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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2017 Sep 22;20(7):790–801. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2017.1374462
Words Frequency Words Frequency
English (N=37) Spanish (N =65)
the 3059 la (the, feminine singular) 3863
be 1152 el (the, masculine singular) 2499
frog 1043 rana (frog) 1954
he 819 se (reflexive pronoun) 1476
and 558 y (and) 1444
a 467 estar (to be, copula or auxiliary) 1306
to 421 a (to) 1023
boy 414 niño (boy) 1014
they 368 que (that) 807
his 321 en (in/on) 618
it 298 le (singular indirect object clitic) 610
in 292 perro (dog) 594
get 280 de (of) 570
him 280 ir (to go) 525
dog 261 una (a, indefinite feminine singular) 456
little 242 su (possessive article singular) 429
look 225 un (a, indefinite masculine singular) 411
go 221 decir (to say) 390
jump 208 no (no) 379
big 183 tortuga (turtle) 353
say 182 ver (to see) 350
there 181 lo (masculine singular direct object clitic) 307
on 178 grande (big) 305
at 160 al (to the) 297
see 156 con (with) 260
out 149 ser (to be copula) 228
turtle 148 agarrar (to grab) 205
she 146 señor (man/mister) 200
then 138 luego (then) 196
mad 127 caer (to fall) 190