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Spanish science vocabulary

117 words with English translations. 72 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.

117words
72in the top 5,000
Spanishlanguage
WordEnglishHow common
la fuerzaforce#509 0.009% of speech
la energíaenergy#401 0.026% of speech
la gravedadgravity#2930 0.002% of speech
la velocidadvelocity#1941 0.001% of speech
la aceleraciónaccelerationoutside the top 5,000
la masamass#3376 0.000% of speech
el trabajowork#179 0.035% of speech
la potenciapower#2941 0.002% of speech
la temperaturatemperature#2054 0.002% of speech
la presiónpressure#902 0.006% of speech
la densidaddensity#3967 0.000% of speech
el volumenvolume#2849 0.003% of speech
el calorheat#1170 0.006% of speech
la ondawave#538 0.030% of speech
la electricidadelectricity#1479 0.001% of speech
el magnetismomagnetism#3969 0.000% of speech
la energía cinéticakinetic energyoutside the top 5,000
la energía potencialpotential energyoutside the top 5,000
el circuitocircuit#4577 0.002% of speech
la cargacharge#2735 0.005% of speech
el átomoatom#3941 0.000% of speech
la moléculamolecule#3942 0.000% of speech
el elementoelement#1088 0.001% of speech
el compuestocompoundoutside the top 5,000
el enlace químicochemical bondoutside the top 5,000
la reacción químicachemical reactionoutside the top 5,000
el ácidoacid#3935 0.000% of speech
la basebaseoutside the top 5,000
el pHpHoutside the top 5,000
la soluciónsolution#1467 0.007% of speech
el solventesolventoutside the top 5,000
el solutosoluteoutside the top 5,000
la concentraciónconcentrationoutside the top 5,000
el catalizadorcatalystoutside the top 5,000
el gasgas#3928 0.004% of speech
el líquidoliquid#1886 0.004% of speech
el sólidosolid#2232 0.000% of speech
la tabla periódicaperiodic tableoutside the top 5,000
la masa molarmolar massoutside the top 5,000
el reactivoreactantoutside the top 5,000
el productoproduct#675 0.001% of speech
el ionionoutside the top 5,000
el electrónelectron#3953 0.000% of speech
el protónproton#3954 0.000% of speech
el neutrónneutron#3955 0.000% of speech
la célulacell#3943 0.002% of speech
el núcleonucleus#3947 0.000% of speech
la membrana celularcell membraneoutside the top 5,000
el citoplasmacytoplasmoutside the top 5,000
el ADNDNAoutside the top 5,000
el ARNRNAoutside the top 5,000
el tejidotissue#3110 0.004% of speech
el órganoorgan#2229 0.002% of speech
el sistemasystem#839 0.008% of speech
el organismoorganism#3962 0.000% of speech
la especiespecies#1147 0.006% of speech
la poblaciónpopulation#826 0.010% of speech
la comunidadcommunity#729 0.012% of speech
el ecosistemaecosystem#3946 0.000% of speech
la evoluciónevolution#3948 0.000% of speech
el gengene#3964 0.000% of speech
el cromosomachromosome#3971 0.000% of speech
la mitosismitosisoutside the top 5,000
la fotosíntesisphotosynthesis#3730 0.001% of speech
el hábitathabitatoutside the top 5,000
la cadena alimenticiafood chainoutside the top 5,000
el metabolismometabolismoutside the top 5,000
la homeostasishomeostasisoutside the top 5,000
el huéspedhostoutside the top 5,000
el patógenopathogen#4060 0.004% of speech
el universouniverse#1326 0.001% of speech
la galaxiagalaxy#3945 0.000% of speech
la estrellastar#751 0.003% of speech
el planetaplanet#800 0.007% of speech
el satélitesatellite#3950 0.000% of speech
el cometacomet#3960 0.000% of speech
el asteroideasteroid#3957 0.000% of speech
el agujero negroblack holeoutside the top 5,000
la nebulosanebulaoutside the top 5,000
el sistema solarsolar systemoutside the top 5,000
la órbitaorbit#3970 0.000% of speech
el telescopiotelescope#3951 0.000% of speech
el solsun#597 0.009% of speech
la lunamoon#941 0.001% of speech
el eclipseeclipse#3959 0.000% of speech
la constelaciónconstellation#3958 0.000% of speech
el meteoritometeorite#3956 0.000% of speech
el cosmoscosmosoutside the top 5,000
el horizonte de eventosevent horizonoutside the top 5,000
el año luzlight-yearoutside the top 5,000
el observatorioobservatoryoutside the top 5,000
la exploración espacialspace explorationoutside the top 5,000
el planeta tierraplanet earthoutside the top 5,000
la atmósferaatmosphere#3768 0.000% of speech
el climaclimate#1141 0.004% of speech
el tiempoweather#104 0.113% of speech
la rocarock#1514 0.004% of speech
el suelosoil#865 0.016% of speech
el océanoocean#1476 0.002% of speech
el continentecontinent#1848 0.001% of speech
el volcánvolcano#3793 0.000% of speech
el terremotoearthquake#3794 0.000% of speech
la erosiónerosionoutside the top 5,000
el sedimentosedimentoutside the top 5,000
el globo terráqueoglobeoutside the top 5,000
el ciclo del aguawater cycleoutside the top 5,000
la capa de ozonoozone layeroutside the top 5,000
la energía geotérmicageothermal energyoutside the top 5,000
el mineralmineral#3983 0.000% of speech
la montañamountain#879 0.005% of speech
el ríoriver#3831 0.008% of speech
el lagolake#1495 0.001% of speech
la capa terrestreEarth's crustoutside the top 5,000
el núcleo terrestreEarth's coreoutside the top 5,000
la placa tectónicatectonic plateoutside the top 5,000
el fósilfossil#3963 0.000% of speech
la lluvia ácidaacid rainoutside the top 5,000

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