Spanish core 5,000 words

Words ranked 1,001-5,000 in Spanish by frequency. Unlock near-native reading ability.

310 words
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#Word
1001adentroinside, indoors
1003enseguidaright away, straight away
1005agradablepleasant, nice
1006carnemeat; flesh
1008departamentodepartment; apartment (Latin America)
1009lindolovely, pretty
1010marsea
1011dudadoubt
1012edificiobuilding
1014cargopost, position; charge
1015víctimavictim
1016lunamoon
1017energíaenergy
1018fríocold
1020bailedance
1022misiónmission
1025izquierdaleft, left-hand side
1027beberto drink
1029finalmentefinally
1030simplesimple
1036regresarto return, to go back
1040sacarto take out, to get
1044opiniónopinion
1046apenashardly, barely; as soon as
1048cervezabeer
1054cuántoshow many
1057reinaqueen
1058tempranoearly
1059tematopic, subject
1060prisiónprison
1062públicopublic
1065salvarto save
1066partidomatch; political party
1068joderto mess up; damn (vulgar)
1069causacause; reason
1071sargentosergeant
1072cenarto have dinner
1073compañerocompanion; colleague
1074bancobank; bench
1075existirto exist
1077zonazone; area
1078destinodestiny; destination
1079basebase; basis
1080solerto usually (do something)
1081clientecustomer; client
1083perrafemale dog; bitch
1085encuentromeeting; encounter
1087peleafight
1088sansaint (before a male name)
1089nortenorth
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