Spanish Words That Start With S | List & Examples

There are many words that start with S in Spanish. Some may be familiar to English speakers (e.g., “señor,” “sol,” and “sonrisa”), but others won’t be.

Below, you’ll find lists of some adjectives, nouns, verbs, and other words that start with S in Spanish.

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Spanish adjectives that start with S

Some Spanish adjectives that start with S are:

• Sabedor: knowledgeable
• Sabelotodo: know-it-all
  
• Sabio: wise
  
• Sabroso: tasty
• Sacrificado: self-sacrificing; devoted
• Sacro: sacred
  
• Sagaz: sagacious; sharp; clever
• Sagrado: sacred
  
• Salado: salty
• Saleroso: witty
  
• Saliente: salient
  
• Salomonense: Solomon Islander
  
• Saludable: healthy
• Salvaje: wild
• Samoano: Samoan
• Sangriento: bloody; bleeding
• Sanguinario: bloodthirsty; vicious
  
• Sanmarinense: Sammarinese
• Sano: healthy
• Santo: holy
• Sanvicentino: Vincentian (from/of Saint Vincent)
• Sarnoso: mangy; scabby
• Saudí: Saudi
• Seco: dry
• Secular: secular
• Sedante: sedating; sedative
• Sedoso: silky
• Seguro: safe
• Semejante: similar; like
• Senegalés: Senegalese
• Senil: senile
• Sensacional: sensational
• Sensato: sensible
• Sensible: sensitive
• Sentado: seated
  
• Sentido: sensitive
• Separado: separated
• Serbio: Serbian
  
• Severo: severe
  
• Sexista: sexist
• Sexual: sexual
• Seychellense: Seychellois (from/of Seychelles)
  
• Sibilante: sibilant; hissing
  
• Sierraleonés: Sierra Leonean
• Sigiloso: stealthy
• Silencioso: silent
• Silvestre: wild; indigenous
• Simpático: nice; friendly
• Simple: simple
• Sincero: sincere
• Singapurense: Singaporean
• Siniestro: sinister
  
• Sinuoso: sinuous; winding
  
• Sirio: Syrian
  
• Sobrado: plenty of; well-off
• Sobresaliente: outstanding
  
• Sobrio: restrained; moderate
• Sociable: sociable
• Soez: rude
  
• Sofisticado: sophisticated
  
• Sofocante: suffocating
• Solitario: lonely
• Soltero: single
• Somalí: Somali
• Sombrío: somber; gloomy
  
• Somnoliento: drowsy
• Sonoro: loud; resounding
  
• Sosegado: calm; peaceful
• Soso: bland
• Sostenible: sustainable; bearable
• Suazi: Swazi (from/of Eswatini)
  
• Sublime: sublime
• Subterráneo: underground
• Sucio: dirty
• Sudafricano: South African
• Sudanés: Sudanese
• Sudoroso: sweaty
  
• Sueco: Swedish
• Suficiente: sufficient
• Sugestivo: suggestive
• Suizo: Swiss
• Sumiso: submissive
  
• Suntuoso: sumptuous; lavish
• Superficial: superficial
• Superior: superior
• Supremo: supreme
• Surcoreano: South Korean
• Surinamés: Surinamese (from/of Suriname)
• Surrealista: surrealist
• Susceptible: susceptible to; vulnerable to
• Suspicaz: distrusting; suspicious
• Sustancial: substantial; essential
• Sustentable: sustainable; convincing
• Sutil: subtle

Spanish nouns that start with S

These are some Spanish nouns that start with S. When nouns refer to people, they sometimes change grammatical gender (see the nouns marked with the “/a” ending).

