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The 200 most common adverbs in Spanish 🇪🇸
174 Spanish adverbs 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 | como | as | No es tan alta como nosotras.She's not as tall as us. |
| 2 | más | more, -er | Teresa es más lista que su hermano.Teresa is more clever than her brother. |
| 3 | mucho | much, a lot, far, way | Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar.It is way harder to get out than to get in. |
| 4 | cuando | when | |
| 5 | también | also, too, as well | |
| 6 | muy | very | Tengo un coche muy caro.I have a very expensive car. |
| 7 | sólo | Superseded spelling of solo. | |
| 8 | hasta | even | Hasta yo me enteré del asunto.Even I heard about the matter. |
| 9 | bien | well | Toca bien el piano.He plays the piano well. |
| 10 | qué | what a, such | |
| 11 | donde | where, in what place | Deja los libros donde quieras.Leave the books where you want. |
| 12 | así | like this, like that, as such, thus, so, thereby, this way, that way | ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial.Way to go! You did great. |
| 13 | cual | like, as, in the manner of | |
| 14 | tanto | so much, long, hard, often, etc. | Te amo tanto.I love you so much. |
| 15 | tan | so, as | Eres tan rico como te sientes.You are as rich as you feel. |
| 16 | siempre | always | ¿Por qué siempre me mientes?Why do you always lie to me? |
| 17 | antes | earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand | Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?We met before, remember? |
| 18 | ahora | now | La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más.Today's youth understands this and more. |
| 19 | además | in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also, additionally | |
| 20 | cómo | how? | |
| 21 | menos | less | |
| 22 | aquí | here | |
| 23 | hoy | today | |
| 24 | mas | Misspelling of más. | |
| 25 | nunca | never | Nunca he probado la langosta.I've never tasted lobster. |
| 26 | luego | then | Me jubilé, luego volví a trabajar.I retired, then I went back to work. |
| 27 | casi | almost | |
| 28 | aún | still, yet | Aún no ha llegado.He has not arrived yet. |
| 29 | poco | little | Comí poco.I ate little / I didn’t eat much. |
| 30 | mientras | meanwhile | |
| 31 | allí | there | |
| 32 | después | later, afterwards, afterward, post | |
| 33 | todavía | still, yet | ¿Estás todavía escribiendo?Are you still writing? |
| 34 | especialmente | specially | |
| 35 | ahí | there: used to designate a place near the listener | |
| 36 | tampoco | neither, nor, also not | |
| 37 | realmente | really, actually, genuinely | |
| 38 | allá | there, over there, thither, yonder | |
| 39 | mañana | tomorrow | |
| 40 | solamente | only, alone, merely | Quisiera solamente destacar su trabajo sobre los derechos civiles.I would just like to highlight his work on civil rights. |
| 41 | cerca | close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh | |
| 42 | aun | even | |
| 43 | precisamente | precisely | |
| 44 | simplemente | simply | |
| 45 | justo | right, just | |
| 46 | finalmente | finally, in the end | |
| 47 | directamente | directly, firsthand | |
| 48 | arriba | above, over | Todavía está arriba.He is still upstairs. |
| 49 | totalmente | totally | |
| 50 | actualmente | at present, currently, now, nowadays | Actualmente está en Chicago.At the present time he's in Chicago. |
| 51 | dónde | where?, in what place? | ¿Dónde está tu madre?Where is your mother? |
| 52 | adelante | forward | |
| 53 | siquiera | at least, at the least | Él molesta tanto que ni siquiera los sordomudos pueden soportarlo.He's so annoying that not even deafmutes can tolerate him. |
| 54 | quizá | perhaps, maybe | |
| 55 | quizás | maybe, perhaps | Quizás tenga que irme temprano.I might have to leave early. |
| 56 | lejos | far | Y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te alcanza:And you hear me from afar, and my voice does not reach you: |
| 57 | asimismo | likewise | |
| 58 | ayer | yesterday | |
| 59 | apenas | barely, scarcely | Apenas logré terminar el proyecto a tiempo.I barely managed to finish the project on time. |
| 60 | claramente | clearly | |
| 61 | probablemente | probably, likely | |
| 62 | igualmente | equally | |
| 63 | principalmente | mainly | |
| 64 | completamente | completely | |
| 65 | generalmente | generally, normally | |
| 66 | únicamente | only, uniquely | |
| 67 | jamás | never | No lo he visto jamás.I've never seen it. |
| 68 | atrás | behind | |
| 69 | fuera | outside | |
| 70 | abajo | down, downwards | Abajo están la cocina y el salón.The kitchen and lounge are downstairs. |
| 71 | detrás | behind, at the rear | |
| 72 | posteriormente | afterwards, later | |
| 73 | prácticamente | practically | |
| 74 | inmediatamente | immediately | |
| 75 | normalmente | normally, usually, most of the time, customarily | Normalmente los viernes, desayuno la fruta, pero hoy, desayunaré los cereales.Normally on Fridays, I eat fruit for breakfast, but today, I'll eat cereal. |
