Free Spanish test

Test your Spanish level

From ser and estar to the imperfect subjunctive: an adaptive test that climbs from A0 to C2 while you keep answering correctly. About 10 minutes, result straight away, no sign-up.

Starts easy and gets harder as long as you keep getting answers right
About 10 minutes, up to 35 questions
Free, no sign-up, instant result from A0 to C2

What each level asks about

A0 and A1: ser or estar, hay, gender and agreement, gustar, the regular present
A2: preterite or imperfect, object pronouns such as se las, ser and estar with adjectives
B1: the present subjunctive after querer que and no creo que, cuando about the future, por and para
B2: the imperfect subjunctive, si-clauses, como si, prepositions before relative pronouns
C1: mood contrasts, conditional connectors such as siempre que, leísmo, discourse markers
C2: word order for focus, verbs and their prepositions, formal cohesion such as de ahí que

The levels, A0 to C2

Results use the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), the scale behind the Instituto Cervantes' DELE diplomas and the SIELE. A0 means you're starting from zero.

A0 · Beginner: You're at the very start: a few words, maybe greetings.
A1 · Elementary: You can introduce yourself, ask simple questions and handle very basic exchanges.
A2 · Pre-intermediate: You can manage routine tasks: shopping, directions, talking about your day and your past.
B1 · Intermediate: You can get by while travelling, tell a story and give your opinion on familiar topics.
B2 · Upper intermediate: You can follow most conversations and argue a point with some fluency.
C1 · Advanced: You express yourself fluently and flexibly, including for work and study.
C2 · Mastery: You understand virtually everything and express fine shades of meaning.

See the free Spanish course, level by level

Questions

How does the Spanish level test work?

You begin with five A0 questions such as ser or estar and hay. Three right answers take you up to A1, and so on through A2, B1, B2 and C1 to C2. A single weak level doesn't end it; a second one does. You get the highest level you passed.

Which Spanish does the test use?

Spain's Spanish, the course's default: los servicios for the toilets, for example. No right answer depends on the variety, so someone who learnt in Mexico or Buenos Aires scores the same. One C2 question asks what a Mexican speaker says to two friends.

Is the result a DELE or SIELE level?

No. The Instituto Cervantes runs the official DELE diplomas (A1 to C2) and the SIELE, which also test listening, speaking and writing. This free check looks only at grammar and usage and gives a CEFR estimate in a few minutes.

Where do the questions come from?

From the hand-written practice questions in SparkAI's Spanish lessons, chosen so each has one right answer and real Spanish forms as the wrong options. Each attempt draws five of them per level at random, so a retake asks different questions.

What happens after the result?

Press the button under your result and the Spanish course opens with that level ready to choose as your starting point. It's free and needs no account; your progress stays on this device until you choose to save it.