adv. · #349
behind
Example: La maleta está detrás.
The suitcase is at the back.
Spanish → English
detrás
detrás is Spanish for behind.
What detrás means
How common is it?
detrás is ranked #349 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 detrás — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- arriba — up, upstairs
- abajo — down, downstairs
- delante — in front
- la izquierda — left
- la derecha — right
- fuera — outside
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22