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4 letter Spanish words
| Spanish 4 letter word | English translation |
|---|---|
| abad | abbot |
| Abel | Abel |
| abra | glade |
| abra | large bay |
| abra | notch |
| abur | bye, so long |
| acal | manger |
| acal | canoe |
| acil | acyl |
| acné | acne |
| acre | bitter; acrid |
| acre | caustic |
| acre | acre |
| acta | certificate |
| acta | election results |
| acta | minutes |
| acto | act |
| açul | obsolete form of azul |
| açul | obsolete form of azul |
| Adam | Adam |
| Adán | male given name. Spanish equivalent of Adam |
| Adén | Aden (seaport of Yemen) |
| aeda | alternative form of aedo |
| aedo | bard, poet |
| afán | desire |
| afán | effort |
| afín | affine |
| afta | aphthous ulcer |
| agar | agar |
| Agar | Hagar (Biblical character) |
| ágil | agile |
| agua | body of water |
| agua | rain |
| agua | water |
| agua | river, stream |
| agua | urine |
| Aída | female given name |
| ainu | Ainu (pertaining to the language or people) |
| ainu | The Ainu language |
| ainu | An Ainu person |
| aire | air |
| aire | solenodon |
| ajar | to fade, wither |
| alba | dawn |
| Alba | female given name of modern usage from alba |
| Alba | Spanish surname from place names of obscure origin |
| albo | white |
| alca | auk |
| alce | elk |
| ALDF | Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal |
| álef | aleph; the Hebrew letter א |
| alfa | alpha; the Greek letter Α, α |
| alga | alga |
| algo | rather, somewhat |
| algo | something, anything |
| allá | there, away from the speaker and the listener |
| allí | there, away from the speaker and the listener |
| alma | soul |
| Alma | female given name |
| alo- | allo- |
| áloe | agarwood |
| áloe | aloe, aloe juice |
| alta | certificate of discharge (from a hospital) |
| alta | entry into a profession or organization |
| alta | tax declaration |
| alto | high |
| alto | loud |
| alto | tall |
| alto | stop! |
| alto | stop |
| alto | red light |
| alto | stop (signal) |
| alud | avalanche |
| alza | rise |
| amar | To love, have great affection for, care about |
| ambo | suit |
| amén | amen |
| amor | love |
| amos | plural of amo |
| ampo | snowflake |
| añal | alternative form of anual |
| anda | Interjection to express surprise |
| añil | indigo (blue dye) |
| añil | indigo (colour) |
| añil | true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria1) |
| anís | (beverage) anise liquor, pure or combined |
| anís | anise |
| ante | suede |
| ante | in front of, before |
| ápex | apex |
| apio | celery |
| apio | queer, poof |
| aquí | here |
| aquí | hither |
| arar | common juniper, Juniperus communis |
| arar | sandarac tree, Tetraclinis |
| arar | to plough |
| arca | ark, chest |
| arce | A maple tree |
| arce | shoulder (of a road) |
| arco | bow (weapon) |
| arco | arch |
| arco | arc |
| arco | bow (used to play string instruments) |
| arda | squirrel |
| área | An area |
| área | (unit of area) are |
| aria | aria |
| arma | weapon |
| arpa | harp (musical instrument) |
| arre | gee up, giddyup |
| arsi | Tocharian A |
| arte | art |
| arte | skill |
| asar | To pester, to plague |
| asar | To roast |
| asar | To be roasting, to feel very hot |
| asco | disgust |
| asco | nausea |
| Asdi | Sida, Agencia Sueca de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo |
| aseo | cleaning |
| aseo | tidiness |
| aseo | toilet |
| Aser | Asher (Biblical character and tribe) |
| Asia | |
| asir | to cling to |
| asir | to grab; to seize |
| asma | asthma |
| asno | donkey, ass |
| aspa | cross, St. Anthony's cross |
| aspa | hasp |
| aspa | horn (South American Spanish) |
| aspa | spool, reel (yarn) |
| aspa | vane, sail (of windmill) |
| aspa | wheel |
| aspa | z-shaped figure |
| aspa | saltire |
| aspa | intersection of two veins |
| asta | bar |
| asta | flagstaff |
| asta | horn |
| asta | lance |
| atar | to tie |
| atea | feminine form of ateo |
| ateo | atheist |
| ateo | atheist |
| atún | tuna (fish) |
| auge | peak, zenith |
| aula | classroom |
| aúpa | up! get up! |
| aura | aura |
| aura | The turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas |
| auto | A short dramatic play with biblical or allegorical characters |
| auto | car |
| auto | writ |
| auto | Order, or writ, or resolution |
| aval | countersignature |
| aval | endorsement |
| axón | axon (nerve fibre) |
| ayer | yesterday |
| ayer | yesterday |
| ayer | day's gone by; yesteryear; the past |
| ayto | abbreviation of ayuntamiento |
| azar | cushion side of a billiard pocket |
| azar | luck, chance |
| azar | misfortune, accident |
| azar | obstacle, hazard |
| azar | losing card, losing throw |
| ázoe | nitrogen |
| azor | a goshawk bird |
| azul | blue |
| azul | blue |
| azur | azure (sky-blue coloured) |
| baba | drool, dribble |
| baca | luggage rack |
| baho | dish made with rice and yucca |
| baja | A casualty |
| bajo | short, in both literal and figurative senses |
| bajo | bass |
| bajo | low |
| bajo | bass (sound, voice or instrument) |
| bajo | under, in both literal and figurative senses |
| bala | bullet |
| baño | bath |
| baño | bathroom |
| baño | toilet |
| base | base |
| base | basis |
| base | foundation |
| base | grounding |
| base | point guard |
| base | basis |
| bate | reefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette) |
| bate | bat |
| bato | dork, dimwit |
| bato | young man, youth |
| bato | chump, punk |
| bato | dude, guy, buddy |
| bato | father |
| baúl | chest, trunk |
| baúl | (of a car) trunk [US], boot [UK, Australia] |
| baxo | obsolete spelling of bajo |
| baya | berry (a small fruit) |
| bazo | spleen |
| bebé | baby |
| beca | grant, stipend |
| beso | kiss |
| beta | beta; the Greek letter Β, β |
| Beto | A diminutive of male given names ending in -berto, such as Roberto and Alberto |
| bici | short word for bicycle: bike |
| bidé | bidet |
| bien | properly |
| bien | well |
| bien | willingly |
| bien | good (as opposed to evil) |
| bien | goodness |
| bien | (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate |
| bien | welfare, benefit |
| biez | BS |
| bïez | BS |
| bija | annatto |
| bio- | bio- |
| bis- | great- |
| bis- | |
| Blas | male given name |
| bloc | pad (such as of paper) |
| bobo | stupid, naïve, naive |
| bobo | A stupid or naive person; a fool |
| boca | entrance |
| boca | estuary |
| boca | mouth, oral cavity |
| boda | wedding |
| bode | goat buck |
| boga | a species of ray-finned fish, Leporinus obtusidens |
| bola | ball |
| bola | hitchhiking, free ride |
| boli | pen |
| bolo | bolus |
| bono | good |
| bono | bond (bank) |
| bono | bonus |
| bono | voucher |
| boro | boron |
| bota | boot |
| bota | bota bag; soft pouch, usually suspended from a cord or lanyard, for carrying wine or other beverages (Similar to a canteen.) |
| bote | boat |
| bote | vessel, container |
