noun · #433
key
Example: Olvidé la llave.
I forgot the key.
Spanish → English
la llave
la llave is Spanish for key.
What la llave means
How common is it?
la llave is ranked #433 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 la llave — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el mensaje — message
- la carta — letter; menu
- el periódico — newspaper
- la bolsa — bag
- la ropa — clothes
- el zapato — shoe
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22