phrase · #367
suddenly
Example: De repente se apagó la luz.
Suddenly the light went out.
Spanish → English
de repente
de repente is Spanish for suddenly.
What de repente means
How common is it?
de repente is ranked #367 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 de repente — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- nunca — never
- otra vez — again
- por fin — finally
- quizás — maybe
- seguramente — probably
- claro que sí — of course
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22