| boto | blunt |
| boya | buoy |
| brea | tarpaulin |
| brea | tar, pitch |
| brío | vigour; zest |
| Buda | Buddha |
| buey | ox, bullock |
| buey | packet, large amount of money |
| buga | Of or pertaining to heterosexuality |
| buga | heterosexual (person) |
| buga | automobile |
| búho | owl, eagle owl |
| búho | informant, a squealer |
| Buin | Buin (the Chilean city) |
| bula | bull (document) |
| bulo | canard, hoax (alse or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so) |
| buró | writing desk |
| buzo | diver (someone who dives underwater) |
| buzo | overall |
| buzo | sweatshirt (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel) |
| buzo | tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear) |
| cabe | alongside, beside, next to. (Archaic; no longer used in spoken Spanish.) |
| cabo | end, edge, extremity |
| cabo | end, finish, conclusion |
| cabo | (police) sergeant |
| cabo | stub, butt, stump |
| cabo | cape |
| cabo | accessories, knick-knacks |
| cabo | corporal |
| cabo | cable, rope |
| caca | Poo |
| cada | each; every |
| caer | to collapse |
| caer | to fall |
| café | brown |
| café | café, coffee-shop |
| café | coffee |
| caíd | caid |
| Caín | Cain (Biblical character) |
| caja | bank |
| caja | box, case |
| caja | cash desk |
| caja | gearbox |
| cala | suppository (small medicinal plug that is inserted into the rectum) |
| caló | Caló; the dialect of Spanish spoken by gitanos (essentially, Spanish with the addition of Romani/Gipsy words) |
| caló | Spanish barrio slang |
| cama | bed |
| cana | white or gray hair |
| caña | a glass of beer |
| caña | a slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer |
| caña | cane |
| caña | reed |
| caña | hangover |
| cani | A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle |
| cano | ancient, old (for a person) |
| cano | hoary, white-haired, grey-haired |
| cano | white, snow-white, milky white |
| Cano | Spanish surname |
| caño | drain |
| caño | gutter |
| caño | navigation channel |
| caño | spout |
| caño | tube or pipe |
| caos | chaos |
| capa | cape |
| capa | cloak |
| capa | layer |
| capo | gangster |
| capó | hood of an automobile |
| cara | face |
| cara | heads side of a coin |
| cari | darling, dear, lover |
| caro | dear |
| caro | expensive |
| caro | costly |
| casa | house |
| casi | almost |
| caso | case |
| caso | occasion |
| cata | budgerigar |
| cava | dig |
| cava | sparkling wine |
| cavo | concave |
| cavo | burrow, den |
| cayo | key (island) |
| caza | hunting |
| cazo | a kind of large saucepan or saucepot, wider at top than at bottom |
| cebo | bait |
| cebú | zebu |
| Cebú | Cebu |
| ceca | mint (where coins or money are made) |
| ceja | clearing (in the woods, in clouds, etc.) |
| ceja | eyebrow |
| ceja | rim, edge |
| ceja | capotasto |
| ceja | fret |
| celo | zeal |
| cena | supper, dinner |
| ceño | frown, scowl |
| cepa | ancestry, stock, origin (of family lineage) |
| cepa | grapevine stock, grapevine |
| cepa | nucleus (of cloud formation) |
| cepa | pier (of an arch or bridge) |
| cepa | root (of an animal’s tail or horns, etc.) |
| cepa | rootstalk (underground stem base) |
| cepa | strain (of virus) |
| cepa | stump (of a tree), stub |
| cepa | variety (of wine) |
| cepo | animal trap |
| cepo | clamp |
| cera | wax |
| cero | zero |
| cero | zero |
| cese | cease |
| Chad | Chad |
| chal | shawl |
| Châm | Ham (son of Noah) |
| chan | Some plant of the sage family whose seed is eaten |
| chao | bye, goodbye |
| chau | bye, goodbye |
| chef | A chef, head cook |
| chic | elegant |
| chic | elegance |
| chií | Shi'ite |
| chií | Shia |
| chií | Shi'ite |
| chin | small amount |
| chip | chip (circuit) |
| Chus | Pet form of the female given name María Jesús ( Jesusa) |
| Chus | Pet form of the male given name Jesús |
| Chuy | Nickname for the given name Jesús |
| cian | cyan |
| cian | cyan |
| ciar | to back water |
| cien | apocopic form of ciento one-hundred (100) |
| cima | peak, summit (top of a mountain or hill) |
| cima | top |
| cinc | zinc |
| cine | cinema, moviehouse |
| cita | A date |
| cita | An appointment |
| cita | A quote |
| clan | clan |
| clic | sound of a mouse |
| clon | clone |
| clon | clown |
| club | club (association) |
| coca | coca |
| coca | Coke (Coca-Cola, a trademarked soft drink) |
| coco | coconut |
| coco | head (because of a slight resemblance to a head); brain |
| codo | selfish, avaricious |
| codo | elbow |
| cojo | lame, crippled |
| cojo | lame, defective, shaky |
| cojo | lame person, lame man |
| cola | cola (drink) |
| cola | glue |
| cola | kola (nut) |
| cola | line (US); queue (UK) |
| cola | tail |
| cole | school |
| coma | [church] misericord |
| coma | coma |
| coma | comma |
| coma | section |
| coma | mane |
| como | as |
| como | how |
| como | like |
| cómo | how |
| cómo | sorry? what? (expressing surprise or asking to repeat) |
| con- | with |
| coña | mockery, ridicule |
| coña | not a synonym of coño |
| cono | cone |
| cono | ice cream cone |
| cono | cone cell |
| cono | cone (fruit of a conifer tree) |
| coño | Stingy, tight-fisted |
| coño | Spaniard |
| coño | Hit or bump in the head given with the knuckles |
| coño | A person who belongs to wealthy, Spanish- or English-speaking families. Also written as konyo |
| copa | crown (of a tree, of a hat) |
| copa | cup, goblet, stemmed glass, glass |
| copa | cup (sports competition) |
| copa | flake |
| copa | heart (a card of the hearts suit; on Spanish cards, the symbol is of a goblet) |
| copa | cocktail, drink |
| copo | flake |
| cora | A US currency coin worth 25 cents, a quarter |
| coro | choir |
| cosa | thing |
| coso | alternative form of cosa; thing |
| coso | road, way |
| coso | bullring |
| cota | coat of arms |
| cota | elevation |
| cota | mail (armor) |
| coto | enclosed area of land |
| coto | howler monkey |
| coto | landmark |
| coto | limit, boundary |
| coto | sculpin (fish) |
| coto | wildlife preserve; land preserve |
| coto | goiter |
| coto | mandate |
| Cova | A nickname of Covadonga |
| cría | childrearing |
| cría | kid, pup, cria |
| cría | litter |
| cría | kid |
| crin | mane |
| crío | kid |
| crol | crawl (swimming style) |
| cruz | cross |
| Cruz | female given name |
| Cruz | Spanish surname |
| cuac | quack |
| cual | (for an object) which |
| cual | (for a person) whom |
| cuál | which, which one |
| cuan | how, to what extent |
| cuán | Accented form of cuan (used when exclamative) |
| cuba | barrel |
| Cuba | Cuba |
| cubo | bucket |
| cubo | cube |
| cuca | chufa, earth almond, Cyperus esculentus |
| cuca | woman who likes to gamble |
| cuca | caterpillar |
| cuco | cuckoo |
| cuco | sandman |
| cuco | devil |
| cucú | demented, crazy |
| cucú | cuckoo |
| cuna | cradle |
| cuña | chock (for wheel) |
| cuña | wedge |
| cuña | connections |
| cuña | influence, weight, pull |
