Top 25 Spanish nouns
| 1. vez time (as in number of times) |
14. caso case, occasion |
| 2. año year |
15. país country |
| 3. tiempo time, weather |
16. lugar place, position |
| 4. día day |
17. persona person |
| 5. cosa thing |
18. hora hour, time |
| 6. hombre man, mankind; husband |
19. trabajo work, job, effort |
| 7. parte part, portion |
20. punto point, dot, period |
| 8. vida life |
21. mano hand |
| 9. momento moment, time |
22. manera manner, way |
| 10. forma form, shape, way |
23. fin end |
| 11. casa house |
24. tipo type, kind |
| 12. mundo world |
25. gente people |
| 13. mujer woman, wife |
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25 Spanish verbs
| 1. ser to be |
14. pasar to pass, spend time |
| 2. haber to have |
15. deber should, ought to; to owe |
| 3. estar to be |
16. poner to put on, get (+ adj.) |
| 4. tener to have |
17. parecer to seem, look like |
| 5. hacer to do, make |
18. quedar to stay, remain |
| 6. poder to be able to, can |
19. creer to believe, think |
| 7. decir to tell, say |
20. hablar to speak, talk |
| 8. ir to go |
21. llevar to take, carry |
| 9. ver to see |
22. dejar to let, leave |
| 10. dar to give |
23. seguir to follow |
| 11. saber to know (a fact), find out |
24. encontrar to find |
| 12. querer to want. love |
25. llamar to call, name |
| 13. llegar to arrive |
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25 Spanish adjectives
| 1. su his, her, their, your (fam.) |
14. poco little, few; a little bit (adv.) |
| 2. lo the (+ neuter) |
15. tanto so much, so many |
| 3. todo all, every |
16. nuestro our |
| 4. más more |
17. cada each, every |
| 5. este, -a this |
18. menos less, fewer |
| 6. otro other, another |
19. nuevo new |
| 7. ese, -a that |
20. aquel that (over there) |
| 8. mucho much, many, a lot |
21. bueno good |
| 9. mi my |
22. tal such (a) |
| 10. alguno some, someone (pron.) |
23. mejor best, better (adv.) |
| 11. mismo same |
24. cierto certain, sure, true |
| 12. primero first |
25. mayor larger, older, main |
| 13. grande large, great, big |
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25 Spanish adverbs
| 1. no no |
14. antes before |
| 2. ya already, still |
15. cómo how? |
| 3. muy very, really |
16. aquí here |
| 4. también also |
17. luego later, afterward |
| 5. así like that |
18. casi almost, nearly |
| 6. sí yes |
19. durante during, for (time) |
| 7. bien well |
20. nunca never, ever |
| 8. entonces so, then |
21. además also, as well, besides |
| 9. tan such, as, too |
22. hoy today, nowadays |
| 10. ahora now |
23. allí there, over there |
| 11. después after |
24. dentro inside |
| 12. siempre always, forever |
25. ahí there |
| 13. sólo only, just |
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15 Spanish conjunctions
There are just 15 conjunctions in the top 5000 words.
| 1. que that, which |
9. ni not even, neither, nor |
| 2. y and |
10. donde where |
| 3. como like, as |
11. pues then, well then |
| 4. pero but, yet, except |
12. sino but, except, rather |
| 5. o or |
13. aunque although, even though |
| 6. si if, whether |
14. mientras while, whereas; as long as |
| 7. porque because |
15. mas but, however |
| 8. cuando when |
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25 Spanish prepositions
There are just 19 prepositions in the top 5000 words.
| 1. de of, from |
11. desde from, since |
| 2. a to, at |
12. hacia toward |
| 3. en in |
13. contra against, opposite |
| 4. por for, by, through |
14. bajo under, underneath |
| 5. con with |
15. ante before, in the presence of |
| 6. para for, to, in order to |
16. según according to |
| 7. sin without |
17. tras after, behind |
| 8. sobre on top of, over, about |
18. mediante by means of |
| 9. hasta until, up to, even (adv.) |
19. excepto except (for) |
| 10. entre between, among |
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25 Spanish pronouns
| 1. se -self [reflexive marker] |
14. esto this |
| 2. le [3rd pers. indir. obj. pron.] |
15. te you (fam., obj.) |
| 3. lo [3rd pers. m. dir. obj. pron.] |
16. quien who |
| 4. la [3rd pers. f. dir. obj. pron.] |
17. cual which, who, whom |
| 5. me me |
18. éste, -a this one |
| 6. él / ellos he / them |
19. nosotros we |
| 7. qué what? which? how (+ adj.)! |
20. nadie nobody, anybody |
| 8. yo I |
21. usted you (fam., subj.) |
| 9. eso that |
22. quién who?, whom? |
| 10. nos us |
23. ello it |
| 11. ella / ellas she / them |
24. mí me (obj. prep.) |
| 12. nada nothing, (not) at all |
25. cuál which? |
| 13. algo something, somewhat |
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