Word lists · C2
The 10,000 most common Spanish words: 5401–5500
The 10,000 most frequent Spanish words, in order.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6132 | aparente | adjective | apparent, seeming; visible, outward | C1 |
| 6135 | elogiar | verb | to praise, to compliment | C1 |
| 6136 | brevemente | adverb | briefly | C1 |
| 6138 | el paradero | noun · m | whereabouts; bus stop | C1 |
| 6140 | tensar | verb | to tighten, to tauten; to strain (relations) | C1 |
| 6142 | el recorte | noun · m | cut, cutback; clipping, cutting | C1 |
| 6143 | la adicción | noun · f | addiction | C1 |
| 6144 | el almacenamiento | noun · m | storage; data storage, memory | C1 |
| 6145 | recortar | verb | to trim, to cut; to cut out | C1 |
| 6146 | suicidarse | verb | to take one's own life, to die by suicide | C1 |
| 6147 | el malentendido | noun · m | misunderstanding | C1 |
| 6148 | enganchar | verb | to hook, to hitch; to catch, to snag | C1 |
| 6150 | la beta | noun · f | beta (Greek letter); beta version (software) | C1 |
| 6151 | la indicación | noun · f | instruction, direction; sign, marker | C1 |
| 6152 | la franja | noun · f | strip, band; band, bracket (time slot, age group) | C1 |
| 6153 | el cristianismo | noun · m | Christianity | C1 |
| 6154 | el gatillo | noun · m | trigger (of a gun); trigger (what sets something off) | C1 |
| 6155 | la vagina | noun · f | vagina | C1 |
| 6156 | distintivo | adjective | distinctive | C1 |
| 6156 | el distintivo | noun · m | badge, emblem; quality mark, label | C1 |
| 6158 | la chispa | noun · f | spark; wit, sparkle (tener chispa) | C1 |
| 6159 | patrocinar | verb | to sponsor; to back, to put forward (a bill) | C1 |
| 6160 | barrer | verb | to sweep; to sweep (a vote, a contest) | C1 |
| 6161 | el / la secuestrador | noun · mf | kidnapper; hijacker | C1 |
| 6163 | tropezar | verb | to trip, to stumble; to run into (tropezar con) | C1 |
| 6166 | torpe | adjective | clumsy; slow-witted, dim | C1 |
| 6167 | el aroma | noun · m | aroma, scent | C1 |
| 6168 | el suburbio | noun · m | suburb, outlying district; poor outskirts, slum area | C1 |
| 6169 | respiratorio | adjective | respiratory | C1 |
| 6171 | procurar | verb | to try to, to make an effort to; to obtain, to get hold of | C1 |
| 6172 | la informática | noun · f | computing, IT | C1 |
| 6174 | convincente | adjective | convincing, persuasive | C1 |
| 6177 | formalmente | adverb | formally, officially; strictly speaking, in form | C1 |
| 6178 | la profecía | noun · f | prophecy | C1 |
| 6179 | ocasionar | verb | to cause, to bring about | C1 |
| 6182 | la arca | noun · f | chest, large box; ark | C1 |
| 6183 | la maquinaria | noun · f | machinery; machine (political, institutional) | C1 |
| 6184 | molecular | adjective | molecular | C1 |
| 6186 | refugiar | verb | to shelter, to take in; to take refuge (refugiarse) | C1 |
| 6187 | el plasma | noun · m | plasma (blood); plasma (ionised gas) | C1 |
| 6188 | la braga | noun · f | knickers (bragas); neck gaiter (braga de cuello) | C1 |
| 6189 | adornar | verb | to decorate, to adorn; to embellish (a story) | C1 |
| 6190 | celestial | adjective | heavenly, celestial; divine, wonderful (figurative) | C1 |
| 6192 | la yarda | noun · f | yard (unit of length) | C1 |
| 6193 | la controversia | noun · f | controversy | C1 |
| 6195 | el escondite | noun · m | hiding place; hide-and-seek (jugar al escondite) | C1 |
| 6196 | la preferencia | noun · f | preference; priority, right of way | C1 |
| 6198 | el / la concursante | noun · mf | contestant | C1 |
| 6199 | cotidiano | adjective | daily, everyday | C1 |
| 6200 | rebelar | verb | to rebel (rebelarse); to rebel against, to refuse to accept | C1 |
