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apenas

apenas is Spanish for hardly.

What apenas means

adv. · #376

hardly

Example: Apenas te oigo.

I can hardly hear you.

How common is it?

apenas is ranked #376 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 apenas — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• solo — alone; only
• bastante — enough; quite
• casi — almost
• enseguida — right away
• al menos — at least
• sobre todo — above all

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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