noun · #421
sun
Example: Hoy hace sol.
It is sunny today.
Spanish → English
el sol
el sol is Spanish for sun.
What el sol means
How common is it?
el sol is ranked #421 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 sol — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la fuerza — strength, force
- el color — colour
- la luz — light
- la lluvia — rain
- el invierno — winter
- el verano — summer
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22