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Spanish word lists
The most common words in pages of 100, plus lists by theme. Every word links to its page with meanings, examples and practice.
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A1Beginner
Basic food and drink44 words · A1
Classroom language48 words · A1
Colours and clothes163 words · A1
Daily routine verbs30 words · A1
Days, months and parts of the day35 words · A1
Describing people198 words · A1
Family86 words · A1
Going out: places and events23 words · A1
Hobbies and free-time activities38 words · A1
Home and rooms253 words · A1
Jobs and workplaces103 words · A1
Personal details and nationalities88 words · A1
Town and transport116 words · A1
Weather and seasons81 words · A1
A2Elementary
Feelings and character34 words · A2
Food, cooking and restaurants341 words · A2
Free time, sport and hobbies282 words · A2
Home life and housework43 words · A2
Life events112 words · A2
Phones, computers and the internet307 words · A2
Portuguese–Spanish false friends I5 words · A2
Shopping and money148 words · A2
The body and health322 words · A2
Time expressions and frequency110 words · A2
Travel and accommodation285 words · A2
Work basics36 words · A2
B1Intermediate
Education and studies30 words · B1
Emotions and feelings25 words · B1
Environment and nature28 words · B1
Renting and the neighbourhood29 words · B1
Travel problems and transport36 words · B1
Work and job search30 words · B1
Consumer services and complaints84 words · B1
Education and studies181 words · B1
Emotions354 words · B1
English–Spanish false friends23 words · B1
Environment and nature457 words · B1
Media and news140 words · B1
Opinion and argument113 words · B1
Relationships and social life194 words · B1
Renting and the neighbourhood46 words · B1
Travel problems and transport143 words · B1
Work and job search213 words · B1
B2Upper intermediate
Connectors and discourse markers (B2)46 words · B2
Economy, business and work (B2)49 words · B2
Environment and sustainability (B2)41 words · B2
Health care and well-being (B2)43 words · B2
Verbs with prepositions (B2)54 words · B2
Arts and culture371 words · B2
Discourse markers46 words · B2
Economy and business275 words · B2
Everyday idioms13 words · B2
Health care and well-being388 words · B2
Law and justice334 words · B2
Politics and society499 words · B2
Portuguese–Spanish false friends II7 words · B2
Register: colloquial, neutral, formal3 words · B2
Science and technology330 words · B2
Sustainability43 words · B2
Word families and derivation4 words · B2
C1Advanced
Abstract nouns for analysis335 words · C1
Academic connectors and verbs139 words · C1
Business and negotiation58 words · C1
Current affairs and politics185 words · C1
Euphemism and sensitive language10 words · C1
Idioms for attitudes and opinions1 word · C1
Personality nuances239 words · C1
Precise verbs instead of decir / hacer / poner / tener114 words · C1
Proverbs and sayings4 words · C1
Regional lexical variation75 words · C1
C2Mastery
Advanced idioms49 words · C2
Anglicisms and Spanish alternatives67 words · C2
Colloquial and youth language by region90 words · C2
Economics and finance48 words · C2
Formal prepositional phrases1 word · C2
Legal and administrative language25 words · C2
Literary and cultured vocabulary141 words · C2
Politeness, hedging and irony formulas22 words · C2
Verbs of speech and thought94 words · C2
Words that change meaning across regions4 words · C2
A1Beginner
Unit A1.1 words: Hello! First contact52 words · A1
Unit A1.2 words: Who are you?93 words · A1
Unit A1.3 words: What are you having?47 words · A1
Unit A1.4 words: What do you do?105 words · A1
Unit A1.5 words: My details41 words · A1
Unit A1.6 words: My family288 words · A1
Unit A1.7 words: My home and neighbourhood366 words · A1
Unit A1.8 words: What I like43 words · A1
Unit A1.9 words: My daily routine35 words · A1
Unit A1.10 words: Shopping164 words · A1
