noun · #52
year
Example: El año pasado viajé mucho.
Last year I travelled a lot.
Spanish → English
el año
el año is Spanish for year.
What el año means
How common is it?
el año is ranked #52 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el año — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- yo — I
- también — also, too
- hasta — until, up to
- dos — two
- querer — to want, to love
- entre — between, among
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22