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Most common Spanish words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
dañar
to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure; to condemn; to hex, curse
Verb
constitución
constitution (all senses)
Noun
salvar
to save; to rescue; to salvage; to cover (a distance)
Verb
revista
magazine; revue
Noun
hermana
sister; female equivalent of hermano (“brother”)
Noun
temer
to fear; to dread; to be afraid, sorry; to suspect
Verb
estrella
star (celestial body); star (shape); star (most important person in e.g. a film); mullet, star
Noun
cuanto
as much [of]; as many; however much; however many; few; quite a few; a handful; however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”
Determiner
re
very, so, super; a lot, really (used with verbs)
Adverb
exigir
to demand; to require; to call for; to exact; to hold (e.g., accountable); to be required, to be demanded
Verb
presencia
presence; appearance, look
Noun
diputado
deputy; a representative in a legislative chamber
Noun
municipal
municipal
Adjective
escritor
writer
Noun
contrato
contract, agreement
Noun
régimen
regime (form of government); regimen (remedy intended to produce beneficial effects); scheme (systematic plan of future action) (e.g. a pension scheme, an aid scheme, a loan scheme)
Noun
referencia
reference
Noun
correcto
correct, right; well-behaved
Adjective
aprobar
to approve, to condone, to permit; to pass (succeed, e.g. on an exam)
Verb
escrito
written; having stains or scratches resembling writing
Adjective
importancia
importance
Noun
pertenecer
to belong; to be independent
Verb
comprender
to understand, to comprehend; to comprise; to include
Verb
falso
false; untrue; fake; counterfeit
Adjective
mío
mine; of mine
Pronoun
electoral
electoral
Adjective
contacto
contact
Noun
oír
to hear; to hear (passively perceive a sound); to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking); to sound; to heed; to listen to
Verb
sentimiento
feeling
Noun
periodista
journalist
Noun
famoso
well-known, famous
Adjective
estación
station; season (of the year)
Noun
guardar
to save (to store for future use); to save (to write a file to disk or other storage medium); to keep; to order; to clean; to put away
Verb
destino
destiny, fate; destination; purpose, end use; position, post
Noun
comentar
to comment (make a comment)
Verb
despertar
to wake; to wake up; to awaken; to pique (interest, curiosity)
Verb
requerir
to require, need; to ask for, send for, call for
Verb
golpe
hit, blow, strike; punch, jab; knock (door); bump, bang, bash (sound of a blow or dull impact); crowd, multitude (of people); gush (of water), gust (of wind); blast (of music); heartbeat; beat; rhythm; bunch of seedlings (in one hole); …
Noun
joder
to annoy, bug, bother, irritate; to tell annoying jokes; to be very annoying, difficult, tiring (be difficult); to become ruined, fucked (said of a thing); to become ruined, fucked (said of a person); to fuck, to have sex; to fuck over, to put someone in a difficult situation; to fuck up, smash, wreak, break, damage; to feel something intensely; to joke, to kid; …
Verb
beber
to drink; to drink alcohol; to draw from (to be inspired by)
Verb
verano
summer; spring
Noun
beneficio
benefit; profit
Noun
independiente
independent (not contingent or depending on something else); independent, autonomous
Adjective
niña
girl, female equivalent of niño; pupil (of eye); maiden (virgin)
Noun
hogar
home; homeland; housekeeping; hearth, fireplace
Noun
regla
rule (regulation, norm); ruler (measuring stick); menstruation, period
Noun
describir
to describe, represent in words; to trace, describe
Verb
sala
room (a separate part of a building); large hall; ward (section of a hospital); courtroom
Noun
responsable
responsible, answerable
Adjective
ma
mum; mom
Noun
representante
representative
Noun
final
final (last, ultimate); final (conclusive, decisive)
Adjective
transporte
transport
Noun
secreto
secret
Adjective
ambiente
atmosphere; environment (used with medio when talking about nature); room
Noun
jamás
never; ever
Adverb
frío
cold (having a low temperature); cool; cold (unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling); cool (of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself)
Adjective
memoria
memory (the ability of the brain to record information); memory (a specific thing that is remembered); report, document; memory (the part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data)
Noun
concepto
concept; conceit
Noun
llorar
to cry, to weep; to mourn
Verb
tuyo
yours
Pronoun
caja
box, case; bank; cash desk; cash register, register, cash box; gearbox; snare drum; case
Noun
democracia
democracy (rule by the people); democracy (government under the rule of its people)
Noun
gana
best translated with to feel like, to want; urge, uses a "tengo ganas de" or "me dan ganas de" construction
Noun
recuperar
to recover; to recuperate
Verb
aprovechar
to make use of, to make the most of, to get the most out of; to take advantage of, to leverage; to be useful, to profit (someone); to improve
Verb
amplio
broad, large, spacious, wide, expansive; broad, wide, comprehensive, extensive, large, wide-ranging, ample
Adjective
chino
Chinese; curly; fed up; beardless; having little or no body hair
Adjective
fe
faith
Noun
impuesto
impost; tax, levy (money paid to the government)
Noun
miles
thousands
Noun
completamente
completely
Adverb
prensa
press (print-based media); press (machine); press (exercise)
Noun
piedra
stone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks); flint (small cylinder used to produce a spark in a lighter, etc.); hailstone (single ball of hail, or solid precipitation); crack (potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine); pumice
Noun
cliente
client; customer
Noun
temporada
season, period, span of time; season, series (group of episodes of a television broadcast)
Noun
declaración
statement; declaration; tax return
Noun
escena
scene; stage; cutscene
Noun
excelente
excellent, brilliant, superb; copacetic (US slang); tiptop, topnotch, top notch
Adjective
básico
basic (elementary, simple, fundamental); basic (of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7)
Adjective
generación
generation
Noun
función
function; showing; a function; a subroutine, method, or procedure which returns an output value and may accept input values
Noun
práctica
practice; internship
Noun
provocar
to cause or provoke, to prompt; to tease sexually; to fancy, would like; to get nausea (urge to vomit)
Verb
cama
bed
Noun
adelante
come in; go ahead
Interjection
familiar
familial, family; close, familiar; daily, plain; family-friendly
Adjective
molestar
to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden; to annoy, to tease, to pester, to bug, to hassle; to upset, to discomfort; to mind (uses indirect object); to intrude; to get upset; to bother
Verb
tarea
task; homework
Noun
moderno
modern; modern-day
Adjective
definir
to define
Verb
dicho
said
Determiner
ocho
eight (8)
Numeric
solicitar
to request, to ask for, to solicit; to attract
Verb
enemigo
foe; enemy
Noun
protección
protection
Noun
conocido
known; well-known, famous, renowned; familiar
Adjective
saludo
greeting, greetings; salutation
Noun
aquel
that (over there; implying some distance)
Determiner
creación
creation; invention
Noun