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JUNE 16, 2021

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 Common Spanish Words below.

When learning a new language

the amount of vocabulary can be
daunting. Have you heard people
say things like: “We only use
around 700 words when we
talk?” This is true to some
degree. The number of words to
learn to speak a language really
depends on your purpose.
Remember that 300 to 600 words may be enough to travel, but at least
1000 words are necessary for a conversation. The most important thing is
not knowing how many words you need to speak a language, but which
words to know. Complete fluency is in the 10,000 word range. According to
the economist: “Most adult native test-takers range from 20,000–35,000
words. Average native test-takers of age 8 already know 10,000 words.
Average native test-takers of age 4 already know 5,000 words. Adult native
test-takers learn almost 1 new word a day until middle age”

10,000 words. Wow. That does seem daunting when you are first starting
out. But like anything new, you just have to start small and keep adding to it.

That’s why we wrote this blog article: which features the 1000 most
frequently used Spanish words.

WHY THESE 1000 WORDS?

Let’s imagine that you just got a job as a

bartender. Would you try to learn every
cocktail known to man, or would you focus
on the cocktails that are most popular in
your area? We developed this list of words
based on the idea of the 80/20 principle
(the cornerstone of results-based living).
This strategy developed by David Kock
says “The 80/20 Principle asserts that a
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 minority of causes, inputs or efforts usually
lead to a majority of the results, outputs or
rewards” So instead of learning 10,000
words in no particular order, learn the most common 100 words, then the
most common 500 words, and then the most common 1000 words. If you
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things like Spanish Slang, Tongue twisters, idioms and things like how to
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Number Spanish in English

1 como as

2 yo I

3 su his

4 que that

5 él he

6 era was
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 7 para for

8 en on

9 son are

10 con with

11 ellos they

12 ser be

13 en at

14 uno one

15 tener have

16 este this

17 desde from

18 por by

19 caliente hot

20 palabra word

21 pero but

22 qué what

23 algunos some

24 es is

25 lo it

26 usted you

27 o or

28 tenido had
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 29 la the

30 de of

31 a to

32 y and

33 un a

34 en in

35 nos we

36 lata can

37 fuera out

38 otros other

39 eran were

40 que which

41 hacer do

42 su their

43 tiempo time

44 si if

45 lo hará will

46 cómo how

47 dicho said

48 un an

49 cada each

50 decir tell
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 51 hace does

52 conjunto set

53 tres three

54 querer want

55 aire air

56 así well

57 también also

58 jugar play

59 pequeño small

60 fin end

61 poner put

62 casa home

63 leer read

64 mano hand

65 puerto port

66 grande large

67 deletrear spell

68 añadir add

69 incluso even

70 tierra land

71 aquí here

72 debe must
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 73 grande big

74 alto high

75 tal such

76 siga follow

77 acto act

78 por qué why

79 preguntar ask

80 hombres men

81 cambio change

82 se fue went

83 luz light

84 tipo kind

85 fuera off

86 necesitará need

87 casa house

88 imagen picture

89 tratar try

90 nosotros us

91 de nuevo again

92 animal animal

93 punto point

94 madre mother
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 95 mundo world

