100words
61%of everyday speech
2.4%the single commonest word
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | el | the (m) | el | 2.364% | 2.4% |
| 2 | yo | I | yoh | 0.547% | 2.9% |
| 3 | querer | to want | keh-REHR | 0.268% | 3.2% |
| 4 | los | the (m plural) | lohs | 1.161% | 4.3% |
| 5 | la | the (f) | lah | 2.977% | 7.3% |
| 6 | las | the (f plural) | lahs | 0.728% | 8.0% |
| 7 | que | that | keh | 4.918% | 13.0% |
| 8 | decir | to say | deh-SEER | 0.943% | 13.9% |
| 9 | ir | to go | eer | 0.818% | 14.7% |
| 10 | sí | yes | see | 0.844% | 15.6% |
| 11 | poder | to be able to | poh-DEHR | 0.637% | 16.2% |
| 12 | hacer | to do | ah-SEHR | 0.681% | 16.9% |
| 13 | más | more | mahs | 0.575% | 17.5% |
| 14 | tú | you | too | 0.286% | 17.7% |
| 15 | y | and | ee | 0.300% | 18.0% |
| 16 | deber | to must | deh-BEHR | 0.099% | 18.1% |
| 17 | lo | it | loh | 1.348% | 19.5% |
| 18 | así | like that | ah-SEE | 0.260% | 19.8% |
| 19 | él | he | el | 0.172% | 19.9% |
| 20 | ella | she | EH-yah | 0.084% | 20.0% |
| 21 | pues | well | pwehs | 0.535% | 20.5% |
| 22 | ser | to be | sehr | 3.022% | 23.6% |
| 23 | mucho | a lot | MOO-choh | 0.572% | 24.1% |
| 24 | para | for | PAH-rah | 0.653% | 24.8% |
| 25 | nosotros | we | noh-SOH-trohs | 0.086% | 24.9% |
| 26 | pero | but | PEH-roh | 0.935% | 25.8% |
| 27 | estar | to be | ehs-TAHR | 1.433% | 27.2% |
| 28 | bien | good | byehn | 0.219% | 27.5% |
| 29 | usted | you (formal) | oos-TEHD | 0.028% | 27.5% |
| 30 | aquí | here | ah-KEE | 0.169% | 27.7% |
| 31 | como | like | KOH-moh | 0.893% | 28.6% |
| 32 | creer | to believe | kreh-EHR | 0.246% | 28.8% |
| 33 | todo | everything | TOH-doh | 0.340% | 29.1% |
| 34 | ustedes | you all | oos-TEH-dehs | 0.019% | 29.2% |
| 35 | a | to | ah | 0.591% | 29.8% |
| 36 | no | no | noh | 2.699% | 32.4% |
| 37 | saber | to know | sah-BEHR | 0.489% | 32.9% |
| 38 | ya | already | yah | 0.591% | 33.5% |
| 39 | tener | to have | teh-NEHR | 0.983% | 34.5% |
| 40 | por | for | pohr | 0.367% | 34.9% |
| 41 | mi | my | mee | 0.203% | 35.1% |
| 42 | tu | your | too | 0.422% | 35.5% |
| 43 | su | his / her | soo | 0.029% | 35.5% |
| 44 | nuestro | our | NWEHS-troh | 0.422% | 36.0% |
| 45 | su | your (formal) | soo | 0.133% | 36.1% |
| 46 | esta | this (f) | EHS-tah | 0.307% | 36.4% |
| 47 | este | this (m) | EHS-teh | 0.237% | 36.6% |
| 48 | ese | that (m) | EH-seh | 0.187% | 36.8% |
| 49 | esa | that (f) | EH-sah | 0.091% | 36.9% |
| 50 | ellos | they (m) | EH-yohs | 0.607% | 37.5% |
| 51 | qué | what | keh | 0.008% | 37.5% |
| 52 | cuándo | when | KWAHN-doh | 0.000% | 37.5% |
| 53 | porqué | why | pohr-KEH | 0.097% | 37.6% |
| 54 | quién | who | kee-EHN | 0.008% | 37.6% |
| 55 | ellas | they (f) | EH-yahs | 0.592% | 38.2% |
| 56 | del | from the | dehl | 0.245% | 38.5% |
| 57 | cómo | how | KOH-moh | 0.022% | 38.5% |
| 58 | cuál | which | KWAHL | 0.022% | 38.5% |
| 59 | cuánto | how much | KWAHN-toh | 0.022% | 38.5% |
| 60 | dondé | where | DOHN-deh | 4.822% | 43.4% |
| 61 | de | of | deh | 0.117% | 43.5% |
| 62 | uno | one | OO-noh | 0.530% | 44.0% |
| 63 | ver | to see | behr | 0.551% | 44.6% |
| 64 | si | if | see | 0.438% | 45.0% |
| 65 | porque | because | pohr-KEH | 0.885% | 45.9% |
| 66 | una | a (f) | OO-nah | 1.139% | 47.0% |
| 67 | un | a (m) | oon | 1.501% | 48.5% |
| 68 | haber | to have | ah-BEHR | 1.443% | 50.0% |
| 69 | dar | to give | dahr | 0.248% | 50.2% |
| 70 | al | to the / upon | ahl | 0.478% | 50.7% |
| 71 | llamar | to call | yah-MAHR | 0.089% | 50.8% |
| 72 | me | to me | meh | 1.006% | 51.8% |
| 73 | te | to you | teh | 0.693% | 52.5% |
| 74 | se | to him/her | seh | 1.351% | 53.8% |
| 75 | nos | to us | nohs | 0.248% | 54.1% |
| 76 | se | to you (formal) | seh | 1.351% | 55.4% |
| 77 | con | with | kohn | 0.992% | 56.4% |
| 78 | o | or | oh | 0.022% | 56.4% |
| 79 | en | in | ehn | 2.261% | 58.7% |
| 80 | hablar | to speak | ah-BLAHR | 0.022% | 58.7% |
| 81 | gente | people | HEHN-teh | 0.155% | 58.9% |
| 82 | empezar | to start | ehm-peh-ZAHR | 0.148% | 59.0% |
| 83 | año | year | AH-nyoh | 0.163% | 59.2% |
| 84 | última | last (f) | OOL-tee-mah | 0.057% | 59.2% |
| 85 | último | last (m) | OOL-tee-moh | 0.057% | 59.3% |
| 86 | gustar | to please | goos-TAHR | 0.104% | 59.4% |
| 87 | pensar | to think | pehn-SAHR | 0.143% | 59.6% |
| 88 | música | music | MOO-see-kah | 0.069% | 59.6% |
| 89 | vida | life | VEE-dah | 0.088% | 59.7% |
| 90 | siempre | always | see-EHM-preh | 0.108% | 59.8% |
| 91 | venir | to come | veh-NEER | 0.081% | 59.9% |
| 92 | persona | person | pehr-SOH-nah | 0.131% | 60.0% |
| 93 | dos | two | dohs | 0.128% | 60.2% |
| 94 | día | day | DEE-ah | 0.147% | 60.3% |
| 95 | hoy | today | oy | 0.073% | 60.4% |
| 96 | hay | there are | eye | 0.000% | 60.4% |
| 97 | casa | house | KAH-sah | 0.082% | 60.5% |
| 98 | poco | little | POH-koh | 0.097% | 60.6% |
| 99 | vez | time | vehs | 0.226% | 60.8% |
| 100 | momento | moment | moh-MEHN-toh | 0.108% | 60.9% |
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