As Shakespeare said, brevity is the soul of wit. It’s also the soul of the top 10 most searched for words on SpanishDict.com. People want to know the basics of the Spanish language, like how to say “to”, “you”, “a”, and “are”. These are the building blocks and appeared most frequently in the more than 10 million searches from SpanishDict.com analyzed for this post.
But what may be more surpising, is how frequently “love” is searched for. Not only does it come in as the number 3 most searched for term, it also makes an appearance at number 68 with the phrase “I love you”. Perhaps Spanish is the language of love?
Looking at the instances of profanity, however, maybe not. Numbers 28 and 44 reveal people’s desires to use the foul side of the Spanish language.
Friendly and complimentary words also appear on the list. People want to know how to say “fun” (#29) and “beautiful” (#35), “good” (#38) and “happy” (#49).
People also search for some of the essentials in life: “people” (#78), “food” (53), “work” (#58), “dog” (#79), and let’s not forget “sleep” (#98).
Take a look through the list below. What surprises you most about what people search for? You can share your thoughts in the comments.
| English Word | Spanish Translation | Searches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. to | 1. a | 25011 |
| 2. you | 2. tú | 19803 |
| 3. love | 3. el amor | 18171 |
| 4. a | 4. un, una | 15935 |
| 5. are | 5. eres/estás | 15069 |
| 6. was | 6. fui, fue | 13595 |
| 7. the | 7. el, la, los, las | 12737 |
| 8. have | 8. tener | 12297 |
| 9. is | 9. es, está | 11792 |
| 10. me | 10. yo, mi, me | 11591 |
| 11. on | 11. en | 11440 |
| 12. I | 12. yo | 11408 |
| 13. it | 13. lo, la, le | 11358 |
| 14. this | 14. este, esto, esta | 11140 |
| 15. do | 15. hacer | 11052 |
| 16. like | 16. gustar | 10840 |
| 17. that | 17. ese, que | 10808 |
| 18. my | 18. mi, mis | 10760 |
| 19. for | 19. por, para | 10602 |
| 20. from | 20. de, desde | 10045 |
| 21. about | 21. acerca | 9900 |
| 22. go | 22. ir, marchar | 9813 |
| 23. at | 23. a, en, arroba | 9679 |
| 24. will | 24. voluntad | 9438 |
| 25. what | 25. qué | 9401 |
| 26. of | 26. de, ante | 9350 |
| 27. get | 27. conseguir, recibir | 9335 |
| 28. fu** | 28. joder | 9297 |
| 29. fun | 29. deversión | 8973 |
| 30. so | 30. así, tan | 8917 |
| 31. your | 31. su, tu, vuestro | 8873 |
| 32. also | 32. también | 8676 |
| 33. want | 33. querer | 8582 |
| 34. take | 34. tardar | 8378 |
| 35. beautiful | 35. bello, bonito | 8289 |
| 36. with | 36. con | 8103 |
| 37. can | 37. la lata, poder | 8092 |
| 38. good | 38. bueno | 8092 |
| 39. there | 39. allí, allá | 8085 |
| 40. play | 40. jugar, tocar | 8069 |
| 41. hello | 41. hola | 8010 |
| 42. see | 42. ver | 7978 |
| 43. when | 43. cuando | 7862 |
| 44. b**ch | 44. perra, chucha | 7834 |
| 45. come | 45. venir | 7774 |
| 46. in | 46. en | 7761 |
| 47. how | 47. cómo | 7734 |
| 48. by | 48. cerca | 7688 |
| 49. happy | 49. alegre, feliz | 7392 |
| 50. help | 50. la ayuda, ayudar | 7098 |
| 51. leave | 51. dejar, irse | 7054 |
| 52. miss | 52. errar, señorita, echar de menos, extrañar | 7004 |
| 53. food | 53. la comida, el alimiento | 6931 |
| 54. after | 54. después | 6793 |
| 55. find | 55. encontrar | 6760 |
| 56. meet | 56. encontrarse | 6760 |
| 57. and | 57. y, e | 6667 |
| 58. work | 58. trabajar | 6627 |
| 59. become | 59. llegar a, ser | 6591 |
| 60. make | 60. hacer | 6573 |
| 61. son | 61. el hijo | 6500 |
| 62. know | 62. conocer , saber | 6413 |
| 63. then | 63. duración, tiempo, hora | 6391 |
| 64. time | 64. el tiempo | 6388 |
| 65. has | 65. tiene | 6180 |
| 66. nice | 66. agradable | 6175 |
| 67. need | 67. la necesidad | 6150 |
| 68. i love you | 68. te quiero, te amo | 6111 |
| 69. to try | 69. intentar | 6016 |
| 70. how are you? | 70. cómo está usted, cómo estás | 5985 |
| 71. some | 71. algunos , algunas | 5972 |
| 72. learn | 72. aprender | 5957 |
| 73. stop | 73. ¡alto!, parar | 5900 |
| 74. but | 74. pero, sino | 5876 |
| 75. as | 75. como, si | 5863 |
| 76. show | 76. mostrar | 5807 |
| 77. eat | 77. comer | 5806 |
| 78. people | 78. la gente, el pueblo | 5679 |
| 79. dog | 79. el perro | 5638 |
| 80. look | 80. ver | 5570 |
| 81. would | 81. condicional | 5520 |
| 82. watch | 82. el reloj, mirar | 5498 |
| 83. stay | 83. quedarse | 5468 |
| 84. hot | 84. caliente | 5463 |
| 85. only | 85. sólo | 5462 |
| 86. be | 86. estar, ser | 5426 |
| 87. next | 87. próximo | 5407 |
| 88. give | 88. dar | 5348 |
| 89. no | 89. no | 5311 |
| 90. sexy | 90. sexual, atractivo | 5237 |
| 91. think | 91. pensar | 5208 |
| 92. all | 92. todo, todos | 5206 |
| 93. because | 93. porque | 5121 |
| 94. enjoy | 94. disfrutar | 5023 |
| 95. still | 95. todavía, aún | 4932 |
| 96. we | 96. nosotros | 4932 |
| 97. where | 97. donde | 4882 |
| 98. sleep | 98. dormir | 4867 |
| 99. lunch | 99. el almuerzo | 4826 |
| 100. sorry | 100. lo siento | 4783 |
The following list was compiled from an analysis of over 10 million searches from the Spanish dictionary on SpanishDict.com.
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This is a good list for a starter spanish speaker...
Thank you I will refer to this list a lot, it will most definitely help me out. Gracias
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