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Spanish common verbs

46 words with English translations. 46 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.

46words
46in the top 5,000
Spanishlanguage
WordEnglishHow common
hablarto speak#80 0.022% of speech
comerto eat#242 0.034% of speech
vivirto live#152 0.080% of speech
correrto run#444 0.010% of speech
escribirto write#300 0.024% of speech
leerto read#407 0.001% of speech
estudiarto study#480 0.014% of speech
bailarto dance#732 0.010% of speech
trabajarto work#149 0.091% of speech
dormirto sleep#276 0.044% of speech
beberto drink#773 0.005% of speech
comprarto buy#282 0.017% of speech
cocinarto cook#1485 0.001% of speech
aprenderto learn#297 0.019% of speech
enseñarto teach#436 0.005% of speech
abrirto open#388 0.007% of speech
cerrarto close#543 0.014% of speech
ayudarto help#206 0.058% of speech
escucharto listen#174 0.068% of speech
decirto say or tell#8 0.943% of speech
pensarto think#87 0.143% of speech
amarto love#331 0.027% of speech
viajarto travel#554 0.012% of speech
llegarto arrive#106 0.111% of speech
salirto leave or go out#115 0.010% of speech
subirto go up or climb#285 0.023% of speech
bajarto go down#380 0.052% of speech
conocerto meet or know#161 0.132% of speech
saberto know#37 0.489% of speech
irto go#9 0.818% of speech
verto see#63 0.551% of speech
hablarto talk#80 0.022% of speech
buscarto look for#183 0.004% of speech
mirarto watch#112 0.233% of speech
llevarto carry or wear#138 0.100% of speech
dejarto leave or let#107 0.257% of speech
ponerto put#123 0.125% of speech
tomarto take or drink#187 0.041% of speech
venirto come#91 0.081% of speech
quererto want or love#3 0.268% of speech
necesitarto need#191 0.029% of speech
cortarto cut#442 0.005% of speech
ganarto win#231 0.036% of speech
usarto use#356 0.019% of speech
creerto believe#32 0.246% of speech
entenderto understand#145 0.078% of speech

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