Shortest Words (Just One Vowel)

Words with just one vowel make an interesting set. Remember, in Spanish one vowel means one vowel sound and also one vowel symbol (a, e, i, o, u).

If you take into account that every Spanish syllable needs at least one vowel sound, and that every word has at least one syllable (obviously), this makes the one-vowel words the simplest words; and, many are very common. Does that mean “important”? You decide that.

# Grammar words Translation # Non grammar words (no verbs) Translation # Verbs Translation
1. a to, at, A 47. as ace 124. da gives
2. al to the 48. bar bar (pub) 125. dan they give
3. con with 49. be B 126. dar to give
4. de of, from, D 50. cal lime 127. das you give
5. del of the 51. ce C 128. give!
6. e and 52. clan clan 129. di gave
7. el the 53. clon clone 130. es is
8. él he 54. col cabbage 131. ha s/he has
9. en in, on, at 55. coz horse kick 132. han they have
10. la the 56. crin horsehair 133. has you have
11. las the 57. crol crawl 134. haz make!
12. le to him/her/it 58. cruz cross 135. he I have
13. les to you guys/them 59. cu Q 136. ir to go
14. lo him/her/it 60. do do (music) 137. pon put!
15. los the 61. dos two 138. sal get out!
16. me I, me 62. fa fa (music) 139. I know
17. mi me 63. fax fax 140. ser to be
18. me 64. fe faith 141. son they are
19. mis my 65. flan pudding 142. ten have!
20. ni neither 66. flor flower 143. va goes
21. no not 67. folk folk 144. van they go
22. nos us 68. gas gas 145. vas you go
23. o or, either, O 69. ge G 146. ve s/he sees
24. os to you guys (Spain) 70. gel gel 147. go!
25. por for 71. gen gene 148. ven come!
26. que that 72. gol goal 149. ver to see
27. qué what 73. gong gong 150. ves you see
28. se him/her/it/themselves 74. gran big 151. vi I saw
29. si if 75. gris grey
30. yes 76. haz make!, beam of light
31. sin without 77. hoz sickle
32. su his/her/its/their 78. i i
33. sus his/her/its/their 79. ka K
34. tal such 80. kril krill
35. tan so 81. luz light
36. te you, T 82. mal wrong
37. ti you 83. mar sea
38. tras after 84. más plus
39. tu your 85. mes month
40. you 86. mil one thousand
41. u or, U 87. mol mole
42. un a 88. mus mus
43. vos you (Argent.) 89. ñu gnu
44. y and 90. pan bread
45. ya already 91. par pair
46 yo I 92. paz peace
93. pe P
94. pez fish
95. pi pi
96. pin pin
97. plan plan
98. plus plus
99. pop pop
100. pus pus
101. re re (music)
102. res beef
103. rol role
104. ron rum
105. sal salt
106. san saint
107. sed thirst
108. sol sun
109. sur south
110. tea
111. test test
112. tez face skin
113. tic tic
114. tos cough
115. tren train
116. tres three
117. vals waltz
118. vez time
119. vil vile
120. voz voice
121. ye Y
122. zar czar
123. zen zen

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