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poco a poco

poco a poco is Spanish for little by little.

What poco a poco means

phrase · #336

little by little

Example: Poco a poco se aprende.

You learn little by little.

How common is it?

poco a poco is ranked #336 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 poco a poco — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• algo — something
• ambos — both
• varios — several
• quién — who
• dónde — where
• cuándo — when

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22