noun · #184
hospital
Example: Está en el hospital.
She is in hospital.
Spanish → English
el hospital
el hospital is Spanish for hospital.
What el hospital means
How common is it?
el hospital is ranked #184 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 hospital — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el vino — wine
- la cerveza — beer
- el médico — doctor
- el cuerpo — body
- la cara — face
- el corazón — heart
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22