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Most common Spanish words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 901–1000
perspectiva
perspective; prospect
Noun
reformar
to reform
Verb
anuncio
announcement; notice; commercial; advertisement
Noun
desastre
disaster, catastrophe, calamity; disaster, a debacle, a bust; mess, shambles, wreckage; something messed up; a hot mess, train wreck
Noun
avenida
avenue; flood
Noun
protesta
protest; objection
Noun
física
physics (branch of science)
Noun
permanente
permanent
Adjective
limpiar
to clean; to wash; to wipe; to wipe oneself
Verb
chileno
Chilean
Adjective
mecanismo
mechanism
Noun
circunstancia
circumstance
Noun
seco
dry
Adjective
continuo
continual, constant (done or extending without interruption); continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption); steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption); continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)
Adjective
mirada
look, glance
Noun
encuesta
inquest; inquiry; poll; survey
Noun
círculo
circle
Noun
turismo
tourism; private car
Noun
peligro
danger, peril
Noun
alimentar
to feed (give food to eat); to feed into, reinforce.
Verb
cuello
neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso); collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
Noun
difundir
to spread, disseminate (ideas, etc.)
Verb
invertir
to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something); to invert
Verb
pintar
to paint (to apply paint to); to paint (to create an image with paints); to draw (to depict with lines); to depict, portray (as something); to look, to seem; to have to do somewhere; to make up one's face; to put lipstick on oneself; to color one's hair; to want
Verb
vuelta
turn; return; walk; tour, trip; change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item); lap (one circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool); second leg, return leg (the second of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie)
Noun
escala
ladder (a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent); scale (an ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude); scale (a series of notes spanning an octave); ladder, hierarchy (of a company, of the military); scale (the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance); scale (size; scope); stopover, layover (a short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption)
Noun
juzgar
to judge, to adjudicate; to try (a case), to adjudicate; to consider; to pass judgment
Verb
sentencia
sentence
Noun
Santa
Saint (title), feminine singular of San
Adjective
tropa
troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd
Noun
conformar
to form, constitute; to conform to; to be satisfied with, to make do with
Verb
corriente
flowing, running; current (existing or occurring at the moment); common, usual; ordinary, normal
Adjective
diga
way to say hello on the telephone
Interjection
explotar
to exploit; to explode
Verb
advertir
to warn; to notice
Verb
izquierda
left (side, direction); left
Noun
ser
a being, organism; nature, essence; value, worth
Noun
nuevamente
newly; again
Adverb
coincidir
to coincide; to agree
Verb
sujeto
subject; matter; person
Noun
definición
definition (a statement of the meaning of a word); definition (a clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition); definition (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail); rules, statutes
Noun
concreto
concrete; specific
Adjective
recorrer
to tour; to travel, to go
Verb
colonia
colony; neighbourhood; eau de Cologne
Noun
amistad
friendship
Noun
cocina
kitchen; stove, cooker, range; cuisine; back seats of a bus
Noun
ultimar
to finalize; to complete; to kill
Verb
impresión
impression; print; shock
Noun
lento
slow
Adjective
obligación
obligation; bond
Noun
ingresar
to join a group, institution, organization, etc.; to enroll; to enter (a room, etc.); to deposit (money); to earn, bring in (money); to hospitalize someone
Verb
liberal
liberal; libertarian
Adjective
fase
phase, stage; period
Noun
menos
minus; except, besides
Preposition
revolucionario
revolutionary
Adjective
lago
lake
Noun
asesino
murderer, killer (person who commits murder); assassin; traitor
Noun
someter
to subdue, quell, conquer; to subject to; to subordinate (put under the control of); to submit, put forward (an opinion); to undergo, to be subjected to (+ a)
Verb
fenómeno
phenomenon; freak
Noun
tender
to tend to, to have a tendency; to spread, to stretch out; to lay (cable); to make (a bed); to hang up (clothes); to build (a bridge across an expanse); to extend (the hand); to floor (with a punch), to stretch out; to cast (a net); to set (a trap); …
Verb
resumen
summary, abstract; résumé, curriculum vitae
Noun
porqué
a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)
Noun
solicitud
request, solicitation; survey; application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar)
Noun
castillo
castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)
Noun
talento
talent
Noun
obvio
obvious; clear
Adjective
penal
a kind of prison; penalty
Noun
encontrado
found; facing; opposite; conflicting; opposing
Adjective
diálogo
dialogue (form of discourse); dialogue (literary form)
Noun
definitivamente
definitely; definitively
Adverb
sombra
shadow (a dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object); shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked); shade, shadow (a small degree); ghost, shade, phantom; shade (a color obtained by adding black)
Noun
amarillo
yellow or golden (colour); or (colour on a coat of arms)
Adjective
pista
track, course, trail; track (song); runway; lane; court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played); clue, fingerprint
Noun
aclarar
to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer); to explain; to clarify; to water down; to rinse (soap from hands); to clear up; to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)
Verb
lucir
to shine; to sport, wear; to show off, to display; to look like; to dress well
Verb
ángel
angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity); angel (one of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues); angel (a person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
Noun
acudir
to go, come [with a ‘to’], to attend, visit; to turn to, consult, resort; to apply, appeal [with a ‘to’] (a court, government department, commission, etc.); to come to mind
Verb
amenazar
to threaten (“to make threats”); to threaten (“to be a threat”)
Verb
di
Used as a friendly particle.
Particle
violento
violent
Adjective
criterio
criterion; capacity to judge or take a decision
Noun
copia
copy (a duplicate of an original); abundance
Noun
equivocar
to mistake, mix up; to make a mistake
Verb
vacación
vacation, holiday; vacation, vacating
Noun
plato
plate, dish (crockery); dish (of food); course (of a meal); plate (of a gear); chainring; a ridiculous situation, a farce
Noun
cartel
poster, placard, bill, banner; lineup, billing; the "now-showing" board in a cinema or playhouse; cartel (group of businesses that collude to limit competition); criminal organization, mafia, mob
Noun
llegada
arrival
Noun
oído
hearing; inner ear; ear (used to refer to the ear as an internal organ, or its function of hearing)
Noun
licencia
license; permission; leave (absence from work); licentiate (degree)
Noun
extrañar
to miss (someone or something); to cause to find odd/strange; to find something strange
Verb
tornar
to return; to come back; to go back; to put back; to change; to (do) again; to revive (to recover from a state of unconsciousness); to become (e.g. change in a characteristic, nature of something or status)
Verb
promoción
promotion; advocacy; advancement, fostering, furthering, furtherance (i.e. improvement of conditions); class, year (specifically, a graduating class); promo, promotion (on television)
Noun
provincial
provincial
Adjective
puta
fuck! shit!
Interjection
cerveza
beer
Noun
rueda
wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines); circle (of people); train; spread tail (of a peacock); a Rueda wine
Noun
guía
guide; guidebook; directory; permit for transporting certain goods
Noun
aéreo
aerial
Adjective
bienes
goods (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold)
Noun
fábrica
factory
Noun