Spanish Words That Start With C | List & Examples
There are many words that start with C in Spanish. Some of these words (e.g., “café,” “calle,” or “casa”) are quite familiar to many English speakers, and others are less so.
Below, you’ll find lists of some adjectives, nouns, verbs, and other words that start with C in Spanish.
Spanish adjectives that start with C
Below are some Spanish adjectives that start with C.
- Cabelludo: hairy
- Cabezón: stubborn
- Cabizbajo: downcast; crestfallen
- Cabrado: furious; pissed off
- Cálido: warm
- Calvo: bald
- Cambiable: changeable (can be changed)
- Cambiante: changeable (often changes); volatile; moody
- Campero: country; rustic
- Canalla: rotten (of a person); despicable
- Canijo: weak; frail
- Canoso: gray-haired
- Cantante: singing
- Cansado: tired
- Capaz: able; capable
- Caro: expensive
- Carmesí: crimson
- Cariñoso: affectionate
- Casado: married
- Castellano: Castilian; Spanish
- Castizo: traditional; authentic; pure-blooded
- Casual: chance; coincidental
- Catalán: Catalan; Catalonian
- Causal: causal
- Cauteloso: cautious; careful; prudent
- Caótico: chaotic
- Celeste: sky-blue; heavenly
- Celoso: jealous
- Cercano: close; nearby
- Cerrado: closed; reserved
- Certero: well-aimed; accurate
- Chachi: cool; amazing
- Chileno: Chilean
- Chiquito: tiny
- Claro: clear; light (of a color); obvious
- Clave: key; crucial
- Clandestino: clandestine
- Cochino: dirty; filthy
- Coherente: coherent; consistent
- Colombiano: Colombian
- Complejo: complex; challenging
- Complicado: complicated
- Cómodo: comfortable
- Cómico: comical
- Confiado: confident; trusting; naive
- Confuso: confusing; confused
- Contento: happy; content
- Corriente: ordinary; common
- Corto: short
- Costarricense: Costa Rican
- Crocante: crunchy
- Cruel: cruel
- Cubano: Cuban
- Curioso: curious; inquisitive; strange
- Cutre: stingy (of a person); seedy (of a place)
Aunque al llegar, el lugar parecía cómodo y cálido, el ambiente se volvió confuso, cambiante y un poco caótico después de la llegada de un grupo de chicos canallas. [Although upon arriving the place seemed comfortable and warm, the atmosphere became confusing, volatile, and a bit chaotic after the arrival of a group of rotten boys.]
- To make adjectives feminine, change the “o” ending to an “a.”
- To make adjectives plural, add an “s.”
- Bear in mind some adjectives do not change (e.g., “canalla” is the same regardless of gender).
Or, use QuillBot’s Grammar Checker to quickly and easily make sure your Spanish adjectives are correct.
Spanish nouns that start with C
Below are some Spanish nouns that start with C. Nouns that change gender depending on the person referred to are marked with the “/a” ending.
- Caballo: horse
- Cabello: hair
- Cabeza: head
- Café: coffee
- Cafetera: coffee maker
- Cafetería: coffee shop; cafe
- Calle: street
- Calor: heat
- Caja: box; cash register
- Cajero/a: cashier; bank teller
- Cama: bed
- Cámara: camera
- Camisa: shirt
- Camiseta: t-shirt
- Campo: countryside; field
- Canción: song
- Cangrejo: crab
- Camarero/a: waiter
- Can: dog (formal)
- Capitán/a: captain
- Carnaval: carnival
- Carnicería: butcher’s shop
- Carnicero/a: butcher
- Carro: car (Latin America)
- Carta: letter; menu; card
- Cartero/a: mail carrier
- Casa: house
- Catedral: cathedral
- Cerebro: brain
- Cerveza: beer
- Ciclo: cycle
- Cielo: sky; heaven
- Ciencia: science
- Científico/a: scientist
- Cinturón: belt
- Ciudad: city
- Clase: class
- Coche: car (Spain)
- Cocina: kitchen
- Cocinero/a: cook; chef
- Colina: hill
- Comensal: diner; dinner guests
- Comida: food; meal
- Conductor/a: driver
- Copa: wine glass; cup (trophy)
- Corazón: heart
- Correo: mail
- Costura: sewing; seam
- Cristal: crystal; window pane
- Cruz: cross
- Cuadro: painting; frame; picture
- Cuchara: spoon
- Cuchillo: knife
- Cuerpo: body
- Cueva: cave
- Cuervo: crow; raven
El cocinero preparaba la comida en la cocina mientras los camareros ponían las copas en la mesa, dejando todo listo para la llegada de los comensales. [The cook prepared the food in the kitchen while the waiters put the wine glasses on the table, leaving everything ready for the dinner guests’ arrival.]
