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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Englishthin Frenchmaigre Examples count2 Learn
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Englishblue (masculine plural) Frenchbleus Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcommon (feminine) Frenchcourante Examples count2 Learn
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Englishstates Frenchétats Examples count2 Learn
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Englishpasta Frenchpâtes Examples count2 Learn
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Englishrock (music) Frenchrock Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbutcher Frenchcharcutier Examples count2 Learn
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Englishletter box Frenchboite aux lettres Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmammal Frenchmammifère Examples count2 Learn
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Englishthese (feminine plural) Frenchcelles Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmummy Frenchmomie Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmain Frenchprincipal Examples count2 Learn
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Englishdice Frenchdés Examples count2 Learn
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Englishfirst Frenchd’abord Examples count2 Learn
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Englishugly Frenchmoche Examples count2 Learn
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Englishsail Frenchvoile Examples count2 Learn
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EnglishMoroccan (singular, masculine) Frenchmarocain Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcourgettes; zucchini (plural) Frenchcourgettes Examples count2 Learn
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Englishapricot Frenchabricot Examples count2 Learn
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Englishequal Frenchégaux Examples count2 Learn
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EnglishEiffel (surname) FrenchEiffel Examples count2 Learn
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EnglishMay Frenchmai Examples count2 Learn
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Englishlight (masculine singular) Frenchléger Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcroissants Frenchcroissants Examples count2 Learn
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Englishmagic Frenchmagie Examples count2 Learn
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Englishhave lunch; am having lunch Frenchdéjeune Examples count2 Learn
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Englishbatteries Frenchpiles Examples count2 Learn
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Englishstay; am staying (1st person singular) Frenchreste Examples count2 Learn
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Englishagain Frenchencore Examples count2 Learn
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Englishdisciplined Frenchdiscipliné Examples count2 Learn
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Englishcomes; is coming (3rd person singular) Frenchvient Examples count2 Learn
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Englishwalks Frenchpromenades Examples count2 Learn
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Englisheven Frenchmême Examples count2 Learn
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Englishsea lion Frenchotarie Examples count2 Learn
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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