noun · #436
shoe
Example: Me gustan estos zapatos.
I like these shoes.
Spanish → English
el zapato
el zapato is Spanish for shoe.
What el zapato means
How common is it?
el zapato is ranked #436 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 zapato — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la llave — key
- la bolsa — bag
- la ropa — clothes
- el abrigo — coat
- la camisa — shirt
- el papel — paper; role
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22