Word lists · B1
Education and studies
Spanish words for “education and studies”, most frequent first.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | la universidad | noun · f | university | A1 |
| 913 | el colegio | noun · m | school (primary or secondary) | A2 |
| 1106 | la educación | noun · f | education; good manners, upbringing | A2 |
| 1452 | aprobar | verb | to pass (an exam); to approve | B1 |
| 1460 | la conferencia | noun · f | lecture, talk; conference | B1 |
| 1484 | la biblioteca | noun · f | library | B1 |
| 1681 | el examen | noun · m | exam, test | B1 |
| 1724 | la academia | noun · f | academy; private school, language school (Spain) | B1 |
| 1806 | el ingreso | noun · m | income; admission, entry | B1 |
| 1961 | universitario | adjective | university (adj.) | B1 |
| 1961 | el universitario | noun · m | university student | B1 |
| 2016 | el investigador | noun · m | researcher; investigator | B1 |
| 2068 | la matemáticas | noun · f | maths, mathematics (school subject) | B1 |
| 2068 | matemático | adjective | mathematical | B1 |
| 2068 | el matemático | noun · m | mathematician | B1 |
| 2072 | la facultad | noun · f | faculty, school (of a university); ability, power | B1 |
| 2101 | la materia | noun · f | matter, substance; subject, course (school) | B1 |
| 2261 | graduar | verb | to graduate (graduarse); to adjust, to regulate | B1 |
| 2300 | la lectura | noun · f | reading (act); reading, text (assigned) | B1 |
| 2332 | la primaria | noun · f | primary school | B1 |
| 2461 | examinar | verb | to examine, to inspect; to test (a student) | B1 |
| 2494 | la filosofía | noun · f | philosophy; philosophy (outlook) | B1 |
| 2498 | educar | verb | to educate, to teach; to bring up (teach manners) | B1 |
| 2597 | escolar | adjective | school, of school | B2 |
| 2690 | el ciclo | noun · m | cycle; stage, phase of study | B2 |
| 2820 | el intercambio | noun · m | exchange | B2 |
| 2829 | calificar | verb | to describe as, to rate; to mark | B2 |
| 2949 | académico | adjective | academic | B2 |
| 3175 | la beca | noun · f | scholarship, grant | B2 |
| 3272 | la enseñanza | noun · f | teaching, education; lesson, teaching | B2 |
| 3280 | corregir | verb | to correct | B2 |
| 3324 | el campus | noun · m | campus | B2 |
| 3558 | inscribir | verb | to enrol, to register; to inscribe | B2 |
| 3646 | la geografía | noun · f | geography | B2 |
| 3674 | la evaluación | noun · f | assessment, evaluation; exam, test | B2 |
| 3710 | el parcial | noun · m | mid-term exam | B2 |
| 3746 | evaluar | verb | to assess, to evaluate | B2 |
| 3983 | el seminario | noun · m | seminar; seminary | B2 |
| 4044 | la graduación | noun · f | graduation; strength (alcohol), prescription | C1 |
| 4059 | el aprobado | noun · m | pass (mark) | C1 |
| 4116 | la calificación | noun · f | mark; rating | C1 |
| 4136 | el test | noun · m | test | C1 |
| 4267 | la tesis | noun · f | thesis (dissertation); thesis (argument) | C1 |
| 4349 | la inscripción | noun · f | registration, enrolment; inscription | C1 |
| 4355 | educativo | adjective | educational (of education); educational (instructive) | C1 |
| 4409 | la orientación | noun · f | guidance; orientation, direction | C1 |
| 4506 | el doctorado | noun · m | doctorate, PhD | C1 |
| 4508 | la matrícula | noun · f | enrolment, registration; number plate | C1 |
| 4738 | la biología | noun · f | biology | C1 |
| 4758 | la puntuación | noun · f | score, marks; punctuation | C1 |
| 4762 | el abandono | noun · m | abandonment, neglect; dropping out, withdrawal | C1 |
| 4794 | el aprendizaje | noun · m | learning; apprenticeship | C1 |
