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encontrar

encontrar is Spanish for to find.

What encontrar means

verb · #97

to find

Example: No encuentro las llaves.

I cannot find the keys.

How common is it?

encontrar is ranked #97 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to encontrar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• seguir — to follow, to continue
• menos — less
• nuevo — new
• él — he
• el mundo — world
• la casa — house, home

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