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según

según is Spanish for according to.

What según means

prep. · #391

according to

Example: Según el mapa, está cerca.

According to the map, it is nearby.

How common is it?

según is ranked #391 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 según — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• luego — then, later
• durante — during
• contra — against
• tres — three
• cuatro — four
• cinco — five

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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