| cuña | slot, spot |
| cuña | quoin |
| cuño | stamp, mark |
| cuño | stamp, die-stamp |
| cupo | quota |
| cura | cure |
| cura | priest |
| cutí | ticking |
| cuya | feminine form of cuyo, "whose" |
| cuyo | whose |
| daca | give it here |
| dado | A die or dice |
| daga | dagger |
| dama | lady, dame |
| dama | queen |
| daño | damage |
| data | date (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) |
| dato | datum (a single piece of information) |
| dedo | digit |
| dedo | finger |
| dedo | toe |
| des- | dis-; indicative of a negative |
| Díaz | Spanish surname derived from the given name Diego |
| diez | ten |
| diol | diol |
| dios | god |
| Dios | God |
| dis- | |
| doce | twelve |
| dogo | bulldog |
| domo | dome (architectural element) |
| dona | doughnut |
| doña | title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs. |
| Doña | lady of the house, the woman in charge |
| Doña | title of respect for a married or widowed woman comparable to Mrs. |
| dote | dowry |
| dote | talent |
| dpto | apartment |
| dpto | department |
| dual | dual |
| dual | dual |
| duda | doubt |
| duna | dune |
| duro | cruel, severe, harsh |
| duro | firm, solid |
| duro | hard |
| duro | mean, stingy, ungenerous |
| duro | rough, uncouth |
| duro | tough, resilient, strong |
| duro | unbearable, offensive |
| duro | drunk, tipsy |
| duro | a coin worth 5 pesetas |
| Ebro | Ebro |
| eco- | eco- (forming words concerning ecology or the environment) |
| eco- | Forming words relating to echos or other reflected waves |
| edad | age |
| edad | Time since an event |
| EDAR | Initialism of estación depuradora de aguas residuales. In English WWTP wastewater treatment plant |
| edén | Eden |
| edil | formal title for a mayor |
| edil | aedile |
| EEUU | Estados Unidos (USA, United States of America) |
| elfo | elf |
| ella | she, her |
| elle | Name of the Spanish letter ll |
| ello | In psychoanalysis, Freud's concept of id |
| ello | Neuter third person pronoun |
| Eloy | male given name |
| emir | emir |
| Enka | female given name |
| ente | being |
| ente | entity |
| ergo | ergo, therefore |
| eros | libido |
| erre | Name of the letter r |
| esas | feminine plural of ese those |
| esas | alternative spelling of ésas Those ones |
| ésas | feminine plural of ése those ones |
| Esaú | Esau (Biblical character) |
| esos | alternative spelling of ésos Those ones. |
| esos | Those ones |
| esta | alternative spelling of ésta This one |
| ésta | feminine form of éste this one |
| este | this |
| este | uh (space filler in a conversation) |
| este | east |
| este | alternative spelling of éste |
| éste | this one |
| esto | neuter form of éste This |
| éter | ether |
| euro | euro (currency) |
| exir | to exit; to leave |
| faja | belt |
| faja | corset |
| faja | lane (of highway) |
| faja | strip, band, sash |
| faja | channel |
| faja | strip, belt |
| faja | bandage |
| faja | sash |
| fama | fame |
| fama | reputation |
| fara | Snake originating in Africa |
| faro | headlight (of a vehicle) |
| faro | lighthouse |
| fase | period |
| fase | phase |
| fase | stage |
| Fati | A nickname of Fatima |
| feto | fetus |
| fiar | to confide |
| fiar | to entrust |
| fiar | to guarantee |
| fiar | to sell on credit |
| fiar | to trust |
| fido | faithful, loyal |
| fiel | faithful |
| fiel | loyal |
| fijo | firm |
| fijo | fixed |
| fijo | certainly, of course, doubtless |
| fila | line, row, rank, file |
| fila | queue [British], line [US] |
| filo | edge (of the blade of an instrument) |
| filo | edge (sharp terminating border) |
| filo | phylum |
| filo | hunger |
| filo | fold |
| fino | fine |
| Fiyi | Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands) |
| flan | flan, sweet pudding |
| flor | A bloom |
| flor | A flower |
| flor | flattery |
| flor | The best. The finest. The pick |
| FMLN | Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional |
| foca | seal (mammal) |
| foco | focus |
| foco | headlight |
| foco | light bulb (see this term for spanish regional synonyms) |
| foco | spotlight |
| fofo | flabby |
| fofo | spongy |
| fome | boring, lame, uncool |
| foro | forum |
| fosa | cavity |
| fosa | grave |
| fosa | pit |
| foso | ditch, trench |
| foso | moat |
| foso | trap |
| foto | photo |
| fray | friar |
| frío | cold |
| frío | cold, coldness |
| FSLN | Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional |
| fuga | escape |
| fuga | flight (act of fleeing) |
| fuga | leak |
| fula | A shady person; a person who cannot be trusted |
| fula | A U.S. dollar |
| gafa | clamp |
| gafa | grapple |
| gafa | eyeglasses |
| gafe | spoiler, hoodoo, jinx (something or someone believed to bring bad luck) |
| gajo | slice or segment of a fruit |
| gajo | small cluster of grapes |
| gajo | spur of mountains |
| gajo | tine |
| gajo | tree branch |
| gajo | cutting |
| galo | Gallic |
| galo | French |
| gama | (female) fallow deer |
| gama | range |
| gamo | fallow deer |
| gana | desire to do something |
| gasa | chiffon |
| gasa | gauze |
| gata | car-jack, jack |
| gata | female cat |
| gato | cat, tomcat (male or unspecified gender) |
| gato | servant |
| gayo | Eurasian jay, jay, Garrulus glandarius |
| Gayo | Gaius |
| geco | gecko |
| gema | gem |
| gema | bud, shoot |
| Gema | female given name |
| gene | gene |
| geo- | geo- |
| giba | hump |
| giba | nuisance |
| gilí | stupid |
| gira | tour |
| giro | tour |
| giro | turn |
| godo | Gothic |
| godo | Goth |
| godo | Spaniard, loyalist |
| golf | golf |
| goma | chewing gum |
| goma | condom |
| goma | glue |
| goma | gum (substance exuded by certain plants) |
| goma | rubber band |
| goma | rubber (substance) |
| goma | hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking) |
| gota | a drop or small amount of |
| gota | gout |
| gozo | joy |
| gozo | pleasure, enjoyment |
| grey | flock, herd |
| grey | flock (people served by a pastor, priest, etc., also all believers in a church or religion) |
| gris | grey, gray |
| grúa | crane |
| grúa | tow truck |
| guar | guar |
| guau | bow wow, woof (the sound a dog makes when barking) |
| guau | expressing astonishment or admiration |
| guay | cool |
| guay | cool |
| güey | dude, guy, buddy |
| güey | chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk |
| guía | A directory |
| guía | A guidebook |
| guía | A guide (person) |
| gula | gluttony (The habit of eating in excess. Personified as one of the Seven Deadly Sins) |
| gula | gourmandizing |
| gurú | guru |
| haba | ballot ball |
| haba | bean (cocoa|coffee|etc.) |
| haba | broad bean, horse bean (Fabaceae, Vicia faba) |
| haba | bump (caused by insect bite) |
| haba | nodule (in stone) |
| haba | nugget of ore (with gangue) |
| hace | ago, has been (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.) |
| hada | fairy |
| hala | come on! let’s go! |
| hala | hey! |
| hala | wow! |
