Understand spoken Dutch

Words by frequency

The following shows a list of all the words on the site ordered by the number of times they appear in the sample sentences. So, for example, if a word happens to turn up in 50 of our example sentences, then it will appear higher up than a word which only appears in 10 of our example sentences. The number of example sentences in which a particular word appears is also shown. By clicking on a word you can see a list of all the example sentences in which that word appears. Note that this Lingopolo frequency table is not likely to give the same results as a scientific study based on millions and millions of sentences: the Lingopolo frequency is only based on the sentences on Lingopolo. For practical purposes though, the Lingopolo approximation is good enough to ensure that words are learnt in approximately the most useful order.
Rank Recording English Dutch Examples count Learn
3921
collapsed; succumbed (singular)

bezweek

1
3922 blood red

bloedrood

1
3923
debtor

schuldenaar

1
3924
to put

steken

1
3925
palace

paleis

1
3926
other; remaining

overige

1
3927
avoided (past participle)

vermeden

1
3928 Spijkenisse

Spijkenisse

1
3929
to cluck

kakelen

1
3930
buddies

maatjes

1
3931 froze

dichtvroor

1
3932
disappointed (past participle)

teleurgesteld

1
3933
to spread

uitslaan

1
3934 shaver

scheerapparaat

1
3935
daily

dagelijks

1
3936
brightly lit

felverlichte

1
3937 traveler’s

traveller’s

1
3938
immersion

onderdompeling

1
3939
drowsy

suf

1
3940
to extend

verlengen

1
3941
left; to leave

uitging

1
3942
happens (3rd person singular)

geschiedt

1
3943 stood out

vooruitsprong

1
3944 differences

anderszijn

1
3945
bigger

groter

1
3946 New-year’s sun

nieuwjaarszon

1
3947
song

lied

1
3948
workload; task

werklast

1
3949
to resolve

verhelpen

1
3950
to lose; to get rid of

kwijtraken

1
3951
destroyed

vernietigd

1
3952
to compromise

schipperen

1
3953
to fill in

invullen

1
3954
absence through illness

ziekteverzuim

1
3955
Valentine

Valentijn

1
3956
funeral (the Netherlands)

uitvaart

1
3957
is snowing

sneeuwt

1
3958 released

vrijgelaten

1
3959
jumper

springer

1
3960
stroke (gesture)

haal

1