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Most common Spanish words 1–500

500 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
sistema
system; scheme (a systematic plan of future action; also, a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole); the establishment; regime, system (political)
Noun
según
according to; as, just as, the same way; depending on
Preposition
verdad
truth; fact
Noun
perder
to lose; to lose someone (experience the death of someone); to get lost; to go missing; to lose one's way; to get lost, to go away; to waste; to miss, to miss out on; to lose, to be defeated; to be losing; to trail; to be down
Verb
dios
god
Noun
cual
like, as, in the manner of
Adverb
historia
history (the aggregate of past events); history (the branch of knowledge that studies the past); history (a set of events involving an entity); history (a record or narrative description of past events); story (a sequence of real or fictional events); the letter H in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
además
in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also, additionally; as well, also, not to mention (when in the middle of a sentence or toward the end)
Adverb
empezar
to start, begin, to get started; to start; to start, to begin; to lead, to open; to be started
Verb
importante
important, that cares, that matters.
Adjective
pequeño
small; little
Adjective
familia
family (group of people related to each other); family (grouping of things possessing common characteristics); relative, relation (member of one's family)
Noun
semana
week (7 days)
Noun
primer
apocopic form of primero (first); apocopic form of primera (first)
Adjective
único
only; single; sole; unique, one-of-a-kind; solitary, alone, only one(s)
Adjective
mano
hand; front foot; round; hand; coat, lick; skill, talent; mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate); A group of people united for a job; buddy, friend, bro, homie
Noun
presentar
to present, to submit; to introduce (someone), to acquaint; to show; to show signs of; to file (a lawsuit), to lodge (an appeal, a complaint); to table (e.g., a resolution, an amendment)
Verb
sur
south
Noun
cualquier
apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever
Determiner
varios
various, several
Determiner
ganar
to gain; to earn; to win; to defeat, to beat; to reach; to attain; to earn (something) for oneself; to position oneself, to situate oneself
Verb
servicio
service; public toilet; amenity; silverware
Noun
pueblo
town, village; the common people, the working classes; population, people; nation
Noun
tipo
kind, type, sort, manner; rate, interest rate; composure, cool; build; figure (of a body); guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke (UK), chap (UK); Minthostachys spp
Noun
leer
to read
Verb
niño
child, boy
Noun
unos
about, approximately
Determiner
foto
photo, photograph
Noun
ni
Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B, not A nor B, neither A nor B
Conjunction
hacia
toward, towards; around, about (indicating time)
Preposition
mirar
to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes); to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time); to watch (to mind, attend, or guard); to consider, think over (to think about seriously); look (with adjectives); used for emphasis; look; to seek, look for (to try to find); to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes); to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing); to look at oneself
Verb
alto
tall; high; loud; upper, top; senior (rank)
Adjective
sino
but (rather) (after a negative clause); except, apart from; only, solely (in a negative clause)
Conjunction
acordar
to agree; to decide, arrange (plan); to flush, to make flush, to level; to tune; to remember, recall; to reach agreement; to accord
Verb
equipo
team; equipment, kit, hardware; device; computer
Noun
lado
side; face
Noun
existir
to exist
Verb
recordar
to remember, to recollect; to remember; to recall, remind of; to remind; to wake up
Verb
personarse
to arrive, turn up, make one's way
Verb
recibir
to receive, get; to welcome, to greet, to receive (guests, patients); to receive visitors; to graduate
Verb
presidente
president, head (leader); president (head of state of a republic)
Noun
mucho
much, a lot, far, way, many times; very; long (a long time)
Adverb
fin
end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)
Noun
palabra
word; wording; word (promise)
Noun
medio
half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole); half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole); middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives); average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values); average (of or related to a representative example of a group); tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime); mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed); middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive); impressive (extremely large or good)
Adjective
padre
father, parent; father; team that often defeats another team
Noun
realizar
to carry out; to perform; to conduct; to implement (e.g. a change, a task, project, plan, inspection, experiment, procedures); to make real; to realise or realize (bring about); to fulfil; to achieve; to accomplish; to make (e.g. a profit, a purchase, a visit, a trip); to produce; to make (e.g. a film); to engage in (e.g. an activity, work, exercise); to realize (come to comprehend)
Verb
idea
idea
Noun
otro
"Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
Interjection
escribir
