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The 2,000 most common Spanish words, reviewed at the exact moment you are about to forget them.

Spanish · verb· #287
recordar
verb
In context

___ todo.

Why flashcards are the fastest way to learn Spanish vocabulary

Spanish is often cited as one of the most accessible languages for English speakers - consistent phonetics, familiar Latin roots, and a largely regular grammar. The vocabulary acquisition bottleneck is not difficulty but sheer volume: 2,000 words must be moved from recognition to recall. Spaced repetition flashcards are the most efficient mechanism for doing this because they eliminate wasted review time on words you already know.

How spaced repetition works for Spanish

Every Spanish word you study is tracked individually. After each answer, the SM-2 algorithm schedules the next review: confident recall → longer gap; hesitation or error → shorter gap or reset to day 1. Words you know solidly drift toward monthly reviews and eventually exit. Words that still slip stay in frequent rotation.

2,000 frequency-ranked Spanish words

The Spanish vocabulary in Vocabingo is ordered by corpus frequency - the words you'll actually encounter first in real speech and writing. High-frequency words like "ser", "tener", "hacer" come before lower-frequency vocabulary. Each word is paired with a context sentence; the card hides the English answer until you submit a translation attempt.

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How many Spanish words do I need to hold a conversation?

Research suggests 1,500–2,000 high-frequency words cover around 90% of everyday conversation. Vocabingo's Spanish library has 2,000 ranked vocabulary words plus 100 conversational fillers.

Are the flashcards Spanish-to-English or English-to-Spanish?

You see the Spanish word and type the English translation - training active recall in the comprehension direction.

Does Vocabingo include Spanish pronunciation?

Spanish words include IPA phonetic transcriptions. The full app includes text-to-speech via the speaker button on each card.

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