96 cerca near

97 construir build

98 auto self

99 tierra earth

100 padre father

101 cualquier any

102 nuevo new

103 trabajo work

104 parte part

105 tomar take

106 conseguir get

107 lugar place

108 hecho made

109 vivir live

110 donde where

111 después after

112 espalda back

113 poco little

114 sólo only

115 ronda round

116 hombre man

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 117 años year

118 vino came

119 show show

120 cada every

121 buena good

122 me me

123 dar give

124 nuestro our

125 bajo under

126 nombre name

127 muy very

128 a través de through

129 sólo just

130 forma form

131 frase sentence

132 gran great

133 pensar think

134 decir say

135 ayudar help

136 bajo low

137 línea line

138 ser distinto differ

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 139 a su vez, turn

140 causa cause

141 mucho much

142 significará mean

143 antes before

144 movimiento move

145 derecho right

146 niño boy

147 viejo old

148 demasiado too

149 misma same

150 ella she

151 todo all

152 hay there

153 cuando when

154 hasta up

155 uso use

156 su your

157 camino way

158 acerca about

159 muchos many

160 entonces then

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 161 ellos them

162 escribir write

163 haría would

164 como like

165 así so

166 éstos these

167 su her

168 largo long

169 hacer make

170 cosa thing

171 ver see

172 él him

173 dos two

174 tiene has

175 buscar look

176 más more

177 día day

178 podía could

179 ir go

180 venir come

181 hizo did

182 número number

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 183 sonar sound

184 no no

185 más most

186 personas people

187 mi my

188 sobre over

189 saber know

190 agua water

191 que than

192 llamada call

193 primero first

194 que who

195 puede may

196 abajo down

197 lado side

198 estado been

199 ahora now

200 encontrar find

201 cabeza head

202 de pie stand

203 propio own

204 página page

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 205 debería should

206 país country

207 encontrado found

208 respuesta answer

209 escuela school

210 crecer grow

211 estudio study

212 todavía still

213 aprender learn

214 planta plant

215 cubierta cover

216 alimentos food

217 sol sun

218 cuatro four

219 entre between

220 estado state

221 mantener keep

222 ojo eye

223 nunca never

224 último last

225 dejar let

226 pensado thought

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 227 ciudad city

228 árbol tree

229 cruzar cross

230 granja farm

231 duro hard

232 inicio start

233 podría might

234 historia story

235 sierra saw

236 ahora far

237 mar sea

238 dibujar draw

239 izquierda left

240 tarde late

241 ejecutar run

242 no don’t

243 mientras while

244 prensa press

245 Cerrar close

246 noche night

247 reales real

248 vida life

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 249 pocos few

250 norte north

251 libro book

252 llevar carry

253 tomó took

254 ciencia science

255 comer eat

256 habitación room

257 amigo friend

258 comenzó began

259 gusta idea

260 peces fish

261 montaña mountain

262 Deténgase stop

263 una vez once

264 base de base

265 escuchar hear

266 caballo horse

267 cortada cut

268 seguro sure

269 ver watch

270 colores color

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 271 cara face

272 madera wood

273 principal main

274 abierta open

275 parecer seem

276 juntos together

277 próximo next

278 blanco white

279 niños children

280 comenzar begin

281 conseguido got

282 caminar walk

283 ejemplo example

284 aliviar ease

285 papel paper

286 grupo group

287 siempre always

288 música music

289 los those

290 ambos both

291 marca mark

292 menudo often

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 293 carta letter

294 hasta until

295 milla mile

296 río river

297 coche car

298 pies feet

299 cuidado care

300 segundo second

301 suficiente enough

302 llano plain

303 chica girl

304 habitual usual

305 joven young

306 listo ready

307 por encima de above

308 nunca ever

309 rojo red

310 lista list

