The 500 most common Adjectives in 🇪🇸 Spanish

grande

(adj.)

big, large

bueno

(adj.)

good

nuevo

(adj.)

new

social

(adj.)

social

medio

(adj.)

half

derecho

(adj.)

straight

propio

(adj.)

own

pequeño

(adj.)

small, little

humano

(adj.)

human

público

(adj.)

public

político

(adj.)

political

tal

(adj.)

such

último

(adj.)

final, last

importante

(adj.)

important

español

(adj.)

Spanish

general

(adj.)

general, overall

solo

(adj.)

sole, only, unique, single

posible

(adj.)

possible

bajo

(adj.)

short

segundo

(adj.)

second

nacional

(adj.)

national, nationwide

sentido

(adj.)

deeply felt, heartfelt

económico

(adj.)

economic

necesario

(adj.)

necessary, requisite

cierto

(adj.)

true

dicho

(adj.)

mentioned, said, aforementioned

diferente

(adj.)

different

alto

(adj.)

tall

internacional

(adj.)

international

hecho

(adj.)

done, completed

siguiente

(adj.)

following

santo

(adj.)

holy, godly

personal

(adj.)

personal

objetivo

(adj.)

objective

único

(adj.)

only, single, sole

claro

(adj.)

light, bright

incluso

(adj.)

enclosed, included

final

(adj.)

final

real

(adj.)

real

principal

(adj.)

main, most important

presente

(adj.)

present

libre

(adj.)

free

europeo

(adj.)

European

pobre

(adj.)

poor

material

(adj.)

material

natural

(adj.)

natural

cultural

(adj.)

culture, cultural

joven

(adj.)

young, youthful

anterior

(adj.)

anterior , previous, earlier, former, past

futuro

(adj.)

future

científico

(adj.)

scientific

malo

(adj.)

bad

igual

(adj.)

equal, same

actual

(adj.)

present, current

paso

(adj.)

dried

verdadero

(adj.)

true, real

mal

(adj.)

Apocopic form of malo bad, evil

partido

(adj.)

broken

común

(adj.)

common, ordinary

tercero

(adj.)

third

demás

(adj.)

other, remaining

profesional

(adj.)

professional

largo

(adj.)

long

especial

(adj.)

special

trabajador

(adj.)

hard-working

superior

(adj.)

upper, higher

distinto

(adj.)

distinct, different, discrete

mundial

(adj.)

related to all the parts of the world, global

histórico

(adj.)

historical

total

(adj.)

total, complete, outright

antiguo

(adj.)

old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime

físico

(adj.)

physical

local

(adj.)

local

técnico

(adj.)

technical

conjunto

(adj.)

joint

paciente

(adj.)

patient

seguro

(adj.)

secure, safe

difícil

(adj.)

difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing

animal

(adj.)

animal

crítico

(adj.)

critical , judgmental

bastante

(adj.)

enough, sufficient

fuerte

(adj.)

strong

fundamental

(adj.)

fundamental

civil

(adj.)

civil

ciudadano

(adj.)

living in a city

moral

(adj.)

moral

capital

(adj.)

capital

completo

(adj.)

full, complete

abierto

(adj.)

open, unlocked

tarde

(adj.)

late

privado

(adj.)

private, privy

interior

(adj.)

inner, interior

militar

(adj.)

military

junto

(adj.)

together

capaz

(adj.)

able, capable

práctico

(adj.)

practical

central

(adj.)

central

oficial

(adj.)

official

determinado

(adj.)

specific, particular, certain

contrario

(adj.)

contrary, opposite

blanco

(adj.)

white

religioso

(adj.)

religious

próximo

(adj.)

near

familiar

(adj.)

familial, family

diario

(adj.)

daily

cristiano

(adj.)

Christian

sujeto

(adj.)

held, grasped

básico

(adj.)

basic

profundo

(adj.)

profound

individuo

(adj.)

indivisible

viejo

(adj.)

old

educativo

(adj.)

educational

popular

(adj.)

popular

demasiado

(adj.)

too much, too many, excessive

responsable

(adj.)

responsible, answerable

específico

(adj.)

specific

interno

(adj.)

internal

concreto

(adj.)

concrete

directo

(adj.)

direct, straightforward

suficiente

(adj.)

sufficient, enough

inglés

(adj.)

English

absoluto

(adj.)

absolute

simple

(adj.)

simple

amplio

(adj.)

broad, large, spacious, wide, expansive

fácil

(adj.)

easy, facile, simple

grave

(adj.)

serious, grave

tradicional

(adj.)

traditional

colectivo

(adj.)

collective

lector

(adj.)

reading

intelectual

(adj.)

intellectual

electrónico

(adj.)

electronic

interesante

(adj.)

interesting

legal

(adj.)

legal, statutory

comercial

(adj.)

commercial

muerto

(adj.)

dead

particular

(adj.)

specific, particular

moderno

(adj.)

modern

francés

(adj.)

