noun · #123
door
Example: Cierra la puerta, por favor.
Close the door, please.
Spanish → English
la puerta
la puerta is Spanish for door.
What la puerta means
How common is it?
la puerta is ranked #123 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 la puerta — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la escuela — school
- el libro — book
- el coche — car
- la ventana — window
- la mesa — table
- la calle — street
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