| 4817 | el / la graduado | noun · mf | graduate | C1 |
| 4825 | la comprensión | noun · f | understanding, comprehension; sympathy, tolerance | C1 |
| 4859 | oral | adjective | oral, spoken; oral (by mouth) | C1 |
| 4867 | el / la decano | noun · mf | dean; senior member, doyen | C1 |
| 4920 | orientar | verb | to guide, to advise; to orient, to position | C1 |
| 4933 | el / la tutor | noun · mf | tutor, supervisor; legal guardian | C1 |
| 4982 | el semestre | noun · m | semester, half-year | C1 |
| 5273 | el módulo | noun · m | module, unit; module (spacecraft, building) | C1 |
| 5363 | estudiantil | adjective | student (adjective) | C1 |
| 5387 | progresar | verb | to progress, to make headway; to advance, to proceed | C1 |
| 5446 | irregular | adjective | irregular, uneven; irregular (grammar) | C1 |
| 5474 | el internado | noun · m | boarding school; hospital stay | C1 |
| 5516 | el / la licenciado | noun · mf | graduate (degree holder); licenciado (form of address) | C1 |
| 5741 | definido | adjective | definite (grammar); well-defined, clear | C1 |
| 5780 | la preparatoria | noun · f | secondary school | C1 |
| 5780 | preparatorio | adjective | preparatory | C1 |
| 5882 | la matemática | noun · f | mathematics | C1 |
| 5914 | la redacción | noun · f | writing, composition; editorial staff, newsroom | C1 |
| 5955 | el / la instructor | noun · mf | instructor | C1 |
| 6089 | el diploma | noun · m | diploma | C1 |
| 6218 | concentrado | adjective | focused, absorbed; concentrated | C1 |
| 6292 | la admisión | noun · f | admission, entry; admission, acknowledgement | C1 |
| 6442 | negado | adjective | hopeless, useless at (negado para); denied, refused | C1 |
| 6542 | el rector | noun · m | rector; vice-chancellor | C2 |
| 6593 | fomentar | verb | to promote; to foster | C2 |
| 6621 | intensivo | adjective | intensive | C2 |
| 6666 | perfeccionar | verb | to perfect; to improve | C2 |
| 6667 | repasar | verb | to review; to go over (study); to run through (in one's mind) | C2 |
| 6690 | prestigioso | adjective | prestigious | C2 |
| 6837 | la repetición | noun · f | repetition; replay (sports, TV) | C2 |
| 6884 | la maestría | noun · f | mastery; great skill; master's degree (Latin America) | C2 |
| 6944 | el alfabeto | noun · m | alphabet | C2 |
| 6954 | el boletín | noun · m | bulletin; newsletter; school report | C2 |
| 6961 | intermedio | adjective | intermediate; middle | C2 |
| 7107 | sobresaliente | adjective | outstanding; excellent; protruding; jutting out | C2 |
| 7107 | el sobresaliente | noun · m | top mark (A) | C2 |
| 7119 | el bachillerato | noun · m | upper secondary school (pre-university course) | C2 |
| 7132 | el apunte | noun · m | note (class notes); sketch (drawing) | C2 |
| 7179 | la pizarra | noun · f | blackboard; whiteboard; slate (rock) | C2 |
| 7223 | instruir | verb | to instruct; to train; to conduct (a legal inquiry) | C2 |
| 7362 | la admiración | noun · f | admiration; exclamation (signos de admiración) | C2 |
| 7383 | cívico | adjective | civic | C2 |
| 7429 | el estímulo | noun · m | stimulus; incentive; encouragement | C2 |
| 7459 | subordinado | adjective | subordinate | C2 |
| 7549 | el auditorio | noun · m | auditorium; hall; audience | C2 |
| 7553 | la escuadra | noun · f | squad; squadron; set square | C2 |
| 7582 | capacitar | verb | to train; to qualify; to enable; to qualify (capacitar para) | C2 |
| 7621 | impartir | verb | to give (classes, a talk); to dispense (justice); to grant | C2 |
| 7699 | el borrador | noun · m | draft; rough copy; rubber (board, pencil) | C2 |
| 7703 | el recreo | noun · m | break (school); recreation; leisure | C2 |
