Word lists · A1
Spanish words 1–100: 1–100
The Spanish words ranked 1 to 100 by how often they appear in speech and writing.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | el | determiner | the (definite article) | A1 |
| 2 | de | preposition | of (belonging, material, content); from (origin, starting point) | A1 |
| 3 | ella | pronoun | she; her (after a preposition) | A1 |
| 3 | ellos | pronoun | they, them (masculine or mixed group; ellas = feminine) | A1 |
| 3 | le | pronoun | (to, for) him, her, you (formal): indirect object | A1 |
| 3 | lo | determiner | the (neuter article before an adjective: lo bueno) | A1 |
| 3 | lo | pronoun | him, her, it, them (direct object); it, so (neuter: lo sé, lo creo) | A1 |
| 3 | se | pronoun | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); one, people (impersonal, passive) | A1 |
| 3 | él | pronoun | he; him (after a preposition) | A1 |
| 4 | ser | verb | to be (identity, origin, nature); to be (time, date, price) | A1 |
| 5 | que | pronoun | who, which, that (relative) | A1 |
| 5 | que | conjunction | that (conjunction); than (comparison) | A1 |
| 6 | un | determiner | a, an (indefinite article); some (unos, unas) | A1 |
| 6 | uno | number | one; one, you (impersonal) | A1 |
| 7 | en | preposition | in, at, on (place); in, on (time) | A1 |
| 8 | a | preposition | to (direction, destination); at (time, point) | A1 |
| 9 | y | conjunction | and | A1 |
| 10 | no | adverb | not (negation); no (answer) | A1 |
| 11 | por | preposition | because of, for (reason); through, along, around (place) | A1 |
| 12 | estar | verb | to be (location, state); to be (+ -ndo: ongoing action) | A1 |
| 13 | con | preposition | with (accompanied by); with (tool, content, manner) | A1 |
| 14 | haber | verb | there is, there are (hay); to have (auxiliary: he comido) | A1 |
| 15 | su | determiner | his, her, its, their, your (formal) | A1 |
| 16 | este | determiner | this, these | A1 |
| 16 | esto | pronoun | this (thing, idea) | A1 |
| 17 | del | preposition | of the, from the (de + el) | A1 |
| 18 | para | preposition | for (recipient, purpose); in order to (+ infinitive) | A1 |
| 19 | tener | verb | to have, to own; to be (age, hunger, cold…: tener años, hambre) | A1 |
| 20 | el poder | noun · m | power, authority | A1 |
| 20 | poder | verb | can, to be able to; may (permission, possibility) | A1 |
| 21 | como | conjunction | like, as (comparison); since, as (cause) | A1 |
| 22 | al | preposition | to the, at the (a + el); al + infinitive: on, upon (-ing) | A1 |
| 23 | hacer | verb | to do, to make; (weather) to be: hace frío, calor | A1 |
| 24 | ese | determiner | that, those (near you) | A1 |
| 24 | eso | pronoun | that (thing, idea) | A1 |
| 25 | más | adverb | more; more … than, -er (comparative) | A1 |
| 26 | me | pronoun | me (object); myself (reflexive) | A1 |
| 26 | mí | pronoun | me (after a preposition) | A1 |
| 26 | nos | pronoun | us (object); ourselves (reflexive) | A1 |
| 26 | yo | pronoun | I | A1 |
| 27 | todo | determiner | all, every, whole; everything (todo) | A1 |
| 28 | pero | conjunction | but | A1 |
| 29 | mucho | adverb | a lot, very much | A1 |
| 29 | mucho | determiner | a lot of, much, many | A1 |
| 29 | muy | adverb | very | A1 |
| 30 | ir | verb | to go; ir a + infinitive: to be going to | A1 |
| 31 | decir | verb | to say, to tell | A1 |
| 32 | o | conjunction | or | A1 |
| 33 | si | conjunction | if; whether | A1 |
| 33 | sí | interjection | yes | A1 |
| 34 | otro | determiner | other, another | A1 |
| 35 | el deber | noun · m | duty, obligation; homework (deberes; Spain) | A1 |
| 35 | deber | verb | should, must (obligation); to owe | A1 |
| 36 | te | pronoun | you (object); yourself (reflexive) | A1 |
| 36 | ti | pronoun | you (after a preposition) | A1 |
| 36 | tú | pronoun | you (informal, singular) | A1 |
| 36 | usted | pronoun | you (formal, singular) | A1 |
| 36 | ustedes | pronoun | you (plural) | A1 |
| 37 | el año | noun · m | year | A1 |
| 38 | bien | adverb | well; fine, OK (está bien) | A1 |
| 38 | el bien | noun · m | good, benefit, welfare; goods, property (bienes) | A1 |
| 39 | ya | adverb | already; right now, coming (ya voy) | A1 |
| 40 | cuando | conjunction | when | A1 |
| 41 | la vez | noun · f | time, occasion | A1 |
| 42 | así | adverb | like this, this way, so; así que: so, therefore | A1 |
| 43 | ver | verb | to see; to watch | A1 |
| 44 | saber | verb | to know (facts, information); to know how to, can | A1 |
| 45 | qué | pronoun | what; which, what (+ noun) | A1 |
| 46 | también | adverb | also, too | A1 |
| 47 | querer | verb | to want; to love (people) | A1 |
| 48 | primero | adjective | first | A1 |
| 48 | primero | adverb | first, at first | A1 |
| 49 | dos | number | two | A1 |
| 50 | dar | verb | to give; dar + noun: to take (a walk), give (a class), hold (a party) | A1 |
| 51 | encontrar | verb | to find; encontrarse (con): to meet, run into | A1 |
| 52 | mi | determiner | my | A1 |
| 53 | sobre | preposition | on, over, above; about (topic) | A1 |
| 53 | el sobre | noun · m | envelope | A1 |
| 54 | alguno | determiner | some, any | A1 |
| 55 | nuevo | adjective | new; de nuevo: again | A1 |
| 56 | el día | noun · m | day; daytime, daylight | A1 |
| 57 | pasar | verb | to happen; to spend (time) | A1 |
| 58 | mismo | adjective | same; -self (emphasis) | A1 |
| 59 | hasta | preposition | until, up to; even | A1 |
| 60 | sin | preposition | without | A1 |
| 61 | solo | adjective | alone, on one's own; (coffee) black: café solo | A1 |
| 62 | dejar | verb | to leave (behind), to put down; to let, allow | A1 |
| 63 | el tiempo | noun · m | time; weather | A1 |
| 64 | desde | preposition | since; from (a place) | A1 |
| 65 | bueno | adjective | good; kind, good-hearted | A1 |
| 66 | llevar | verb | to take, to carry; to wear | A1 |
| 67 | creer | verb | to believe; to think (creer que) | A1 |
| 68 | llegar | verb | to arrive, to get (to); llegar a + infinitive: to end up, to get to the point of | A1 |
| 69 | después | adverb | after, later, afterwards; después de: after | A1 |
| 70 | la casa | noun · f | house, home; en casa / a casa: at home / (going) home | A1 |
| 71 | la parte | noun · f | part, piece; place (en todas partes: everywhere) | A1 |
| 72 | entonces | adverb | then, so; so (conclusion, question) | A1 |
| 73 | la vida | noun · f | life; ganarse la vida: to earn a living | A1 |
| 74 | ahora | adverb | now | A1 |
| 75 | el hombre | noun · m | man; hombre!: well!, hey! (exclamation) | A1 |