Top 20 most spoken words in Spanish

You're searching the internet for the most spoken Spanish words. This tells us a few things about you. First, you are a Spanish learner. Second, you like to take shortcuts. No beginner classes. You want to skip straight to the important stuff. Other online Spanish lessons discourage moving past the basics.

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Here are the top 20 most spoken words in Spanish and how to pronounce them correctly

Who decides the most spoken words in Spanish?

We talked about the Real Academia when we addressed "Ola ke ase" on the Lingoda blog before. The Real Academia Española is an institution dedicated to the Spanish language. It documents written and spoken Spanish for analysis and preservation. The body of words or Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual (CREA) includes text from books, magazines, and newspapers as well as radio and TV transcripts for over 30 years. They decide the most frequent words, including from spoken sources. 

Most spoken words in Spanish

We focus on pronunciation because the goal of speaking Spanish is to communicate with native speakers. We've covered 5 things Spanish people always say and 5 common Spanish pronunciation mistakes before. After that, it's important to have correct pronunciation.

Here are the top twenty words with pronunciation tips for native English-speakers. 

How to understand the most spoken words in Spanish

Speaking Spanish and listening to Spanish are two completely different skills. The different accents in Spanish can be hard for beginners. The best way to improve on these common words in Spanish is by listening to audio recordings. 

We recommend Spanish-language podcasts. They deal with contemporary topics where the most spoken Spanish words will pop up naturally. You will hear words from real life. Without images to fill in the blanks, your brain is 100% focused on auditory details. Plus, you will hear how to pronounce the most spoken words in Spanish directly from native speakers.

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