noun · #459
half
Example: Solo comí la mitad.
I only ate half.
Spanish → English
la mitad
la mitad is Spanish for half.
What la mitad means
How common is it?
la mitad is ranked #459 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 mitad — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la vez pasada — last time
- la mayoría — the majority
- el resto — the rest
- el nivel — level
- el paso — step
- el error — mistake
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22