noun · #134
problem
Example: No es ningún problema.
It is no problem at all.
Spanish → English
el problema
el problema is Spanish for problem.
What el problema means
How common is it?
el problema is ranked #134 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el problema — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la respuesta — answer
- el ejemplo — example
- la razón — reason
- la idea — idea
- el momento — moment
- la hora — hour; time
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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