phrase · #497
to have just
Example: Acabamos de comer.
We have just eaten.
Spanish → English
acabar de
acabar de is Spanish for to have just.
What acabar de means
How common is it?
acabar de is ranked #497 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to acabar de — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- deber de — must (supposition)
- tener que — to have to
- ir a — to be going to
- volver a — to do again
- ponerse — to put on; to become
- quedarse — to stay
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22