Spanish words

104,618 Spanish words, each explained in English from the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026) and defined in Spanish by the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dump of September 1, 2026).

By first letter

The most common Spanish words, in English

deof; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
lafeminine singular definite article; the
quewhat; which
elmasculine singular definite article; the
enin, at, on
yand
ato
losmasculine plural of el (“the”)
nonot
unan; a
seA reflexive or reciprocal pronoun: oneself, himself, herself
porby
esthird-person singular present indicative of ser
delof the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular)
lasfeminine plural definite article; the
conwith
unafeminine singular of un
parafor, to (expressing a recipient)
loneuter definite article used only before nominalized adjecti
suapocopic form of suyo
aleverything, the rest
comoas (in the manner or role specified)
meaccusative of yo: me
másmore, any more
sihimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves
perobut
tedative of tú and vos: to you, for you
oor
miapocopic form of mío, my
leto him, for him; dative of él
estethis
susplural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural posse
estafeminine singular of este
todoall; every
yafirst (something) then (something else); first (something),
hathird-person singular present indicative of haber
cuandowhen
yofirst-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
serto be (essentially or identified as)
sonthird-person plural present indicative of ser
sinwithout
haythird-person singular present indicative of haber (“there is
tuapocopic form of tuyo, your
muyapocopic form of mucho; very
sobreover, above, on, upon, atop
tambiénalso, too, as well
esoneuter singular of ése; that
nosdative of nosotros: to us, for us
porquebecause
añosplural of año
asífirst-person singular preterite indicative
dosdung, excrement
bieneither ... or; whether ... or (used to express alternatives,
entrebetween
puedethird-person singular present indicative
desdesince (from a specified time in the past)
hastauntil
hacerto do, perform, execute, carry out
ahoranow...now, whether...or..
erafirst/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
estoneuter singular of éste (“this one”)
veztime, instance
haceago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
nadanothing, zero, zilch, not...anything
niUsed when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B
dondewhere, in what place
partethird-person singular present indicative
solothird-person singular preterite indicative of solar
algosomething, anything
tiempotime
díaday (any period of 24 hours)
unoone
mejorbetter
muchomuch, a lot of
tansuch, such a
verto see, to spot
vidalife
eand
esethat
hanthird-person plural present indicative of haber
mismoright, exactly, immediately
siemprealways
cadaeach; every
despuéslater, afterwards, afterward, post
gentepeople
esafeminine singular of ese
estadopast participle of estar
mundoworld, earth (human collective existence)
vathird-person singular present indicative of ir
añoanus
lesthe (plural)
otroother, another
graciasthanks
granapocopic form of grande; great, grand
menosless, fewer
nuncanever
tantoso much; as much; that much
antesbefore (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordina
pocolittle, not much
habíafirst/third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber
tenerto have; to possess
trabajofirst-person singular present indicative of trabajar
duranteduring, in, over
ellosplural of él (“they, them”)
lugarplace
hechopast participle of hacer
quierofirst-person singular present indicative of querer
aunquethough, although, even though, albeit
contraagainst, versus
cuentathird-person singular present indicative
decirto say, to tell, to name, to mention
gobiernofirst-person singular present indicative of gobernar
paíscountry (the territory of a nation)
casathird-person singular present indicative
estosmasculine plural of este
formathird-person singular present indicative
hefirst-person singular present indicative
nuevonew
sidopast participle of ser
aquíhere (in the speaker's location)
ellashe, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)
estasfeminine plural of este
estarto be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
hoytoday, tonight (on the current day)
alguiensomeone, somebody
quienwho
tresthree
casofirst-person singular present indicative of casar
díasplural of día
momentomoment, instant
buenogood (of good quality)
ciudadcity
nuestroour, ours, to us
luegotherefore (consequently)
nacionalnational, nationwide (of or relating to a nation)
poderto be able to, can
puesso, then; in that case
verdadtruth
historiathird-person singular present indicative
mientraswhile, whilst, as (at the same time as)
nadieno one; nobody (anyone or anybody)
nuevafeminine singular of nuevo
primerafeminine singular of primero
vecesby, times (multiplication)
cualwhat; which
debethird-person singular present indicative
entoncesthen, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point
irto go (away from speaker and listener)
tipofirst-person singular present indicative of tipar
generalgeneral, overall

Order: written frequency in Spanish (wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media)).

Spelled like an English word, meaning something else

Spanish	In Spanish	In English
de	The name of the Latin script letter D/d.	The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
que	that	The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
el	masculine singular definite article; the	The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
en	in, at, on	The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
los	plural masculine or neuter pronoun	A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
un	an; a	Alternative spelling of 'un.
se	abbreviation of sudeste; southeast	Abbreviation of southeast.
por	by	price on request.
del	of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).	The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
las	feminine plural definite article; the	Abbreviation of launch abort system
con	with	To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
una	one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	Initialism of unlocked nucleic acid.
para	for, to (expressing a recipient)	A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
lo	neuter definite article used only before nominalized adjectives: the, that which is	look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
como	as (to such an extent or degree)	Abbreviation of commodore.
me	initialism of muerte encefálica (“brain death”)	Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉.
más	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	Indicates holidays or sacred days.
si	if, whether	Initialism of signal integrity.
mi	apocopic form of mío, my	A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
le	to him, for him; dative of él	the
sus	your (with plural possessee)	Suspicion (in terms of a sus law).
ya	now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer	Yeah; yes.
ha	initialism of ácido hialurónico	A representation of laughter.
yo	first-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I	A greeting similar to hi.
ser	to be (essentially or identified as)	Abbreviation of serial.
son	tone (pleasant sound)	One's male offspring.
sin	without	A violation of divine will or religious law.
hay	alternative form of ahí	Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
nos	first person (except in vocative, and in the oblique it requires a preposition); I (singular; compare vos)	Alternative form of nos. Abbreviation of numbers.
dos	two	Initialism of date of service.
ni	Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B, not A nor B, neither A nor B	Initialism of noun inanimate.
nada	nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything	Nothing.
solo	sole; one; only; single (unique)	A piece of music for one performer.
día	day (any period of 24 hours)	through, across
uno	one	A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whos
tan	so, as	A light, brown-like colour.
ver	to see, to spot	Abbreviation of version.
va	okay	Initialism of value analysis.
esa	alternative spelling of ésa	Initialism of environmental site assessment.
les	the (plural)	Initialism of launch escape system.

Source: the first sense of each word in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026); a pair is listed when the Spanish meaning does not contain the word itself.