noun · #449
river
Example: El río pasa por la ciudad.
The river runs through the city.
Spanish → English
el río
el río is Spanish for river.
What el río means
How common is it?
el río is ranked #449 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 el río — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el pueblo — village; people
- el campo — countryside; field
- la montaña — mountain
- el mar — sea
- la isla — island
- el animal — animal
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22