1000 Most Frequent Spanish Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering a selection of the 1000 most frequent Spanish words based on Mark Davies' methodology.

la

the, "third person direct object"

que

which, that

ser

to be[norm]

se

[reflexive marker]

decir

say, to tell

haber

to have

tener

to have

poder

can, to be able to

estar

to be

hombre

mankind, man, husband

ver

to see

mundo

world

llegar

to arrive

saber

find out, to know a fact

mismo

same

vida

life

querer

love, to want

país

country

conocer

to know someone or a place

vivir

to live

conseguir

obtain, acquire, to get

verdad

truth

parecer

look like, to seem

esperar

expect, hope for, to wait

mano

hand

encontrar

to find

venir

to come

situación

situation

gente

people

cuenta

account, bill

agua

water

país

country

claro

clear

problema

problem

padre

father

noche

evening, night

entender

to understand

política

policy, politics

siglo

age, century

ojo

eye

permitir

permit, to allow

caer

to fall

libro

book

subir

to go up

nacer

to be born

corazón

core, heart

amor

love

muerte

death

gobierno

government

fe

faith

jamás

never

ayudar

to help

descubrir

to discover

vino

wine

autor

author, writer

idioma

specific language

éxito

success

escuela

school

matar

to kill

feliz

fortunate, happy

esposa

wife

empleo

job, work, occupation