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
161
to consist

consister

0
162
possible (masculine singular)

éventuel

0
163
to grow up

grandir

0
164
captivate; are captivating

passionnes

0
165
bigger

plus grand

0
166
celebrates; is celebrating

célèbre

0
167
each other

se

0
168
regions

régions

0
169
aerial (masculine)

aérien

0
170
Z

Z

0
171
singer (female)

chanteuse

0
172
to get engaged

se fiancer

0
173
vocal (masculine singular)

vocal

0
174
alone (feminine plural)

seules

0
175
to lean

s’appuyer

0
176
to scare

faire peur

0
177
public (feminine plural)

publiques

0
178
competitor

concurrent

0
179
to finish

finir

0
180
lower

plus bas

0
181
happily

heureusement

0
182
peeler

éplucheur

0
183
to taste

goûter

0
184
Leo (The Lion-astrological sign)

le lion

0
185
sleeping pill

somnifère

0
186
verbs

verbes

0
187
private (feminine plural)

privées

0
188
seen (masculine plural)

vus

0
189
had (3rd person plural)

avaient

0
190
dressed up (masculine singular)

déguisé

0
191
liquid

liquide

0
192
local (masculine)

local

0
193
rare; bloody

saignant

0
194
curly (feminine plural)

bouclées

0
195
understand (1st person plural)

comprenons

0
196
guinea pig (used for experiments)

cobaye

0
197
to serve

servir

0
198
make; am making

fais

0
199
sunglasses

lunettes de soleil

0
200
beforehand

préalablement

0