dream
declarar to declare mientras que whereas, while suerte luck
dedicar to dedicate mientras while suficiente enough
dedo finger, toe mil thousand sufrir to suffer
defender to defend militar military man superar to surpass
defensa defense millón million superior superior
definir to define mínimo/a minimum suponer to suppose
definitivo definitive ministro/tra minister surgir to arise
dejar to leave minuto minute suyo/a his/her/its
del of, from mío/a mine tal vez perhaps
demás rest of the mirada watched tal so
demasiado too much mirar to watch también also, too
democracia democracy mismo same tampoco neither
demostrar to demonstrate mitad half tan so
dentro de within, in modelo model tanto/a so much
depender to depend moderno/a modern tarde late
derecha right modo way, manner, mode tarea homewrok
derecho straight, rigth momento moment técnica technique
desaparecer to disappear moral moral técnico/a technician
desarrollar to develop morir to die televisión\siones televisio
desarrollo development mostrar to show n
desconocer to not know, fail to motivo reason tema theme
recognize mover to move, stir temer to fear
descubrir to discover movimiento movement, tender to strech out
desde que since motion tener to have
desde from, since muchacho/cha boy teoría theory
desear to wish mucho much tercer third
deseo desire muerte death terminar to finish
despertar to wake up mujer/jeres woman, women término term
después de after mundial worldwide texto text
después afterwards, then mundo world tía aunt
destino destiny, destination música music tiempo time
detener to stop muy very, highly tierra earth
determinar to determine nacer to be born tío/tía uncle / aunt
día day nacional national tipo/a guy
diario/ria newspaper nada nothing tirar to throw
diez ten nadie nobody, no-one título title
diferencia difference natural natural tocar to touch
diferente different naturaleza nature todavía still
difícil difficult necesario/ria necessary todo/a everything
dificultad difficulty necesidad necessity,need tomar to take, to drink
dinero money necesitar to need tono tone
dios/diosa god, goddes negar to deny total total
dirección address, direction negocio business trabajar to work
directo direct, straight negro/gra black trabajo job
director/tora director, manager ni siquiera not even traer to bring
dirigir to direct ni nor, neither tras after
disponer to arrange niña girl, child tratar to try
distancia distance ningún none tres three
distinto different ninguno/a no, none, nobody, tu your, you
diverso diverse no one último/a last
doble double niño/a boy, girl un/una a, an
doctor/tora doctor nivel level único/a only
dolor pain no no único only, unique
don gift, talent noche night unidad unit
donde where nombre name unir to unite
dónde where normal normal uno/una one
dormir to sleep norteamericano/a North usar to use
dos two American uso use
duda doubt notar to notice usted you
durante during noticia the news utilizar to use
duro hard novela novel vacío/cía empty
e and nuestro/tra ours valer to be worth
echar to throw, cast nuevo/a new valor value
económico economic, economical número number varias several
edad age nunca never varios several
efecto efect o or vecino/a neighbor
ejemplo example objetivo objective veinte twenty
ejército army objeto object velocidad speed
ejército army obligar to force, oblige vender to sell
el/a the obra work venir to come
él he, him observar to observe ventana window
elección election obtener to obtain, get ver to see
elegir to choose, select ocasión\siones occasion verano summer
elemento element ocho eight verdad truth
elevar to elevate, raise ocupar to occupy verdadero/a true
empezar to begin, start ocurrir to happen verde green
empresa company oficial official vestir to dress
en in, into, inside, on ofrecer to offer vez\veces time
encender to light, switch on, set oír to hear viaje travel
fire to ojo eye vida life
encima on top olvidar to forget viejo/a old
encontrar to find operación operation viento wind
encuentro encounter, meeting opinión opinion violencia violence
energía energy origen/rígenes origin vista vision
enfermedad illness, disease, oro gold vivir to live
sickness oscuro/a dark, obscure vivo/a alive
enfermo ill, sick voluntad will
volver to return
voz\voces voice
vuelta return
y and
ya que since
ya already
yo I
zona zone