French

exterior

(adj.)

external, outer

laboral

(adj.)

labor

permanente

(adj.)

permanent

activo

(adj.)

active

similar

(adj.)

similar

original

(adj.)

original

extranjero

(adj.)

foreign

normal

(adj.)

normal, standard, regular, fine

vivo

(adj.)

alive, living

correspondiente

(adj.)

respective

hablador

(adj.)

talkative

global

(adj.)

global

positivo

(adj.)

positive

relativo

(adj.)

relative, comparative

complejo

(adj.)

complex, sophisticated, intricate

industrial

(adj.)

industrial

constante

(adj.)

constant

individual

(adj.)

individual

universal

(adj.)

universal

sencillo

(adj.)

plain

jurídico

(adj.)

legal, juridical

democrático

(adj.)

democratic

norte

(adj.)

north, northern

sexual

(adj.)

sexual

espiritual

(adj.)

spiritual

universitario

(adj.)

university

enorme

(adj.)

enormous, huge

rojo

(adj.)

red

tecnológico

(adj.)

technological

supuesto

(adj.)

supposed, self-styled, alleged

imposible

(adj.)

impossible

rápido

(adj.)

rapid, quick, fast

chico

(adj.)

small

cuarto

(adj.)

fourth

rico

(adj.)

rich

urbano

(adj.)

urban

pronto

(adj.)

prompt, on time

plano

(adj.)

plane, level

negativo

(adj.)

negative

latino

(adj.)

of Lazio, Italy

financiero

(adj.)

financial

previo

(adj.)

previous

católico

(adj.)

Catholic

numeroso

(adj.)

numerous

editorial

(adj.)

editorial

terreno

(adj.)

ground, land, earth

periódico

(adj.)

periodic

preciso

(adj.)

precise

esencial

(adj.)

essential

literario

(adj.)

literary

extremo

(adj.)

extreme, dire

divino

(adj.)

divine

corto

(adj.)

short

significado

(adj.)

well-known

disponible

(adj.)

available

ambiental

(adj.)

environmental

corriente

(adj.)

flowing, running

existente

(adj.)

existent, existing

puro

(adj.)

pure, clear

digital

(adj.)

digital, having to do with the fingers or toes

autónomo

(adj.)

autonomous

tamaño

(adj.)

as big or small, equivalent in size, so big/so small, such a big/small

externo

(adj.)

external

inmediato

(adj.)

immediate

útil

(adj.)

helpful, useful

efectivo

(adj.)

effective

reciente

(adj.)

recent

clásico

(adj.)

classic

indígena

(adj.)

indigenous

americano

(adj.)

of the Americas

lleno

(adj.)

full

correcto

(adj.)

correct, right

doble

(adj.)

double

par

(adj.)

even

alemán

(adj.)

German

apartado

(adj.)

remote, isolated

investigador

(adj.)

researching, investigating

enfermo

(adj.)

sick, ill

evidente

(adj.)

obvious, evident, apparent, clear

ideal

(adj.)

ideal

regional

(adj.)

regional

regular

(adj.)

regular, steady, even

administrativo

(adj.)

administrative

serio

(adj.)

serious, earnest, sober, solemn

académico

(adj.)

academic

secreto

(adj.)

secret

significativo

(adj.)

significant

breve

(adj.)

brief, short

mental

(adj.)

mental

posterior

(adj.)

posterior, later

escolar

(adj.)

scholar, school

enemigo

(adj.)

adverse, hostile

independiente

(adj.)

independent

consciente

(adj.)

aware, cognizant

continuo

(adj.)

continual, constant

experto

(adj.)

expert

revolucionario

(adj.)

revolutionary

falso

(adj.)

false, untrue

duro

(adj.)

hard

secundario

(adj.)

secondary

inferior

(adj.)

inferior

occidental

(adj.)

western

inicial

(adj.)

initial

judicial

(adj.)

judicial

adecuado

(adj.)

appropriate, suitable

adulto

(adj.)

adult

habitual

(adj.)

habitual

penal

(adj.)

penal

habitante

(adj.)

inhabiting, said of something that inhabits

peligroso

(adj.)

perilous, dangerous

perfecto

(adj.)

perfect

requisito

(adj.)

required, requisite

potencial

(adj.)

potential

frío

(adj.)

cold

teórico

(adj.)

theoretical

químico

(adj.)

chemical

definitivo

(adj.)

