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ayer

ayer is Spanish for yesterday.

What ayer means

adv. · #357

yesterday

Example: Ayer fui al cine.

Yesterday I went to the cinema.

How common is it?

ayer is ranked #357 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 ayer — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• cerca — near
• lejos — far
• mañana — tomorrow
• hoy — today
• temprano — early
• tarde — late

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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