FREQUENCY-FIRST · SPANISH
The most common
Spanish words.
Learn them.
Understand Spanish.
Understand Spanish.
Most apps teach words you'll rarely use. We rank the 1,500 words that appear most in real Spanish — so every card you learn is one you'll actually hear. The first 500 cover about half of everything.
1,500
core words
12 min
a day
Free
no card needed
74%
of daily Spanish
you can now read
you can now read
COVERAGE
How many Spanish words do you actually need?
Fewer than you think. Spanish leans hard on a small core — nail the right few hundred and you understand most of what you hear.
You're here · 133 words1,500
TOURIST · ~250 WORDS
Get by on a trip
Order food, ask directions, handle a hotel. Enough to survive and be polite.
CONVERSATIONAL · ~800
Hold a chat
Follow everyday conversation, tell stories, express opinions without stalling.
FLUENT BASE · 1,500
Read & understand
Comfortably read simple books, news and subtitles. The foundation everything builds on.
THE LIST
The 1,500 most common words, ranked by how often they appear.
No guessing which words matter. We counted them across millions of words of real Spanish and put the most useful ones first — or read exactly how many Spanish words you need to be fluent.
PROGRESS
Real milestones. No fake progress.
Every word you learn moves you down a real path — and unlocks articles, mini-podcasts and story series matched to your level.
First words
0–133 · you're here
The essentials — the words in almost every sentence.
Basic conversation
at 500 words
Follow simple stories and everyday back-and-forth.
Reading ready
at 900 words
Read news, subtitles and short books with ease.
Fluency base
at 1,500 words
The complete core — the platform for real fluency.
HOW IT WORKS
Three things. In the right order.
01
Learn by frequency
Cards come in order of how often each word appears — most useful first, always.
02
Spaced repetition
Each word comes back exactly when you're about to forget it — the science-backed way to make it stick.
03
Track comprehension
See exactly what percentage of real Spanish you can now understand — not a made-up score.
COMPARE
Frequency-first vs. everything else.
Most Common Spanish
Learn the highest-impact words first
Comprehension you can measure
Reading unlocked as you go
Calm, no dark patterns
Typical apps
Random themed word lists
Vanity streaks & gems
You learn "giraffe" in week one
Notifications engineered to nag
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked.
What are the most common Spanish words?+
They’re the words that appear most often across huge amounts of real Spanish — words like que, de, no and ser. A few hundred of them make up most of what you’ll ever hear or read.
How many Spanish words do I need to be conversational?+
Around 800 of the most common words is enough to follow and take part in everyday conversation. We get you there in the most efficient order.
How many words to be fluent?+
A solid base is about 1,500 core words — that’s the full list. From there, reading and listening naturally grow your vocabulary further.
Why learn by frequency instead of by topic?+
Topic lists waste time on rare words. Frequency puts the highest-impact words first, so your comprehension climbs as fast as possible from day one.
Is it really free?+
Yes — you can start learning for free, no card required. It’s built to respect your time, not monetise your attention.
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