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
3441
would go out (2nd person singular)

sortirais

1
3442
pretzel

bretzel

1
3443
yield

rendement

1
3444
fans

fans

1
3445
shoot

tirent

1
3446
pavement; roadway

chaussée

1
3447
dining car (old fashioned)

wagon-restaurant

1
3448
daffodil

jonquille

1
3449
vegetable garden

potager

1
3450
single (ticket)

simple

1
3451
before; beforehand

auparavant

1
3452
dishes; courses

plats

1
3453
doorbell

sonnette

1
3454
guided (feminine plural)

guidées

1
3455
gigs; concerts

concerts

1
3456
biro

bic

1
3457
take; are taking (2nd person singular)

prends

1
3458
volleyball

volleyball

1
3459
rare; bloody (feminine)

saignante

1
3460
happy; pleased (feminine singular)

contente

1
3461
3D

3D

1
3462
smiles; is smiling

sourit

1
3463
mean (feminine plural)

méchantes

1
3464
fantastic

fantastique

1
3465
lazy (masculine)

paresseux

1
3466
which one (masculine singular)

lequel

1
3467
cleaning

ménage

1
3468
grandsons

petits-fils

1
3469
Franziska (girl’s name)

Franziska

1
3470
cockroach

cafard

1
3471
ceiling

plafond

1
3472
sense

sens

1
3473
begins; is beginning

commence

1
3474
loan

emprunt

1
3475
meet; meeting (1st person plural)

retrouvons

1
3476
infant

nourrisson

1
3477
forms

fiches

1
3478
hare

lièvre

1
3479
carrots

carottes

1
3480
machine

machine

1