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 Sort descending Learn
281
faster

plus rapide

0
282
to hate

détester

0
283
to prefer

préférer

0
284
night club

boite de nuit

0
285
to chop

hacher

0
286
to simmer

mijoter

0
287
swimsuit

maillot de bain

0
288
to compromise

compromettre

0
289
possible (feminine singular)

éventuelle

0
290
returned (masculine singular)

rentré

0
291
served (feminine)

servie

0
292
70 (seventy)

soixante-dix

0
293
G

G

0
294
aboriginal (plural)

aborigènes

0
295
lighthouse

phare

0
296
languages (long form)

les langues

0
297
retired man

retraité

0
298
write

écrivez

0
299
to layer

disposer en couches

0
300
date (appointment)

rendez-vous (privé)

0
301
to break up

rompre

0
302
to manage

gérer

0
303
to be discouraged

se décourager

0
304
will be

seras

0
305
to saw

scier

0
306
to like

kiffer

0
307
animated (feminine singular)

animée

0
308
local (masculine plural)

locaux

0
309
understood (feminine singular)

comprise

0
310
coin

pièce

0
311
nursing home

maison de repos

0
312
strainer

passoire

0
313
whisk

fouet

0
314
promised (3rd person singular, simple past)

promit

0
315
to regret

regretter

0
316
UFOs

ovnis

0
317
food

aliments

0
318
fire station

caserne de pompiers

0
319
to cook (short form)

cuisiner

0
320
to slice

trancher

0