to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate); to write (to) someone (a letter, etc.); to write someone something; to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.)); to write (to be an author); to type (on a phone or computer keyboard); to text; to chat regularly with someone on social media
Verb
señor
mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male); gentleman; master
Noun
video
video; VHS player, videocassette recorder, VCR; video rental shop
Noun
juego
play; game; sport; gaming; set; kit; gambling
Noun
empresa
company; enterprise, undertaking; task
Noun
primero
former (in contrast to the latter), first, first one; one of the five bids in the card game of Primero, consisting of a combination of four cards in the hand
Noun
terminar
to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude; to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing); to end up, to wind up, to turn out; to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic); to end up with; to put an end to, to be done with, to destroy, to annihilate; to terminate (an account)
Verb
casi
almost
Adverb
bien
well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class; exclusive; upscale; high-class
Adjective
cambiar
to change, to shift, to switch, to alter; to modify; to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another); to replace, to change out, to swap out; to exchange, to trade in; to turn around; to swap, to trade, to switch; to move (i.e., change from one place to another)
Verb
e
and
Conjunction
agua
water; body of water; rain (condensed water falling from a cloud); river; stream; urine; pop, soda (soft drink); infusion
Noun
libro
book
Noun
punto
point (specific spot, location, or place); point (unit of scoring); point (full stop or period); point (decimal mark); stitch (single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture); bombshell (great surprise or shock); punto, Spanish point (traditional small unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm)
Noun
noche
night (the period between sunset and sunrise); evening (after sunset)
Noun
cambio
change, shift; change (money given back); gear (of a motor vehicle); exchange rate
Noun
preguntar
to ask; to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
Verb
ayudar
to help
Verb
proyecto
project, plan
Noun
español
Spanish (from or native to Spain); Spanish (pertaining to Spain or to the language)
Adjective
dentro
inside (for space); indoors; within, in (for time)
Adverb
buen
apocopic form of bueno (“good, fine”)
Adjective
ejemplo
example; instance
Noun
aún
still, yet; even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
Adverb
guerra
war, warfare
Noun
centro
center; center, moderate tendencies or ideas; middle; core, heart; city center, downtown; cross (a pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch)
Noun
permitir
to allow, permit; to afford, to allow; to indulge in
Verb
millón
million (10⁶)
Noun
tema
theme; plot (of a book, film or other media); topic; matter; subject; theme; topic; song, track
Noun
información
information, data
Noun
artículo
article; article (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc.); article (for sale); article (of a legal text); articulus
Noun
publicar
to publish; to release
Verb
seguro
secure; safe (free from danger); certain; sure; positive; definite (of being correct); secure; firm; stable; reliable; surefire; foolproof (not likely to fall); security; security-related; confident; self-confident
Adjective
pasado
past; former; last
Adjective
morir
to die; to be dying (for, to); to end, to flow into something (a road, river, etc.); to kill
Verb
madre
mother; mother (source or origin); mother (nun); riverbed; dregs (of a drink); thing
Noun
acabar
to finish; to end; to end up (eventually doing); to have just; just (indicates recency); to exhaust, to use up; to finish, to put an end to; to run out of; to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up; to orgasm; to cum
Verb
gran
apocopic form of grande; great, grand
Adjective
considerar
to consider, to regard, to see, to look, to view; to deem, to hold; to judge, to estimate
Verb
razón
reason; reasoning; correctness, rectitude, a point; ratio; rate
Noun
siguiente
following; next
Adjective
favor
favor/favour
Noun
parir
to give birth; to think up; imagine; to explain
Verb
jugar
to play; to risk, take a chance; to play (an instrument)
Verb
sacar
to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment); to take out (e.g. the trash); to pull out, to take out (e.g. a badge, an ID card, a picture, paperwork, the keys, finger); to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog); to pull out, to get out (e.g. a pencil, a hand, a key); to remove, to extract, to get out, to take out, to dig up or dig out (e.g., the weeds, a tooth, military forces, information, the truth, remove someone from the equation or a situation); to take (e.g. a photograph, advantage of, etc.); to withdraw, to take out (e.g. money); to rip off (e.g. to steal money); to drive out, expel, to eject; …
Verb
programa
programme, program; show, programme; program
Noun
intentar
to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
Verb
diferente
different
Adjective
malo
bad (of bad quality); bad (at/with something); bad (in a bad state); bad (morally), evil, mean; to treat badly, be mean/cruel to; harmful, bad; (of food) tasting bad; (of food) bad, spoiled, rotten; sick, ill
Adjective
relación
relation; relationship
Noun
clase
lecture; class (lesson); class (group of students); class (level of society); kind, sort, type; class; class (elegance)
Noun