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
2601
red

rouge

19
2602
red (plural)

rouges

7
2603
redcurrant

groseille

2
2604
redhead; ginger

roux

2
2605
reference

référence

1
2606
refuses; is refusing

refuse

3
2607
region

région

6
2608
regions

régions

0
2609
registered (feminine singular)

déposée

1
2610
registration

immatriculation

3
2611
registration; enrolment

inscription

2
2612
regular

régulière

1
2613
regularly

régulièrement

1
2614
reimbursed (feminine plural)

remboursées

0
2615
reimbursed (feminine singular)

remboursée

0
2616
reimbursed (masculine plural)

remboursés

1
2617
reimbursed (masculine singular)

remboursé

0
2618
relationship

relation

1
2619
relaxation; rest

détente

1
2620
remains; is remaining

reste

9
2621
remember (2nd person singular, short form)

souviens

1
2622
remind; are reminding

rappelons

1
2623
remote

télécommande

4
2624
Rémy (boy’s name)

Rémy

1
2625
rent

loyer

1
2626
rent; are renting (1st person plural)

louons

1
2627
renting

location

1
2628
rents; is renting

loue

1
2629
repair; are repairing

réparons

1
2630
repaired (masculine singular)

réparé

2
2631
repairs; is repairing

répare

2
2632
repeat; are repeating

répétez

4
2633
repelled; delayed (masculine singular)

repoussé

2
2634
replied

répondu

1
2635
report

bulletin

1
2636
report

compte rendu

4
2637
reporter

reporter

1
2638
request

demande

1
2639
rescue

secours

1
2640
research

recherche

3