| halo | Halo (atmospheric phenomenon) |
| hamo | fish-hook |
| hato | a clique; a ring of people |
| hato | flock of sheep |
| hato | herd |
| hato | cattle ranch |
| haya | beech, beech tree |
| heme | here I am |
| heno | hay |
| hiel | bile |
| higo | fig (fruit) |
| hija | daughter; feminine form of hijo |
| hijo | child (when gender of the child is unknown) |
| hijo | son |
| hilo | crosshair, reticule |
| hilo | edge of something sharp |
| hilo | "hilo de oro" -a type of stinging jellyfish, Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
| hilo | linen |
| hilo | thread, yarn, string |
| hilo | hilum |
| hipo | A hiccup |
| hito | landmark |
| hito | milestone |
| hoja | blade of knife or sword |
| hoja | blank sheet of paper |
| hoja | foil |
| hoja | glass pane |
| hoja | leaf |
| hoja | side of bacon |
| hoja | pad |
| hola | hello, hi |
| hora | hour |
| hora | time |
| hoyo | hole |
| Hugo | male given name, equivalent to Hugh |
| huir | to avoid |
| huir | to escape |
| huir | to flee, to run away |
| hule | natural rubber |
| hule | rubber tree |
| huma | tamale |
| humo | fume |
| humo | smoke |
| huna | feminine form of huno |
| huno | Of or relating to the Huns |
| huno | Hun |
| huso | spindle |
| idea | idea |
| idos | alternative form of idus |
| idus | ides |
| iglú | igloo (inuit snow house) |
| Ilda | female given name, cognate to the English Hilda |
| imán | attraction, charm |
| imán | imam |
| imán | magnet |
| INAH | abbreviation of Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History) |
| inca | Inca |
| Inés | female given name, cognate to Agnes. Diminutive: Inesita |
| Inés | The letter I in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| iodo | iodine |
| iota | iota (Greek letter) |
| Iowa | Iowa |
| Irak | Iraq |
| Irán | Iran |
| Iraq | alternative spelling of Irak |
| iris | iris |
| irse | to die |
| irse | to go away, to leave, to depart |
| Isaí | Jesse |
| isla | island |
| iso- | iso- |
| ítem | item (distinct physical object) |
| Iván | male given name, equivalent to English Ivan |
| izar | to hoist |
| jaba | crate (for transporting bottles or cans) |
| jaca | mare |
| jaca | pony |
| jade | jade |
| jaez | harness |
| jaez | sort; ilk |
| jaja | haha |
| jaro | arum lily |
| jazz | jazz |
| jebe | alum |
| jebe | rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) |
| jebe | latex, rubber |
| jefa | (female) boss |
| jefe | boss; supervisor; manager |
| jefe | chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization |
| jefe | colonel; major; rank between captain and general |
| jeta | snout |
| jeta | anger face |
| jeta | sleep (act) |
| jeta | face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person) |
| jira | picnic |
| JJOO | initialism of Juegos Olímpicos |
| José | male given name cognate to Joseph |
| José | The letter J in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| José | Joseph, father of Jesus |
| José | Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel) |
| jota | a jack in a deck of cards |
| jota | jota (Iberian folk dance) |
| jota | jota (music to which a jota is danced) |
| jota | jot; iota |
| jota | the name of the letter j |
| jote | turkey vulture |
| jote | vulture |
| jote | alcoholic drink consisting of wine and cola |
| joya | gem; treasure |
| joya | jewel |
| joya | jewellery, jewelry |
| Juan | John (Biblical character) |
| Juan | male given name |
| Juan | One of the Gospel books of the New Testament |
| Judá | Judah (Biblical character and tribe) |
| judo | judo |
| juez | judge |
| juez | umpire; referee; official |
| jugo | juice |
| jugo | substance |
| jumo | drunkenness |
| juro | ownership |
| kaón | kaon |
| Kike | A diminutive of the given name Enrique |
| kilo | kilo |
| kilo | The letter K in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| kiwi | kiwi (bird) |
| kiwi | kiwi (fruit) |
| kril | krill |
| kvas | kvass (traditional Slavic drink) |
| laca | lacquer, hair spray |
| lado | face |
| lado | side |
| lago | lake |
| laja | slab |
| Lalo | male given name |
| lama | fine sand |
| lama | slime, mud |
| lama | moss |
| lama | lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism) |
| lana | wool |
| lana | cash, money |
| Laos | Laos |
| lapa | limpet |
| lata | can, tin (vessel) |
| lata | plate, sheet of metal |
| lata | tin, tin-plate (material) |
| lata | annoyance (that which annoys) |
| lata | pity |
| laúd | lute |
| lava | lava |
| lava | washing |
| lazo | bond |
| lazo | bow (type of knot) |
| lazo | lasso |
| lazo | link |
| lazo | ribbon |
| leal | loyal |
| leer | to read |
| lego | ignorant, lay |
| lego | layman |
| lema | headword, term, title |
| lema | lemma |
| lema | motto |
| lema | subject |
| leña | wood (pieces gathered to make fire) |
| leño | log; piece of wood, timber |
| leño | joint |
| león | antlion |
| león | lion |
| león | cougar, puma, mountain lion |
| león | A brave person |
| León | León (region, department) |
| León | male given name |
| León | Spanish surname |
| León | Spanish surname |
| lero | Used to indicate a long and dull conversation |
| lero | Used to indicate mockery |
| leva | draft (of troops) |
| leve | minor; trivial |
| leve | slight; light |
| Leví | Levi (Biblical character and tribe) |
| liar | to bind, to tie |
| liar | to wrap, to wrap up |
| liar | to deceive |
| liga | band; suspender (UK), garter (US) |
| liga | elastic band |
| liga | mistletoe |
| liga | alloy, mixture |
| liga | league |
| lija | sandpaper |
| lila | colored lilac, purple, violet |
| lila | a lilac's flower |
| lila | a lilac shrub |
| lima | file (tool to smoothen a surface) |
| lima | lime (fruit) |
| Lima | Lima (capital of Peru) |
| limo | mud, slime, silt |
| lina | flaxseed, linseed |
| liña | line |
| lino | flax |
| lino | linen |
| lira | lyre |
| lisa | mullet, white mullet |
| liso | flat |
| liso | flat-chested (woman) |
| liso | plain |
| liso | smooth |
| liso | straight |
| loar | to praise |
| loba | feminine form of lobo she-wolf |
| loba | an attractive woman |
| lobo | wolf |
| loca | feminine form of loco |
| loca | (slang) an effeminate man or boy |
| loco | crazy, insane, mad (asserting that something is out of place in the head) |
| loco | loose (pipe fittings, pulley) |
| loco | overgrown, rambling |
| loco | rash, risky, imprudent |
| loco | sexy (only with "ser" ex. soy loco) |
| loco | tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous |
| loco | A plant in the genus Astragalus or Oxytropis |
| loco | Chilean edible gastropod mollusk resembling abalone but is, in fact, a muricid (Concholepas concholepas) |
| loco | A crazy person |
| lodo | mud; muck; mire |
| lola | girl |
| lola | breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers |
| lolo | young, teen, juvenile (person) |
| lolo | kid, boy, girl |
| loma | hill |
| loma | suburb |
| lomo | back (the rear of body) |
