verb · #222
to cook
Example: Hoy cocino yo.
Today I am cooking.
Spanish → English
cocinar
cocinar is Spanish for to cook.
What cocinar means
How common is it?
cocinar is ranked #222 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to cocinar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- costar — to cost
- comer — to eat
- beber — to drink
- dormir — to sleep
- levantarse — to get up
- sentarse — to sit down
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22