adj. · #303
sad
Example: La película era triste.
The film was sad.
Spanish → English
triste
triste is Spanish for sad.
What triste means
How common is it?
triste is ranked #303 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 triste — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- seguro — safe; sure
- peligroso — dangerous
- feliz — happy
- cansado — tired
- enfermo — ill, sick
- sano — healthy
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22