This is a good place for beginners to find the most common spanish verbs to learn.
The order of the list is an approximation based on a variety of sources.
For more verbs, all with full conjugations, see the
full list of Spanish verbs
| 1 | ser | to be (essential/permanent quality) | ser conjugation |
| 2 | estar | to be (health, location, state) | estar conjugation |
| 3 | tener | to have | tener conjugation |
| 4 | hacer | to do, make | hacer conjugation |
| 5 | poder | to be able, can | poder conjugation |
| 6 | decir | to say, tell | decir conjugation |
| 7 | ir | to go | ir conjugation |
| 8 | ver | to see | ver conjugation |
| 9 | dar | to give | dar conjugation |
| 10 | saber | to know (information) | saber conjugation |
| 11 | querer | to want, love | querer conjugation |
| 12 | llegar | to arrive, come, reach | llegar conjugation |
| 13 | pasar | to pass, to pass on, to spend (time), to happen | pasar conjugation |
| 14 | deber | to owe, must, should, ought to | deber conjugation |
| 15 | poner | to put, place, set | poner conjugation |
| 16 | parecer | to seem, appear | parecer conjugation |
| 17 | quedar | to stay, remain | quedar conjugation |
| 18 | creer | to believe | creer conjugation |
| 19 | hablar | to speak | hablar conjugation |
| 20 | llevar | to carry, bring | llevar conjugation |
| 21 | dejar | to leave, abandon, to let, allow | dejar conjugation |
| 22 | seguir | to follow, continue | seguir conjugation |
| 23 | encontrar | to find, encounter | encontrar conjugation |
| 24 | llamar | to call, to name | llamar conjugation |
| 25 | venir | to come | venir conjugation |
| 26 | pensar | to think | pensar conjugation |
| 27 | salir | to leave, go out | salir conjugation |
| 28 | volver | to return, go back | volver conjugation |
| 29 | tomar | to take, drink | tomar conjugation |
| 30 | conocer | to know (people, places) | conocer conjugation |
| 31 | vivir | to live | vivir conjugation |
| 32 | sentir | to feel, regret | sentir conjugation |
| 33 | tratar | to treat, handle | tratar conjugation |
| 34 | mirar | to watch, look at | mirar conjugation |
| 35 | contar | to count, relate, tell | contar conjugation |
| 36 | empezar | to begin, start | empezar conjugation |
| 37 | esperar | to hope | esperar conjugation |
| 38 | buscar | to search for, look for | buscar conjugation |
| 39 | existir | to exist | existir conjugation |
| 40 | entrar | to enter, go in, come in | entrar conjugation |
| 41 | trabajar | to work | trabajar conjugation |
| 42 | escribir | to write | escribir conjugation |
| 43 | perder | to lose | perder conjugation |
| 44 | producir | to produce | producir conjugation |
| 45 | ocurrir | to occur, happen | ocurrir conjugation |
| 46 | entender | to understand | entender conjugation |
| 47 | pedir | to request, ask for | pedir conjugation |
| 48 | recibir | to receive, to welcome, greet | recibir conjugation |
| 49 | recordar | to remember, remind | recordar conjugation |
| 50 | terminar | to finish, end | terminar conjugation |