Word lists · A2
The 1,000 most common Spanish words: 401–500
The 1,000 most frequent Spanish words, in order.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344 | comprar | verb | to buy | A1 |
| 345 | la vuelta | noun · f | turn; lap; return (de vuelta) | A1 |
| 346 | el modo | noun · m | way, manner; mode; de todos modos: anyway | A1 |
| 347 | el paso | noun · m | step; passage, pass | A1 |
| 348 | el plan | noun · m | plan | A1 |
| 349 | según | preposition | according to; depending on | A1 |
| 350 | frente | adverb | frente a: in front of, facing | A1 |
| 350 | el frente | noun · m | front (weather, battle) | A1 |
| 350 | la frente | noun · f | forehead | A1 |
| 351 | dirigir | verb | to direct, to lead, to run; dirigirse a: to head for; to address | A1 |
| 352 | utilizar | verb | to use | A1 |
| 353 | especial | adjective | special; en especial: especially | A1 |
| 354 | la realidad | noun · f | reality; en realidad: actually, in fact | A1 |
| 355 | pagar | verb | to pay; to pay for | A1 |
| 356 | oír | verb | to hear; ¡oye!: hey, listen | A1 |
| 357 | suceder | verb | to happen | A1 |
| 358 | el sitio | noun · m | place, spot; website | A1 |
| 359 | comer | verb | to eat; to have lunch (Spain, Mexico) | A1 |
| 360 | realmente | adverb | really, actually | A1 |
| 361 | seis | number | six | A1 |
| 362 | mirar | verb | to look (at); to watch (Latin America) | A1 |
| 363 | la fiesta | noun · f | party; holiday, festival | A1 |
| 364 | antiguo | adjective | old, ancient; former | A1 |
| 365 | el campo | noun · m | countryside; field | A1 |
| 366 | el programa | noun · m | programme, show; (computer) program | A1 |
| 367 | la especie | noun · f | species; una especie de: a kind of | A1 |
| 368 | la oficina | noun · f | office | A1 |
| 369 | cuarto | adjective | fourth | A1 |
| 369 | el cuarto | noun · m | room; quarter (fraction) | A1 |
| 370 | el ojo | noun · m | eye; ¡ojo!: careful!, watch out! | A1 |
| 371 | acercar | verb | to bring closer, to move near; acercarse (a): to approach, to get close | A1 |
| 372 | la ley | noun · f | law | A1 |
| 373 | construir | verb | to build | A1 |
| 374 | libre | adjective | free (available, not occupied); free (spare time) | A1 |
| 375 | el través | noun · m | a través de: through, across; a través de: by means of | A1 |
| 376 | importar | verb | to matter, to mind; to import | A1 |
| 377 | pronto | adverb | soon; tan pronto como: as soon as | A1 |
| 378 | funcionar | verb | to work, to function | A1 |
| 379 | la hermana | noun · f | sister | A1 |
| 380 | aceptar | verb | to accept; to agree to | A1 |
| 381 | mil | number | thousand; miles de: thousands of | A1 |
| 382 | principal | adjective | main, principal | A1 |
| 383 | el aire | noun · m | air; aire acondicionado: air conditioning | A1 |
| 385 | vender | verb | to sell | A1 |
| 387 | incluir | verb | to include | A1 |
| 388 | el cargo | noun · m | position, post; charge, fee | A1 |
| 389 | el estudio | noun · m | study (research); studio | A1 |
| 390 | la zona | noun · f | area, zone | A1 |
| 391 | la señora | noun · f | lady, Mrs; madam (form of address) | A1 |
| 392 | el principio | noun · m | beginning; principle | A1 |
| 393 | la cara | noun · f | face; heads (coin) | A1 |
| 394 | el papel | noun · m | paper; role | A1 |
| 395 | el corazón | noun · m | heart | A1 |
| 396 | médico | adjective | medical | A1 |
| 396 | el médico | noun · m | doctor, physician | A1 |
| 397 | el río | noun · m | river | A1 |
| 398 | la edad | noun · f | age | A1 |
| 400 | el director | noun · m | director, manager; headteacher | A1 |
| 401 | nacional | adjective | national; domestic (not international) | A1 |
| 402 | la compañía | noun · f | company (business); company (being with someone) | A1 |
| 403 | la iglesia | noun · f | church | A1 |
| 404 | alrededor | adverb | around; alrededor de: about, around (approximately) | A1 |
| 405 | el estado | noun · m | state (country, region); condition, state | A1 |
| 406 | el / la miembro | noun · mf | member; limb | A1 |
| 407 | cuanto | adverb | en cuanto: as soon as; cuanto antes: as soon as possible | A1 |
| 408 | difícil | adjective | difficult, hard; hard, unlikely (difícil que) | A1 |
| 409 | sacar | verb | to take out, to get out; to get (a mark, a ticket) | A1 |
| 410 | bastante | adverb | quite, fairly; enough | A1 |
| 410 | bastante | determiner | enough, quite a lot of | A1 |
| 411 | casar | verb | casarse (con): to get married (to); to marry (a couple) | A1 |
| 412 | el norte | noun · m | north | A1 |
| 413 | tocar | verb | to touch; to play (an instrument) | A1 |
| 414 | el pie | noun · m | foot; a pie: on foot | A1 |
| 415 | correr | verb | to run; to hurry | A1 |
| 416 | justo | adjective | fair, just; tight, just right (clothes) | A1 |
| 416 | justo | adverb | just, exactly | A1 |
| 417 | la seguridad | noun · f | safety, security; certainty, confidence | A1 |
| 418 | el ejército | noun · m | army | A1 |
| 419 | cerrar | verb | to close, to shut; to close (shops: stop trading) | A1 |
| 420 | el capitán | noun · m | captain | A1 |
| 421 | ofrecer | verb | to offer; ofrecerse: to volunteer | A1 |
| 422 | el profesor | noun · m | teacher, professor | A1 |
| 423 | la banda | noun · f | band (music) | A1 |
| 424 | tercero | adjective | third | A1 |
| 425 | el control | noun · m | control; remote control (control remoto) | A1 |
| 426 | la oportunidad | noun · f | opportunity, chance | A1 |
| 427 | adelante | adverb | forward, ahead; ¡adelante!: come in! | A1 |
| 428 | el dado | noun · m | die (for games); dado que: given that, since | A1 |
| 429 | el sentido | noun · m | sense, meaning; sense (sight, hearing…) | A1 |
| 430 | la pregunta | noun · f | question; hacer una pregunta: to ask a question | A1 |
| 431 | el sur | noun · m | south | A1 |
| 432 | personal | adjective | personal | A1 |
| 432 | el personal | noun · m | staff, personnel | A1 |
| 433 | el edificio | noun · m | building | A1 |
| 434 | preocupado | adjective | worried | A1 |
| 434 | preocupar | verb | to worry (someone); preocuparse (por): to worry (about) | A1 |
| 435 | la información | noun · f | information | A1 |
| 436 | preguntar | verb | to ask (a question); preguntarse: to wonder | A1 |
| 437 | el tema | noun · m | subject, topic, theme; track, song | A1 |
| 438 | vivo | adjective | alive; lively, bright | A1 |