| lomo | crease |
| lomo | loin |
| lona | canvas |
| lona | cotton duck |
| lona | sail cloth |
| lona | tarpaulin |
| look | Look; style, appearance |
| Lope | male given name |
| lord | lord (British title) |
| loro | a chatterbox |
| loro | parrot, parakeet |
| losa | flagstone, slab, tile |
| lote | lot (chance assignement) |
| lote | lot, claim |
| lote | plot (of land) |
| lote | batch |
| lote | batch |
| loto | lotus |
| loza | ceramic floor tile |
| loza | dishes, dishware |
| loza | earthenware |
| loza | porcelain, china |
| luca | thousand pesos |
| Luis | male given name, cognate to Louis |
| lujo | luxury |
| Lula | A pet form for Lourdes (including María de Lourdes) |
| lulo | A tart tomato-like fruit that grows in Colombia and Ecuador |
| luna | moon |
| Luna | Earth's Moon |
| Luna | female given name of modern usage |
| Luna | Spanish surname |
| lupa | magnifying glass |
| luto | mourning |
| Lyón | Lyons (a city in France) |
| maco | prison |
| maga | female magician, female conjurer |
| mago | magician (attributive) |
| mago | Magi |
| mago | magician, sorcerer |
| maíz | corn, maize |
| majo | good-looking, handsome |
| majo | likeable, nice, pretty |
| mala | suitcase |
| Malí | Mali (country in Western Africa) |
| malo | bad |
| malo | evil |
| malo | sick |
| mama | breast, mamma |
| mamá | mum, mom |
| mami | mommy; (fam) mother |
| MANA | Movimiento Auténtico Nacionalista |
| maná | manna |
| maña | Skill or ability |
| maña | bad habit, vice, mania |
| maña | bad temper, ill humor |
| maní | peanut |
| mano | round; hand |
| mano | hand |
| mano | hand |
| mano | front foot |
| mano | coat |
| mano | buddy, friend |
| mapa | map (sheet with geographical information on it) |
| mara | gang |
| masa | dough |
| masa | mass |
| mata | mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus |
| mata | shrub |
| mata | sprig |
| mata | plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae) |
| mate | matte (not reflective of light) |
| mate | tan, tanned (skin colour) |
| mate | A hollow calabash gourd, in which the maté is traditionally served |
| mate | The drink maté prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) |
| mate | mate, checkmate |
| mate | A head |
| mate | maths, mathematics (short for "matemática") |
| mayo | May |
| mazo | gavel |
| mazo | hammer |
| mear | to piss |
| mear | to piss oneself |
| meca | mecca |
| meca | excrement, shit |
| mego | gentle, mild, peaceable |
| memo | memorandum |
| mena | ore |
| menú | menu |
| mero | mere |
| mero | pure |
| mero | grouper (fish) |
| mesa | mesa |
| mesa | table |
| meta | goal |
| meta | target |
| mías | feminine plural of mío Mine, my |
| mías | feminine plural of mío Mine |
| miau | meow (the sound a cat makes) |
| miau | meow |
| mico | A monkey with a prehensile tail |
| mico | An ugly person |
| mico | (Nicaragua) Vulva |
| mico | child |
| miel | honey |
| mies | cereal seed (for making bread) |
| mies | seed, grain harvest time |
| miga | a bit; a small amount |
| miga | crumb |
| miga | essence, core |
| mija | sweetie, daughter, baby girl, little one |
| mijo | millet |
| mijo | darling |
| mijo | friend, guy |
| Mila | female given name, Camila or Ludmila |
| mili | military service |
| mina | lead (of a pencil) |
| mina | mine |
| mina | girl or woman |
| mino | boy (young man) |
| mira | purpose, object |
| mira | target |
| misa | mass (church) |
| mito | myth |
| moco | mucus |
| moco | slime |
| moda | fad |
| moda | fashion |
| moda | mode |
| modo | way |
| modo | mood |
| mofa | taunt, joke |
| moho | mildew, mold |
| moho | rust |
| mojo | A type of spicy sauce from the Canary Islands made from chilli, oil, vinegar, garlic and cumin |
| mole | soft, mild |
| mole | large size or quantity |
| mole | massiveness |
| mole | mole, a type of stew |
| mona | drunkenness, fuddle |
| mona | (female) monkey |
| mona | doll, puppet |
| mono | cute, pretty |
| mono | blond, blonde |
| mono | monkey |
| mono | overalls [in non-US sense], coveralls |
| mono | tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear) |
| mono | withdrawal symptom |
| mono | doll, puppet |
| moño | bow (of ribbon) |
| moño | ponytail (hairstyle) |
| mora | A mulberry, a mulberry fruit |
| mora | default (failure to meet an obligation on time) |
| mora | mora (unit of syllable weight) |
| moro | A Moor (North African Muslim) |
| moro | a Muslim or Arab |
| mota | speck (tiny spot) |
| mote | fluff, pill |
| mote | motto (heraldry) |
| mote | nickname |
| mote | pearl barley |
| mote | type of maize grain |
| moto | motorcycle |
| moza | female cat |
| moza | girl, maidservant |
| mozo | young; unmarried |
| mozo | boy, lad |
| mozo | cat |
| mozo | servant, waiter, steward, manservant (in feminine: girl, maidservant) |
| msnm | metros sobre el nivel del mar (meters above sea level) |
| mudo | mute, dumb |
| mudo | mute |
| mula | mule |
| mula | trash |
| mula | traitor |
| mula | a smart, some abusive person |
| mulo | mule |
| muón | muon |
| muro | wall |
| musa | A poet's creative and poetic genius |
| musa | Muse |
| musa | muse (a source of inspiration) |
| musa | poetry |
| naba | (botanical) rape, swede, rutabaga |
| nabo | any thick root |
| nabo | heart (of split wood) |
| nabo | turnip |
| nabo | mast |
| naco | Indigenous; Indian |
| naco | Uncultured; backwards; vulgar |
| nada | nothingness |
| nada | nothing, zero, zilch |
| nada | anything |
| ñame | yam |
| nana | nanny |
| ñapa | Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe |
| nasa | fish-trap |
| nasa | weir |
| nata | (dairy) cream |
| nata | elite |
| nata | (plural) whipped cream; custard |
| nata | skin (on boiled milk) |
| nato | born |
| nave | ship |
| nave | nave, aisle |
| nazi | Nazi |
| nazi | Nazi |
| nena | baby girl. feminine form of nene |
| nena | term of endearment to a woman or girl. babe, dear |
| nene | baby |
| neo- | neo- |
| neón | neon |
| neón | neon light, fluorescent lamp |
| neto | net |
| Nica | A toponym used for Nicaraguans or people of Nicaraguan heritage. |
| nido | nest |
| Nilo | Nile |
| niña | feminine form of niño, girl |
| niño | boy, child |
| Niza | Nice (city in France) |
| nodo | node |
| nono | ninth |
| ñoño | senile |
| ñoño | whiny |
| nota | mark, academic score |
| nota | note, memo |
| nota | note (music) |
| nube | A cloud |
| nube | A multitude, or crowd, of people |
| nuca | nape, back of the neck |
| nudo | knot |
| nuez | walnut (nut) |
| nulo | null, void, invalid |
| nulo | useless, good-for-nothing |
| oboe | oboe |
| obra | construction |
| obra | work, usually literary or artistic |
| ocho | eight |
| ocio | diversion |
| ocio | leisure, recreation, spare time |
| ocra | okra |
| ocre | ochre |
| odio | hate |
| odre | goatskin, goatskin wine bag |
| ogro | crank |
| ogro | fiend, brute |
| ogro | ogre |
| Ohio | Ohio |