• Sábado: Saturday
• Sabiduría: wisdom
• Sabor: flavor; taste
  
• Sabueso/a: hound
• Sacerdote: priest
  
• Saco: sack; bag
• Sal: salt
  
• Sala: room; hall
  
• Salario: salary
  
• Salchicha: sausage
  
• Salida: exit; departure
  
• Saliva: saliva
  
• Salón: living room; lounge
• Salto: jump; leap
  
• Salud: health
  
• Salvación: salvation
  
• Samba: samba
  
• Samoano: Samoan
  
• San Marino: San Marino
• San Vicente y las Granadinas: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  
• Sangre: blood
• Sanguijuela: leech
  
• Sanidad: public health
• Sanitario: nurse; healthcare worker
• Sanmarinense: Sammarinese
• Santo: saint; holy person
  
• Sanvicentino/a: Vincentian
  
• Sapo: toad
• Saudí: Saudi
• Savia: sap; vitality
  
• Saxofón: saxophone
• Secreto: secret
• Secuestro: kidnapping
  
• Seguridad: safety; security
• Seguro: insurance
  
• Seis: six
  
• Selección: selection; team (sports)
• Sello: stamp (for postage or printing)
• Selva: jungle; rain forest
  
• Semana: week
• Semejanza: similarity
  
• Semilla: seed
  
• Semáforo: traffic light
  
• Senegal: Senegal
  
• Senegalés/a: Senegalese
• Sensación: sensation
• Sentido: sense; meaning
  
• Sentimiento: feeling
• Señal: sign; signal
• Señor: man; Mr.
• Señora: woman; Mrs.
• Señorita: Miss
• Separación: separation
• Serbio: Serbian
• Serenidad: serenity
• Serie: series; TV show
• Serpiente: snake
  
• Servicio: service
• Servilleta: napkin
• Sesión: session
• Seta: mushroom
• Seudónimo: pseudonym
• Seychellense: Seychellois
• Sierra: mountain range; saw
• Sierra Leona: Sierra Leone
• Sierraleonés/a: Sierra Leonean
  
• Siglo: century
  
• Silencio: silence
  
• Silla: chair
  
• Silueta: silhouette
  
• Simbiosis: symbiosis
  
• Símbolo: symbol
• Simpatía: friendliness; charm; sympathy
  
• Simpleza: foolishness; stupidity
  
• Simulación: simulation
  
• Simulacro: drill; simulation
  
• Sinagoga: synagogue
  
• Singapur: Singapore
  
• Singapurense: Singaporean
  
• Siniestro: accident; loss
• Sinónimos: synonyms
• Síntesis: synthesis
• Síntoma: symptom
• Sintomatología: symptomatology
  
• Sirio: Syrian
  
• Sistema: system
  
• Situación: situation
  
• Skate: skateboard
  
• Sobras: leftovers (food)
  
• Sobre: envelope
  
• Sobriedad: sobriety
  
• Sociedad: society
  
• Socio: partner; member
  
• Sofá: sofa
• Sofocación: suffocation
  
• Software: software
  
• Sol: sun
  
• Soldado: soldier
• Soledad: solitude
  
• Solución: solution
• Somalí: Somali
  
• Sombra: shadow
  
• Sombrero: hat
  
• Sombrilla: parasol
  
• Sonido: sound
  
• Sonrisa: smile
  
• Sopa: soup
  
• Sorpresa: surprise
  
• Sorteo: drawing; raffle
  
• Sostén: support
  
• Sótano: basement
• Suazi: Swazi
  
• Suazilandia: Swaziland
  
• Subida: climb; ascent
  
• Sudáfrica: South Africa
• Sudafricano/a: South African
  
• Sudán: Sudan
• Sudanés/a: Sudanese
  
• Sudor: sweat
  
• Suecia: Sweden
  
• Sueco/a: Swedish
  
• Suegro/a: father-in-law/mother-in-law
  
• Suelo: floor; ground
  
• Sueño: dream; sleep
• Suerte: luck
  
• Suéter: sweater
• Sufrimiento: suffering
  
• Suiza: Switzerland
  
• Suizo/a: Swiss
  
• Sujeción: restraint; fastening
  
• Sujeto: subject (grammar or person)
  
• Suma: sum
  
• Suministro: supply
  
• Superior/a: superior; supervisor
  
• Supermercado: supermarket
  
• Supervivencia: survival
  
• Suplemento: supplement
  
• Suposición: assumption
  
• Supuesto: assumption; hypothetical case
  
• Sur: south
  
• Surcoreano: South Korean
  
• Surinam: Suriname
  
• Surinamés: Surinamese
  
• Surtido: assortment
  
• Suspenso: suspense
  
• Sustancia: substance
  
• Sustento: livelihood
  
• Susto: scare
  
• Sustracción: subtraction
  
• Sustrato: substrate
  
• Syria: Syria

Spanish verbs that start with S

Some Spanish verbs that start with S are:

