noun · #75
thing
Example: Es una cosa muy rara.
It is a very strange thing.
Spanish → English
la cosa
la cosa is Spanish for thing.
What la cosa means
How common is it?
la cosa is ranked #75 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 la cosa — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- deber — must, to owe
- entonces — then, so
- poner — to put
- tanto — so much
- el hombre — man
- parecer — to seem
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22