adv. · #387
before
Example: Antes de comer me lavo las manos.
Before eating I wash my hands.
Spanish → English
antes
antes is Spanish for before.
What antes means
How common is it?
antes is ranked #387 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 antes — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- además — besides, moreover
- mientras — while
- aunque — although
- luego — then, later
- durante — during
- contra — against
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22