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tanto

tanto is Spanish for so much.

What tanto means

adv. · #76

so much

Example: No trabajes tanto.

Do not work so much.

How common is it?

tanto is ranked #76 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 tanto — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• entonces — then, so
• poner — to put
• la cosa — thing
• el hombre — man
• parecer — to seem
• nuestro — our

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