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hoy

hoy is Spanish for today.

What hoy means

adv. · #358

today

Example: Hoy hace frío.

Today it is cold.

How common is it?

hoy is ranked #358 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 hoy — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• lejos — far
• mañana — tomorrow
• ayer — yesterday
• temprano — early
• tarde — late
• pronto — soon

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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