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Most common Spanish words 501–1000

500 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
sufrir
to suffer (be confronted with something undesired); to withstand, endure, resist or undergo a physical or moral damage
Verb
compañía
company, enterprise, business, firm
Noun
quizá
perhaps, maybe
Adverb
abril
April; years of age
Noun
basar
to base on
Verb
campaña
campaign; countryside; base
Noun
norte
north, northern
Adjective
junio
June
Noun
verdadero
true, real; honest
Adjective
antiguo
old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime; old, ancient, age-old; vintage, antique; old-fashioned, outdated, old-style, old-time; long-standing, longstanding
Adjective
amar
to love, have great affection for, care about; to wish
Verb
república
republic
Noun
pena
punishment, sentence; pity (sympathy); used in dar pena; sorrow; embarrassment; trouble; bellyache
Noun
arma
weapon, arm
Noun
carrera
race; run (act of running); run; college degree, major, main course of study; career; run (line of knit stitches which have unravelled); journey, fare (of a taxi); path (of a moving object), trajectory; avenue generally in a north–south direction and vice versa, as opposed to a calle (east–west or vice versa)
Noun
internet
internet
Noun
correr
to run, to jog; to flow; to shoo, chase away, drive away; to throw out; to fire; to expel; to walk away; to cop out, to shirk; to elapse (time); to go around, spread (rumors); to rush; to draw (curtains); …
Verb
debido
owed; due
Adjective
recurso
writ; appeal, writ; option, choice; resource, means; resort, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety)
Noun
señora
Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region; lady; wife
Noun
loco
crazy, insane, mad, nuts (asserting that something is out of place in the head); rash, risky, imprudent; tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous; malfunctioning, broken and working incorrectly (said of a machine); overgrown, rambling; loose (pipe fittings, pulley); sexy (only with ser)
Adjective
septiembre
September
Noun
producción
production; product; output
Noun
fuera
outside; out
Adverb
noviembre
November
Noun
economía
economy; economics
Noun
total
total, complete, outright
Adjective
resto
rest, remainder; remainder
Noun
andar
to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride; to function, to work, to run, to go; to pass, to go by, to elapse; to go about; to busy oneself with; to be, to feel; to go around, to move or spread from person to person; to go round (doing something) (describing interrupted, frequent activity); to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time; …
Verb
soler
to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often; to tend to; used to
Verb
rápido
rapid, quick, fast
Adjective
iniciar
to begin; to initiate
Verb
votar
to vote
Verb
asunto
matter, issue, business; affair (a romantic relationship)
Noun
sabes
you know? (rhetorical question)
Interjection
estudiar
to study; to examine, look into
Verb
modelo
model (a successful example to be copied); model (a representation of a physical object in miniature); model (a simplified representation used to explain the workings of a system or event); fashion model
Noun
objetivo
objective; aim, goal, target
Noun
error
error
Noun
río
river
Noun
cámara
room; camera; chamber; legislature; inner tube; cabin; bowel movement; cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera)
Noun
vista
sight, vision, eyesight (the ability to see); sight (the act of seeing or witnessing); appearance, look (the way something looks); view (the range of vision); view (something to look at, such as scenery); view; foresight (the ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future); hearing (a legal procedure done before a judge)
Noun
levantar
to lift; to raise; to put up; to put up; to build up (buildings); to increase; to turn up (volume, power etc.); to adjourn; to close; to end (a meeting); to flush out; to draw up (plans); to take, make (a census); to remove; get rid of (a prohibition); to nick, rob (steal); …
Verb
norte
north (compass point); north wind; guide, inspiration; goal, objective; strong wind
Noun
carta
letter (document); map; menu (list of dishes in a restaurant); playing card
Noun
banco
bank (financial institution); bench; pew; school of fish
Noun
seis
six
Numeric
simplemente
simply
Adverb
dónde
where?; in what place?; from where? whence?