| 76 | hasta ahora | up to now, so far, heretofore | Hasta ahora nunca hemos tenido este problema.Up to now we've never had this problem. |
| 77 | aproximadamente | approximately | Es aproximadente diez dólares.It's approximately ten dollars. |
| 78 | anteriormente | previously | |
| 79 | necesariamente | necessarily | Por eso, el nihilismo sartreano conduce necesariamente al genocidio.Therefore, Sartrean nihilism necessarily leads to genocide. |
| 80 | perfectamente | perfectly | |
| 81 | rápidamente | rapidly, quickly | |
| 82 | acaso | perhaps | |
| 83 | exactamente | exactly | |
| 84 | exclusivamente | exclusively | |
| 85 | asi | Misspelling of así. | |
| 86 | seguramente | surely, certainly | |
| 87 | recientemente | recently | |
| 88 | particularmente | particularly | |
| 89 | cuánto | how much, how many | ¿A cuánto están las naranjas?How much are the oranges? |
| 90 | fundamentalmente | fundamentally | |
| 91 | fácilmente | easily | |
| 92 | tambien | Misspelling of también. | |
| 93 | efectivamente | effectively | |
| 94 | dentro | inside | |
| 95 | non | Archaic form of no. | |
| 96 | suficientemente | sufficiently | |
| 97 | nuevamente | again | |
| 98 | previamente | previously | |
| 99 | relativamente | relatively | |
| 100 | encima | on top | No tengo dinero encima.I don't have money on me. |
| 101 | evidentemente | evidently, obviously, clearly | |
| 102 | cuándo | when | |
| 103 | conmigo | with me | |
| 104 | frecuentemente | often, frequently | |
| 105 | por último | finally, lastly, last, in conclusion, to conclude, in closing | |
| 106 | delante | in front of, before | |
| 107 | plenamente | fully, completely, absolutely | |
| 108 | naturalmente | naturally, of course | |
| 109 | consigo | with himself, herself, itself | |
| 110 | posiblemente | possibly | |
| 111 | básicamente | basically | |
| 112 | acerca | adjacent | |
| 113 | definitivamente | definitely | |
| 114 | aqui | Misspelling of aquí. | |
| 115 | aparentemente | apparently | |
| 116 | independientemente | independently | |
| 117 | respectivamente | respectively | |
| 118 | correctamente | correctly | |
| 119 | habitualmente | habitually, normally, usually | |
| 120 | libremente | freely | |
| 121 | esencialmente | essentially | |
| 122 | concretamente | concretely, specifically | |
| 123 | propiamente | strictly, precisely | |
| 124 | específicamente | specifically | |
| 125 | puramente | purely, solely | |
| 126 | acá | here | |
| 127 | ampliamente | widely | |
| 128 | continuamente | continuously, nonstop | |
| 129 | despues | Misspelling of después. | |
| 130 | contigo | with you | |
| 131 | automáticamente | automatically | |
| 132 | simultáneamente | simultaneously | |
| 133 | estrictamente | strictly | |
| 134 | inicialmente | initially | |
| 135 | adecuadamente | adequately | |
| 136 | así pues | thus, hence | |
| 137 | expresamente | expressly | |
| 138 | extremadamente | extremely | |
| 139 | etcétera | et cetera, and so on | |
| 140 | meramente | merely, simply | |
| 141 | afuera | out, outside | |
| 142 | debidamente | properly | |
| 143 | enseguida | immediately | |
| 144 | parcialmente | partially | |
| 145 | difícilmente | with difficulty | |
| 146 | conjuntamente | conjointly, jointly | |
| 147 | últimamente | recently, lately | |
| 148 | ligeramente | slightly | |
| 149 | inclusive | including, even | |
| 150 | lógicamente | logically | |
| 151 | diariamente | daily | |
| 152 | considerablemente | considerably | |
| 153 | económicamente | economically, financially | |
| 154 | adentro | inside | |
| 155 | seriamente | seriously | |
| 156 | cuidadosamente | carefully | |
| 157 | ojalá | hopefully | El gato ha estado escondiéndose debajo del sofá desde que se levantaron los niños. Ojalá yo pudiera hacer lo mismo.The cat has been hiding under the couch since the kids woke up. If only I could do the same. |
| 158 | progresivamente | progressively | |
| 159 | enteramente | entirely | |
| 160 | originalmente | originally | |
| 161 | estrechamente | narrowly | |
| 162 | permanentemente | permanently | |
| 163 | cuán | accented form of cuan | |
| 164 | ahi | Misspelling of ahí. | |
| 165 | excesivamente | excessively | |
| 166 | mientras tanto | in the meantime, meanwhile | Mientras tanto, los trabajadores instalaron barricadas.Meanwhile, the workers installed barricades. |
| 167 | indirectamente | indirectly | |
| 168 | mutuamente | mutually | |
| 169 | físicamente | physically | |
| 170 | explícitamente | explicitly, specifically, expressly | |
| 171 | significativamente | significantly | |
| 172 | sucesivamente | successively | |
| 173 | comúnmente | commonly | Perico el bailarín, aunque brasilero, hablaba sin dificultad el idioma de los criollos, bien que comúnmente le hacía gracia expresarse en una jerga especial, mezclando en sus dichos y conversaciones vocablos portugueses.{{{translation}}} |
| 174 | periódicamente | periodically |