adj. · #277
important
Example: Es muy importante para mí.
It is very important to me.
Spanish → English
importante
importante is Spanish for important.
What importante means
How common is it?
importante is ranked #277 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 importante — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- recibir — to receive
- ocurrir — to happen, to occur
- funcionar — to work, to function
- correcto — correct
- posible — possible
- necesario — necessary
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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