| oído | ear (Specially the inner part of this) |
| oído | hearing |
| ojal | buttonhole |
| ojal | loop |
| ojón | Having big or very open eyes |
| ojón | A particular fish, having very large eyes |
| ojón | Someone with big or very open eyes |
| óleo | oil |
| oler | to smell, to emit an odour |
| oler | to smell, to perceive by scent |
| Olga | female given name |
| olio | see óleo |
| olla | a pool, a whirlpool |
| olla | a pot or pan; a kettle |
| olla | a stew |
| olmo | elm |
| olor | smell, scent |
| Omán | Oman (country in the Middle East) |
| Omar | male given name |
| ombú | A large evergreen tree native to the Pampa of South America, Phytolacca dioica |
| once | eleven |
| once | snack (bread with tea or coffee) |
| onda | Any other wave (including technological use) |
| onda | vibe or mood |
| onda | wave (on the surface of a liquid) |
| onda | style, fashion |
| ónix | onyx |
| onza | ounce |
| onza | ounce; snow leopard |
| open | open |
| opio | opium |
| oral | oral |
| orar | to pray |
| orbe | globefish |
| orbe | mound (part of the regalia) |
| orbe | orb |
| orbe | world |
| orca | orca, killer whale |
| orco | male orca, killer whale |
| orco | orc |
| orco | Orcus |
| orco | hell |
| oreo | breeze |
| oreo | fresh air |
| orín | rust (caused by moisture) |
| orín | urine |
| orto | sundown |
| osar | to dare |
| óseo | osseous, bony |
| OTAN | NATO |
| otra | feminine of otro; another, another one |
| otro | other, another |
| otro | "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?) |
| oval | oval; shaped like an oval |
| OVNI | objeto volador no identificado; UFO |
| paca | paca |
| paca | female police officer |
| paco | male paca |
| paco | police officer |
| paco | sniper |
| Paco | male given name |
| paga | payment |
| paga | payoff |
| paga | salary |
| page | page, pageboy |
| pago | farm |
| pago | pay, payment |
| país | country |
| paja | false, untrue |
| paja | bullshit, lie, falsehood |
| paja | straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant) |
| paja | straw (dried stalks considered collectively) |
| pala | blade of an oar, a shovel, etc |
| pala | paddle |
| pala | setting (piece of metal in which a precious gem is fixed) |
| pala | shovel, spade |
| pala | upper, vamp |
| palo | stake, stick, wood |
| palo | suit |
| pan- | pan- |
| pana | breakdown (of vehicle) |
| pana | velour, corduroy |
| pana | dude, friend |
| paño | cloth |
| paño | wipe |
| papa | potato |
| papa | pope |
| Papa | the Pope |
| papá | parents |
| papá | dad |
| papi | daddy |
| papú | Papua New Guinean |
| papú | Papua New Guinean |
| para | for |
| paro | cardiac arrest, short form of paro cardíaco |
| paro | stagnation, freeze up |
| paro | strike (work stoppage) |
| paro | unemployment |
| paro | a favour, help, cover-up, (preceded by hacerle un, hacerme un, to indicate "to do someone a favour", "to help someone", "to protect someone by lying") |
| paro | pretext |
| pasa | raisin |
| paso | dry (said of fruit) |
| paso | A step in a set of instructions |
| paso | A step or pace walking |
| paso | A way |
| paso | The pitch of a helix or screw thread |
| pata | female duck (see pato) |
| pata | leg (of furniture) |
| pata | paw, foot, leg (of an animal) |
| pata | pocket flap |
| pata | tie, draw |
| pata | footprint (often used by an angry person) |
| pata | human leg, foot (often used by an angry person) |
| paté | pâté, pate |
| pato | duck, drake |
| Pato | male given name |
| pavo | peacock |
| pavo | turkey |
| pavo | buck (dollar) |
| pavo | euro |
| payo | non-Romani person |
| pazo | manor |
| peán | paean |
| peca | freckle |
| pedo | drunk, high, intoxicated |
| pedo | fart |
| pedo | party |
| pedo | drunkenness |
| pedo | hassle |
| peer | to break wind, to fart |
| pega | glue |
| pega | gluing |
| pega | work |
| peje | fish |
| pela | a hit or a beating |
| pela | Peseta (former currency of Spain) |
| peli | short for película, movie |
| pelo | All the hair on the head |
| pelo | hair (a single hair) |
| pena | pain, sadness |
| pena | pity |
| pena | punishment |
| pena | trouble |
| pena | embarrassment |
| peña | A group of regulars, circle of friends |
| peña | A rock, stone, cliff or outcropping |
| peña | a left wing cultural center featuring music, dance, education, and activism |
| peón | beehive |
| peón | child’s toy top |
| peón | foot soldier, infantryman |
| peón | laborer, worker |
| peón | piece, token, or man in board games |
| peón | axle, spindle |
| peor | comparative form of malo, worse |
| peor | superlative form of malo, worst |
| peor | comparative form of mal, worse |
| pepa | nugget (small piece of metal especially gold) |
| pepa | pill (recreatinal drug in pill-form especially amphetamine) |
| pepa | pepita, certain large edible seeds e.g. sunflower seed |
| pepa | pip, stone (seed inside fruits) |
| Pepe | A diminutive of the male given name José |
| pera | pear |
| pera | chin |
| pero | but |
| Perú | Peru |
| pesa | weight |
| pesa | balance, scales |
| peso | peso (unit of currency) |
| peso | weight |
| pete | pacifier, short form of chupete |
| pete | blowjob |
| peto | bib |
| peto | breastplate |
| peto | shirtfront |
| peto | plastron |
| peto | chest pad |
| peto | plastron |
| piar | to chirp |
| pibe | kid, young person |
| pica | pick (digging tool) |
| pica | pike, lance |
| pica | spade |
| pico | a bit, a little |
| pico | beak (of a bird) |
| pico | peak, summit |
| pico | pick, pickax(e) |
| pico | sharp point |
| pico | kiss |
| pico | trap; gob (mouth) |
| piel | fur |
| piel | skin |
| pija | feminine form of pijo |
| pijo | posh |
| pijo | snobby |
| pijo | snob, dandy |
| pila | A pile, mound |
| pila | A small battery |
| pina | border-stone |
| piña | pineapple |
| piña | pine cone, pinecone |
| pino | pine |
| pión | pion |
| pipa | very good |
| pipa | barrel |
| pipa | (smoking) pipe |
| Pipe | diminutive form of Felipe |
| Pipe | male given name |
| pipí | urine |
| pira | escape, flight |
| pira | pyre |
| piso | decker (bus, bed) |
| piso | flat |
| piso | floor |
| piso | story (level of a building) |
| piso | carpet |
| piso | footstool |
| pita | century plant (Agave americana) |
| pito | catcall |
| pito | fife |
| pito | whistle |
| pito | woodpecker |
| pito | tobacco pipe |
| pito | coffee bean |
| pito | cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette |
| plan | intention |
| plan | plan |
| plan | mood |
| poco | few |
| poco | little, not much |
| poco | short (time) |
| poco | little, not much |
| poco | little |
| poli | police |
| poli | cop |
| polo | pole |
| polo | polo (ball game) |
| polo | polo shirt |
| poma | fruit |
| poma | apple |
| poni | pony |
| popa | stern |
| Popo | A popular nickname for the volcano Popocatépetl in Mexico |
| popó | excrement, poo |
| popó | butt |
| popó | excrement, poo |
| poro | pore |
| poso | dregs, grounds (sediments of a drink) |
