verb · #266
to choose
Example: Puedes elegir libremente.
You can choose freely.
Spanish → English
elegir
elegir is Spanish for to choose.
What elegir means
How common is it?
elegir is ranked #266 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 elegir — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- enviar — to send
- contar — to tell; to count
- cambiar — to change
- decidir — to decide
- crecer — to grow
- morir — to die
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22