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the (fem.)
Example: La casa es muy grande.
The house is very big.
Spanish → English
la
la is Spanish for the (fem.).
What la means
How common is it?
la is ranked #2 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to la — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22