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
2481
lemons

citrons

1
2482
build; are building (3rd person plural)

construisent

1
2483
yogurt

yaourt

1
2484
put (1st person plural)

mettons

1
2485
whisky

whisky

1
2486
was concentrating

concentrais

1
2487
adore; love (3rd person plural)

adorent

1
2488
how many

combien

1
2489
ocean

océan

1
2490
wait

attends

1
2491
running

course

1
2492
desired

voulu

1
2493
stores; shops

magasins

1
2494
to arrive

arriver

1
2495
rents; is renting

loue

1
2496
popcorn

pop-corn

1
2497
vocabulary

vocabulaire

1
2498
have (2nd person plural, subjunctive mode)

ayez

1
2499
through; around

travers

1
2500
sanitary (plural)

sanitaires

1
2501
new; brand new

neuf

1
2502
curly brackets ({})

accolades

1
2503
lessons

leçons

1
2504
feather

plume

1
2505
traditionally

traditionnellement

1
2506
curtain

rideau

1
2507
mislead; are misleading; deceive; are deceiving (3rd person plural)

trompent

1
2508
Moroccan (singular, feminine)

marocaine

1
2509
forks

fourchettes

1
2510
serve; are serving (3rd person plural)

servent

1
2511
helps; is helping

aide

1
2512
Gustave (boy’s name)

Gustave

1
2513
wavy (masculine plural)

ondulés

1
2514
September

septembre

1
2515
walked

marché

1
2516
eye

œil

1
2517
to them

leur

1
2518
call (2nd person singular)

appelles

1
2519
big; fat (feminine)

grosse

1
2520
to cut

couper

1