noun · #129
word
Example: No entiendo ni una palabra.
I do not understand a single word.
Spanish → English
la palabra
la palabra is Spanish for word.
What la palabra means
How common is it?
la palabra is ranked #129 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 la palabra — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la calle — street
- el lugar — place
- el nombre — name
- la pregunta — question
- la respuesta — answer
- el ejemplo — example
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22