Unit A1.11 words: Weekend plans27 words · A1
Unit A1.12 words: What's the weather like?84 words · A1
A2Elementary
Unit A2.1 words: Right now308 words · A2
Unit A2.2 words: Clothes shopping152 words · A2
Unit A2.3 words: The weekend288 words · A2
Unit A2.4 words: Experiences114 words · A2
Unit A2.5 words: Memories41 words · A2
Unit A2.6 words: Stories118 words · A2
Unit A2.7 words: How do I get there?48 words · A2
Unit A2.8 words: Health325 words · A2
Unit A2.9 words: Comparing344 words · A2
Unit A2.10 words: Making arrangements10 words · A2
Unit A2.11 words: The future288 words · A2
Unit A2.12 words: Opinions39 words · A2
B1Intermediate
Unit B1.1 words: It was quite a trip149 words · B1
Unit B1.2 words: Politely85 words · B1
Unit B1.3 words: Wishes and plans199 words · B1
Unit B1.4 words: What do you think?139 words · B1
Unit B1.5 words: Great news!184 words · B1
Unit B1.6 words: Work and the future216 words · B1
Unit B1.7 words: Advice460 words · B1
Unit B1.8 words: News and messages142 words · B1
Unit B1.9 words: City life50 words · B1
Unit B1.10 words: Complaints4 words · B1
Unit B1.11 words: Relationships355 words · B1
Unit B1.12 words: Talking with vos7 words · B1
B2Upper intermediate
Unit B2.1 words: What would you do?45 words · B2
Unit B2.2 words: If only I had known15 words · B2
Unit B2.3 words: In writing8 words · B2
Unit B2.4 words: They say that…501 words · B2
Unit B2.5 words: What must have happened?337 words · B2
Unit B2.6 words: Making a case50 words · B2
Unit B2.7 words: Negotiating278 words · B2
Unit B2.8 words: Mishaps390 words · B2
Unit B2.9 words: Change332 words · B2
Unit B2.10 words: What I'm looking for373 words · B2
Unit B2.11 words: Nuance and emphasis12 words · B2
C1Advanced
Unit C1.1 words: Nuancing1 word · C1
Unit C1.2 words: Counter-arguing188 words · C1
Unit C1.3 words: Conditions and warnings60 words · C1
Unit C1.4 words: Presenting460 words · C1
Unit C1.5 words: Formal correspondence118 words · C1
Unit C1.6 words: Emphasising313 words · C1
Unit C1.7 words: Telling it well7 words · C1
Unit C1.8 words: Empathy and tact12 words · C1
C2Mastery
Unit C2.1 words: Legal texts27 words · C2
Unit C2.2 words: Conceding and insisting95 words · C2
Unit C2.3 words: Had I known1 word · C2
Unit C2.4 words: The press118 words · C2
Unit C2.5 words: Irony23 words · C2
Unit C2.6 words: Colloquial Spanish138 words · C2
Unit C2.7 words: Elevated style141 words · C2
Unit C2.8 words: One language, many varieties7 words · C2
C1Advanced
Abstract nouns for analysis23 words · C1
Verbs for academic and analytical writing20 words · C1
Business and negotiation23 words · C1
Same thing, different word: Latin America and Spain26 words · C1
Tactful and sensitive language17 words · C1
C2Mastery
Academic and formal vocabulary40 words · C2
Legal and administrative vocabulary40 words · C2
Literary and cultured words40 words · C2
Professional and business vocabulary40 words · C2
Regionalisms by country42 words · C2
Idioms and proverbs to own at C142 words · C1
Idioms in use30 words · C2
Proverbs in conversation30 words · C2
Spanish phrases, level A1308 words · A1
Spanish phrases, level A2293 words · A2
Spanish phrases, level B1487 words · B1
Spanish phrases, level B2530 words · B2
Spanish phrases, level C1447 words · C1
Spanish phrases, level C2444 words · C2
Spanish–Portuguese false friends (B2)36 words · B2
False friends between Spanish and Portuguese21 words · C1
Spanish–English false friends46 words
Spanish–Portuguese false friends165 words
Word bridges: aje ↔ agem10 words
Word bridges: ble ↔ vel7 words
Word bridges: cion ↔ cao7 words
Word bridges: dad ↔ dade8 words
Word bridges: h ↔ f13 words
Word bridges: ie ↔ e13 words
Word bridges: j ↔ lh10 words
Word bridges: ll ↔ ch8 words
Word bridges: n ↔ m5 words
Word bridges: ñ ↔ nh10 words
Word bridges: ue ↔ o11 words
Spanish ↔ Portuguese word bridges130 words
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