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
2041
rose

rose

1
2042
detergent

détergent

1
2043
disguise

déguisement

1
2044
to employ

employer

1
2045
known (feminine singular)

connue

1
2046
had fun (masculine plural)

éclatés

1
2047
underscore (_)

souligné

1
2048
planks; boards

planches

1
2049
slippers

pantoufles

1
2050
brought (masculine plural)

apportés

1
2051
cruel (feminine singular)

cruelle

1
2052
to miss

rater

1
2053
multiple (plural)

multiples

1
2054
computers

ordinateurs

1
2055 to please

plaisir

1
2056 products

produits

1
2057
put (1st person singular)

mets

1
2058 doughnut; donut

beignet

1
2059
F

F

1
2060
old (feminine)

vieille

1
2061
funny

amusant

1
2062
tidying

rangement

1
2063
circumstances

circonstances

1
2064
most; majority

plupart

1
2065
Sally (girl’s name)

Sally

1
2066
vocal (feminine singular)

vocale

1
2067
to close

fermer

1
2068
will call (3rd person plural)

appelleront

1
2069
imagine (2nd person singular imperative mode)

imagine

1
2070
raises; is raising; rises; is rising

lève

1
2071
wash (1st person plural)

lavons

1
2072
sixth

sixième

1
2073
to punish

punir

0
2074
given (feminine plural)

données

0
2075
loneliness

solitude

0
2076
trade (long form)

le commerce

0
2077 foodstuffs

denrées alimentaires

0
2078
Q

Q

0
2079
pray; am praying

prie

0
2080
to invite

inviter

0