Spanish verbs that start with C
Find some Spanish verbs that start with C below.
- Caber: to fit
- Caer: to fall
- Calentar: to heat
- Calificar: to grade; to rate; to label
- Callar: to silence; to hush
- Callarse: to be quiet
- Cambiar: to change
- Caminar: to walk
- Cansar: to tire out
- Cansarse: to get tired
- Cantar: to sing
- Cargar: to load; to charge
- Casarse: to get married
- Causar: to cause
- Cazar: to hunt
- Ceder: to cede; to give up
- Celebrar: to celebrate
- Cenar: to have dinner
- Cepillar: to brush
- Cerrar: to close
- Charlar: to chat
- Chocar: to crash; to collide
- Chupar: to suck
- Cocinar: to cook
- Coger: to take; to hold; to catch
- Colocar: to place; to put
- Comenzar: to begin
- Comer: to eat, especially lunch
- Comparar: to compare
- Compartir: to share
- Comprar: to buy
- Comprender: to understand
- Comunicar: to communicate
- Conducir: to drive
- Conocer: to know (a person); to meet
- Conseguir: to get; to achieve
- Construir: to build
- Contar: to count; to tell (e.g., an anecdote)
- Contener: to contain
- Contestar: to answer
- Continuar: to continue
- Contribuir: to contribute
- Convertir: to convert; to turn into
- Convertirse: to become
- Correr: to run
- Cortar: to cut
- Costar: to cost
- Crear: to create
- Crecer: to grow
- Creer: to believe
- Criar: to raise (children or animals)
- Cuajar: to curdle; to set (e.g., gelatin)
- Cubrir: to cover
- Cuidar: to take care of
- Cumplir: to fulfill; to turn (an age)
- Curar: to cure; to heal
- Cruzar: to cross
Criar hijos implica verlos cumplir años, crecer, conocer amigos, comenzar a compartir tiempo con otras personas y convertirse en adultos. [Raising children involves watching them celebrate birthdays, grow up, meet friends, start spending time with other people, and become adults.]
Other Spanish words that start with C
Some Spanish adverbs that start with C are:
- Cada vez más: increasingly
- Calladamente: quietly
- Casualmente: coincidentally; by chance
- Casi: almost
- Cerca: nearby; close
- Ciertamente: certainly
- Científicamente: scientifically
- Claramente: clearly
- Claro: clearly
- Completamente: completely
- Como: as; like
- Conjuntamente: jointly
- Constantemente: constantly
- Continuamente: continuously
- Cordialmente: cordially
- Correctamente: correctly
- Cruelmente: cruelly
- Culturalmente: culturally
- Cuanto: whatever; as much as
- Cuanto antes: as soon as possible
- Cuidadosamente: carefully
A few common Spanish prepositions that start with C are:
- Cerca de: close to; nearby
- Como: as
- Con: with
- Con respecto a/de: with respect to; in relation to
- Contra: against
Finally, some Spanish subordinating conjunctions that start with C are:
- Como: since; because; as
- Con tal de que: as long as; providing
- Cuando: when
Spanish words with other letters
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