The 100 most common Španjolski words
These hundred words make up a large share of everything written in španjolski. Learn them and a page stops looking like a wall.
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How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words arrive in order of how often they appear in real španjolski. The first twenty do more work for you than the next two hundred, so they come first.
Each word keeps its own schedule
Answer that you knew a word and it comes back later. Answer that you did not and it comes back sooner. The gap grows every time you get it right, which is what moves a word from recognised to known.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All hundred, in frequency order. Words you have practised are marked.
- 1elthe
- 2lathe, her, it
- 3deof, from, about
- 4quethat, which, who
- 5yand
- 6ato, at, on
- 7enin, on, at
- 8una, an, one
- 9unaa, an, one
- 10losthe, them
- 11lasthe, them
- 12serto be, being
- 13esis
- 14sehimself, herself, itself
- 15nono, not
- 16conwith
- 17porfor, by, through
- 18parafor, in order to, to
- 19suhis, her, its
- 20loit, him, the
- 21comolike, as, how
- 22másmore, most, plus
- 23perobut, however
- 24estarto be
- 25estáis
- 26haythere is, there are
- 27tenerto have, to hold
- 28tienehas
- 29yoI
- 30túyou
- 31élhe, him, it
- 32ellashe, her, it
- 33nosotroswe, us
- 34ellosthey, them
- 35meme, myself, to me
- 36teyou, yourself, to you
- 37lehim, her, you
- 38mimy
- 39estethis, east
- 40estathis
- 41esethat
- 42esothat
- 43todoall, everything, every
- 44algosomething, somewhat
- 45nadanothing, anything, swims
- 46muyvery
- 47muchoa lot, much, many
- 48bienwell, fine, good
- 49tambiénalso, too
- 50síyes
- 51ahoranow
- 52aquíhere
- 53siemprealways
- 54nuncanever, ever
- 55yaalready, now, anymore
- 56cuandowhen, whenever
- 57dóndewhere
- 58quéwhat, how
- 59quiénwho, whom
- 60cómohow, what
- 61porquebecause
- 62siif, whether
- 63oor, either
- 64sinwithout
- 65sobreon, about, over
- 66entrebetween, among, come in
- 67desdefrom, since
- 68hastauntil, up to, even
- 69antesbefore, previously
- 70despuésafter, afterwards, later
- 71hacerto do, to make
- 72irto go
- 73decirto say, to tell
- 74verto see, to watch
- 75saberto know, to taste, knowledge
- 76quererto want, to love
- 77poderto be able to, can, power
- 78venirto come
- 79darto give
- 80hablarto speak, to talk
- 81pensarto think
- 82mirarto look at, to watch
- 83encontrarto find, to meet
- 84vivirto live
- 85tiempotime, weather
- 86díaday
- 87casahouse, home
- 88hombreman, mankind
- 89mujerwoman, wife
- 90vidalife
- 91cosathing
- 92veztime, occasion
- 93añoyear
- 94nochenight
- 95buenogood, well, OK
- 96grandebig, large, great
- 97nuevonew
- 98pequeñosmall, little
- 99holahello, hi
- 100graciasthank you, thanks