Word lists

The most common Spanish adjectives: 1–100

The 300 most frequent Spanish adjectives, in order.

#	Word	Type	Meaning	Level
48	primero	adjective	first	A1
55	nuevo	adjective	new; de nuevo: again	A1
58	mismo	adjective	same; -self (emphasis)	A1
61	solo	adjective	alone, on one's own; (coffee) black: café solo	A1
65	bueno	adjective	good; kind, good-hearted	A1
77	mejor	adjective	better; best (el mejor)	A1
88	grande	adjective	big, large; great (gran + noun)	A1
109	último	adjective	last; latest	A1
122	segundo	adjective	second	A1
130	junto	adjective	together; junto a: next to, beside	A1
135	pequeño	adjective	small, little; little, young (de pequeño)	A1
148	santo	adjective	holy, sacred; saint	A1
162	único	adjective	only, sole; unique	A1
172	bajo	adjective	short (height); low (level, price, volume)	A1
176	final	adjective	final, last	A1
178	importante	adjective	important	A1
184	mayor	adjective	older, bigger; elderly (persona mayor)	A1
194	claro	adjective	clear; light (colour)	A1
195	alto	adjective	tall, high; loud (hablar alto)	A1
199	propio	adjective	own	A1
205	cierto	adjective	true, certain; certain, some (before a noun)	A1
220	largo	adjective	long; a lo largo de: along, throughout	A1
229	medio	adjective	half	A1
244	general	adjective	general; en general: in general, generally	A1
249	decidido	adjective	determined, resolute; decided, settled	A1
254	pasado	adjective	last, past (before a time word)	A1
257	joven	adjective	young	A1
268	ocupado	adjective	busy; occupied, taken	A1
269	diferente	adjective	different	A1
271	siguiente	adjective	next, following	A1
272	blanco	adjective	white; blank (en blanco)	A1
274	real	adjective	real; royal	A1
278	viejo	adjective	old; old (long-standing)	A1
281	derecho	adjective	right (side)	A1
290	seguro	adjective	safe; sure, certain	A1
291	muerto	adjective	dead	A1
293	igual	adjective	equal; the same; me da igual: I don't mind, I don't care	A1
295	conocido	adjective	known, well-known	A1
299	fuerte	adjective	strong; loud, heavy	A1
308	negro	adjective	black	A1
316	humano	adjective	human	A1
319	posible	adjective	possible; lo antes posible: as soon as possible	A1
322	llamado	adjective	called, named	A1
325	rápido	adjective	fast, quick	A1
337	público	adjective	public	A1
341	oficial	adjective	official	A1
353	especial	adjective	special; en especial: especially	A1
364	antiguo	adjective	old, ancient; former	A1
369	cuarto	adjective	fourth	A1
374	libre	adjective	free (available, not occupied); free (spare time)	A1
382	principal	adjective	main, principal	A1
396	médico	adjective	medical	A1
401	nacional	adjective	national; domestic (not international)	A1
408	difícil	adjective	difficult, hard; hard, unlikely (difícil que)	A1
416	justo	adjective	fair, just; tight, just right (clothes)	A1
424	tercero	adjective	third	A1
432	personal	adjective	personal	A1
434	preocupado	adjective	worried	A1
438	vivo	adjective	alive; lively, bright	A1
448	suficiente	adjective	enough, sufficient; enough (as a statement)	A1
450	rojo	adjective	red	A1
455	francés	adjective	French	A1
477	próximo	adjective	next; close, nearby	A1
488	serio	adjective	serious (person); serious (grave)	A1
489	inglés	adjective	English	A1
491	supuesto	adjective	supposed, alleged; por supuesto: of course	A1
500	futuro	adjective	future	A1
512	perdido	adjective	lost	A1
514	secreto	adjective	secret	A1
523	rico	adjective	rich; tasty (Latin America)	A1
526	loco	adjective	crazy, mad; loco por: crazy about	A1
529	alemán	adjective	German	A1
533	chino	adjective	Chinese	A1
542	militar	adjective	military	A1
544	dormido	adjective	asleep	A1
557	total	adjective	total, complete	A1
558	necesario	adjective	necessary	A1
569	feliz	adjective	happy	A1
571	verdadero	adjective	true, real; real, genuine	A1
595	español	adjective	Spanish	A1
612	local	adjective	local	A2
613	fácil	adjective	easy; fácil que: likely that	A2
614	objetivo	adjective	objective	A2
619	indio	adjective	Indian (from India)	A2
620	común	adjective	common, ordinary; shared, in common (en común)	A2
626	raro	adjective	strange, odd; rare, unusual	A2
632	social	adjective	social	A2
643	capaz	adjective	capable, able; capaz que: maybe (Southern Cone, informal)	A2
644	sentado	adjective	sitting, seated	A2
646	interior	adjective	interior, inner	A2
647	profesional	adjective	professional	A2
660	malo	adjective	bad; naughty, evil (ser malo)	A2
669	mundial	adjective	world, worldwide	A2
671	central	adjective	central	A2
677	privado	adjective	private	A2
682	menor	adjective	younger, smaller, lesser; minor, less important	A2
698	frío	adjective	cold	A2
699	dedicado	adjective	dedicated, committed; dedicated (to)	A2
703	querido	adjective	dear, beloved	A2
704	natural	adjective	natural; natural (normal)	A2