frequency
Top 50 most common
The 50 most frequent Spanish verbs in modern usage.
50 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