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 descending Examples count Learn
3641
to rotate; to turn

tourner

0
3642
tournament

tournoi

1
3643
tricks

tours

2
3644
all

tous

7
3645
every; all

tous

12
3646
All Saints Day (short form)

Toussaint

1
3647
to cough

tousser

2
3648
all (masculine)

tout

36
3649
completely

tout à fait

1
3650
immediately; right away

tout de suite

8
3651
all (feminine)

toute

6
3652
all (feminine plural)

toutes

5
3653
traditionally

traditionnellement

1
3654
traditional (feminine plural)

traditionnelles

1
3655
translator

traducteur

5
3656
to translate

traduire

1
3657
translate

traduisez

1
3658
translates; is translating

traduit

2
3659
translated

traduit

1
3660
traffic

trafic

4
3661
tragic

tragique

2
3662
train

train

32
3663
trains

trains

0
3664
stroke; line

trait

1
3665
dealing

traitant

1
3666
treats; is treating

traite

1
3667
treated

traité

0
3668
tram

tram

1
3669
trams

trams

2
3670
tramway

tramway

0
3671
to slice

trancher

0
3672
compromise

transigé

1
3673
send; are sending; transmit; are transmitting (2nd person plural)

transmettez

1
3674
to transmit; to send

transmettre

4
3675
transport (singular)

transport

1
3676
transport (plural)

transports

3
3677
work; job

travail

10
3678
work; am working

travaille

9
3679
works; is working

travaille

8
3680
worked

travaillé

1