adv. · #364
never
Example: Nunca he estado en Japón.
I have never been to Japan.
Spanish → English
nunca
nunca is Spanish for never.
What nunca means
How common is it?
nunca is ranked #364 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 nunca — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- pronto — soon
- a menudo — often
- a veces — sometimes
- otra vez — again
- por fin — finally
- de repente — suddenly
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22