| 6201 | apelar | verb | to appeal to, to call on; to appeal (a ruling) | C1 |
| 6202 | frustrar | verb | to thwart, to foil; to frustrate, to disappoint | C1 |
| 6203 | la provisión | noun · f | supplies, provisions (provisiones); provision, supply (act of supplying) | C1 |
| 6204 | idear | verb | to devise, to come up with; to conceive, to design (a work) | C1 |
| 6206 | singular | adjective | unique, remarkable; singular (grammatical number) | C1 |
| 6208 | la calabaza | noun · f | pumpkin, squash; rejection, fail (dar calabazas) | C1 |
| 6209 | el / la guardaespaldas | noun · mf | bodyguard | C1 |
| 6210 | muscular | adjective | muscular, of the muscles; muscular, brawny | C1 |
| 6211 | atrevido | adjective | daring, bold; cheeky, insolent | C1 |
| 6212 | ocasionalmente | adverb | occasionally | C1 |
| 6213 | el ajo | noun · m | garlic; being in on it (estar en el ajo) | C1 |
| 6215 | materno | adjective | maternal, of the mother; on the mother's side | C1 |
| 6218 | concentrado | adjective | focused, absorbed; concentrated | C1 |
| 6218 | el concentrado | noun · m | concentrate | C1 |
| 6220 | célebre | adjective | famous, celebrated | C1 |
| 6221 | la cascada | noun · f | waterfall; cascade, chain of events | C1 |
| 6222 | el / la controlador | noun · mf | controller, supervisor; air traffic controller (controlador aéreo) | C1 |
| 6224 | el aluminio | noun · m | aluminium | C1 |
| 6225 | el / la consultor | noun · mf | consultant | C1 |
| 6226 | acre | adjective | acrid, pungent; harsh, biting (tone, criticism) | C1 |
| 6226 | el acre | noun · m | acre | C1 |
| 6227 | el observatorio | noun · m | observatory; monitoring body, watchdog | C1 |
| 6228 | la quemadura | noun · f | burn | C1 |
| 6229 | abiertamente | adverb | openly | C1 |
| 6231 | la telenovela | noun · f | soap opera, telenovela | C1 |
| 6232 | el cigarro | noun · m | cigarette; cigar | C1 |
| 6233 | la morena | noun · f | dark-haired woman, brunette; moray eel | C1 |
| 6235 | el cóctel | noun · m | cocktail; cocktail party, reception | C1 |
| 6237 | la cintura | noun · f | waist; bringing into line (meter en cintura) | C1 |
| 6238 | multiplicar | verb | to multiply (maths); to multiply, to increase greatly | C1 |
| 6239 | catalogar | verb | to catalogue; to classify, to label (catalogar de) | C1 |
| 6240 | el miligramo | noun · m | milligram | C1 |
| 6241 | el ingenio | noun · m | ingenuity, wit; device, contraption | C1 |
| 6243 | erudito | adjective | learned, erudite | C1 |
| 6243 | el / la erudito | noun · mf | scholar, learned person | C1 |
| 6244 | innecesario | adjective | unnecessary | C1 |
| 6245 | el jamón | noun · m | ham; cured ham (jamón serrano, ibérico) | C1 |
| 6247 | el / la adversario | noun · mf | opponent, adversary | C1 |
| 6248 | la limitación | noun · f | limitation, restriction; disability, impairment | C1 |
| 6250 | la cortesía | noun · f | courtesy, politeness; complimentary (de cortesía) | C1 |
| 6251 | el lagarto | noun · m | lizard; sycophant, social climber | C1 |
| 6252 | el / la atacante | noun · mf | attacker, assailant; forward, striker (sport) | C1 |
| 6253 | automáticamente | adverb | automatically | C1 |
| 6254 | el colón | noun · m | colón (Costa Rican currency) | C1 |
| 6256 | el / la inquilino | noun · mf | tenant, renter | C1 |
| 6257 | confidencial | adjective | confidential | C1 |
| 6258 | la aula | noun · f | classroom; lecture hall | C1 |
| 6259 | el / la vengador | noun · mf | avenger | C1 |
| 6260 | sincronizar | verb | to synchronise; to sync (data, devices) | C1 |
| 6262 | atento | adjective | attentive, alert; courteous, considerate | C1 |