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
2721
detergent

détergent

1
2722
to cool down

se rafraîchir

1
2723
lie

mensonge

1
2724
via; through

via

1
2725
private (masculine plural)

privés

1
2726
orthopedic (abbreviation)

ortho

1
2727
seen (masculine singular)

vu

1
2728
maximum

maximum

1
2729
metres

mètres

1
2730
ready (feminine singular)

prête

1
2731
devil

diable

1
2732
enthusiastic (plural)

enthousiastes

1
2733
to perfume

parfumer

1
2734
mass

messe

1
2735
chairs

chaises

1
2736
Federer (surname)

Federer

1
2737
eat; are eating (2nd person singular)

manges

1
2738
gladly; willingly

volontiers

1
2739
convinced

convaincu

1
2740
thick (masculine singular)

épais

1
2741
missed (masculine singular)

raté

1
2742
melon

melon

1
2743
Pietragalla (surname)

Pietragalla

1
2744
prize

prix

1
2745
household

familier

1
2746
arrive; am arriving

arrive

1
2747
lab

labo

1
2748
Kathy (girl’s name)

Kathy

1
2749
finished

fini

1
2750
spendthrift

dépensier

1
2751
Rome (city)

Rome

1
2752
geography (short form)

géographie

1
2753
Taurus (sign of the zodiac meaning bull)

taureau

1
2754
baccalaureate exam

baccalauréat

1
2755
oral

oral

1
2756
bra

soutien-gorge

1
2757
foundation

fondation

1
2758
beers

bières

1
2759
fashionable

tendance

1
2760
knees

genoux

1