noun · #99
world
Example: El mundo cambia rápido.
The world is changing fast.
Spanish → English
el mundo
el mundo is Spanish for world.
What el mundo means
How common is it?
el mundo is ranked #99 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el mundo — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- nuevo — new
- encontrar — to find
- él — he
- la casa — house, home
- la mujer — woman; wife
- el niño — child, boy
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