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alto

alto is Spanish for tall, high.

What alto means

adj. · #285

tall, high

Example: La montaña es muy alta.

The mountain is very high.

How common is it?

alto is ranked #285 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 alto — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• fácil — easy
• rápido — fast, quick
• lento — slow
• bajo — low, short
• largo — long
• corto — short

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22