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Verb Frequency List

The most frequent Spanish verbs in order — the 100 verbs that cover most of what you will ever say — with their English meanings.

The 1500 most frequent Spanish verbs cover most of what you will ever say. Learn the top 20 first, then the top 100 — the return on each new verb falls fast after that.

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Most frequent Spanish verbs — showing 100 of 1500

Rank	Spanish	English	Ending	Regular?
1	ser	to be (identity, traits)	-er	No
2	estar	to be (state, place)	-ar	No
3	haber	to have (auxiliary)	-er	No
4	tener	to have	-er	No
5	hacer	to do, to make	-er	No
6	poder	to be able to, can	-er	No
7	decir	to say, to tell	-ir	No
8	ir	to go	-ir	No
9	ver	to see	-er	No
10	dar	to give	-ar	No
11	saber	to know (a fact, how to)	-er	No
12	querer	to want, to love	-er	No
13	llegar	to arrive	-ar	No
14	pasar	to pass, to spend (time)	-ar	Yes
15	deber	to must, to owe	-er	Yes
16	poner	to put, to place	-er	No
17	parecer	to seem	-er	No
18	quedar	to stay, to remain	-ar	Yes
19	creer	to believe	-er	No
20	hablar	to speak, to talk	-ar	Yes
21	llevar	to carry, to take, to wear	-ar	Yes
22	dejar	to leave, to let, to allow	-ar	Yes
23	seguir	to follow, to continue	-ir	No
24	encontrar	to find	-ar	No
25	llamar	to call	-ar	Yes
26	venir	to come	-ir	No
27	pensar	to think	-ar	No
28	salir	to leave, to go out	-ir	No
29	volver	to return, to come back	-er	No
30	tomar	to take, to drink	-ar	Yes
31	conocer	to know (a person, a place)	-er	No
32	vivir	to live	-ir	Yes
33	sentir	to feel	-ir	No
34	tratar	to treat, to try	-ar	Yes
35	mirar	to look at	-ar	Yes
36	contar	to count, to tell	-ar	No
37	empezar	to begin, to start	-ar	No
38	esperar	to wait, to hope, to expect	-ar	Yes
39	buscar	to look for, to search	-ar	No
40	existir	to exist	-ir	Yes
41	entrar	to enter	-ar	Yes
42	trabajar	to work	-ar	Yes
43	escribir	to write	-ir	No
44	perder	to lose	-er	No
45	producir	to produce	-ir	No
46	ocurrir	to happen, to occur	-ir	Yes
47	entender	to understand	-er	No
48	pedir	to ask for, to request	-ir	No
49	recibir	to receive	-ir	Yes
50	recordar	to remember	-ar	No
51	terminar	to finish, to end	-ar	Yes
52	servir	to serve	-ir	No
53	necesitar	to need	-ar	Yes
54	ayudar	to help	-ar	Yes
55	gustar	to like, to be pleasing to	-ar	Yes
56	jugar	to play (a game, sport)	-ar	No
57	leer	to read	-er	No
58	cantar	to sing	-ar	Yes
59	bailar	to dance	-ar	Yes
60	caminar	to walk	-ar	Yes
61	correr	to run	-er	Yes
62	comer	to eat	-er	Yes
63	beber	to drink	-er	Yes
64	dormir	to sleep	-ir	No
65	despertar	to wake (someone) up	-ar	No
66	despertarse	to wake up	-ar	No
67	levantarse	to get up	-ar	Yes
68	acostarse	to go to bed	-ar	No
69	sentarse	to sit down	-ar	No
70	vestirse	to get dressed	-ir	No
71	ducharse	to take a shower	-ar	Yes
72	cocinar	to cook	-ar	Yes
73	limpiar	to clean	-ar	Yes
74	estudiar	to study	-ar	Yes
75	aprender	to learn	-er	Yes
76	enseñar	to teach	-ar	Yes
77	escuchar	to listen to	-ar	Yes
78	comprar	to buy	-ar	Yes
79	vender	to sell	-er	Yes
80	pagar	to pay	-ar	No
81	viajar	to travel	-ar	Yes
82	nadar	to swim	-ar	Yes
83	conducir	to drive	-ir	No
84	abrir	to open	-ir	No
85	cerrar	to close	-ar	No
86	preguntar	to ask (a question)	-ar	Yes
87	responder	to answer, to respond	-er	Yes
88	explicar	to explain	-ar	No
89	usar	to use	-ar	Yes
90	amar	to love	-ar	Yes
91	odiar	to hate	-ar	Yes
92	temer	to fear	-er	Yes
93	soñar	to dream	-ar	No
94	cambiar	to change	-ar	Yes
95	comenzar	to begin, to start	-ar	No
96	continuar	to continue	-ar	Yes
97	acabar	to finish, to end up	-ar	Yes
98	intentar	to try, to attempt	-ar	Yes
99	lograr	to achieve, to manage to	-ar	Yes
100	conseguir	to get, to achieve	-ir	No

Ranks come from the verified verb list. Verbs shown with rank “—” are in the list but have no verified frequency rank yet — they are listed alphabetically at the end, not given an invented position.

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