noun · #196
colleague, companion
Example: Un compañero me está ayudando.
A colleague is helping me.
Spanish → English
el compañero
el compañero is Spanish for colleague, companion.
What el compañero means
How common is it?
el compañero is ranked #196 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 el compañero — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el curso — course
- la oficina — office
- el jefe — boss
- el proyecto — project
- el plan — plan
- la decisión — decision
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