Word lists · B1
The 2,000 most common Spanish words: 1001–1100
The 2,000 most frequent Spanish words, in order.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 920 | la papa | noun · f | potato (Latin America) | A2 |
| 920 | el papa | noun · m | pope | A2 |
| 921 | popular | adjective | popular | A2 |
| 922 | el coronel | noun · m | colonel | A2 |
| 923 | el instituto | noun · m | institute; secondary school (Spain) | A2 |
| 924 | el grado | noun · m | degree (temperature, angle); year (school) | A2 |
| 925 | temer | verb | to fear, to be afraid | A2 |
| 926 | el regreso | noun · m | return; de regreso: on the way back | A2 |
| 927 | la lengua | noun · f | language; tongue | A2 |
| 930 | grabar | verb | to record; to engrave, to carve | A2 |
| 931 | la distancia | noun · f | distance | A2 |
| 932 | la luna | noun · f | moon | A2 |
| 933 | extraño | adjective | strange | A2 |
| 933 | el extraño | noun · m | stranger | A2 |
| 934 | elegido | adjective | chosen, elected | A2 |
| 935 | el / la juez | noun · mf | judge | A2 |
| 936 | bello | adjective | beautiful | A2 |
| 937 | temprano | adjective | early | A2 |
| 937 | temprano | adverb | early | A2 |
| 938 | el contrato | noun · m | contract | A2 |
| 939 | el actor | noun · m | actor | A2 |
| 940 | el puente | noun · m | bridge; long weekend (puente) | A2 |
| 941 | la teoría | noun · f | theory; en teoría: in theory | A2 |
| 942 | el mando | noun · m | command, leadership; remote control (mando a distancia) | A2 |
| 943 | la opción | noun · f | option, choice | A2 |
| 944 | la prisión | noun · f | prison | A2 |
| 945 | la ocasión | noun · f | occasion, time; opportunity | A2 |
| 946 | la máquina | noun · f | machine | A2 |
| 947 | nombrar | verb | to name, to mention; to appoint | A2 |
| 948 | el voto | noun · m | vote; vow | A2 |
| 949 | defender | verb | to defend; defenderse: to get by (in a language) | A2 |
| 950 | el precio | noun · m | price | A2 |
| 951 | debajo | adverb | underneath, below; debajo de: under | A2 |
| 952 | eliminar | verb | to eliminate, to remove; to knock out (sport) | A2 |
| 953 | el baño | noun · m | bathroom, toilet; bath | A2 |
| 954 | la justicia | noun · f | justice; the justice system, the courts | A2 |
| 955 | la culpa | noun · f | fault, blame; guilt | A2 |
| 956 | prestar | verb | to lend; pedir prestado: to borrow | A2 |
| 957 | el peligro | noun · m | danger; en peligro: in danger | A2 |
| 958 | la cama | noun · f | bed; irse a la cama: to go to bed | A2 |
| 959 | registrar | verb | to register, to record; to search | A2 |
| 960 | el motor | noun · m | engine, motor | A2 |
| 961 | la velocidad | noun · f | speed | A2 |
| 962 | la marcha | noun · f | march, walk; gear (car) | A2 |
| 964 | la división | noun · f | division; division (sports league) | A2 |
| 965 | el acto | noun · m | act, deed; ceremony, event | A2 |
| 966 | la ventana | noun · f | window | A2 |
| 967 | maldito | adjective | damned, cursed (informal) | A2 |
| 968 | irse | verb | to leave, to go away; vámonos: let's go | A2 |
| 969 | reír | verb | to laugh; reírse de: to laugh at | A2 |
| 970 | el canal | noun · m | channel (TV); canal | A2 |
| 971 | relacionar | verb | to relate, to link; relacionarse con: to get along with, to deal with | A2 |
| 972 | identificar | verb | to identify; identificarse: to identify oneself; to relate to | A2 |
| 973 | el juicio | noun · m | trial; judgement, good sense | A2 |
| 974 | retirar | verb | to withdraw, to take away; retirarse: to withdraw, to retire | A2 |
| 975 | la torre | noun · f | tower; rook (chess) | A2 |
| 976 | bailar | verb | to dance | A2 |
| 977 | la necesidad | noun · f | need, necessity; necesidades: needs | A2 |
| 978 | el código | noun · m | code | A2 |
| 979 | la medida | noun · f | measure, measurement; measure (action) | A2 |
| 980 | la mente | noun · f | mind | A2 |
| 981 | basado | adjective | based (on) | A2 |
| 981 | basar | verb | to base; basarse en: to be based on | A2 |
| 982 | imaginar | verb | to imagine; imaginarse: to picture oneself | A2 |
| 983 | amar | verb | to love | A2 |
| 984 | la pared | noun · f | wall | A2 |
| 985 | el cariño | noun · m | affection; darling (term of endearment) | A2 |
| 986 | aun | adverb | even (aun así: even so) | A2 |
| 987 | italiano | adjective | Italian | A2 |
| 987 | el italiano | noun · m | Italian (language) | A2 |
| 988 | tranquilo | adjective | calm, quiet; ¡tranquilo!: calm down!, relax! | A2 |
| 989 | iniciar | verb | to start, to begin; iniciarse: to begin, to get started (in) | A2 |
| 990 | confirmar | verb | to confirm | A2 |
| 991 | asumir | verb | to take on (responsibility); to assume (suppose) | A2 |
| 992 | responsable | adjective | responsible; responsable de: in charge of | A2 |
| 993 | contener | verb | to contain; contenerse: to hold back | A2 |
| 994 | la memoria | noun · f | memory (ability); memory (computer) | A2 |
| 995 | cercano | adjective | near, nearby; close (relationship) | A2 |
| 996 | la droga | noun · f | drug | A2 |
| 997 | el barrio | noun · m | neighbourhood | A2 |
| 998 | acordar | verb | to agree on, to arrange; acordarse de: to remember (Latin America) | A2 |
| 999 | nueve | number | nine | A2 |
| 1000 | mío | determiner | mine (my, after the noun); un amigo mío: a friend of mine | A2 |
| 1001 | apenas | adverb | hardly, barely; as soon as; just (apenas + verb) | A2 |
| 1002 | provocar | verb | to cause, to provoke; to provoke, to tease | A2 |
| 1003 | el término | noun · m | term (word); end, completion | A2 |
| 1004 | el príncipe | noun · m | prince | A2 |
| 1005 | perdonar | verb | to forgive; perdone: excuse me (to get attention) | A2 |
| 1006 | el peso | noun · m | weight; peso (currency) | A2 |
| 1007 | planear | verb | to plan | A2 |
| 1008 | la cuestión | noun · f | question, matter; en cuestión: in question | A2 |
| 1009 | el amo | noun · m | owner, master (of a pet, a house); amo de casa: househusband, homemaker | A2 |
| 1010 | el muchacho | noun · m | boy, young man | A2 |
| 1011 | cruzar | verb | to cross; cruzarse con: to run into, to pass (someone) | A2 |
| 1012 | marchar | verb | to march; marcharse: to leave (mostly Spain) | A2 |
| 1013 | judío | adjective | Jewish | A2 |
| 1014 | la autoridad | noun · f | authority; autoridades: the authorities | A2 |
| 1015 | saltar | verb | to jump; saltarse: to skip, to ignore | A2 |
| 1016 | la venta | noun · f | sale; en venta: for sale | A2 |
| 1017 | la carretera | noun · f | road, main road | A2 |