Spanish reference

Spanish descriptive words

64 words with English translations. 49 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Spanish words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

64words
49in the top 5,000
Spanishlanguage
WordEnglishHow common
grandelarge#186 0.073% of speech
pequeñosmall#266 0.033% of speech
altohigh#351 0.038% of speech
bajolow#350 0.051% of speech
largolong#499 0.017% of speech
cortoshort#1193 0.002% of speech
anchowideoutside the top 5,000
estrechonarrow#2780 0.004% of speech
delgadothinoutside the top 5,000
gruesothickoutside the top 5,000
hermosobeautiful#561 0.010% of speech
feougly#513 0.004% of speech
guapohandsome#532 0.014% of speech
bonitopretty#310 0.018% of speech
viejoold#217 0.032% of speech
jovenyoung#302 0.014% of speech
nuevonew#173 0.050% of speech
desgastadowornoutside the top 5,000
modernomodern#1416 0.004% of speech
antiguoold#910 0.008% of speech
rectangularrectangularoutside the top 5,000
redondoroundoutside the top 5,000
ovaladoovaloutside the top 5,000
cuadradosquare#1781 0.003% of speech
rápidofast#291 0.051% of speech
lentoslow#919 0.004% of speech
pesadoheavy#2850 0.003% of speech
ligerolight#2776 0.004% of speech
suavesoft#1567 0.000% of speech
durohard#305 0.034% of speech
frágilfragile#2726 0.006% of speech
fuertestrong#304 0.080% of speech
débilweak#1439 0.004% of speech
ricorich#219 0.047% of speech
pobrepoor#544 0.010% of speech
fácileasy#263 0.036% of speech
difícildifficult#233 0.001% of speech
tranquiloeasy#327 0.011% of speech
ansiosoanxiousoutside the top 5,000
amablekind#1570 0.002% of speech
antipáticounfriendlyoutside the top 5,000
valientebrave#1942 0.000% of speech
cobardecowardly#4210 0.002% of speech
generosogenerous#2951 0.002% of speech
egoístaselfish#2882 0.002% of speech
educadopolite#2908 0.002% of speech
maleducadorude#4447 0.000% of speech
ordenadoorderlyoutside the top 5,000
desordenadountidyoutside the top 5,000
interesanteinteresting#508 0.006% of speech
aburridoboring#1263 0.001% of speech
ruidosonoisyoutside the top 5,000
silenciosoquietoutside the top 5,000
calientehot#650 0.011% of speech
fríocold#651 0.006% of speech
suciodirty#1407 0.009% of speech
limpioclean#1403 0.006% of speech
profundodeep#1101 0.006% of speech
superficialshallow#2520 0.016% of speech
lisosmooth#2790 0.004% of speech
rugosoroughoutside the top 5,000
mojadowetoutside the top 5,000
secodry#878 0.014% of speech
ásperorough#2774 0.004% of speech

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