Top 100 Most Common Spanish Words

Frequency-ranked Spanish words from subtitle-derived data. Copy the list or export it in CSV and JSON formats for study.

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Rank	Spanish	POS	English
1	de	prep	of
2	ella	pron	she
3	que	pron	that/which
4	el	art	the
5	ser	v	to be
6	A	letter	letter A
7	y	conj	and
8	en	prep	in
9	él	pron	he
10	estar	v	to be (temporary)
11	uno	num	one
12	haber	v	to have
13	yo	pron	I
14	por	prep	for/by
15	uno	determiner	a/an/one
16	tener	v	to have
17	se	pron	self/itself
18	ir	v	to go
19	tú	pron	you
20	con	prep	with
21	qué	pron	what
22	suyo	determiner	his/her/their (own)
23	hacer	v	to do/make
24	poder	v	to be able to
25	para	prep	for
26	del	contraction	of the
27	decir	v	to say
28	este	determiner	this
29	todo	determiner	all/every
30	mío	determiner	my/mine
31	pero	conj	but
32	si	conj	if
33	querer	v	to want/love
34	al	contraction	to the
35	sí	pron	yes/oneself
36	como	conj	like/as
37	ése	pron	that
38	bien	adv	well
39	más	adv	more
40	ver	v	to see
41	tuyo	determiner	your/yours
42	saber	v	to know
43	bueno	adj	good
44	ese	determiner	that
45	aquí	adv	here
46	éste	pron	this
47	nosotros	pron	we
48	creer	v	to believe
49	ya	adv	already
50	o	conj	or
51	dar	v	to give
52	deber	v	must/should
53	mucho	adv	very/much
54	otro	determiner	other
55	así	adv	like this/so
56	ahora	adv	now
57	vez	n	time/instance
58	cuando	conj	when
59	algo	pron	something
60	dejar	v	to leave/let
61	hablar	v	to speak
62	pasar	v	to happen/pass
63	mucho	determiner	many/a lot
64	nada	pron	nothing
65	cómo	adv	how
66	solo	adv	only
67	sentir	v	to feel
68	pensar	v	to think
69	porque	conj	because
70	esperar	v	to hope
71	usted	pron	you (formal)
72	día	n	day
73	año	n	year
74	padre	n	father
75	venir	v	to come
76	nuestro	determiner	our
77	gracias	n	thanks
78	cosa	n	thing
79	dos	num	two
80	sin	prep	without
81	sobre	prep	about/over
82	solo	adj	alone
83	alguno	determiner	some/any
84	señor	n	Mr./sir
85	mirar	v	to look
86	hombre	n	man
87	tiempo	n	time
88	también	adv	also
89	mismo	adj	same
90	necesitar	v	to need
91	casa	n	house
92	llevar	v	to carry
93	tan	adv	so
94	entonces	adv	then
95	encontrar	v	to find
96	volver	v	to return
97	llamar	v	to call
98	parecer	v	to seem
99	nuevo	adj	new
100	mejor	adj	better

What this list contains

This page shows the top 100 most frequent Spanish lemmas based on a combined dataset built from Wiktionary and Tatoeba using the Wiktionary Parser and Spanish Tools project. The list is intended for writers, learners, researchers, and anyone who wants a clean, copy-ready Spanish frequency list with straightforward English translations.

All translations on this page are created by us. They are designed to be concise and Anki-friendly so you can copy or export the list and start reviewing immediately.

If you are writing, translating, or building study materials, these lists are meant to be a fast reference. They are not a full curriculum, but they do give you a practical set of core lemmas that show up frequently across many contexts.

Dataset disclaimer

Frequency data comes from a mix of Wiktionary and Tatoeba sources, which means it reflects a blend of written and sentence-level usage. Like any corpus-derived list, it can overrepresent certain topics and underrepresent others. The ordering is useful for general learning and reference, but it is not a perfect snapshot of every Spanish dialect or register.

This list is based on lemmas (base dictionary forms). Example: hablo, hablas, habló all belong to the lemma hablar. This list groups those forms under the lemma.

FAQ

Is this list for beginners?

Yes. The top 100 to 1000 words cover a large share of everyday Spanish, which makes them a strong starting point for beginners and a quick refresher for intermediate learners.

Are these lemmas or word forms?

These are lemmas, not word forms. Each entry is the base dictionary form of a word.

Can I use this for Anki?

Yes. Use the Copy or Download buttons to export TSV, CSV, or JSON. The translations are concise to fit well on flashcards.

Source tools: Wiktionary Parser and Spanish Tools by doozan: https://github.com/doozan/spanish_data