311 aunque though

312 sentir feel

313 charla talk

314 pájaro bird

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 315 pronto soon

316 cuerpo body

317 perro dog

318 familia family

319 directa direct

320 plantear pose

321 dejar leave

322 canción song

323 medir measure

324 puerta door

325 producto product

326 negro black

327 corto short

328 numeral numeral

329 clase class

330 viento wind

331 pregunta question

332 suceder happen

333 completo complete

334 buque ship

335 zona area

336 medio half

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 337 roca rock

338 orden order

339 fuego fire

340 sur south

341 problema problem

342 pieza piece

343 dicho told

344 sabía knew

345 pasar pass

346 desde since

347 cima top

348 todo whole

349 rey king

350 calle street

351 pulgadas inch

352 multiplicar multiply

353 nada nothing

354 curso course

355 quedarse stay

356 rueda wheel

357 completo full

358 fuerza force

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 359 azul blue

360 objeto object

361 decidir decide

362 superficie surface

363 profunda deep

364 luna moon

365 isla island

366 pie foot

367 sistema system

368 ocupado busy

369 prueba test

370 registro record

371 barco boat

372 común common

373 oro gold

374 posible possible

375 plano plane

376 lugar stead

377 seco dry

378 maravilla wonder

379 risa laugh

380 mil thousand

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 381 hace ago

382 corrió ran

383 comprobar check

384 juego game

385 forma shape

386 equiparar equate

387 caliente hot

388 señorita miss

389 traído brought

390 calor heat

391 nieve snow

392 neumáticos tire

393 traer bring

394 sí yes

395 distante distant

396 llenar fill

397 al este east

398 pintar paint

399 idioma language

400 entre among

401 unidad unit

402 potencia power

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 403 ciudad town

404 fina fine

405 cierto certain

406 volar fly

407 caer fall

408 conducir lead

409 grito cry

410 oscuro dark

411 máquina machine

412 nota note

413 espere wait

414 plan de plan

415 figura figure

416 estrella star

417 caja box

418 sustantivo noun

419 campo field

420 resto rest

421 correcta correct

422 capaz able

423 libra pound

424 hecho done

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 425 belleza beauty

426 unidad drive

427 destacado stood

428 contener contain

429 delante front

430 enseñar teach

431 semana week

432 último final

433 dio gave

434 verde green

435 oh oh

436 rápido quick

437 desarrollar develop

438 océano ocean

439 caliente warm

440 libre free

441 minuto minute

442 fuerte strong

443 especial special

444 mente mind

445 detrás behind

446 claro clear

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 447 cola tail

448 Produce produce

449 hecho fact

450 espacio space

451 oído heard

452 mejor best

453 horas hour

454 mejor better

455 verdadero true

456 durante during

457 cien hundred

458 cinco five

459 recordar remember

460 paso step

461 temprana early

462 mantenga hold

463 oeste west

464 suelo ground

465 interés interest

466 llegar reach

467 rápido fast

468 verbo verb

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 469 cantar sing

470 escuchar listen

471 seis six

472 mesa table

473 viajes travel

474 menos less

475 mañana morning

476 diez ten

477 sencilla simple

478 varios several

479 vocal vowel

480 hacia toward

481 guerra war

482 sentar lay

483 contra against

484 patrón pattern

485 lenta slow

486 centro center

487 amar love

488 persona person

489 dinero money

490 servir serve

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 491 aparecerá appear

492 carretera road

493 mapa map

494 lluvia rain

495 regla rule

496 gobernar govern

497 Halar pull

498 frío cold

499 aviso notice

500 voz voice

501 energía energy

502 caza hunt

503 probable probable

504 cama bed

505 hermano brother

506 huevo egg

507 paseo ride

508 celular cell

509 creer believe

510 quizás perhaps

511 recoger pick

512 repentina sudden

