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querer

querer is Spanish for to want, to love.

What querer means

verb · #54

to want, to love

Example: Quiero un café, por favor.

I want a coffee, please.

How common is it?

querer is ranked #54 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 querer — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• hasta — until, up to
• el año — year
• dos — two
• entre — between, among
• así — like this, so
• primero — first

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