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
2201
mass masse 1
2202
medicines médicaments 1
2203
wash (1st person plural) lavons 1
2204
instrument instrument 1
2205
to cool down se rafraîchir 1
2206
lie mensonge 1
2207
via; through via 1
2208
private (masculine plural) privés 1
2209
orthopedic (abbreviation) ortho 1
2210
maximum maximum 1
2211
to smoke fumer 1
2212
production production 1
2213
brought back (masculine singular) ramené 1
2214
study; am studying étudie 1
2215
paths; ways sentiers 1
2216
to comb peigner 1
2217
Valentine; Valentin (boy’s name) Valentin 1
2218
Christmas Eve; New Year’s Eve dinner réveillon 1
2219
Nevers (town) Nevers 1
2220
proposal proposition 1
2221
cruel (feminine singular) cruelle 1
2222
strict strict 1
2223
to tan bronzer 1
2224
careless (feminine) négligente 1
2225
disgusting dégoûtant 1
2226
sink évier 1
2227
Kathy (girl’s name) Kathy 1
2228
Rome (city) Rome 1
2229
accounting comptabilité 1
2230
smoke fumez 1
2231
relaxation; rest détente 1
2232
trousers pantalon 1
2233
foundation fondation 1
2234
chest poitrine 1
2235
beers bières 1
2236
encounter rencontre 1
2237
fashionable tendance 1
2238
expressions expressions 1
2239
aubergines (British); eggplants (American) aubergines 1
2240
pastries pâtisseries 1