noun · #416
love
Example: Fue amor a primera vista.
It was love at first sight.
Spanish → English
el amor
el amor is Spanish for love.
What el amor means
How common is it?
el amor is ranked #416 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 el amor — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la verdad — truth
- la suerte — luck
- el miedo — fear
- la paz — peace
- la fuerza — strength, force
- el color — colour
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22