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The 100 most common Spanish words
These hundred words make up a large share of everything written in Spanish. Learn them and a page stops looking like a wall.
Space shows the answer, then the arrow keys answer it. Hold the green button until the ring fills to mark the word as learned.
How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words arrive in order of how often they appear in real Spanish. The first twenty do more work for you than the next two hundred, so they come first.
Each word keeps its own schedule
Every word carries its own gap, and the gap grows each time you get it right. Miss one and it resets to a day. Each word is asked both ways round, and each way keeps its own gap, because recognising a word comes well before you can say it yourself.
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.
- 1deof, from, by
- 2yand
- 3quethat, which, who
- 4lathe, her, it
- 5elthe
- 6ato, at
- 7enin, on, at
- 8nono, not
- 9sehimself, herself, themselves
- 10una, an, one
- 11suhis, her, your
- 12conwith
- 13losthe, them
- 14porfor, by, through
- 15unaa, an, one
- 16loit, him, the (thing that is)
- 17lasthe, them
- 18delof the, from the
- 19meme, myself, to me
- 20alto the, at the, upon
- 21parafor, to, in order to
- 22perobut, however
- 23esis, it is
- 24leto him, to her, to you
- 25másmore, most, plus
- 26comolike, as, how
- 27habíathere was, there were, had
- 28dijosaid
- 29mimy
- 30erawas, used to be
- 31sushis, her, your
- 32siif, whether
- 33sinwithout
- 34estabawas, was being
- 35élhe, him
- 36quéwhat, which, how
- 37tanso, such, as
- 38cuandowhen, whenever
- 39yoI
- 40todoall, everything, every
- 41ellashe, her
- 42oor
- 43estethis, this one
- 44sobreon, about, over
- 45muyvery
- 46estathis, this one
- 47ustedyou (formal)
- 48asíso, like this, that way
- 49ninor, not even, neither
- 50hahas (done)
- 51soloonly, just, alone
- 52fuewas, went
- 53serto be, being
- 54ahoranow
- 55teyou, yourself, to you
- 56porquebecause
- 57yaalready, now, anymore
- 58bienwell, good, fine
- 59dostwo
- 60estáis, you are
- 61hastauntil, up to, even
- 62síyes, himself, herself
- 63todosall, everyone, every
- 64estothis, this thing
- 65esothat
- 66veztime, occasion, turn
- 67despuésafter, afterwards, later
- 68haciatoward, around
- 69hehave
- 70nosus, to us, ourselves
- 71aquíhere
- 72teníahad
- 73nuncanever
- 74entrebetween, among
- 75nadanothing, not anything, anything
- 76tiempotime, weather
- 77mientraswhile, whereas, as long as
- 78esethat
- 79dondewhere
- 80luegothen, later, afterwards
- 81entoncesthen, so, at that time
- 82antesbefore, beforehand
- 83algosomething, somewhat
- 84cómohow, what
- 85pocolittle, a bit, few
- 86allíthere
- 87otroother, another
- 88muchoa lot, much, very
- 89aunquealthough, even though
- 90mismosame, self, very
- 91desdefrom, since
- 92esathat
- 93unoone
- 94cadaeach, every
- 95míme
- 96haythere is, there are
- 97tambiénalso, too
- 98sonare, they are
- 99eand (before an i sound)
- 100quiénwho, whom
