noun · #461
step
Example: Vamos paso a paso.
Let's go step by step.
Spanish → English
el paso
el paso is Spanish for step.
What el paso means
How common is it?
el paso is ranked #461 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 el paso — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el resto — the rest
- la mitad — half
- el nivel — level
- el error — mistake
- la suerte de — the luck of
- la manera — way, manner
See all 500 most common Spanish words
Practise Spanish with Flipkado
Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22