noun · #432
newspaper
Example: Leo el periódico por la mañana.
I read the newspaper in the morning.
Spanish → English
el periódico
el periódico is Spanish for newspaper.
What el periódico means
How common is it?
el periódico is ranked #432 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 periódico — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el ordenador — computer
- el mensaje — message
- la carta — letter; menu
- la llave — key
- la bolsa — bag
- la ropa — clothes
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22