Most common Spanish words 2001–4000

to break, to snap, to shatter (to smash or rupture); to break (often in legal contexts), violate a law; to bend, flex or twist; to fail; to go broke; to become bankrupt; to go out of business; to crash, to go bust, to go under (used in political, economic and business/financial/investment contexts); to break up; to kill; to crack, to break, to shatter (putting the onus on the thing cracking itself, absolving any sentient subject of responsibility); to crack, to break (e.g. crack under pressure, break after interrogation); to vomit after drinking too much alcohol

Verb

geografía

geography; territory, country

Noun

putas

the fuck, fucking

Adverb

pastel

pastry; cake; pie; pastel

Noun

vacacionar

to go on vacation

Verb

huracán

hurricane

Noun

párrafo

paragraph; chat; chitchat

Noun

diversión

fun, entertainment, amusement, levity

Noun

harina

flour; cocaine

Noun

advertencia

warning; advice

Noun

freír

to fry

Verb

invisible

invisible

Adjective

pastilla

pill; cake (block of a dense material); bar (block of soap or chocolate); cube (cube of stock); pad (brake pad)

Noun

envolver

to wrap; to shroud; to involve

Verb

dominante

dominant, dominating; domineering; key, prevailing; ruling

Adjective

tributario

tax; fiscal; tributary

Adjective

editorial

editorial; publisher

Noun

consenso

consensus

Noun

financiamiento

financing

Noun

habitual

habitual

Adjective

miserable

miserable; poor; greedy, stingy

Adjective

lealtad

loyalty

Noun

boliviano

Bolivian

Adjective

especialidad

speciality

Noun

movilización

mobilization

Noun

dragón

dragon (mythical reptilian or serpentine creature); dragoon (horse soldier); dragon

Noun

arder

to burn, blaze (to be consumed by fire or in flames); to burn, to sting, to smart (to hurt, be in pain); to burn, seethe (to be in an agitated or angry mental state); to rot (to suffer decomposition due to biological action); to cause someone resentment or irritation; to get resentful, offended

Verb

miel

honey

Noun

traición

treason; treachery

Noun

recibo

receipt (written acknowledgement of e.g. a sale); bill (for e.g. electricity or water services); living room

Noun

ético

ethical

Adjective

Used to express indiference or sarcasm.

Interjection

secar

to dry; to dry up, run dry

Verb

informativo

informative

Adjective

disputa

dispute, argument, disagreement, contest; feud, fight, quarrel, wrangle; contention

Noun

inauguración

inauguration

Noun

postular

to nominate; to apply (for example to a job); to postulate

Verb

sigla

initial; acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism)

Noun

sensibilidad

sensibility; sensitivity; tenderness (condition of being tender or sore to touch)

Noun

directiva

board of directors

Noun

justamente

justly, fairly, fair and square; precisely, exactly

Adverb

Disney

Disney (Walt Disney Company)

Noun

o sea

I mean; that is to say (used to introduce a new idea or explain a previous one)

Adverb

fuertemente

strongly, hard, severely, heavily

Adverb

atracción

attraction, pull; pull, draw; amusement ride

Noun

consigo

with himself, herself, itself, themselves

Adverb

press

exercise press; news press

Noun

lente

lens; glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass

Noun

inclusión

inclusion

Noun

afiliado

affiliate; member

Noun

dinámico

dynamic

Adjective

obedecer

to obey; to be caused by, to be due to, to be attributable to

Verb

escalar

to scale, to climb

Verb

circo

circus (a travelling company of performers); circus (a building for chariot-racing in Ancient Rome)

Noun

bebida

drink, beverage; soda (soft drink, pop)

Noun

pluma

feather; quill, quill pen; pen, fountain pen; nib; ballpoint pen; writer, penman; effeminacy

Noun

pene

penis; penny (1 cent coin)

Noun

abundante

plentiful, abundant; affluent

Adjective

first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else); whether (something) or (something else)

Conjunction

algo

rather, somewhat, kind of

Adverb

proteína

protein

Noun

aproximar

to approach; to approximate

Verb

sexto

sixth

Adjective

consecutivo

consecutive, running, in a row, back-to-back

Adjective

originario

original, originating; native

Adjective

acento

accent (typographical line); accent (variety of speech connected to a certain geographical region)

Noun

tercero

third party; mediator

Noun

afrontar

to face, address, tackle, meet, deal with, confront, cope with, handle, bear, manage, (e.g. reality, an issue, a situation, a problem); to defy, to brave; to afford, to bear (e.g. a cost, a loss); disused form of afrentar (“to affront”)

Verb

coraje

anger, rage, resentment; courage, bravery, spunk

Noun

generoso

generous

Adjective

filósofo

philosopher

Noun

abandonado

abandoned; dirty, sloppy, negligent