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
2521
traditionally

traditionnellement

1
2522
curtain

rideau

1
2523
mislead; are misleading; deceive; are deceiving (3rd person plural)

trompent

1
2524
Moroccan (singular, feminine)

marocaine

1
2525
forks

fourchettes

1
2526
street

rue

1
2527
noted (masculine singular)

noté

1
2528
attentive (masculine singular)

attentif

1
2529
Vauban (military engineer and architect)

Vauban

1
2530
speak; are speaking

parlons

1
2531
B

B

1
2532
angry

en colère

1
2533
old (masculine, for use before vowel sound)

vieil

1
2534
Cartier-Bresson (surname)

Cartier-Bresson

1
2535
India

Inde

1
2536
translated

traduit

1
2537
sirloin

aloyau

1
2538
inheritance

héritage

1
2539
Berlin (city)

Berlin

1
2540
Christophe (boy’s name)

Christophe

1
2541
parent

parent

1
2542
to succeed

réussir

1
2543
gloves

gants

1
2544
beans

haricots

1
2545
coca-cola

coca-cola

1
2546
smile

souris

1
2547
check

vérifie

1
2548
pay

paie

1
2549
practice

pratique

1
2550
survey

sondage

1
2551
laundrette

blanchisserie

1
2552
Louvain-la-Neuve (city)

Louvain-la-Neuve

1
2553
church

église

1
2554
sector

domaine

1
2555
candle

bougie

1
2556
to click

cliquer

1
2557
charge

charge

1
2558
will put

mettrez

1
2559
remind; are reminding

rappelons

1
2560
catches; is catching

attrape

1