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
41
to invite

inviter

0
42
treated

traité

0
43
slimmer

plus mince

0
44
loneliness

solitude

0
45
to identify

identifier

0
46
competent (feminine)

compétente

0
47
fireman; firefighter

pompier

0
48
garlic press

presse-ail

0
49
potato masher

presse-purée

0
50
indicated (feminine singular)

indiquée

0
51
to select

sélectionner

0
52
increased (feminine singular)

majorée

0
53
Australian (masculine singular)

australien

0
54
palace

palais

0
55
courthouse

tribunal

0
56
greetings

salutations

0
57
mortar

mortier

0
58
fixed (masculine plural)

fixés

0
59
given (masculine plural)

donnés

0
60
thinner

plus maigre

0
61
kept (feminine singular)

gardée

0
62
skyscraper

gratte-ciel

0
63
heifer

génisse

0
64
fascinating

passionnant

0
65
to find out about

se renseigner

0
66
best (feminine plural)

meilleures

0
67
foodstuffs

denrées alimentaires

0
68
a certain someone (feminine)

certaine

0
69
her

elle

0
70
booked

réservée

0
71
invited (feminine plural)

invitées

0
72
longer

plus long

0
73
grater

râpe

0
74
to pinch

pincer

0
75
indicated (masculine singular)

indiqué

0
76
common; frequent

fréquents

0
77
to move apart

s’éloigner

0
78
juggling

jonglerie

0
79
employees (feminine plural)

employées

0
80
windows

fenêtres

0