prep. · #12
for, by, through
Example: Gracias por todo.
Thanks for everything.
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por
por is Spanish for for, by, through.
What por means
How common is it?
por is ranked #12 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to por — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- no — no, not
- un — a, an (masc.)
- haber — to have (auxiliary)
- con — with
- su — his, her, their
- para — for, in order to
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