| pote | pot |
| pote | stew |
| poto | buttocks |
| POUM | Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista. An anti-Stalinist, revolutionary, communist party formed in Spain in 1935, which was active during the Spanish Civil War |
| poyo | A bench of stone or other material that is attached to a door |
| pozo | well; hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids |
| pres | press (exercise) |
| proa | bow, prow (front of a boat or ship) |
| PSOE | ido Socialista Obrero Español |
| puaj | Ew! |
| puaj | Gross! |
| pues | so, then, pues; in that case |
| puma | cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor) |
| puna | altitude sickness |
| puna | Cold mountain wind |
| puna | puna, Andean plateau |
| puño | fist |
| puño | fistful, handful, bunch |
| puño | handle |
| puño | wristband |
| puré | puree |
| puro | pure, clear |
| puro | cigar, puro |
| Pza. | abbreviation of plaza (place, square) |
| quad | all-terrain vehicle |
| qual | obsolete form of cual |
| quál | obsolete form of cuál |
| quia | Denotes incredulity |
| quid | gist; point; crux |
| rabo | tail |
| raco | toucan |
| raer | to scrape |
| raíz | root |
| raja | A slice, splinter |
| raja | A slit, crack, gash |
| rama | branch |
| ramo | bough |
| ramo | bouquet |
| ramo | branch |
| ramo | subject, field, discipline (at school, university etc.) |
| rana | frog |
| rape | monkfish |
| rape | shaving, hair crop |
| rapé | snuff |
| raro | rare |
| raro | strange or odd |
| raso | flat |
| raso | having no echelon, rank, etc |
| raso | level |
| raso | the open; the wild |
| raso | satin |
| rata | a rat |
| rato | a while, a short period of time |
| rato | male rat |
| rato | mouse |
| Raúl | male given name, cognate to Ralph |
| raya | dash (punctuation mark) |
| raya | limit |
| raya | line |
| raya | parting |
| raya | ray (fish) |
| raya | scratch |
| rayo | a bolt of lightning |
| rayo | beam, ray |
| raza | beam of light, ray of light |
| raza | breed, strain, lineage |
| raza | cleft, fissure |
| raza | crack (in horse’s hoof) |
| raza | race, ethnicity |
| raza | stripe |
| real | real |
| real | royal |
| real | real (unit of currency) |
| reír | to laugh |
| reja | grating, grille |
| relé | relay |
| remo | oar, paddle |
| reno | reindeer, caribou |
| reto | challenge, dare |
| rezo | prayer |
| Riad | Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia) |
| rico | luxurious |
| rico | rich |
| rico | tasty |
| Rico | A masculine nickname for Ricardo |
| riel | ingot, bar |
| riel | rail, track (railroad, tram, hardware) |
| rifa | lottery, raffle |
| rima | consonance |
| rima | heap, pile |
| rima | (plural) poems, poetry |
| rima | rhyme |
| riña | fight, struggle |
| Ríos | Spanish surname |
| risa | A laugh |
| rito | rite, ritual |
| rizo | A highlight |
| robo | robbery |
| roca | rock |
| roce | contact |
| roce | rubbing |
| rock | rock (music style) |
| roer | To gnaw |
| roer | To pick at |
| roer | To wear down |
| rojo | Having the colour red |
| rojo | The colour red |
| rolo | blind |
| Roma | Rome |
| romo | blunt |
| ropa | clothing, clothes |
| rosa | a rose |
| rosa | colour pink |
| Rosa | female given name, cognate to Rose |
| roto | broken |
| roto | corrupt, rotten |
| roto | rascal |
| roza | brushing, scrubbing |
| RRHH | recursos humanos - HR (human resources) |
| Ruán | Rouen (a city in France) |
| rubí | ruby (gem) |
| ruda | rue (plant) |
| rudo | rude, rough, crude, rugged |
| runa | rune |
| runa | man |
| runo | runic |
| rusa | feminine form of ruso |
| ruso | Russian |
| ruso | Russian person |
| ruso | Russian language |
| ruta | highway |
| ruta | route |
| Ruth | female given name |
| saco | bag |
| saco | sack |
| saco | jacket |
| Safo | Sappho |
| saga | saga |
| sagú | arrowroot |
| sake | sake, Japanese rice wine |
| sala | large hall |
| sala | room |
| sale | ok |
| SAMU | (Servicio de Atencion Médica Urgente) Spanish emergency medical service |
| Saná | Sanaa (capital of Yemen) |
| saña | furore, rage, brutality |
| sano | earnest |
| sano | healthy, sound |
| sano | pure |
| sano | whole, unbroken, sound |
| sapa | feminine form of sapo; a female toad or peeper |
| sapo | toad |
| sapo | informer |
| sapo | voyeur, peeper |
| Sara | female given name |
| Sara | Sarah |
| sari | sari |
| sato | A dog that is of mixed breed, as used by island Puerto Ricans |
| Saúl | male given name of biblical origin |
| Saúl | Saul, the king of Israel |
| saya | a woman’s skirt |
| sayo | doublet |
| sayo | smock |
| sebo | sebum |
| sebo | tallow |
| seco | dry |
| SEDA | Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho del Ambiente |
| seda | silk |
| seda | thin string |
| sede | seat, headquarters |
| sede | see (diocese) |
| sede | venue |
| seis | six |
| Sela | Sistema Económico Latinoamericano |
| Sena | Seine (French river) |
| seña | gesture |
| seña | sign, indication |
| seno | breast |
| seno | sound (inlet) |
| seno | sinus |
| seno | sine |
| seor | alternative form of señor |
| seso | brain |
| seso | brainwork, brain power |
| seta | mushroom |
| seto | fence |
| seto | hedge |
| Seúl | Seoul (capital of South Korea) |
| sexo | gender |
| SHCP | Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público de México |
| shií | Shi'ite |
| shií | Shia |
| shií | Shi'ite |
| show | An exhibition motivated action or thing |
| show | show |
| show | spectacle |
| show | A scandal |
| sien | temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead) |
| silo | silo |
| sima | abyss, chasm |
| sin- | syn- |
| sino | but [after a negative clause] (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only") |
| sino | except, apart from |
| sino | only, solely |
| sino | Chinese |
| sino | destiny, fate, lot |
| slap | flip-flop, thong [Australia], jandal [New Zealand] |
| slip | briefs, pants, men's underwear |
| slip | knickers, panties [less usual meaning] |
| soda | soda (soft drink) |
| soda | cheap, casual restaurant |
| sofá | sofa |
| soga | rope |
| soga | A sly or cunning person |
| soja | soya, soybean |
| soja | soy (soy sauce) |
| solo | alone, by oneself |
| solo | lonely, lonesome |
| solo | sole, only, unique, single |
| solo | only, solely, just |
| sólo | alternative spelling of solo |
| sopa | soup |
| soro | sorus |
| sosa | sodium hydroxide, soda ash |
| sosa | glasswort |
| Sosa | Spanish surname |
| soso | bland, tasteless (lacking taste) |
| soso | dull (nor exciting) |
| sota | insolent woman |
| sota | jack in a pack of cards |
| Soto | Spanish surname |
| Sres | Messrs. |
| Srta | Miss |
| Sta. | abbreviation of santa (saint) |
| sub- | sub- |
| suma | addition |
| suma | sum |
| sumo | highest, greatest, superlative |
| sumo | sumo |
| surf | surfing |
| suya | feminine form of suyo His, hers, its |
| suya | Theirs, their, to them |
| suya | Yours, your, to you |
