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 Sort ascending Examples count Learn
121
want; am wanting (1st person singular)

veux

14
122
want; are wanting

veux

4
123
wants; is wanting

veut

15
124
want; are wanting (3rd person plural)

veulent

5
125
would you please

veuillez

6
126
clothes

vêtements

4
127
jacket

veste

1
128
green (masculine plural)

verts

7
129
green (feminine plural)

vertes

3
130
green (feminine)

verte

8
131
green (masculine)

vert

5
132
to pour

verser

0
133
Aquarius (sign of the zodiac)

verseau

1
134
glass

verre

7
135
Veronika (girl’s name)

Veronika

1
136
Vermont (state)

Vermont

1
137
truth

vérité

2
138
will verify (1st person plural)

vérifierons

1
139
check

vérifie

1
140
verbs

verbes

0
141
come

venue

1
142
tummy; belly

ventre

4
143
fan

ventilateur

1
144
wind

vent

4
145
to come

venir

5
146
poisonous; venomous (masculine)

venimeux

2
147
come; are coming (2nd person plural)

venez

1
148
Friday

vendredi

14
149
to sell

vendre

2
150
sell; are selling

vendons

2
151
seller; vendor (feminine)

vendeuse

4
152
seller; vendor (masculine)

vendeur

4
153
sells; is selling

vend

5
154
cream soup

velouté

3
155
bicycles; bikes

vélos

2
156
bicycle; bike

vélo

9
157
to calve

vêler

0
158
lucky

veinard

1
159
day before

veille

1
160
star (celebrity)

vedette

3