Spanish Words That Start With E | List & Examples
There are many words that start with E in Spanish. English speakers will probably recognize some of these words (e.g., “elefante,” “estar,” and “estudiar”) but probably won’t know many others.
Below, you’ll find lists of some adjectives, nouns, verbs, and other words that start with E in Spanish.
Spanish adjectives that start with E
Some Spanish adjectives that start with E are:
- Ebrio: drunk
- Echado: lying down; laid down
- Económico: economic; cheap
- Ecuestre: equestrian
- Educado: polite
- Eficaz: effective
- Eficiente: efficient
- Efímero: ephemeral
- Egoísta: selfish
- Elegante: elegant
- Elegible: eligible
- Embarazada: pregnant
- Emparentado: related (of people)
- Empinado: steep
- Enamorado: in love
- Encantado: enchanted; delighted; enthusiastic
- Encantador: charming
- Encargado: responsible for; in charge of
- Enchufado: well-connected
- Encogido: crouched; huddled
- Encomiable: praiseworthy
- Encorvado: hunched; stooped over
- Encrespado: curly
- Endeble: unstable; rickety
- Endémico: endemic; indigenous
- Enfadado: angry
- Engañoso: deceitful
- Enjuto: bony; gaunt
- Enojado: angry
- Enojoso: annoying
- Enrollado: rolled up
- Entreabierto: half-open; ajar
- Entrometido: nosy; meddlesome
- Eólico: of or relating to wind
- Erizado: spiky; prickly
- Erudito: erudite; scholarly
- Escalofriante: chilling
- Escarlata: scarlet
- Escarpado: rocky; strenuous
- Escaso: scarce
- Escuálido: emaciated; skinny
- Esperado: expected; anticipated
- Espumoso: foamy
- Estable: stable
- Estresado: stressed
- Estridente: strident; grating
- Estupefacto: stupified; astonished
- Estupendo: great
- Estúpido: stupid
- Eterno: eternal
- Exacto: exact; identical
- Excesivo: excessive
- Exento: exempt
- Exigente: demanding
- Extraño: strange
El hombre ebrio y la mujer embarazada están emparentados, y vienen de una familia que, a pesar de ser extraña, está enchufada. [The drunk man and the pregnant woman are related, and they come from a family that, despite being strange, is well-connected.]
The list shows the masculine forms. But, for instance, in the examples, “encantador” becomes “encantadora,” as it’s modifying a feminine noun.
QuillBot’s Grammar Checker can help ensure you use Spanish adjectives correctly in your writing.
Spanish nouns that start with E
These are some Spanish nouns that start with E. Nouns that refer to people can sometimes change grammatical gender (and in this list, are marked with the “/a” ending).
- Ecología: ecology
- Ecólogo/a: ecologist
- Economía: economy
- Economista: economist
- Edición: edition; editing
- Editor/a: editor; publisher
- Editorial: editorial; publishing house
- Efecto: effect
- Ejemplo: example
- Ejército: army
- Elección: election; choice
- Electricista: electrician
- Elefante: elephant
- Elegancia: elegance
- Elemento: element
- Empleado/a: employee
- Empleo: employment; job
- Emú: emu
- Encanto: charm
- Encargado/a: manager
- Encuentro: meeting; match
- Enemigo: enemy
- Enero: January
- Enfermero/a: nurse
- Entrevista: interview
- Envidia: envy
- Equilibrio: balance
- Equipo: team; equipment
- Erizo: hedgehog
- Erizo de mar: sea urchin
- Escarabajo: beetle
- Esclavo: slave
- Escorpión: scorpion
- Escritor/a: writer; author
- Escuela: school
- Esfinge: sphinx
- Esfuerzo: effort
- Esófago: esophagus
- Espacio: space or area; outer space
- Espejo: mirror
- Esquina: corner
- Estación: station
- Estado: state; nation
- Estibador/a: stevedore; dockworker
- Estilista: stylist
- Estilo: style
- Estrella: star
- Estrella de mar: starfish
- Estudiante: student
- Estudio: study
- Examen: exam
- Exceso: excess
- Éxito: success
- Expresión: expression
- Exposición: exhibition
- Exterior: exterior
- Exterminador/a: exterminator
- Extranjero/a: foreigner
La exposición presentó animales como el elefante, el emú, el erizo y la estrella de mar para concienciar sobre la ecología y la biodiversidad. [The exhibition featured animals like the elephant, the emu, the hedgehog, and the starfish to raise awareness about ecology and biodiversity.]
