Spanish Body Vocabulary

Here are Spanish words for body to start with: oreja (ear), ojo (eye), mano (hand), cabeza (head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
earorejanounA1
eyeojonounA1
handmanonounA1
headcabezanounA1
legpiernanounA1
mouthbocanounA1
nosenariznounA1
toededo del pienounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
armbrazonounA1
bonehuesonounA1
neckcuellonounA1
shoulderhombronounA1
ankletobillonounA2
bloodsangrenounA2
chestpechonounA2
backespaldanounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
hairpelonounA1
kneerodillanounA1
facecaranounA2
hipcaderanounB1
liverhígadonounB1
collarboneclavículanounB2
facialfacialadjB2
respiratoryrespiratorioadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
cheekmejillanounA2
chinmentónnounA2
liplabionounA2
heeltalónnounB1
palmpalmanounB1
skullcráneonounB1
spinecolumna vertebralnounB1
veinvenanounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
earlobelóbulo de la orejanounB1
irisirisnounB1
tonguelenguanounB1
corneacórneanounB2
eardrumtímpanonounB2
eyelashpestañanounB2
nostrilfosa nasalnounB2
retinaretinanounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
braincerebronounA1
appendixapéndicenounB1
bladdervejiganounB1
ovaryovarionounB2
prostatepróstatanounB2
spleenbazonounB2
testicletestículonounB2
uterusúteronounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
abdominalabdominaladjB1
calfpantorrillanounB1
femurfémurnounB2
fibulaperonénounB2
gluteusglúteonounB2
pectoralmúsculo pectoralnounB2
tibiatibianounB2
trapeziustrapecionounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Spanish words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like oreja (ear), ojo (eye), mano (hand), cabeza (head). This page lists 56 Spanish words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Spanish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Spanish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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