| 7706 | el bibliotecario | noun · m | librarian | C2 |
| 7718 | la licenciatura | noun · f | university degree (licenciatura) | C2 |
| 7733 | docente | adjective | teaching (adj.); of teachers | C2 |
| 7733 | el / la docente | noun · mf | teacher; lecturer | C2 |
| 7737 | estudioso | adjective | studious | C2 |
| 7788 | el compás | noun · m | compass (drawing tool); beat; rhythm (music) | C2 |
| 7812 | verbal | adjective | verbal; oral; verbal (grammar) | C2 |
| 7836 | el conservatorio | noun · m | conservatory (music school) | C2 |
| 7843 | el puntaje | noun · m | score; points | C2 |
| 7919 | el / la oyente | noun · mf | listener; auditing student (oyente) | C2 |
| 8042 | el prefecto | noun · m | prefect (regional or provincial official); school discipline officer (Mexico) | C2 |
| 8052 | la enciclopedia | noun · f | encyclopedia; walking encyclopedia (enciclopedia ambulante) | C2 |
| 8120 | el anuario | noun · m | yearbook; annual publication (statistical yearbook) | C2 |
| 8209 | el vocabulario | noun · m | vocabulary; language; way of speaking (cuida tu vocabulario) | C2 |
| 8310 | cursar | verb | to study; to take (a course, a degree); to process; to forward (a request) | C2 |
| 8350 | matricular | verb | to enrol; to register (a student); to register (a vehicle) | C2 |
| 8518 | la aptitud | noun · f | aptitude; ability; fitness; suitability (aptitud física) | C2 |
| 8540 | el pergamino | noun · m | parchment; scroll; diploma; degree certificate | C2 |
| 8615 | aplazar | verb | to postpone; to put off; to fail (a student; Latin America) | C2 |
| 8660 | la computación | noun · f | computing; computer science (Latin America); computation (calculation) | C2 |
| 8663 | el transportador | noun · m | protractor (Latin America); carrier; haulage company | C2 |
| 8670 | la destreza | noun · f | skill; dexterity; skills; competences (destrezas) | C2 |
| 8731 | insuficiente | adjective | insufficient; inadequate; fail (mark) | C2 |
| 8781 | el suspenso | noun · m | suspense (Latin America); fail (Spain) | C2 |
| 8808 | el colegial | noun · m | schoolboy; schoolchild (Latin America); schoolboy-like; childish (adjective use) | C2 |
| 8908 | la gramática | noun · f | grammar; grammar book | C2 |
| 8972 | el receso | noun · m | adjournment; break (hearing, session); school break (some countries) | C2 |
| 9069 | la iniciación | noun · f | initiation (rite); introduction; first steps (to a subject) | C2 |
| 9086 | el / la principiante | noun · mf | beginner; beginner (adjective use) | C2 |
| 9304 | deletrear | verb | to spell (out) a word; to sound out; to read haltingly | C2 |
| 9463 | restar | verb | to subtract; to take away; to take away from; to lessen (restar importancia) | C2 |
| 9655 | memorizar | verb | to memorise; to learn by heart | C2 |
| 9728 | el bolígrafo | noun · m | ballpoint pen; pen | C2 |
| 9749 | la inmersión | noun · f | immersion; dive (in water); immersion (language, culture) | C2 |
| 9813 | licenciar | verb | to graduate (licenciarse: take a degree); to discharge (a soldier); to dismiss | C2 |
| 9835 | afirmativo | adjective | affirmative; positive; affirmative (grammar) | C2 |
| 10050 | colorear | verb | to colour (in); to tint; to add colour to | C2 |
| 10140 | la ortografía | noun · f | spelling; orthography (a spelling system) | C2 |
| 10141 | el liceo | noun · m | secondary school (Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela); lyceum; literary or artistic society | C2 |
| 10173 | la mayúscula | noun · f | capital letter; upper-case letter | C2 |