Spanish verbs that start with E
Spanish verbs that start with E include:
- Echar: to throw; to pour; to put; to fire (from a job); to emit
- Echar de menos: to miss (someone or something)
- Educar: to educate; to teach good manners
- Efectuar: to carry out; to perform
- Elaborar: to produce; to develop
- Elegir: to choose; to elect
- Elevar: to raise
- Empezar: to begin
- Emplear: to employ; to use
- Encantar: to make happy; to love (something)
- Encender: to turn on; to ignite
- Encerrar: to lock up; to enclose
- Encontrar: to find; to meet
- Enfadar: to anger
- Enfermar: to make sick
- Enfriar: to cool
- Entrar: to enter
- Enviar: to send
- Envolver: to wrap
- Equivocar: to confuse
- Equivocarse: to be wrong
- Escalar: to climb
- Escapar: to escape
- Esconder: to hide
- Escribir: to write
- Escuchar: to listen
- Esperar: to wait; to hope
- Establecer: to establish
- Estar: to be (for temporary states and location)
- Estimar: to estimate; to appreciate
- Estirar: to stretch
- Estornudar: to sneeze
- Estudiar: to study
- Examinar: to examine
- Excluir: to exclude
- Exigir: to demand
- Existir: to exist
- Explicar: to explain
- Explorar: to explore
- Expresar: to express
- Extender: to extend
- Exterminar: to exterminate
- Extraer: to extract
- Extrañar: to miss (someone or something); to puzzle
Encendieron un fuego para que echara humo, y esperaron a que el rescate los encontrara. [They lit a fire so that it would give off smoke, and they waited for the rescue team to find them.]
Other Spanish words that start with E
Some Spanish adverbs that start with E are:
- Efectivamente: effectively; indeed; that’s right
- Eficazmente: effectively
- Encima: above; on top; on top of that
- Enérgicamente: energetically
- En fin: in short; in summary; finally
- En medio: in between; in the middle
- En nada: at all; in no way
- Enormemente: terribly; extremely
- Enteramente: entirely; fully
- Escasamente: scarcely; hardly
- Especialmente: especially
- Específicamente: specifically
- Evidentemente: evidently
- Exactamente: exactly
- Excesivamente: excessively
- Exitosamente: successfully
- Exteriormente: outwardly
- Extrañamente: strangely
- Extremadamente: extremely
There are many common Spanish prepositions that start with E:
- En: in; on; at
- Encima de: on top of; above
- En contra de: against or in opposition to something
- En cuanto a: regarding; as for
- En dirección a: toward
- Enfrente de: in front of; opposite
- En lugar de: instead of; rather than
- En medio de: in the middle of
- En pro de: in favor of
- En relación con: in relation to; regarding
- En torno a: around; about
- Entre: between; among
- En vez de: in place of; instead of
- En virtud de: given that; considering that
- Excepto: except
There are also some Spanish conjunctions that start with E. One coordinating conjunction is e (“and”), which is used in place of y (the more common form) when the following word begins with “i” or “hi.”
A few Spanish subordinating conjunctions that start with E are:
- En caso de que: in the event that; in case of
- En cuanto: as soon as; when
- Es decir: in other words
Finally, a few of the most commonly used determiners and pronouns in Spanish start with E:
- El: the (the singular, masculine definite article)
- Él: he (the singular, masculine Spanish subject pronoun)
- Ella: she (the singular, feminine subject pronoun)
- Ellas: they (the plural subject pronoun for all-female groups)
- Ellos: they (the plural subject pronoun for all-male or mixed-gender groups)
Spanish words with other letters
If you’re looking for Spanish words that start with another letter, you can visit one of our other articles.
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| Spanish words with B | Spanish words with H | Spanish words with M | Spanish words with R | Spanish words with W |
| Spanish words with C | Spanish words with I | Spanish words with N | Spanish words with S | Spanish words with X |
| Spanish words with D | Spanish words with J | Spanish words with O | Spanish words with T | Spanish words with Y |
| Spanish words with F | Spanish words with K | Spanish words with P | Spanish words with U | Spanish words with Z |