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 513 contar count

514 plaza square

515 razón reason

516 longitud length

517 representar represent

518 arte art

519 sujeto subject

520 región region

521 tamaño size

522 variar vary

523 resolver settle

524 hablar speak

525 peso weight

526 general general

527 hielo ice

528 materia matter

529 círculo circle

530 par pair

531 incluir include

532 brecha divide

533 sílaba syllable

534 sentido felt

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 535 gran grand

536 bola ball

537 aún yet

538 ola wave

539 caer drop

540 corazón heart

541 am am

542 presente present

543 pesada heavy

544 danza dance

545 motor engine

546 posición position

547 brazo arm

548 amplio wide

549 vela sail

550 materiales material

551 fracción fraction

552 bosque forest

553 sentarse sit

554 carrera race

555 ventana window

556 tienda store

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 557 verano summer

558 tren train

559 sueño sleep

560 demostrar prove

561 solitario lone

562 pierna leg

563 ejercicio exercise

564 pared wall

565 capturas catch

566 monte mount

567 desear wish

568 cielo sky

569 bordo board

570 alegría joy

571 invierno winter

572 satélite sat

573 escrito written

574 salvaje wild

575 instrumento instrument

576 guardado kept

577 vidrio glass

578 hierba grass

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 579 vaca cow

580 trabajo job

581 borde edge

582 signo sign

583 visita visit

584 pasado past

585 suave soft

586 diversión fun

587 brillante bright

588 gas gas

589 tiempo weather

590 mes month

591 millones million

592 soportar bear

593 acabado finish

594 feliz happy

595 esperanza hope

596 flor flower

597 vestir clothe

598 extraño strange

599 se ha ido gone

600 comercio trade

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 601 melodía melody

602 viaje trip

603 oficina office

604 recibir receive

605 fila row

606 boca mouth

607 exacta exact

608 símbolo symbol

609 morir die

610 menos least

611 problema trouble

612 grito shout

613 excepto except

614 escribió wrote

615 semilla seed

616 tono tone

617 unirse join

618 sugerir suggest

619 limpia clean

620 rotura break

621 dama lady

622 patio yard

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 623 aumentando rise

624 mal bad

625 golpe blow

626 aceite oil

627 sangre blood

628 tocar touch

629 creció grew

630 ciento cent

631 mezclar mix

632 equipo team

633 alambre wire

634 costo cost

635 perdido lost

636 marrón brown

637 desgaste wear

638 jardín garden

639 igual equal

640 enviado sent

641 elegir choose

642 cayó fell

643 encajar fit

644 fluir flow

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 645 justo fair

646 banco bank

647 recoger collect

648 guardar save

649 el control control

650 decimal decimal

651 oído ear

652 demás else

653 bastante quite

654 rompió broke

655 caso case

656 medio middle

657 matar kill

658 hijo son

659 lago lake

660 momento moment

661 escala scale

662 fuerte loud

663 primavera spring

664 observar observe

665 niño child

666 recta straight

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 667 consonante consonant

668 nación nation

669 diccionario dictionary

670 leche milk

671 velocidad speed

672 método method

673 órgano organ

674 pagar pay

675 edad age

676 sección section

677 vestido dress

678 nube cloud

679 sorpresa surprise

680 tranquila quiet

681 piedra stone

682 pequeño tiny

683 ascenso climb

684 fresco cool

685 diseño design

686 pobre poor

687 mucho lot

688 experimento experiment

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 689 inferior bottom

690 clave key

691 hierro iron

692 sola single

693 palillo stick

694 plana flat

695 veinte twenty

696 piel skin

697 sonrisa smile

698 pliegue crease

699 agujero hole

700 saltar jump

701 bebé baby

702 ocho eight

703 pueblo village

704 se reúnen meet

705 raíz root

706 comprar buy

707 aumentar raise

708 resolver solve

709 de metal metal

710 si whether
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 711 empujar push

