100 Most Common Spanish Adjectives
Get a list of the most useful and common Spanish adjectives used in Spanish.
Looking for the most commonly used adjectives in Spanish? You’ve come to the right place! Here is your list of 100 Spanish adjectives that you can practice every day.
For pronunciation and adjective agreement, watch Lucía’s companion lesson on 40 common Spanish adjectives. The written list below contains 100 entries.
- Abierto(a)Open
- Aburrido(a)Boring (ser); bored (estar)
- Afortunado(a)Lucky
- AgradablePleasant
- AlegreCheerful
- Alto(a)High, tall
- AmableKind, nice
- Amargo(a)Bitter
- AmigableFriendly
- Ancho(a)Wide
- Apretado(a)Tight
- Bajo(a)Low; short (height)
- Barato(a)Cheap
- Blando(a)Soft
- Bonito(a)Nice, pretty
- Bueno(a)Good
- CalienteHot
- Cansado(a)Tired
- Caro(a)Expensive
- Cercano(a)Near
- Cerrado(a)Closed, shut
- Correcto(a)Right, correct
- Corto(a)Short
- DébilWeak
- Delgado(a)Thin, slim, lean
- Desafortunado(a)Unlucky
- DesagradableUnpleasant
- DifícilDifficult, hard
- Divertido(a)Fun
- DulceSweet
- Duro(a)Hard
- Educado(a)Polite
- Emocionado(a)Excited
- Enfermo(a)Sick
- Enojado(a)Angry
- Equivocado(a)Wrong
- Estrecho(a)Narrow
- Estúpido(a)Stupid
- ExcelenteExcellent
- FácilEasy
- Falso(a)False
- FelizHappy
- Feo(a)Ugly
- Fino(a)Thin; fine
- Frío(a)Cold
- FuerteStrong
- Generoso(a)Generous
- Gordo(a)Fat
- GrandeBig
- Grueso(a)Thick
- Hermoso(a)Beautiful
- Holgado(a)Loose, baggy
- ImportanteImportant
- InteligenteIntelligent
- InteresanteInteresting
- InútilUseless
- JovenYoung
- Largo(a)Long
- Lejano(a)Far
- Lento(a)Slow
- Ligero(a)Light
- Limpio(a)Clean
- Lleno(a)Full
- Loco(a)Crazy
- Luminoso(a)Bright
- Maleducado(a)Rude
- Malo(a)Bad
- Mojado(a)Wet
- Muchos(as)Many
- Muerto(a)Dead
- Nuevo(a)New
- Oscuro(a)Dark
- Peligroso(a)Dangerous
- Pequeño(a)Small
- Pesado(a)Heavy
- Petizo(a)Short in height (regional: parts of South America)
- PobrePoor
- Pocos(as)Few
- Preocupado(a)Worried
- Profundo(a)Deep
- Rápido(a)Fast
- Relajado(a)Relaxed
- Rico(a)Rich; tasty (food)
- Ruidoso(a)Loud
- Seco(a)Dry
- Seguro(a)Safe; sure
- Sucio(a)Dirty
- SuperficialShallow
- Tacaño(a)Stingy
- Tardío(a)Late (belated)
- Temprano(a)Early
- TerribleTerrible
- Tímido(a)Shy
- Tranquilo(a)Calm, quiet
- TristeSad
- ÚtilUseful
- Vacío(a)Empty
- Verdadero(a)True
- Viejo(a)Old
- Vivo(a)Alive
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