noun · #102
child, boy
Example: El niño está durmiendo.
The child is sleeping.
Spanish → English
el niño
el niño is Spanish for child, boy.
What el niño means
How common is it?
el niño is ranked #102 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el niño — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el mundo — world
- la casa — house, home
- la mujer — woman; wife
- la ciudad — city
- el país — country
- la gente — people
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