noun · #105
people
Example: Mucha gente espera fuera.
A lot of people are waiting outside.
Spanish → English
la gente
la gente is Spanish for people.
What la gente means
How common is it?
la gente is ranked #105 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 la gente — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el niño — child, boy
- la ciudad — city
- el país — country
- el trabajo — work, job
- la mano — hand
- el ojo — eye
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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