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
3721
singer (female)

chanteuse

0
3722
to get engaged

se fiancer

0
3723
vocal (masculine singular)

vocal

0
3724
alone (feminine plural)

seules

0
3725
to lean

s’appuyer

0
3726
to scare

faire peur

0
3727
public (feminine plural)

publiques

0
3728
seen (masculine plural)

vus

0
3729
had (3rd person plural)

avaient

0
3730
dressed up (masculine singular)

déguisé

0
3731
liquid

liquide

0
3732
local (masculine)

local

0
3733
rare; bloody

saignant

0
3734
curly (feminine plural)

bouclées

0
3735
understand (1st person plural)

comprenons

0
3736
guinea pig (used for experiments)

cobaye

0
3737
peeler

éplucheur

0
3738
to taste

goûter

0
3739
Leo (The Lion-astrological sign)

le lion

0
3740
sleeping pill

somnifère

0
3741
verbs

verbes

0
3742
private (feminine plural)

privées

0
3743
slower

plus lent

0
3744
spaghetti

spaghetti

0
3745
to convince

convaincre

0
3746
to fly

voler

0
3747
to serve

servir

0
3748
make; am making

fais

0
3749
sunglasses

lunettes de soleil

0
3750
beforehand

préalablement

0
3751
natural (masculine)

naturel

0
3752
to admit

admettre

0
3753
common (masculine)

courant

0
3754
cost; am costing

coûte

0
3755
to get fat

grossir

0
3756
pagoda

pagode

0
3757
trade (long form)

le commerce

0
3758
dentist

dentiste

0
3759
layer

couche

0
3760
to enter a civil partnership

se pacser

0