frequency
Top 100 most common
The 100 most frequent Spanish verbs in modern usage.
100 verbs
- #1 ser to be (essentially or identified as)
- #2 estar to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
- #3 haber have; forms the perfect aspect
- #4 tener to have; to possess
- #5 hacer to do
- #6 ir to go (away from speaker and listener)
- #7 decir to say
- #8 ver to see
- #9 dar to give
- #10 saber to know
- #11 querer to desire
- #12 llegar to arrive
- #13 pasar to pass
- #14 deber to owe
- #15 poner to put
- #16 parecer to seem
- #17 quedar to be (as a result of something)
- #18 creer to believe
- #19 hablar to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
- #20 llevar to take
- #21 dejar to leave (to place)
- #22 seguir to follow
- #23 encontrar to meet
- #24 llamar to summon
- #25 venir to come (to move toward the speaker)
- #26 pensar to think
- #27 salir to go out
- #28 volver to return
- #29 tomar to take
- #30 conocer to know (a person or a place)
- #31 vivir to live; to be alive
- #32 sentir to feel
- #33 tratar to treat (to handle
- #34 mirar to look at (to try to see
- #35 contar to count; to tally
- #36 empezar to start
- #37 esperar to hope
- #38 buscar to seek
- #39 existir to exist
- #40 entrar to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside; to come on in
- #41 trabajar to work
- #42 escribir to write (to form letters
- #43 perder to lose
- #44 producir to produce
- #45 ocurrir to happen
- #46 entender to understand
- #47 pedir to ask for something
- #48 recibir to receive
- #49 recordar to remember
- #50 terminar to (cause to) finish
- #51 permitir to allow
- #52 aparecer to appear
- #53 comenzar to begin
- #54 servir to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
- #55 sacar to put out
- #56 necesitar to need
- #57 mantener to keep
- #58 resultar to result
- #59 leer to read
- #60 caer to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
- #61 cambiar to change
- #62 presentar to present
- #63 crear to create
- #64 abrir to open
- #65 considerar to consider
- #66 oír to hear
- #67 acabar to finish; to end
- #68 convertir to convert
- #69 ganar to gain
- #70 formar to form
- #71 traer to bring
- #72 partir to divide
- #73 morir to die
- #74 aceptar to accept
- #75 realizar to carry out; to perform; to conduct; to implement (e.g. a change
- #76 suponer to suppose
- #77 comprender to understand
- #78 lograr to get
- #79 explicar to explain
- #80 preguntar to ask
- #81 tocar to touch
- #82 reconocer to recognize
- #83 estudiar to study
- #84 alcanzar to reach; to get to to catch up
- #85 nacer to be born
- #86 dirigir to direct
- #87 correr to run
- #88 utilizar to use; to make use of; to utilize
- #89 pagar to pay
- #90 ayudar to help
- #91 gustar translated as "to like"
- #92 jugar to play
- #93 escuchar to listen to
- #94 cumplir to fulfil
- #95 ofrecer to offer
- #96 descubrir to discover
- #97 levantar to lift
- #98 intentar to try
- #99 usar to use
- #100 decidir to decide