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 Sort descending French Examples count Learn
521
canteen

cantine

1
522
cap

casquette

1
523
capital

capitale

3
524
capital letter

majuscule

4
525
Capricorn (sign of the zodiac)

capricorne

1
526
captivate; are captivating

passionnes

0
527
captivate; are captivating (3rd person plural)

passionnent

1
528
captivates; is captivating

passionne

0
529
car

voiture

16
530
caravan

caravane

0
531
caravans

caravanes

1
532
card; credit card

carte

6
533
card; menu

carte

4
534
cards (plural)

cartes

1
535
careful

attention

1
536
careful; cautious (feminine)

prudente

1
537
careful; cautious (masculine)

prudent

1
538
careless (feminine)

négligente

1
539
careless (masculine)

négligent

1
540
Carla (girl’s name)

Carla

1
541
Carmen (girl’s name)

Carmen

2
542
carries; is carrying

emporte

1
543
carrot

carotte

3
544
carrots

carottes

1
545
cars

voitures

1
546
Cartier-Bresson (surname)

Cartier-Bresson

1
547
cartoon

dessin animé

0
548
case

cas

3
549
cashier (feminine)

caissière

5
550
cashier (masculine)

caissier

4
551
castle

château

2
552
castles

châteaux

4
553
castor; wheel

roulette

4
554
castors

roulettes

4
555
casual jacket

blouson

2
556
casual; relaxed

décontracté

2
557
cat

chat

10
558
catch

prise

7
559
catches; is catching

attrape

1
560
Catholic

catholique

3