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The 100 most common nouns in Spanish 馃嚜馃嚫
Spanish nouns ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.
| # | Spanish | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pero | but | |
| 2 | ese | The name of the Latin-script letter S. | |
| 3 | sobre | envelope | |
| 4 | a帽o | year | el a帽o pasadolast year |
| 5 | primero | former , first, first one | |
| 6 | parte | part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion | Quiero una parte de la acci贸n. Me la merezco.I want a piece of the action. I deserve it. |
| 7 | vida | life | 隆Me salv贸 la vida!He saved my life! |
| 8 | persona | person | |
| 9 | forma | shape, form, figure | 隆Tiene que haber otra forma!There has to be another way! |
| 10 | caso | case | Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre ni帽os.The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising |
| 11 | d铆a | day | El resto della conclu铆an sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los d铆as de entresemana se honraba con su vellor铆 de lo m谩s fino.The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for holidays, while on days during the week he made a brave figure in his best homespun. |
| 12 | mundo | world, earth | El mundo cambia r谩pidamente.The world is rapidly changing. |
| 13 | trabajo | work, job | Es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo.It鈥檚 a tough job, but someone鈥檚 got to do it. |
| 14 | tiempo | time | No tengo tiempo.I don't have time. / I haven't got time. |
| 15 | vez | time, instance | |
| 16 | pa铆s | country | |
| 17 | hombre | man, | |
| 18 | sino | destiny, fate, lot | |
| 19 | estado | country, land | |
| 20 | cosa | thing | cosas hermosaspretty [little] things |
| 21 | sistema | system | |
| 22 | lugar | place | |
| 23 | problema | problem, issue, challenge | |
| 24 | informaci贸n | information | |
| 25 | dios | god | |
| 26 | tipo | kind, type, sort, manner | 驴Sabes qu茅 tipo de m煤sica le gusta a Roberta?Do you know what kind of music Roberta likes? |
| 27 | grupo | group | El grupo de abordaje est谩 listo con sus billetes en la mano.The boarding party is ready with their tickets in hand. |
| 28 | contra | con | |
| 29 | mujer | woman | |
| 30 | servicio | service | 驴Est谩 incluido el servicio?Is service included? |
| 31 | proceso | process | |
| 32 | momento | moment, instant | Un momento, se帽or.One moment, sir. |
| 33 | punto | point | Tienes cinco puntos.You have five points. |
| 34 | desarrollo | development | |
| 35 | sociedad | society, social order | |
| 36 | relaci贸n | relation | |
| 37 | gobierno | government | |
| 38 | manera | way, manner | |
| 39 | ni帽o | child, boy, girl | |
| 40 | ley | law | |
| 41 | palabra | word | |
| 42 | libro | book | |
| 43 | historia | history | |
| 44 | programa | programme, program | |
| 45 | obra | work, usually literary or artistic | |
| 46 | cuenta | count, tally | Nos trae la cuenta, por favorBring us the bill, please |
| 47 | estudio | study | |
| 48 | empresa | company | |
| 49 | tema | theme, plot | Me gusta la serie porque el tema es complicado.I like the series because the plot is complicated. |
| 50 | actividad | activity | |
| 51 | padre | father | |
| 52 | gente | people | |
| 53 | idea | idea | |
| 54 | nivel | level, tier, height | |
| 55 | situaci贸n | situation, scenario, picture | Me pones en una situaci贸n imposible.You are putting me in a impossible position. |
| 56 | ciudad | city | Viven en la ciudad.They live in the city. |
| 57 | valor | value | |
| 58 | hijo | son | |
| 59 | hora | hour | Hay veinticuatro horas por el d铆a.There are twenty-four hours in a day. |
| 60 | modo | way, manner | a mi modo de verthe way I see it |
| 61 | proyecto | project, plan | |
| 62 | pueblo | town, village | |
| 63 | nombre | name | |
| 64 | n煤mero | number | |
| 65 | condici贸n | condition | tiene condiciones de superestrellashe has the makings of a superstar. |
| 66 | centro | center | |
| 67 | casa | house | |
| 68 | fin | end | |
| 69 | acci贸n | action, act, deed | |
| 70 | agua | water | Quiere un vaso de agua fresca.He wants a glass of cold water. |
| 71 | principio | beginning, start, outset, get-go | |
| 72 | autor | author | |
| 73 | comentario | comment | |
| 74 | cambio | change, shift | El cambio es de 12 pesos mexicanos por d贸lar.The exchange rate is 12 mexican pesos to the dollar. |
| 75 | dato | datum | |
| 76 | uso | use | |
| 77 | comunidad | community | Somos una comunidad grande.We are a big community. |
| 78 | necesidad | need | |
| 79 | siglo | century | |
| 80 | tierra | land, ground | |
| 81 | organizaci贸n | organization | |
| 82 | guerra | war, warfare | La guerra entre los Estados Unidos e IrakThe war between the United States and Iraq |
| 83 | texto | text | |
| 84 | producto | product, commodity, item | Vamos al pasillo de los productos frescos. No quiero nada congelado.Let's go to the fresh produce aisle. I don't want anything frozen. |
| 85 | raz贸n | reason | Tus padres tienen raz贸n. Deber铆as escucharlos.Your parents have a point. You should listen to them. |
| 86 | universidad | college | |
| 87 | verdad | truth | |
| 88 | conocimiento | knowledge, as in acquaintance or familiarity with a person, place, or subject | Har茅 todo para mantener vivo el conocimiento del pasado.I will do everything to keep alive the knowledge of the past. |
| 89 | familia | family | |
| 90 | fuerza | force | |
| 91 | resultado | result, outcome, finding, upshot | |
| 92 | ciencia | science | |
| 93 | realidad | reality | |
| 94 | cuerpo | body | |
| 95 | p谩gina | page | |
| 96 | mano | hand | |
| 97 | inter茅s | interest | |
| 98 | educaci贸n | education | Es de mala educaci贸n hablar con la boca llena.It's bad manners to speak with your mouth full. |
| 99 | efecto | effect | No cree que los nuevos medicamentos tuvieran efecto alguno.He doesn't believe that the new medications had any effect. |
| 100 | pol铆tica | politics |