Spanish words that start with C

C is one of the richest letters in Spanish vocabulary, and this page reflects that — from home life (casa, cocina, cielo) to daily routines (café, coche). Browse the full list below, click any word to hear it spoken aloud, and explore example sentences suited to your level.

• caballo – horse
• cabello – hair
• cabeza – head
• cacahuete – peanut
• cada – each; every
• cadena – chain
• cafetera – coffee pot
• café – coffee
• caja – box; till
• calambre – cramp
• calcetín – sock
• caliente – hot; warm
• calle – street
• calor – heat
• calvo – bold
• cama – bed
• camarero/a – waiter/waitress
• cambio – change
• camino – walk; path
• camisa – shirt
• camión – truck
• campana – bell
• campo – field; countryside
• cana – grey hair
• cancelación – cancellation
• canela – cinnamon
• cansado – tired
• cantante – singer
• cantidad – amount
• caos – chaos
• capaz – capable
• caprichoso – capricious
• cara – face
• carcajada – guffaw
• cariño – affection
• carne – meat; flesh
• caro – expensive
• carretera – road
• carro – cart; trolley
• carta – letter
• cartera – wallet
• casa – house; home
• casado/a – married
• castaña – chesnut
• castillo – castle
• caída – fall
• cebolla – onion
• celebración – celebration
• celoso – jealous
• cena – dinner
• centro – center
• cepillo – brush
• cercano – near; close
• cerrado – closed
• cerveza – beer
• champiñón – mushroom
• cicatriz – scar
• ciego – blind
• cielo – sky
• cierto – true
• claro – clear
• clase – class
• clavo – nail
• cliente – client
• clásico – classic
• clínica – clinic
• cobarde – coward
• coche – car
• cocina – kitchen
• codo – elbow
• coincidencia – coincidence
• cojín – cushion
• cola – tail; queue
• colega – mate
• colegio – school
• color – color
• comedia – comedy
• comercio – shop; store
• comida – food
• compra – purchase
• común – common
• conocido – acquaintance
• cosa – thing
• cámara – camera
• césped – grass
• cómodo – comfortable