This list of the most 140 common adjectives in Spanish (with audio) is the perfect place to start expanding your Spanish vocabulary, and it’s very useful when it comes to producing descriptive sentences, which can be used daily.
Most Common Adjectives In Spanish
| English | Spanish |
| Able | Capaz |
| Active | Activo |
| Aged | Viejo/ Antiguo |
| Amazing | Increíble |
| Angry | Enojado |
| Awake | Despierto |
| Bad | Malo |
| Beautiful | Hermoso/ hermosa |
| Best | Mejor |
| Big | Grande |
| Black | Negro |
| Broken | Roto |
| Burnt | Quemado |
| Busy | Ocupado |
| Certain | Cierto |
| Cheap | Barato |
| Chic | Chic |
| Clean | Limpio |
| Clear | Claro |
| Clever | Inteligente |
| Closed | Cerrado |
| Cold | frío |
| Comfortable | Cómodo |
| Complex | Complejo |
| Cooked | Cocido |
| Crazy | Loco |
| Dangerous | Peligroso |
| Dark colored | De color oscuro |
| Dear | Querido/ querida |
| Delicious | Delicioso |
| Different | Diferente |
| Difficult | Difícil |
| Dirty | Sucio |
| Dizzy | Mareado |
| Dry | Seco |
| Dumb | Tonto |
| Early | Temprano |
| Easy | Fácil |
| Economic | Económico |
| Empty | Vacío |
| Envious | Envidioso |
| Expensive | Caro |
| Famous | Famoso |
| Far | Lejos |
| Fast | Rápido |
| Fat | Gordo |
| Free | Gratis |
| Full | Lleno |
| Funny | Gracioso |
| Generous | Generoso |
| Good | Bueno |
| Great | Genial |
| Greedy | Codicioso |
| Happy | Feliz |
| Hard | Duro |
| Heavy | Pesado |
| High | Alto |
| Hot | Caliente |
| Human | Humano |
| Important | Importante |
| Innocent | Inocente |
| International | Internacional |
| Jealous | Celoso |
| Kind | Amable |
| Known | Conocido |
| Large | Grande |
| Last | Último |
| Late | Tarde |
| Light | Luz |
| Light colored | De color claro |
| Little | Pequeño |
| Local | Local |
| Low | Bajo |
| Major | Mayor |
| Medium | Médium |
| Messy | Desordenado |
| Mixed | Mixto |
| Modern | Moderno |
| Much | Mucho |
| Mute | Mudo |
| Nasty | Desagradable |
| National | Nacional |
| Natural | Natural |
| Naughty | Travieso |
| Necessary | Necesario |
| Nervous | Nervioso |
| New | Nuevo |
| Normal | Normal |
| Old | Viejo |
| Open | Aberto |
| Polite | Educado |
| Political | Político |
| Popular | Popular |
| Possible | Posible |
| Pretty | Bonito / bonita |
| Public | Público |
| Real | Real |
| Recent | Reciente |
| Respectable | Respetable |
| Right | Derecha |
| Rough | Duro |
| Round | Redondo |
| Sad | Triste |
| Salty | Salado |
| Sensitive | Sensible |
| Serious | Serio |
| Sharp | Afilado |
| Short | Corto |
| Shy | Tímido |
| Sick | Enfermo |
| Silent | Silencioso |
| Similar | Similar |
| Skillful | Hábil |
| Small | Pequeño |
| Smart | Inteligente |
| Social | Social |
| Soft | Suave |
| Solid | Sólido |
| Spacious | Espacioso |
| Special | Especial |
| Spicy | Picante |
| Stinky | Apestoso |
| Strong | Fuerte |
| Stupid | Estúpido |
| Sweet | Dulce |
| Tall/Long | Alto/largo |
| Thin | Delgado |
| Tight | Apretado |
| Tired | Cansado |
| Traditional | Tradicional |
| Ugly | Feo |
| Warm | Caliente |
| Weird | Raro |
| Wet | Húmedo |
| White | Blanco |
| Whole | Entero |
| Wrong | Malo |
| Young | Joven |
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