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cuál

cuál is Spanish for which.

What cuál means

pron. · #343

which

Example: ¿Cuál prefieres?

Which one do you prefer?

How common is it?

cuál is ranked #343 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 cuál — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• por qué — why
• cómo — how
• cuánto — how much
• aquí — here
• allí — there
• arriba — up, upstairs

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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