adj. · #281
difficult
Example: La tarea era difícil.
The task was difficult.
Spanish → English
difícil
difícil is Spanish for difficult.
What difícil means
How common is it?
difícil is ranked #281 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 difícil — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- correcto — correct
- posible — possible
- necesario — necessary
- fácil — easy
- rápido — fast, quick
- lento — slow
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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