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Top 200 most common

The 200 most frequent Spanish verbs — covers the bulk of everyday speech.

192 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
#101 desarrollar to develop
#102 indicar to indicate
#103 demostrar to show
#104 señalar to signal
#105 comer to eat
#106 subir to go up or come up
#108 asegurar to secure (to make fast; to close or confine effectually)
#109 mostrar to show (have somebody see something)
#110 enseñar to teach
#111 responder to answer
#112 concluir to conclude
#113 comprar to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
#114 vender to sell
#115 expresar to express
#116 obtener to obtain
#118 abandonar to abandon
#119 viajar to travel
#121 definir to define
#122 actuar to act
#123 regresar to return
#124 construir to build
#125 evitar to avoid
#126 destacar to emphasize
#127 lanzar to throw
#128 imaginar to imagine
#129 respetar to respect
#130 investigar to investigate
#131 publicar to publish
#132 atender to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
#133 soñar to dream
#134 votar to vote
#135 celebrar to celebrate
#136 soportar to bear
#137 merecer to deserve
#138 criar to rear or raise (e.g.
#139 limpiar to clean
#140 regalar to give as a present
#141 ordenar to order
#142 preparar to prepare
#143 preocupar to worry
#145 abrazar to hug
#146 besar to kiss
#147 caminar to walk
#148 saltar to jump
#149 dormir to sleep
#150 despertar to wake
#151 bañar to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath)
#153 cepillar to brush
#154 afeitar to shave (to remove hair with a razor or clippers)
#157 vestir to dress
#159 cocinar to cook
#160 freír to fry
#161 hervir to boil
#162 asar to roast
#163 hornear to bake
#164 remojar to steep
#165 morder to bite
#166 tragar to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)
#167 sangrar to bleed
#168 toser to cough
#169 estornudar to sneeze
#170 respirar to breathe
#171 soplar to blow
#172 silbar to whistle
#173 gritar to shout
#174 susurrar to whisper
#175 cantar to sing
#176 bailar to dance
#177 pintar to paint (to apply paint to)
#178 dibujar to draw
#179 fotografiar to photograph
#180 grabar to record
#181 filmar to film
#182 imprimir to print
#183 copiar to copy
#184 pegar to stick
#185 cortar to cut
#186 doblar to fold
#187 estirar to stretch
#188 apretar to squeeze
#189 soltar to release
#190 abrochar to button
#191 desabrochar to unbutton
#192 atornillar to screw
#193 desatornillar to unscrew
#194 clavar to nail
#195 barnizar to varnish
#196 lijar to sand
#197 pulir to polish
#198 soldar to weld
#199 atar to tie
#200 anudar to tie