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
2761
eat; are eating (2nd person singular)

manges

1
2762
gladly; willingly

volontiers

1
2763
convinced

convaincu

1
2764
thick (masculine singular)

épais

1
2765
missed (masculine singular)

raté

1
2766
melon

melon

1
2767
Pietragalla (surname)

Pietragalla

1
2768
prize

prix

1
2769
household

familier

1
2770
goat cheese

chèvre

1
2771
put back (masculine singular)

remis

1
2772
pan

poêle

1
2773
Charles (boy’s name)

Charles

1
2774
invoice

facture

1
2775
second (time)

seconde

1
2776
restaurant owner

restaurateur

1
2777
vocal (feminine singular)

vocale

1
2778
walk

promenade

1
2779
exchange

change

1
2780
high-heels

talons

1
2781
become (2nd person singular)

deviens

1
2782
connecting (feminine plural)

communicantes

1
2783
dubbed

doublé

1
2784
American (male plural)

américains

1
2785
bear cub

ourson

1
2786
oranges

oranges

1
2787
mayonnaise

mayonnaise

1
2788
put (3rd person plural)

mettent

1
2789
air conditioner

climatiseur

1
2790
George

George

1
2791
work

travaillez

1
2792
to snow

neiger

1
2793
to stay

séjourner

1
2794
Maltese (masculine)

maltais

1
2795
will arrive (1st person singular)

arriverai

1
2796
leaf

feuille

1
2797
to receive

accueillir

1
2798
university (adjective, plural)

universitaires

1
2799
punctuation

ponctuation

1
2800
metro; underground

métro

1