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
1881
bakery

boulangerie

1
1882
laundrette

blanchisserie

1
1883
sheep (plural)

moutons

1
1884
one-way (ticket)

aller-simple

1
1885
closing

fermeture

1
1886
doel

but

1
1887
ebony

ébène

1
1888
bursts; is bursting

éclate

1
1889
permanence

permanence

1
1890
dollar ($)

dollar

1
1891
to shower

doucher

1
1892
national (feminine)

nationale

1
1893
active (masculine singular)

actif

1
1894
accommodation (plural)

logements

1
1895
cabbages

choux

1
1896 potatoes

pommes de terre

1
1897 could (polite form)

pourriez

1
1898
clearly

clairement

1
1899
John

John

1
1900
to help

aider

1
1901
Italy (short form)

Italie

1
1902
straight away

suite

1
1903
fly; are flying (3rd person plural)

volent

1
1904
loudly

bruyamment

1
1905
as

comme

1
1906
Maltese (masculine)

maltais

1
1907
medicines

médicaments

1
1908
rent; are renting (1st person plural)

louons

1
1909
middle

milieu

1
1910
common (masculine singular)

commun

1
1911
fires

feux

1
1912
treats; is treating

traite

1
1913
leave; am leaving; quit; am quitting

quitte

1
1914
courts

courts

1
1915
total

total

1
1916
union

union

1
1917
nozzle; head

pomme

1
1918
hang; are hanging (3rd person plural)

accrochent

1
1919
then; next

ensuite

1
1920
thick (masculine singular)

épais

1