definitive, conclusive

cercano

(adj.)

near, nearby, close

anual

(adj.)

yearly, annual

entero

(adj.)

whole, entire

estadounidense

(adj.)

of the United States of America, US-American, U.S. American

salvo

(adj.)

safe

municipal

(adj.)

municipal

sanitario

(adj.)

sanitary

famoso

(adj.)

well-known, famous

verde

(adj.)

green in colour

gráfico

(adj.)

graphic

semejante

(adj.)

similar

campesino

(adj.)

rural

socialista

(adj.)

socialist

titular

(adj.)

titular

escaso

(adj.)

scarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre, skimpy, rare, insufficient, slight, slim

feliz

(adj.)

happy, merry

múltiple

(adj.)

multiple

mexicano

(adj.)

Mexican

rural

(adj.)

rural

docente

(adj.)

teaching

variable

(adj.)

variable

productor

(adj.)

producing

poderoso

(adj.)

powerful

directivo

(adj.)

director, directing, director

sagrado

(adj.)

holy, sacred

eficaz

(adj.)

effective, efficacious

castellano

(adj.)

Castilian

lógico

(adj.)

logical

radical

(adj.)

radical, seismic

frecuente

(adj.)

frequent

infantil

(adj.)

childish

curioso

(adj.)

curious, inquisitive

auténtico

(adj.)

authentic, real, true

bello

(adj.)

beautiful, fair

estatal

(adj.)

state

judío

(adj.)

Jewish

vasco

(adj.)

Basque

ético

(adj.)

ethical

primario

(adj.)

first

productivo

(adj.)

fruitful, productive

comunitario

(adj.)

community

raro

(adj.)

rare, strange, odd

formal

(adj.)

formal

griego

(adj.)

Greek

cotidiano

(adj.)

daily, quotidian

virtual

(adj.)

virtual

artístico

(adj.)

artistic

argentino

(adj.)

silver, silvery

extraordinario

(adj.)

extraordinary

obvio

(adj.)

obvious, clear

lento

(adj.)

slow

cerrado

(adj.)

shut, closed

fiel

(adj.)

faithful, true

contemporáneo

(adj.)

contemporaneous

excelente

(adj.)

excellent, brilliant, superb

fiscal

(adj.)

fiscal

constitucional

(adj.)

constitutional

voluntario

(adj.)

voluntary

genético

(adj.)

genetic

cubano

(adj.)

Cuban

catalán

(adj.)

Catalan, Catalonian

eléctrico

(adj.)

electric, electrical

oscuro

(adj.)

dark

elevado

(adj.)

high, elevated

clínico

(adj.)

clinical

temporal

(adj.)

temporal

infinito

(adj.)

infinite

intenso

(adj.)

intense, strong

filosófico

(adj.)

philosophical, philosophic

propietario

(adj.)

proprietary

adicional

(adj.)

additional

biológico

(adj.)

biological, biologic

ajeno

(adj.)

of others, belonging to someone else

eterno

(adj.)

eternal

gratuito

(adj.)

free, free of charge, gratis

indio

(adj.)

Indian

especializado

(adj.)

specialized

orgánico

(adj.)

organic

móvil

(adj.)

mobile

femenino

(adj.)

feminine

extraño

(adj.)

strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare, peculiar, freaky, freakish, freak, curious

diagnóstico

(adj.)

diagnostic

electoral

(adj.)

electoral

federal

(adj.)

federal

vital

(adj.)

vital

normativo

(adj.)

normative, policy

institucional

(adj.)

institutional

musical

(adj.)

musical

estético

(adj.)

aesthetic

empresarial

(adj.)

business

comunista

(adj.)

communist, Communist

capitalista

(adj.)

capitalist

aparte

(adj.)

separate, apart

formular

(adj.)

formulary

psicológico

(adj.)

psychological

izquierdo

(adj.)

left, on the left side or toward the left, the opposite of right

alternativo

(adj.)

alternative

vacío

(adj.)

empty, vacant

masivo

(adj.)

massive

ejecutivo

(adj.)

executive

manual

(adj.)

manual

informativo

(adj.)

informative

operativo

(adj.)

operative

fijo

(adj.)

fixed

agrícola

(adj.)

agricultural

ideológico

(adj.)

ideological

motor

(adj.)

moving

mero

(adj.)

mere

apropiado

(adj.)

appropriate, suitable

liberal

(adj.)

liberal

virgen

(adj.)

virgin

racional

(adj.)

rational

italiano

(adj.)

Italian

latinoamericano

(adj.)

Latin American

paralelo

(adj.)

parallel

manifiesto

(adj.)

manifest, clear, apparent

hermoso

(adj.)