Adverb
asegurar
to secure (to make fast; to close or confine effectually); to assure (to give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of); to claim, to maintain; to ensure, to guarantee (to make a pledge to someone); to make sure, to ensure (to take care that something happens); to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs); to belay
Verb
nación
nation
Noun
celebrar
to celebrate; to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.); to welcome, to accept
Verb
comunicación
communication
Noun
oficina
office (a room used for non-manual work); workshop; laboratory (in a pharmacy)
Noun
ministro
minister
Noun
construir
to build; to construct
Verb
agosto
August
Noun
llamado
call
Noun
fecha
date (that which specifies the time when something was made); date (a specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place)
Noun
mencionar
to mention
Verb
cabo
end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something); end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time); stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short); cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship); cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake); accessories, knick-knacks, odds and ends (small trinket of minor value); corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4); sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)
Noun
término
end, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time); end, finish, conclusion (the cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion); term, period (a chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan); term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge); place (the position in a contest or ranking); terms (any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract)
Noun
éxito
success; hit (something popular or well received)
Noun
mexicano
Mexican (native or pertaining to the country of the United Mexican States: compare mexiquense); Mexican (pertaining to the Mexican language, i.e. Nahuatl)
Adjective
febrero
February
Noun
fiesta
party; feast; feast day (of a saint); holiday
Noun
aun
even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned); still, yet
Adverb
enero
January
Noun
mejorar
to make better, improve; to enhance; to ameliorate; to improve; get better; get well
Verb
compañero
companion (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company); mate, colleague; (with a qualifier) fellow X, classmate, coworker, etc. (someone with whom something is shared); fellow member of a political group; comrade; teammate (one who is on the same team); mate, partner (matching item in a set); partner, significant other (especially not a spouse); companion (a thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person); friendly term of address; friend, buddy
Noun
pie
foot (a part of the body); English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm); pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm); foot (a part of a poetic line); foot, base; footer (the bottom of a page or design); pie
Noun
rojo
red (colour)
Adjective
dedicar
to dedicate, to spend time; to devote oneself; to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work
Verb
otro
someone else; another person; something else; another one
Pronoun
acto
act (something done); act; ceremony, function
Noun
título
title (heading in a text); title (honorary title); level
Noun
mismo
right, exactly, immediately
Adverb
mierda
shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.); shit (in expressions); piece of shit; a bad thing; an object of poor quality.; thing; drunkenness; hashish
Noun
auto
car, automobile; a public deed or ceremony; order, writ, resolution; short play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance
Noun
comida
food; lunch; dinner; cunnilingus
Noun
privado
private, privy (e.g. a privy council); deprived, deprived of, denied, bereft (usually followed by de); unlisted (e.g. phone number); excited, ecstatic
Adjective
defender
to defend, to protect, to hold down; to stand up for, to stick up for; to uphold; to prohibit; to claim; to fight back; to defend oneself, to protect oneself; to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself; to fend off; to get by
Verb
mayor
of age; adult; grown-up; major; main; head; boss; major; enhanced
Adjective
perro
dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding); clothes peg, clothespin; asshole (despicable person); lazy person
Noun
quitar
to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away; to get rid of; to get off; to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object); to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements); to be removed; to get rid of (something belonging to oneself); to quit, give up (smoking etc); to move away, to get out of the way; to take (e.g. a photograph)
Verb
viajar
to travel, journey
Verb
preparar
to prepare
Verb
ciencia
science; erudition, knowledge
Noun
europeo
European
Adjective
fútbol
football (soccer); synonym of fútbol americano
Noun
mierda
shit! fuck! (expression of worry, failure, shock, only for negative situations)
Interjection
ejército
army
Noun
mar
sea; seaside; lunar mare; loads; really; hella
Noun
dólar
dollar (designation for specific currency)
Noun
unidad
unit (object, military, or measure); unity
Noun
entregar
to deliver, to hand over, to hand off; to submit; to turn in (e.g. homework), hand in; to surrender (oneself)
Verb
departamento
department; apartment, flat
Noun
premio
prize, award (honour or reward); prize (that which may be won); premium (bonus paid in addition to normal payments)
Noun
media
half (one of two equal parts of any whole); synonym of cuarto, half-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L); stocking (long thin leggings worn by women); pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist); sock (short unisex cloth covering for feet); mean, average (the arithmetic middle in a set of values); average grade; midline (the medial line of the human body); half past (especially as an indication that it is exactly 30 minutes after the hour)
Noun
calidad
quality (level of excellence); kind, type
Noun