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
2561
coca-cola

coca-cola

1
2562
smile

souris

1
2563
check

vérifie

1
2564
pay

paie

1
2565
practice

pratique

1
2566
survey

sondage

1
2567
laundrette

blanchisserie

1
2568
Louvain-la-Neuve (city)

Louvain-la-Neuve

1
2569
to thank

remercier

1
2570
to wait for

attendre

1
2571
to facilitate

faciliter

1
2572
absolutely

impérativement

1
2573
access

accès

1
2574
biscuits

biscuits

1
2575
fine (for sand or powder, masculine)

fin

1
2576
reversed (feminine singular)

inversée

1
2577
girlfriends

copines

1
2578
small (feminine plural)

petites

1
2579
Roger (boy’s name)

Roger

1
2580
seasons

saisons

1
2581
tablespoons

cuillères à soupe

1
2582
would like; would love (1st person singular)

aimerais

1
2583
to understand

comprendre

1
2584
will take (1st person singular)

prendrai

1
2585
meticulous (masculine)

minutieux

1
2586
frank (feminine singular)

franche

1
2587
to sit down

s’asseoir

1
2588
composed

composé

1
2589
Marie-Claude (girl’s name)

Marie-Claude

1
2590
careless (feminine)

négligente

1
2591
Joseph (boy’s name)

Joseph

1
2592
to measure

mesurer

1
2593
clearly

clairement

1
2594
computers

ordinateurs

1
2595
John

John

1
2596
to help

aider

1
2597
generous

généreux

1
2598
Italy (short form)

Italie

1
2599
appearance (formal)

apparence

1
2600
excuse

excuse

1