| 10173 | mayúsculo | adjective | huge; enormous (error, surprise); capital; upper-case (letra mayúscula) | C2 |
| 10182 | tachar | verb | to cross out; to strike out; to label; to brand (tachar de + adjective) | C2 |
| 10197 | la adición | noun · f | addition; adding; addition (arithmetic) | C2 |
| 10202 | la cátedra | noun · f | university chair; professorship; sentar cátedra: to lay down the law; to be the authority | C2 |
| 10243 | la álgebra | noun · f | algebra | C2 |
| 10292 | la pupila | noun · f | pupil (of the eye); ward; protégée (a female pupil under someone's care) | C2 |
| 10295 | el teorema | noun · m | theorem | C2 |
| 10375 | el catedrático | noun · m | university professor (chair-holder) | C2 |
| 10436 | el complemento | noun · m | accessory; complement; supplement; add-on (pay, diet) | C2 |
| 10441 | el posgrado | noun · m | postgraduate course or degree | C2 |
| 10505 | finito | adjective | finite; limited; finite (grammar: finite verb form) | C2 |
| 10537 | la pauta | noun · f | guideline; standard; ruled guide sheet (for writing straight) | C2 |
| 10558 | la zeta | noun · f | zed; the letter z; zeta (Greek letter ζ) | C2 |
| 10651 | la sílaba | noun · f | syllable | C2 |
| 10660 | la eta | noun · f | eta (Greek letter η) | C2 |
| 10669 | la kappa | noun · f | kappa (Greek letter κ); kappa (statistics: Cohen's kappa) | C2 |
| 10679 | subrayar | verb | to underline; to stress; to emphasise | C2 |
| 10755 | la sociología | noun · f | sociology | C2 |
| 10772 | germánico | adjective | Germanic (languages, linguistics); Germanic (historical: tribes, kingdoms) | C2 |
| 10888 | el educador | noun · m | educator; carer-teacher (nursery, social work); educator (someone who shapes people) | C2 |
| 10922 | la convocatoria | noun · f | call; announcement (for applications, a meeting, a competition); turnout; drawing power (of an event) | C2 |
| 10937 | el currículum | noun · m | CV; curriculum (content of a course of study) | C2 |
| 10976 | la lingüística | noun · f | linguistics | C2 |
| 10978 | la colocación | noun · f | placing; placement (of an object, an investment, a person in a job); collocation (linguistics) | C2 |
| 10982 | acentuar | verb | to accentuate; to heighten; to emphasise; to put an accent on; to stress (a syllable) | C2 |
| 11101 | el casillero | noun · m | locker (Latin America); pigeonhole; set of compartments (post) | C2 |
| 11117 | el dictado | noun · m | dictation (school exercise); dictates (los dictados de) | C2 |
| 11193 | la asignatura | noun · f | school subject; course; module (university) | C2 |
| 11203 | el póster | noun · m | poster; poster (academic presentation at a conference) | C2 |
| 11287 | la terminación | noun · f | ending; completion; termination; ending (grammar: suffix); nerve ending | C2 |
| 11300 | la ce | noun · f | ce: the name of the letter c | C2 |
| 11576 | el mandarín | noun · m | Mandarin (Chinese language); mandarin (Chinese official; powerful bureaucrat) | C2 |
| 11609 | el cupo | noun · m | quota; allocation; available place; capacity (Latin America) | C2 |
| 11612 | la bioquímica | noun · f | biochemistry (the science); biochemical (feminine adjective) | C2 |
| 11643 | la capacitación | noun · f | training (professional); qualification; making someone able | C2 |
| 11662 | el becario | noun · m | scholarship holder; grant recipient; intern; trainee (Spain) | C2 |
| 11671 | penúltimo | adjective | penultimate; second to last; penultimate (syllable) | C2 |
| 11713 | grupal | adjective | group (adjective); collective; shared; joint (decision) | C2 |
| 11745 | el máster | noun · m | master's degree; master's programme (postgraduate course) | C2 |