712 siete seven

713 párrafo paragraph

714 tercero third

715 deberá shall

716 en espera held

717 pelo hair

718 describir describe

719 cocinero cook

720 piso floor

721 ya sea either

722 resultado result

723 quemar burn

724 colina hill

725 seguro safe

726 gato cat

727 siglo century

728 considerar consider

729 tipo type

730 ley law

731 bit bit

732 costa coast

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 733 copia copy

734 frase phrase

735 silencio silent

736 de altura tall

737 arena sand

738 suelo soil

739 rollo roll

740 temperatura temperature

741 dedo finger

742 industria industry

743 valor value

744 lucha fight

745 mentira lie

746 batir beat

747 excitar excite

748 naturales natural

749 vista view

750 sentido sense

751 de capital capital

752 no lo hará won’t

753 silla chair

754 peligro danger

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 755 fruta fruit

756 rica rich

757 de espesor thick

758 soldado soldier

759 proceso process

760 operar operate

761 práctica practice

762 separada separate

763 difícil difficult

764 médico doctor

765 por favor please

766 proteger protect

767 mediodía noon

768 de cultivos crop

769 moderno modern

770 elemento element

771 golpear hit

772 estudiante student

773 esquina corner

774 partido party

775 suministro supply

776 cuya whose

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 777 localizar locate

778 anillo ring

779 carácter character

780 insecto insect

781 capturado caught

782 período period

783 indicar indicate

784 Radio radio

785 habló spoke

786 átomo atom

787 humana human

788 historia history

789 efecto effect

790 eléctrica electric

791 esperar expect

792 hueso bone

793 ferrocarril rail

794 imaginar imagine

795 proporcionar provide

796 acuerdo agree

797 por tanto, thus

798 suave gentle

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 799 mujer woman

800 capitán captain

801 adivinar guess

802 necesario necessary

803 agudo sharp

804 ala wing

805 crear create

806 vecino neighbor

807 lavado wash

808 bate bat

809 más bien rather

810 multitud crowd

811 maíz corn

812 comparar compare

813 poema poem

814 cadena string

815 campana bell

816 dependerá depend

817 carne meat

818 frotar rub

819 tubo tube

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 820 famoso famous

921 dólar dollar

822 corriente stream

823 miedo fear

284 vista sight

825 delgado thin

826 triángulo triangle

827 planeta planet

828 prisa hurry

829 jefe chief

830 colonia colony

831 reloj clock

832 mina mine

833 empate tie

834 entrar enter

835 importante major

836 fresco fresh

837 búsqueda search

838 enviar send

839 amarillo yellow

840 pistola gun

841 permitir allow

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 842 print print

843 muerto dead

844 lugar spot

845 desierto desert

846 traje suit

847 actual current

848 ascensor lift

840 rosa rose

850 llegar arrive

851 master master

852 pista track

853 padre parent

854 orilla shore

855 división division

856 hoja sheet

857 sustancia substance

858 favorecer favor

859 conectar connect

860 mensaje post

861 pasar spend

862 acorde chord

863 grasa fat

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 864 contento glad

865 originales original

866 cuota share

867 estación station

868 papá dad

869 pan bread

870 cobrar charge

871 adecuada proper

872 barra bar

873 oferta offer

874 segmento segment

875 esclavo slave

876 pato duck

877 instantánea instant

878 mercado market

879 grado degree

880 poblar populate

881 polluelo chick

882 querido dear

883 enemigo enemy

884 responder reply

885 bebida drink

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 886 producirse occur

887 apoyo support

888 discurso speech

889 naturaleza nature

890 alcance range

891 vapor steam

892 movimiento motion

893 camino path

894 líquido liquid

895 log log

896 significado meant

897 cociente quotient

898 dientes teeth

899 concha shell

900 cuello neck

901 oxígeno oxygen

902 azúcar sugar

903 muerte death

904 bastante pretty

905 habilidad skill

906 mujeres women

907 temporada season

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 908 solución solution

909 imán magnet

910 plata silver

911 gracias thank

912 rama branch

913 partido match

914 sufijo suffix

915 especialmente especially

916 higo fig

917 miedo afraid

918 enorme huge

919 hermana sister

920 acero steel

921 discutir discuss

922 adelante forward

923 similar similar

924 guiar guide

925 experiencia experience

926 puntuación score

927 manzana apple

928 comprado bought

929 llevado led

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 930 pitch pitch

931 abrigo coat

932 masa mass

933 tarjeta card

934 banda band

935 cuerda rope

936 deslizamiento slip

937 ganar win

938 soñar dream

939 noche evening

940 condición condition

941 pienso feed

942 herramienta tool

943 totales total

944 básico basic

945 olor smell

946 valle valley

947 ni nor

948 doble double

949 asiento seat

950 continuar continue

951 bloque block

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 952 tabla chart

953 sombrero hat

954 vender sell

955 éxito success

956 empresa company

957 restar subtract

958 evento event

959 particular, particular

960 acuerdo deal

961 nadar swim

962 plazo term

963 opuesta opposite

964 esposa wife

965 zapato shoe

966 hombro shoulder

967 propagación spread

968 organizar arrange

969 campamento camp

970 inventar invent

971 algodón cotton

972 nacido born

973 determinar determine

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 974 cuarto de galón quart

975 nueve nine

976 camión truck

977 ruido noise

978 nivel level

979 oportunidad chance

980 reunir gather

981 tienda shop

982 tramo stretch

983 lanzar throw

984 brillo shine

985 propiedad property

986 columna column

987 molécula molecule

988 seleccionar select

989 mal wrong

990 gris gray

991 repita repeat

992 exigir require

993 amplio broad

994 preparar prepare

995 sal salt

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 996 nariz nose

997 plurales plural

998 cólera anger

999 reclamación claim

1000 continente continent

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