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listo

listo is Spanish for ready; clever.

What listo means

adj. · #315

ready; clever

Example: Estoy listo en un momento.

I will be ready in a moment.

How common is it?

listo is ranked #315 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 listo — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• simpático — nice, likeable
• interesante — interesting
• aburrido — boring; bored
• abierto — open
• cerrado — closed
• claro — clear; of course

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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