An example is the sentence below in which Spanish–derived words are in italics (original in parentheses): : 213 In an analysis of a Tagalog-language corpus consisting of random news, fiction and non-fiction articles published between 20, Ekaterina Baklanova found out that Spanish-derived words constitute 20% of the lexicon used. Steinkrüger, depending on the text type, around 20% of the vocabulary in a Tagalog text are of Spanish origin. Through his studies, the results of which were published in 1973 in the case of Tagalog and in 1976 in the case of Cebuano, it was found out that 20.4% of the lexicon used by Tagalog speakers were of Spanish origin, while it was 20.5% in the case of Cebuano.

As the aforementioned analysis didn't reveal the frequency of the usage of these words by native speakers, a study was conducted by Antonio Quilis in order to understand the percentage of Spanish-derived words used by Filipinos in their daily conversations. In their analysis of José Villa Panganiban's Talahuluganang Pilipino-Ingles (Pilipino-English dictionary), Llamzon and Thorpe (1972) pointed out that 33% of word root entries are of Spanish origin. The Filipino language incorporated Spanish loanwords as a result of 333 years of contact with the Spanish language. See also: Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish influence on Filipino culture, and Chavacano

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