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solo

solo is Spanish for alone; only.

What solo means

adv. · #373

alone; only

Example: Vivo solo.

I live alone.

How common is it?

solo is ranked #373 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 solo — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• claro que sí — of course
• por desgracia — unfortunately
• juntos — together
• bastante — enough; quite
• casi — almost
• apenas — hardly

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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