• Saber: to know (facts, information, how to do something)
• Sacar: to take out; to remove
• Sacrificar: to sacrifice
• Sacudir: to shake out
• Salar: to salt
• Saldar: to settle (a debt); to sort out; to sell off
• Salir: to go out; to leave
• Saludar: to greet
• Salvar: to save (rescue or salvation)
• Sanar: to heal
• Satisfacer: to satisfy
• Secar: to dry
• Secuestrar: to kidnap
• Seducir: to seduce
• Seguir: to follow; to continue
• Seleccionar: to select
• Sembrar: to sow; to plant
• Señalar: to point out; to signal
• Sentar: to seat; to set; to establish
• Sentarse: to sit down
• Sentenciar: to sentence; to judge
• Sentir: to feel; to regret
• Separar: to separate
• Separarse: to split up; to separate oneself
• Ser: to be (essential or permanent qualities)
• Servir: to serve
• Significar: to mean; to signify
• Simbolizar: to symbolize
• Simular: to simulate; to pretend
• Sincronizar: to synchronize
• Sintetizar: to synthesize; to summarize
• Situar: to place; to locate
• Sobrar: to be left over
• Sobrevivir: to survive
• Sofocar: to suffocate; to stifle
• Solicitar: to apply for; to request
• Soltar: to let go; to release
• Someter: to subdue; to suppress
• Sonar: to ring; to sound
• Soñar: to dream
• Sonreír: to smile
• Sonrojarse: to blush
• Soportar: to bear; to endure
• Sorprender: to surprise
• Sospechar: to suspect
• Sostener: to hold; to sustain
• Subir: to go up; to climb; to get in/on (a vehicle)
• Subrayar: to underline; to emphasize
• Sufrir: to suffer
• Sugerir: to suggest
• Sujetar: to fasten; to hold down
• Suplicar: to beg; to implore
• Suponer: to suppose
• Suprimir: to suppress; to delete
• Surgir: to emerge; to come up
• Suscitar: to provoke; to stir up
• Suspender: to suspend; to fail (a class or exam)
• Sustentar: to sustain; to support
• Sustituir: to substitute
• Sustraer: to subtract; to take away

Other Spanish words that start with S

Some Spanish adverbs that start with S are:

• Sabiamente: wisely
• Sanamente: healthily
• Seguido: directly; regularly
• Seguramente: surely
• Sencillamente: simply
• Sensatamente: sensibly
• Serenamente: serenely
• Seriamente: seriously; sternly
• Siempre: always
• Silenciosamente: silently
• Simultáneamente: simultaneously
• Sin duda: without a doubt
• Sin embargo: however; nevertheless
• Sin querer: unintentionally
• Sin razón: without reason
• Sinceramente: sincerely
• Singularmente: particularly; singularly
• Sistemáticamente: systematically
• Sobradamente: excessively; more than enough
• Sobre todo: above all
• Solamente: only; just
• Sólo: only
• Sospechosamente: suspiciously
• Suavemente: softly; gently
• Sucintamente: succinctly
• Suficientemente: sufficiently
• Sumariamente: summarily; briefly
• Supuestamente: supposedly

There are also some Spanish prepositions that start with S:

• Salvo: except
• Según: according to; as soon as
• Sin: without
• Sino: but; except
• Sobre: over; above; on; on top of

Some Spanish conjunctions that start with S are:

• Si: if
• Si no: if not; otherwise
• Sino que: rather; but
• Siempre que: whenever; as long as; provided that
• Según: depending on; as; just as

Finally, there are some common Spanish pronouns that start with S:

• Se: himself; herself; itself; themselves (reflexive pronoun)
• Sí: himself; herself; itself (reflexive pronoun used after prepositions)
• Su: his; her; its; your; their (possessive adjective)
• Suyo: his; hers; yours; its (possessive pronoun)

Se can also mean “each other” or “one another” as a reciprocal pronoun. Se is also used as an impersonal pronoun in Spanish to mean that “something is done.” For example, the sentence “Se habla español en Argentina” translates as “Spanish is spoken in Argentina.” In English, the passive voice is used in this type of structure.

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