1000 Most Common Spanish Nouns

vez

time (specific occurrence)

año

year

tiempo

time (general), weather

día

day

cosa

thing

hombre

man

parte

part, portion

vida

life

momento

moment

forma

form, shape, way

casa

house

mundo

world

mujer

woman, wife

caso

case, occasion

país

country

lugar

place, position

persona

person

hora

hour, time (specific)

trabajo

work, job, effort

punto

point, dot, period

mano

hand

manera

way, manner

fin

end

tipo

type, kind

gente

people

ejemplo

example

lado

side

hijo

son, [pl] children

problema

problem

cuenta

bill, account

medio

means, middle; pormedio: through

palabra

word

niño

child, little boy

sin embargo

nevertheless

padre

father

cambio

change

historia

history, story

idea

idea

agua

water

noche

night, evening

ciudad

city

modo

way, manner

nombre

name, noun

familia

family

realidad

reality, actuality

obra

work, book, deed

verdad

truth

mes

month

razón

reason; tener razón: to be right

grupo

group

relación

relationship, relation

cuerpo

body

hecho

fact, happening

principio

beginning, principle

señor

sir, Mr, lord

pueblo

people, village

tarde

afternoon, evening

ojo

eye

calle

street

libro

book

fuerza

strength, force, power

luz

light

santo

saint (m)

frente

al frente facing; frente a: across from

amigo

friend

sentido

sense, feeling

paso

step, pace

situación

situation

gracia

(pl) thank you; grace, favor

siglo

century, age

dios

God, divinity

tierra

earth, land, ground

papel

paper, role, part

madre

mother

tema

theme, subject, topic

clase

kind, class, order

dinero

money

campo

field, country

cabeza

head (part of body)

orden

order; sequence (m), religious (f)

don

courtesy title (m), Mr., gift

semana

week

final

al final: finally, in the end

interés

interest

vista

view, sight

acuerdo

accord; de acuerdo: in agreement

número

number

fondo

bottom, end

camino

road, route, path

voz

voice

estudio

study, learning

valor

value, worth

medida

measure; a medida que: to the extent

centro

center, middle, downtown

necesidad

necessity, need

condición

condition

falta

lack, shortage

edad

age

estado

state, condition, status

ser

being