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What's Inside the Quest
Ranked by real-world frequency, structured like a game, with a real finish line.
1,000 Words Ranked
Every word ordered by real-world frequency - rank 1 is the most common word in the language, so you always learn what matters most next.
IPA Pronunciation
Every entry includes IPA pronunciation, so you say each word right from level 1.
Real Example Sentences
See each word used in a real Spanish sentence with its English translation, not an isolated flashcard.
Level Structure
10 levels of 100 words each, with a real finish line - not an endless feed.
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Quest Complete
Finish all 1,000 words and you've covered about 88% of the words you'll hear in everyday spoken Spanish.
From the blog
How frequency lists work, and how to read IPA to say each word right.
- IPA for Portuguese Vowels: The Same Five Letters, Twice the Sounds
Portuguese writes with the same five vowel letters as Spanish, but splits several of them into open and closed pairs and adds a sound category Spanish doesn't have at all: nasal vowels. Here's what that actually adds, and why it's still rule-governed rather than chaotic.
- IPA for English Vowels: Why Five Letters Aren't Five Sounds
General American English runs about a dozen vowel sounds plus a handful of diphthongs, all squeezed into five letters and a y. Here's why that crowding is what makes English vowels feel unpredictable next to Spanish's clean five-sound system.
- IPA for Spanish Vowels: Why Five Sounds Cover Everything
English squeezes something like 15 to 20 different vowel sounds into five letters. Spanish uses those same five letters for exactly five sounds, always the same ones. Here's what that means for how predictable Spanish pronunciation actually is.
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Word Quest 1000 - Spanish: Vocabulary Words
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- 1000 most frequently used Spanish words
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- Sentence function (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
- English translation for every word
- Sample sentences in Spanish and English
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