Spanish Adverbs of Frequency Tutorial

Adverbs of frequency in Spanish

What are adverbs of frequency?

They are words we use to speak about how often something happens.

For example:
How often do you play tennis? I play tennis every day.
¿Con qué frecuencia juegas al tenis? Juego al tenis todos los días.

Position of adverbs of frequency

Most adverbs of frequency are placed after the verb in Spanish but the adverbs siempre, nunca and raramente usually precede the verb.

Most adverbial phrases like "de vez en cuando" can either precede or follow a verb.

Every in Spanish

Every = todos los
Every day = todos los días
Every week = todos los semanas
Every year = todos los años

Once, twice, etc. in Spanish

once = una vez
twice = dos veces
three times = tres veces

four times a week = cuantro veces por semana
eight times a year = ocho veces al año

Note the change in spelling VEZ is singular VECES is plural

There is a flashcard exercise to help you learn the Spanish Adverbs of Frequency here

Examples of Spanish frequency adverbs

English	Spanish	English	Spanish
never	Nunca	Nunca bebo alcohol con el estómago vacío	I never drink alcohol on a empty stomach
occasionally	ocasionalmente	En invierno aparecen delfines ocasionalmente frente al hotel.	In Winter dolphins occasionally appear in front of the hotel.
sometimes	a veces	a veces me pregunto si no tendrá razón	sometimes I wonder if she is right
once in a while	de vez en cuando	Como dice mi padre, de vez en cuando hay que pecar.	As my father says, once in a while you have to sin.
always	Siempre	Siempre traigo buenas noticias	I always bring good news
regularly	con frecuencia	¿En qué meses los huracanes ocurren con frecuencia?	In which months do hurricanes occur regularly
rarely	rara vez	rara vez se equivoca	she rarely makes a mistake
monthly	mensualmente	¿Cuánto tengo que pagar mensualmente por un préstamo?	How much do I have to pay monthly for a loan.
hourly	cada hora	Mi bebé se despierta cada hora	My baby wakes up every hour.
annually	anualmente	WhatsApp empieza a cobrar anualmente a los usuarios de iPhone	WhatsApp start to charge iPhone users annually
usually	Normalmente	Normalmente me levanto a las ocho	I normally get up at eight
normally	Normalmente	Normalmente vienen a las 8 de la mañana	They normally come at 8 in the morning
constantly	constantemente	los precios de la gasolina se aumentan constantemente	Prices of gasoline go up all the time
weekly	semanalmente	Lista de videoclips (actualizada semanalmente)	List of videoclips(updated weekly)
daily	diariamente	Hacer deporte diariamente puede reducir el riesgo de enfermedad	Doing sport daily can reduce the risk of illness
every year	anualmente	¿Cuantas toneladas de CO2 se producen anualmente?	How many tons of CO2 are produced every year.
almost never	Casi nunca	Casi nunca llueve.	It almost never rains.
seldom	Casi nunca	Casi nunca tengo ganas de hacer al amor	I seldom feel like making love
frequently	frecuentamente	Tener sexo frecuentamente te hace más inteligente	Having sex frequently makes you more intelligent
often	a menudo	Discutir a menudo aumenta el riesgo de muerte	To argue often increases the risk of death.