Understand spoken French

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 French Examples count Learn
1401
eh

hein

1
1402
creator; designer (feminine)

créatrice

1
1403
connecting (feminine plural)

communicantes

1
1404
build; are building (3rd person plural)

construisent

1
1405
snails

escargots

1
1406
periods of time

périodes

1
1407
dresses

robes

1
1408
to repair

réparer

1
1409
give; are giving (1st person plural)

donnons

1
1410
fourth

quatrième

1
1411
to cool down

se rafraîchir

1
1412
find; are finding (3rd person plural)

trouvent

1
1413
following day

lendemain

1
1414
fine (for sand or powder, masculine)

fin

1
1415
feather

plume

1
1416
blade; sprig

brin

1
1417
Sylvestre (boy’s name)

Sylvestre

1
1418
complete (masculine singular)

complet

1
1419
golf

golf

1
1420 kersen

cerises

1
1421 yogurt

yaourt

1
1422 put (1st person plural)

mettons

1
1423 vacuum cleaner

aspirateur

1
1424
S

S

1
1425
household

familier

1
1426
to improve

améliorer

1
1427
boarding

embarquement

1
1428
used (masculine)

utilisé

1
1429
certain people; certain places (feminine plural)

certaines

1
1430
here you go; there

tiens

1
1431
will miss (1st person singular)

manquerai

1
1432
listen; are listening (1st person plural)

écoutons

1
1433
tempting

tentant

1
1434
song

chanson

1
1435
through; around

travers

1
1436
camper vans

camping-cars

1
1437
curly bracket ({)

accolade

1
1438
comb

peigne

1
1439
long (feminine singular)

longue

1
1440
live; are living; inhabit; are inhabiting (2nd person plural)

habitez

1