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.
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Englishcloseness; proximity Frenchproximité Examples count2 Learn
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Englishfollow; are following (2nd person plural) Frenchsuivez Examples count2 Learn
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Englishguests Frenchinvités Examples count2 Learn
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Englishlong (feminine singular) Frenchlongue Examples count2 Learn
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Englishchalk Frenchcraie Examples count2 Learn
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Englishspeciality Frenchspécialité Examples count2 Learn
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Englishnapkin Frenchserviette Examples count2 Learn
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Englishto know Frenchconnaitre Examples count2 Learn
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Englishlied (masculine singular) Frenchmenti Examples count2 Learn
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Englishface Frenchvisage Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbeaver Frenchcastor Examples count2 Learn
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Englishinsect Frenchinsecte Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmonuments Frenchmonuments Examples count2 Learn
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Englishdream Frenchrêve Examples count2 Learn
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Englishto cook Frenchcuire Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbeautiful; handsome (feminine plural) Frenchbelles Examples count2 Learn
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Englishinterview Frenchinterview Examples count2 Learn
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Englishpessimistic Frenchpessimiste Examples count2 Learn
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Englisharmadillos Frenchtatous Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbest (masculine plural) Frenchmeilleurs Examples count2 Learn
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Englishgo upstairs; am going upstairs Frenchmonte Examples count2 Learn
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Englishretail Frenchdétail Examples count2 Learn
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Englishlambs Frenchagneaux Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbottom Frenchfond Examples count2 Learn
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Englishpastry maker Frenchpâtissier Examples count2 Learn
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Englishhospital Frenchhôpital Examples count2 Learn
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Englishclock Frenchpendule Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbar (e.g. for chocolate) Frenchbarre Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcups Frenchtasses Examples count2 Learn
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Englishseason Frenchsaison Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcheeses Frenchfromages Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmashed potatoes; purée Frenchpurée Examples count2 Learn
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Englishclementine Frenchclémentine Examples count2 Learn
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Englishdustmen (British); garbage men (American) Frenchéboueurs Examples count2 Learn
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Englishfrank (masculine singular) Frenchfranc Examples count2 Learn
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Englishacquittal Frenchacquittement Examples count2 Learn
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Englishdinosaur Frenchdinosaure Examples count2 Learn
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Englishspider Frencharaignée Examples count2 Learn
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EnglishPulitzer (surname) FrenchPulitzer Examples count2 Learn
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Englishraise; am raising; rise; am rising Frenchlève Examples count2 Learn