noun · #192
exam
Example: El examen fue difícil.
The exam was hard.
Spanish → English
el examen
el examen is Spanish for exam.
What el examen means
How common is it?
el examen is ranked #192 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el examen — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la universidad — university
- el estudiante — student
- el profesor — teacher
- el curso — course
- la oficina — office
- el jefe — boss
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