Introduction
Are you looking for a list of Spanish nouns that start with A?
Look no further!
Here is a comprehensive list of Spanish nouns that start with A.
The first list contains Spanish feminine nouns that begin with A.
The second list contains Spanish masculine nouns beginning with A.
There is also a list of feminine nouns but use the masculine indefinite article el.
I hope that you find these lists useful as they are not only of interest to English speaking learners of Spanish, but Spanish speaking learners of English.
A comprehensive list of Spanish feminine nouns beginning with A with an English translation
la abeja |
la abstracción |
la abuela |
la abundancia |
la acción |
la acera |
el acta |
la actividad |
la actriz |
la actuación |
la actualidad |
la acusación |
la adaptación |
la adhesión |
la administración |
la admiración |
la adolescencia |
la adquisición |
la afición |
las afueras |
la agencia |
la agitación |
la agonía |
la agresión |
la agresividad |
la agricultura |
el agua |
la aguja |
el ala |
la alarma |
la aldea |
la alegría |
la alerta |
la alfombra |
la alianza |
el alma |
la alteración |
la alternativa |
la altura |
la alusión |
la ambición |
la amenaza |
la amistad |
la angustia |
el ansia |
la ansiedad |
la aparición |
la apertura |
la apreciación |
la apuesta |
la araña |
el área |
la arena |
el arma |
la armonía |
la asamblea |
la asociación |
la atención |
la atmósfera |
la audacia |
la audiencia |
el aula |
la autonomía |
la autopista |
la autoridad |
la avenida |
la aventura |
la ayuda |
| bee |
| abstraction |
| grandmother |
| abundance |
| action |
| sidewalk, pavement |
| meeting, proceedings |
| activity |
| actress |
| performance |
| present |
| accusation |
| adaptation |
| adherence |
| administration |
| admiration |
| adolescence |
| acquisition |
| fondness |
| outskirts |
| agency |
| agitation |
| agony |
| aggression |
| aggressiveness |
| agriculture |
| water |
| needle |
| wing |
| alarm |
| small |
| joy |
| alert |
| rug |
| alliance |
| soul |
| alteration |
| alternative |
| height |
| allusion |
| ambition |
| threat |
| friendship |
| anguish |
| anxiety |
| anxiety |
| appearance |
| opening |
| appreciation |
| wager |
| spider |
| area |
| sand |
| weapon |
| harmony |
| assembly |
| association |
| attention |
| atmosphere |
| boldness |
| audience |
| classroom |
| autonomy |
| freeway, motorway (Brit) |
| authority |
| avenue |
| adventure |
| help |
You will note that some of the feminine nouns in the list above, have the definite article el in front of them.
Why?
"El and the indefinite article un are used immediately before singular feminine nouns beginning with stressed a- or ha-. This does not affect their gender ...."
A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish John Butt and Carmen Benjamin
Here is a list of Spanish feminine nouns that follow this rule.
el abra |
el África de hoy |
el águila |
el alba |
el alma (in above list) |
el alza |
el ancla |
el área (in above list) |
el arma (in above list) |
el arpa |
el Asia de hoy |
el aula (in list above) |
el asma |
el haba |
el habla |
el hacha |
el hada |
el hambre |
el hampa |
el haya |
Source: |
| mountain pass (LatAm) |
| Africa today |
| eagle |
| dawn |
| soul |
| increase |
| anchor |
| area |
| weapon |
| harp |
| Asia today |
| classroom |
| asthma |
| bean |
| speech-form |
| ax / axe (Brit) |
| fairy |
| hunger |
| criminal underworld |
| beech-tree |
| A New reference Grammar of Modern Spanish Butt & Benjamin |
A comprehensive list of Spanish masculine nouns beginning with A with an English translation
el abismo |
el abrazo |
el abrigo |
el abril |
el absurdo |
el abuelo |
el aburrimiento |
el abuso |
el acceso |
el accidente |
el aceite |
el acento |
el acero |
el ácido |
el acierto |
el acorde |
el acto |
el actor |
el acuerdo |
el adelanto |
el adiós |
el adjetivo |
el admirador |
el adorno |
el adulto |
el afán |
el afecto |
el agosto |
el ahorro |
el aire |
el aislamiento |
el ajuste |
el alambre |
el alcalde |
el alcance |
el alcohol |
el algodón |
el aliado |
el aliento |
el alimento |
el almacén |
el almuerzo |
el alquiler |
el altar |
el alumno |
el ámbito |
el amigo |
el análisis |
el ancho |
el ángulo |
el anhelo |
el anillo |
el animal |
el ánimo |
el año |
el antepasado |
el anuncio |
el aparato |
el apellido |
el apetito |
el aplauso |
el aporte |
el apoyo |
el aprendizaje |
el apunte |
el apuro |
el árbol |
el archivo |
el aroma |
el arreglo |
el arroyo |
el arroz |
el arte |
el artefacto |
el artículo |
el asalto |
el ascensor |
el asco |
el asiento |
el asilo |
el aspecto |
el astro |
el asunto |
el ataque |
el atardecer |
el atractivo |
el atributo |
el aumento |
el auto |
el autobús |
el automóvil |
el auxilio |
| abyss |
| hug |
| overcoat |
| April |
| absurdity |
| grandfather |
| boredom |
| abuse |
| access |
| accident |
| oil |
| accent |
| steel |
| acid |
| good |
| agreement |
| act |
| actor |
| accord, agreement |
| advance |
| goodbye |
| adjective |
| admirer |
| decoration |
| adult |
| eagerness |
| affection |
| August |
| saving |
| air |
| isolation |
| adjustment |
| wire |
| mayor |
| reach |
| alcohol |
| cotton |
| ally |
| breath |
| food |
| warehouse |
| lunch |
| rent |
| altar |
| student |
| sphere |
| friend |
| analysis |
| width |
| angle |
| longing |
| ring (for finger) |
| animal |
| zest |
| year |
| ancestor |
| advertisement |
| apparatus |
| last |
| appetite |
| applause |
| contribution |
| support |
| learning |
| note |
| trouble |
| tree |
| archive |
| aroma |
| arrangement |
| brook |
| rice |
| art |
| artifact |
| article |
| assault |
| elevator |
| disgust |
| seat |
| asylum |
| aspect |
| star |
| matter |
| attack |
| evening |
| attraction |
| attribute |
| increase |
| auto |
| bus |
| automobile |
| help |
Conclusion - Spanish nouns that start with A
There is the list in all its glory!
In preparing this list, I saw the word
".....¡ánimo!...."
This is a word which is used by the pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago when the going gets tough ... going up a hill for example.
It means "come on!" .. it is a term of encouragement.
Which leads me to say :
¡ÁNIMO!
....with this and all the other lists on this website.
So there you have it a perfectly formed list of 91 common Spanish masculine nouns and 67 common Spanish feminine nouns.
The real challenge is for you to get some of these nouns into your Spanish - they are a really firm building block on the language learning journey.
¡ÁNIMO!
