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llorar

llorar is Spanish for to cry.

What llorar means

verb · #258

to cry

Example: El bebé llora otra vez.

The baby is crying again.

How common is it?

llorar is ranked #258 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 llorar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• cantar — to sing
• bailar — to dance
• reír — to laugh
• nadar — to swim
• limpiar — to clean
• lavar — to wash

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