spanish has 1 thousand less words then English so English has more words
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If you include "late borrowings" (words recently adopted from other languages), then English has more words than any language on Earth.
However, there is no true way to measure the number of words in any language, because there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a word.
Some words in English that sound like they come from Spanish include taco, salsa, siesta, hacienda, and fiesta. These words have been borrowed and adopted into English, preserving their Spanish pronunciation and meaning.
English has given words related to sports such as futbol (football), baloncesto (basketball), hockey... In last years (since 1960 and XXI century), Spanish has taken modern world words related to business, shopping, technology, television, music, fashion... (trendy, handicap, guay, cool, crash, outlet, tablet, internet...)
English is more widely spoken as a first language, with approximately 360 million native speakers. However, Spanish is more widely spoken overall, including second language speakers, with around 460 million speakers worldwide.
If you are talking about native speakers, English and Spanish are about tied. If you are talking about total speakers, then English has the most.
English is known to have one of the largest vocabularies of any language, with estimates ranging from 250,000 to a million words.
More people speak Spanish as a native tongue (first language) than English, but more people speak English as a second or third or fourth language than Spanish.
Some words in English that sound like they come from Spanish include taco, salsa, siesta, hacienda, and fiesta. These words have been borrowed and adopted into English, preserving their Spanish pronunciation and meaning.
If you include "late borrowings" (words recently adopted from other languages), then English has more words than any language on Earth. However, there is no true way to measure the number of words in any language, because there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a word.
English has given words related to sports such as futbol (football), baloncesto (basketball), hockey... In last years (since 1960 and XXI century), Spanish has taken modern world words related to business, shopping, technology, television, music, fashion... (trendy, handicap, guay, cool, crash, outlet, tablet, internet...)
There are several Spanish language words that carry the meaning of the English language word "instigator", such as "instigador", "rebelde", and "perturbador".More Spanish language words for "instigator" can be found by utilizing the Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary, whose Homepage can be accessed by following the related link listed below:
English is more widely spoken as a first language, with approximately 360 million native speakers. However, Spanish is more widely spoken overall, including second language speakers, with around 460 million speakers worldwide.
In Spanish, mas means "more" in English.
If you are talking about native speakers, English and Spanish are about tied. If you are talking about total speakers, then English has the most.
The English language has more words than the German though I don't know any exact numbers. English is seen as the language with the most words worldwide.
I believe that the letter 'S' starts more words than any other letter in the English Language
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English is known to have one of the largest vocabularies of any language, with estimates ranging from 250,000 to a million words.