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 Learn
3281
tin can

boite

1
3282
Inma (girl’s name)

Inma

1
3283
accounting (short form)

comptabilité

1
3284
smoke (2nd person plural)

fumez

1
3285
relaxation; rest

détente

1
3286
to be born

naître

1
3287
trousers (British); pants (American)

pantalon

1
3288
help; are helping

aidez

1
3289
chest

poitrine

1
3290
wake (2nd person plural)

réveillez

1
3291
encounter

rencontre

1
3292
expressions

expressions

1
3293
sole

sole

1
3294
going out

sors

1
3295
bacon

bacon

1
3296
high

haut

1
3297
loudly

bruyamment

1
3298
overwhelmed

submergé

1
3299
bet

parié

1
3300
live; am living; inhabit; am inhabiting

habite

1
3301
forgot

oublié

1
3302
to insure

assurer

1
3303
ground

rez

1
3304
dresses

robes

1
3305
to repair

réparer

1
3306
ring

anneau

1
3307
which one (feminine singular)

laquelle

1
3308
provided (masculine singular)

muni

1
3309
reimbursed (masculine plural)

remboursés

1
3310
boys

garçons

1
3311
to ring

sonner

1
3312
technology

technologie

1
3313
organise; are organising (3rd person plural)

organisent

1
3314
handkerchief

mouchoir

1
3315
open; are opening (3rd person plural)

ouvrent

1
3316
Diane (girl’s name)

Diane

1
3317
roast beef

rosbif

1
3318
left

laissé

1
3319
to put back; to start again

remettre

1
3320
risotto

risotto

1