Spanish word lists
Up to 5,000 words by frequency, plus GCSE and A-level. Built from the same frequency data as the 5,000-word Spanish course.
Per Nation (2006), the most frequent 1,000 word-families cover 81-84% of spoken English.
Critical 100
100 must-know words
The 100 most common Spanish words, ranked by frequency. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.
Browse 100 words
Core 1000
1,000 most common words
The 1,000 most common Spanish words, ranked by frequency: the workhorse vocabulary every learner needs. 993 here, with swear words held back for their own chapter.
Browse 993 words
Core 5000
5,000 most common words
The 5,000 most common Spanish words, ranked by frequency - ranks 1 to 5,000, the reach to near-native reading fluency in Spanish.
Browse 4,973 words
GCSE vocabulary
AQA GCSE-aligned word list
Every word from our catalogue that appears in the AQA GCSE Spanish (8692) specification. Each entry records which AQA topic unit(s) it covers, and for Spanish and French which tier the defined vocabulary list places it in.
Browse 1,548 words
A-level vocabulary
GCSE words plus the A-level course's own
Every word our GCSE and A-level Spanish courses teach: the vocabulary an A-level candidate is expected to know. The GCSE course's words come first, in course order and marked Foundation or Higher, then the words the A-level course adds, by AQA A-level theme: the 5,000 most common Spanish words and our topic vocabulary. AQA prescribes no A-level word list, so this one is ours, not the exam board's. The locked strong-language chapter is left out.
Browse 5,331 words