Spanish Frequency Dictionary - Essential Vocabulary

<p><strong>Core Spanish Vocabulary For Learners</strong></p><p>With this book you will learn Spanish fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Spanish.</p><p>Intended for beginners and intermediate students this book covers vocabulary roughly from CEFR A1 (complete beginner) to B1 (somewhat proficient).</p><p>To help you become fluent fast each entry in this book contains</p><p>• English translation(s)<br />• Spanish to English example sentences<br />• IPA phonetic spelling<br />• detailed Part of Speech information</p><p><strong>Why Study By Frequency?:</strong></p><p>Not all words are created equal. Some words are used more than other and are thus more valuable to know. The secret to becoming fluent fast in a language is by learning the right vocabulary.</p><p>Studies have shown that the most used 2.500 words account for 92% of all spoken Spanish and 82% of all written Spanish text.</p><p><strong>How Much Vocabulary Do You Need To Know?</strong></p><p>While it’s important to note it’s impossible to pin down these numbers and statistics with 100% accuracy these are a global average of multiple sources. According to scientific research this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency:</p><p>• 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words you cannot construct sentences.<br />• 750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language.<br />• 2500 words: those that should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say although some creativity might be required.<br />• 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand about 90% of all written text.<br />• 10000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education.<br />• 20000 words: the amount you need to recognize passively in order to read understand and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author.</p><p>Keeping above facts in mind the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least that is if you want to become fluent in a language fast. Study the most frequent words build your vocabulary and progress naturally.</p><p><strong>What is Inside This Book?</strong></p><p>A frequency list of the most frequently used Spanish words based on analysis of 20 gigabytes of Spanish subtitles the equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text.</p><p>A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list.</p><p>Subtitles have the advantage of corresponding both to written and spoken language. This makes subtitles the best method for creating a useful and practical word frequency list.</p><p>This Spanish to English frequency dictionary can roughly be divided in three parts.</p><p>• 2.500 Spanish words in ranked by general frequency<br />• Frequency ranking by part of speech (E.G the most used adjectives nouns verbs etc)<br />• 2.500 Spanish words in alphabetical order</p><p>Spanish pronunciation can be tricky. To help pronounce Spanish words correctly we added phonetic transcriptions of Spanish words. The phonetic spelling done with the International Phonetic Alphabet.</p><p><strong>Summary </strong></p><p>The Spanish Frequency Dictionary – Essential Vocabulary gives you a practical word list to learn Spanish vocabulary. Study the most used words to rapidly gain a base vocabulary in Spanish. These high frequency words are a great tool for beginners and intermediate students.</p><p>The frequency dictionary can be used as a stand-alone tool or in combination with any other language learning program app or book. This book roughly covers CEFR vocabulary ratings from A1 (absolute beginner) to B1 (somewhat proficient).</p>