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 Sort descending Examples count Learn
121
go; are going (1st person plural)

allons

25
122
then; so

alors

10
123
sirloin

aloyau

1
124
aluminium

aluminium

3
125
embassy

ambassade

2
126
to improve

améliorer

1
127
American (male)

américain

1
128
American (feminine)

américaine

2
129
American (male plural)

américains

1
130
America (short form)

Amérique

2
131
friend (masculine)

ami

16
132
friend (feminine)

amie

2
133
friends (feminine plural)

amies

1
134
friends (masculine plural)

amis

16
135
love

amour

2
136
in love (feminine)

amoureuse

3
137
in love (masculine)

amoureux

1
138
amphitheater

amphithéâtre

1
139
funny

amusant

1
140
funny (masculine)

amusant

0
141
funny (feminine)

amusante

1
142
to entertain

amuser

1
143
year

an

5
144
Anaïs (girl’s name)

Anaïs

1
145
pineapple

ananas

2
146
ancestors

ancêtres

3
147
old; ancient (masculine)

ancien

1
148
old; ancient (feminine)

ancienne

0
149
donkey

âne

2
150
donkeys

ânes

2
151
English (masculine)

anglais

12
152
English (feminine)

anglaise

2
153
angle

angle

4
154
England (short form)

Angleterre

5
155
animal

animal

6
156
pet

animal familier

2
157
activity leader; presenter

animateur

2
158
activity leaders

animateurs

3
159
animation

animation

3
160
animals

animaux

5