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el masculine singular definite article; the

el is the #1 most common word in Spanish, a article. It means “masculine singular definite article; the” and is pronounced /el/.

#1frequency rank
9.47%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of el

FormWhat it isMeaning
losplural
lasplural

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