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lento

lento is Spanish for slow.

What lento means

adj. · #284

slow

Example: El ordenador es muy lento.

The computer is very slow.

How common is it?

lento is ranked #284 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 lento — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• difícil — difficult
• fácil — easy
• rápido — fast, quick
• alto — tall, high
• bajo — low, short
• largo — long

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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