verb · #273
to think
Example: Pienso mucho en ti.
I think about you a lot.
Spanish → English
pensar
pensar is Spanish for to think.
What pensar means
How common is it?
pensar is ranked #273 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 pensar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- nacer — to be born
- vivir — to live
- sentir — to feel
- recibir — to receive
- ocurrir — to happen, to occur
- funcionar — to work, to function
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22