Word lists · B1
The 2,000 most common Spanish words: 1901–2000
The 2,000 most frequent Spanish words, in order.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | la mentira | noun · f | lie; no way! | B1 |
| 1853 | el delito | noun · m | crime, offence | B1 |
| 1854 | la web | noun · f | website; the web | B1 |
| 1855 | la administración | noun · f | administration, management; government, authorities | B1 |
| 1856 | espacial | adjective | space (adj.), spatial | B1 |
| 1857 | el ingeniero | noun · m | engineer | B1 |
| 1858 | el tráfico | noun · m | traffic; trafficking | B1 |
| 1859 | la instalación | noun · f | installation; facilities (usually plural) | B1 |
| 1860 | el agujero | noun · m | hole | B1 |
| 1861 | encender | verb | to turn on, to switch on; to light | B1 |
| 1862 | introducir | verb | to insert, to put in; to introduce (a product, an idea) | B1 |
| 1863 | la existencia | noun · f | existence; stock (plural) | B1 |
| 1864 | oficialmente | adverb | officially | B1 |
| 1865 | destinar | verb | to allocate; to post, to assign (to a place) | B1 |
| 1866 | timar | verb | to swindle, to con | B1 |
| 1867 | filmar | verb | to film, to shoot; to record on video | B1 |
| 1868 | la felicidad | noun · f | happiness; congratulations, best wishes | B1 |
| 1869 | occidental | adjective | western | B1 |
| 1870 | pasajero | adjective | temporary, passing | B1 |
| 1870 | el pasajero | noun · m | passenger | B1 |
| 1872 | claramente | adverb | clearly; obviously | B1 |
| 1873 | la religión | noun · f | religion | B1 |
| 1874 | uniforme | adjective | uniform, even | B1 |
| 1874 | el uniforme | noun · m | uniform | B1 |
| 1875 | el zapato | noun · m | shoe | B1 |
| 1876 | la colonia | noun · f | colony; neighbourhood (Mexico) | B1 |
| 1877 | el ladrón | noun · m | thief, robber | B1 |
| 1878 | estatal | adjective | state-owned, state | B1 |
| 1879 | nuclear | adjective | nuclear | B1 |
| 1880 | complicar | verb | to complicate; to get complicated | B1 |
| 1882 | adoptar | verb | to adopt (a child, a pet); to adopt (a measure, an idea) | B1 |
| 1883 | lento | adjective | slow | B1 |
| 1883 | lento | adverb | slowly | B1 |
| 1884 | condenado | adjective | convicted, sentenced; doomed | B1 |
| 1885 | el rostro | noun · m | face | B1 |
| 1886 | la pantalla | noun · f | screen; (cinema) screen | B1 |
| 1888 | la norma | noun · f | rule, norm; standard (technical) | B1 |
| 1889 | embarazada | adjective | pregnant | B1 |
| 1890 | cerrado | adjective | closed, shut; sharp (bend), thick (accent) | B1 |
| 1891 | la expresión | noun · f | expression (words); expression (face) | B1 |
| 1892 | garantizar | verb | to guarantee; to ensure | B1 |
| 1893 | el conductor | noun · m | driver; presenter, host | B1 |
| 1894 | la caída | noun · f | fall; drop, decline | B1 |
| 1895 | la trampa | noun · f | trap; cheating, trick | B1 |
| 1896 | generar | verb | to generate; to create, to cause | B1 |
| 1897 | inferior | adjective | lower, bottom; inferior, lower (in quality, number) | B1 |
| 1898 | cero | number | zero | B1 |
| 1899 | vuestro | determiner | your (plural, Spain) | B1 |
| 1900 | financiero | adjective | financial | B1 |
| 1901 | la exposición | noun · f | exhibition; exposure | B1 |
| 1902 | el escudo | noun · m | shield; coat of arms, badge | B1 |
| 1903 | reciente | adjective | recent | B1 |
| 1904 | el encargado | noun · m | person in charge, manager | B1 |
| 1905 | casarse | verb | to get married | B1 |
| 1906 | adentro | adverb | inside | B1 |
| 1907 | el músico | noun · m | musician | B1 |
| 1908 | secuestrar | verb | to kidnap; to hijack | B1 |
| 1909 | el descanso | noun · m | rest; break, interval | B1 |
| 1910 | amable | adjective | kind, nice | B1 |
| 1911 | la nieve | noun · f | snow; sorbet, ice cream (Mexico) | B1 |
| 1912 | la flota | noun · f | fleet | B1 |
| 1913 | celular | adjective | cellular, cell | B1 |
| 1913 | el celular | noun · m | mobile phone | B1 |
| 1914 | la ceremonia | noun · f | ceremony | B1 |
| 1915 | la moda | noun · f | fashion; trend, fad | B1 |
| 1916 | romántico | adjective | romantic | B1 |
| 1917 | centrar | verb | to focus, to centre; centrarse en: to focus on | B1 |
| 1918 | técnico | adjective | technical | B1 |
| 1918 | el técnico | noun · m | technician; coach (football) | B1 |
| 1919 | pacífico | adjective | peaceful | B1 |
| 1920 | el pájaro | noun · m | bird | B1 |
| 1921 | la criatura | noun · f | creature; baby, little child | B1 |
| 1922 | ayer | adverb | yesterday | B1 |
| 1923 | componer | verb | to compose; to make up (componerse de) | B1 |
| 1925 | la guitarra | noun · f | guitar | B1 |
| 1926 | la vacaciones | noun · f | holiday | B1 |
| 1927 | el concepto | noun · m | concept, idea; item, heading (in a payment) | B1 |
| 1928 | mediante | preposition | by means of, through | B1 |
| 1929 | la pelota | noun · f | ball; baseball (Caribbean) | B1 |
| 1930 | tradicional | adjective | traditional | B1 |
| 1931 | el símbolo | noun · m | symbol; sign, character | B1 |
| 1932 | el cable | noun · m | cable, wire; cable TV | B1 |
| 1933 | enfermar | verb | to get ill, to fall ill; to drive crazy, to make sick | B1 |
| 1934 | la gloria | noun · f | glory; bliss, heavenly taste (saber a gloria) | B1 |
| 1935 | el ministerio | noun · m | ministry, department | B1 |
| 1936 | la primavera | noun · f | spring | B1 |
| 1937 | arrojar | verb | to throw, to hurl; to yield, to show (results) | B1 |
| 1938 | aliado | adjective | allied | B1 |
| 1938 | el aliado | noun · m | ally; supporter, friend (in a cause) | B1 |
| 1939 | básico | adjective | basic; essential, staple | B1 |
| 1940 | ignorar | verb | to ignore; to not know, to be unaware of | B1 |
| 1941 | el anuncio | noun · m | advertisement, ad; announcement | B1 |
| 1943 | el paquete | noun · m | parcel, package; packet, pack | B1 |
| 1944 | desierto | adjective | deserted, empty; unawarded, vacant (prize) | B1 |
| 1944 | el desierto | noun · m | desert | B1 |
| 1945 | el reconocimiento | noun · m | recognition; appreciation, award | B1 |
| 1947 | el bordo | noun · m | board (a bordo = on board) | B1 |
| 1949 | la batería | noun · f | battery; drums, drum kit | B1 |
| 1950 | exigir | verb | to demand; to require, to call for | B1 |
| 1951 | llevarse | verb | to take away, to carry off; to get along (llevarse bien/mal) | B1 |