| suya | feminine form of suyo His, hers, its |
| suya | Theirs |
| suya | Yours |
| suyo | His, hers, its, to her |
| suyo | Theirs, their, to them |
| suyo | Yours, your, to you |
| suyo | His, hers, its |
| suyo | Theirs |
| suyo | Yours |
| taba | anklebone |
| tabú | taboo |
| tabú | taboo |
| taco | cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc) |
| taco | dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material) |
| taco | peg (a short, thick piece of wood, metal, or other material) |
| taco | stopper, plug, wad (small bundle of material made to cover, stop, or fill a hole) |
| taco | traffic jam |
| taco | taco (type of food) |
| taco | a curse word, a swear word, a profanity, a slur |
| Tajo | Tagus |
| tapa | appetizer (small portion of food) |
| tapa | lid, cover |
| tape | Scotch tape, tape |
| tara | defect, flaw |
| tara | deficiency |
| tara | tare (empty weight of a container) |
| tasa | tax |
| taxi | taxi |
| taza | cup, mug |
| taza | toilet bowl |
| TDAH | ADHD |
| teca | teak |
| teja | a type of chocolate from Peru |
| teja | roof tile |
| teja | type of noodle |
| tejo | yew |
| tela | cloth (woven fabric) |
| tela | cash, dosh |
| tela | task |
| tele | television |
| tema | theme; plot (of a book, film or other media) |
| tero | teruteru |
| test | test |
| teta | breast |
| teta | nipple |
| tete | mess, pickle |
| tila | linden flower |
| tila | linden flower tea |
| tila | linden (tree) |
| tilo | basswood |
| timo | rip-off, scam |
| tina | large earthenware jar |
| tina | tub, bathtub |
| tina | vat |
| tipa | feminine form of tipo, woman |
| tipo | kind, type |
| tipo | rate, rate of interest |
| tipo | guy, dude |
| tira | tie, ribbon |
| tira | cop |
| tiro | shot (with a gun) |
| tiro | team (of horses) |
| tiro | shot |
| tita | theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ |
| titi | chick (young lady) |
| Tito | male given name |
| Tito | Titus; the Epistle to Titus |
| tiza | a piece of chalk |
| tiza | chalk |
| tobo | bucket or container |
| todo | all |
| tofu | tofu |
| Togo | Togo |
| toma | conquest, capture |
| toma | recording |
| tomo | tome, volume |
| tono | tone |
| tope | (boats) masthead, lookout |
| tope | butt, end, butt end |
| tope | collision |
| tope | quarrel, fight |
| tope | (railway) buffer, bumper |
| tope | reinforcement |
| tope | stop, catch, snag (also figuratively) |
| tope | top, limit |
| tope | speed bump |
| topo | mole (spy) |
| topo | mole (the animal) |
| toro | bull |
| toro | torus |
| tras | after |
| tras | beyond |
| tren | train |
| tres | three |
| trío | a group of three |
| trío | trio, threesome |
| troj | A storeroom specifically used to keep olives separately before being ground |
| troj | garner |
| trol | troll |
| tubo | tube |
| tufo | a wisp (of hair) |
| tufo | bad breath |
| tufo | foul odor, stench |
| tule | tule (freshwater sedge) |
| tuna | nopal |
| tuna | prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (scientific names: genus Opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica) |
| tuna | a college singing group, wearing ornate clothes, called in the Americas estudiantina (see Tuna (music)) |
| tuto | sleepiness |
| tuto | thigh |
| tutú | tutu |
| tuya | feminine form of tuyo Yours, your |
| tuya | (Thuja) thuja |
| tuya | tuya |
| tuya | feminine form of tuyo Yours |
| tuyo | Yours, your |
| tuyo | Yours |
| tuza | gopher |
| ubre | udder |
| unas | feminine of unos; some (some people) |
| unir | to merge, to conflate |
| unir | to unite |
| urbe | metropolis; city |
| urdu | Urdu (the Indo-Iranian language) |
| urdú | Urdu (language) |
| urna | poll; ballot box |
| urna | urn |
| URSS | USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union) |
| usar | To be fashionable |
| usar | To be used |
| usar | To consume |
| usar | To use |
| usar | To wear |
| usía | second person; your honor; you (singular) |
| Utah | Utah |
| útil | helpful; useful |
| vaca | cow |
| vado | ford |
| vago | lazy |
| vago | vague |
| vago | vagabond |
| vago | wanderer |
| vaho | breath |
| vaho | vapor |
| vale | okay |
| vale | voucher; IOU |
| vals | waltz |
| Vane | female given name, nickname of Vanessa |
| vano | vain |
| vara | a long and thin stick, pole or rod |
| vara | a staff of office |
| vara | (obsolete) A unit of length, about 0.836 metre. Half a braza |
| vara | thin branch or cane (of a tree or bush) |
| vaso | drinking glass |
| vaso | glassful |
| vaso | vessel (container) |
| vaso | vessel (craft) |
| vaso | vessel (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) |
| vato | Hispanic youth; guy; dude |
| veda | prohibition |
| veda | closed season |
| vega | alluvial plain |
| vega | fertile lowland |
| vega | grassy plain |
| vega | meadow |
| vega | valley (the fertile lowlands surrounding a river) |
| Vega | Spanish surname derived from vega |
| vela | candle |
| vela | wakefulness, sleeplessness |
| vela | sail |
| vela | sailing |
| velo | veil |
| vena | vein |
| vero | [antiquated] true, real |
| veta | streak |
| veta | vein, seam |
| veta | vein |
| veto | veto |
| veza | vetch |
| vezo | custom, habit |
| vial | of or pertaining to a via, road, highway |
| vial | avenue |
| vida | a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart |
| vida | life |
| vida | life span; lifetime |
| vida | lifestyle |
| vida | livelihood; living |
| vida | liveliness |
| viga | timber, beam, rafter |
| Vigo | Vigo |
| vilo | Word only used in the idiom en vilo meaning "in the air" or "in suspense" |
| viña | vineyard |
| vino | wine |
| visa | visa |
| vito | An Andalusian music style and dance |
| Vito | male given name |
| vivo | living, alive |
| vivo | vivid |
| voto | vote |
| vudú | voodoo |
| watt | watt |
| weón | alternative form of huevón |
| wiki | wiki |
| yaca | soursop tree |
| Yago | male given name |
| yapa | Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe |
| yate | yacht |
| yaya | granny, gran |
| yayo | grandpa, pops |
| yema | yolk (of an egg) |
| yema | bud; shoot |
| yeso | gypsum |
| yeso | plaster |
| yeso | plaster cast |
| yodo | iodine |
| yoga | yoga |
| yola | yawl; small boat with oars and sail |
| yoyo | yo-yo |
| yoyó | yo-yo |
| yuan | yuan |
| yuca | cassava |
| yuca | yucca plant |
| yudo | judo |
| yugo | yoke |
| yuso | down |
| yute | jute |
| zaga | defense |
| zayn | zayin; the Hebrew letter ז |
| zelo | obsolete form of celo |
| zeta | the letter Z |
| zeta | theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ |
| zeta | zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ |
| Zeus | Zeus |
| zinc | alternative spelling of cinc |
| zine | A zine |
| zona | zone, district, area |
| zoo- | zoo- |
| zulú | Zulu |
| zulú | Zulu |
| zulú | Zulu (language) |
| zumo | extract, herbal tincture |
| zumo | profit, gain |
| zumo | juice |
| zuñi | The Zuni (people) |
| zuro | corncob |