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tan

tan is Spanish for so, as.

What tan means

adv. · #80

so, as

Example: No es tan difícil.

It is not so difficult.

How common is it?

tan is ranked #80 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 tan — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• el hombre — man
• parecer — to seem
• nuestro — our
• donde — where
• ahora — now
• la parte — part

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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