verb · #243
to forget
Example: Olvidé las llaves.
I forgot the keys.
Spanish → English
olvidar
olvidar is Spanish for to forget.
What olvidar means
How common is it?
olvidar is ranked #243 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 olvidar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- visitar — to visit
- conocer — to know, to meet
- recordar — to remember
- entender — to understand
- explicar — to explain
- intentar — to try
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22