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
2641
reservation; booking

réservation

6
2642
residency

résidence

1
2643
respect

respect

1
2644
rest

repos

3
2645
restaurant

restaurant

29
2646
restaurant owner

restaurateur

1
2647
restaurants

restaurants

2
2648
rests; is resting

repose

0
2649
result

résultat

1
2650
results

résultats

3
2651
retail

détail

2
2652
retired man

retraité

0
2653
retired woman

retraitée

0
2654
retirement

retraite

1
2655
return

retour

2
2656
returned (feminine plural)

rentrées

0
2657
returned (feminine singular)

rentrée

0
2658
returned (masculine plural)

rentrés

2
2659
returned (masculine singular)

rentré

0
2660
returns; is returning

rentre

8
2661
reveals; is revealing

révèle

2
2662
reversed (feminine singular)

inversée

1
2663
revolution

révolution

1
2664
rewards; is rewarding

récompense

2
2665
rheumatology

rhumatologie

2
2666
rheumatology (abbreviation)

rhumato

1
2667
rib

côte

4
2668
rib steak; rib-eye steak

entrecôte

3
2669
ribs

côtes

0
2670
rice

riz

3
2671
rich

riche

1
2672
rich (plural)

riches

1
2673
rig

plate-forme

1
2674
right

droit

3
2675
right-angled triangle

triangle rectangle

2
2676
ring

anneau

1
2677
ringmaster

Monsieur Loyal

0
2678
rings

bagues

2
2679
rings; circles

anneaux

2
2680
risotto

risotto

1