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
to chop

hacher

0
282
to simmer

mijoter

0
283
swimsuit

maillot de bain

0
284
to compromise

compromettre

0
285
possible (feminine singular)

éventuelle

0
286
arrived (masculine plural)

arrivés

0
287
faster

plus rapide

0
288
to hate

détester

0
289
to prefer

préférer

0
290
aboriginal (plural)

aborigènes

0
291
lighthouse

phare

0
292
languages (long form)

les langues

0
293
retired man

retraité

0
294
write

écrivez

0
295
to layer

disposer en couches

0
296
date (appointment)

rendez-vous (privé)

0
297
to break up

rompre

0
298
to manage

gérer

0
299
to be discouraged

se décourager

0
300
will be

seras

0
301
to saw

scier

0
302
to like

kiffer

0
303
returned (masculine singular)

rentré

0
304
served (feminine)

servie

0
305
70 (seventy)

soixante-dix

0
306
G

G

0
307
nursing home

maison de repos

0
308
strainer

passoire

0
309
whisk

fouet

0
310
promised (3rd person singular, simple past)

promit

0
311
animated (feminine singular)

animée

0
312
local (masculine plural)

locaux

0
313
understood (feminine singular)

comprise

0
314
coin

pièce

0
315
fire station

caserne de pompiers

0
316
to cook (short form)

cuisiner

0
317
to slice

trancher

0
318
natural (feminine plural)

naturelles

0
319
to permit

permettre

0
320
equal; are equalling

égalent

0