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barato

barato is Spanish for cheap.

What barato means

adj. · #296

cheap

Example: Fue sorprendentemente barato.

It was surprisingly cheap.

How common is it?

barato is ranked #296 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 barato — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• caliente — hot
• frío — cold
• caro — expensive
• libre — free, available
• lleno — full
• vacío — empty

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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