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
3721
lower

plus bas

0
3722
happily

heureusement

0
3723
singer (female)

chanteuse

0
3724
to get engaged

se fiancer

0
3725
vocal (masculine singular)

vocal

0
3726
alone (feminine plural)

seules

0
3727
to lean

s’appuyer

0
3728
private (feminine plural)

privées

0
3729
seen (masculine plural)

vus

0
3730
had (3rd person plural)

avaient

0
3731
dressed up (masculine singular)

déguisé

0
3732
liquid

liquide

0
3733
local (masculine)

local

0
3734
rare; bloody

saignant

0
3735
curly (feminine plural)

bouclées

0
3736
understand (1st person plural)

comprenons

0
3737
guinea pig (used for experiments)

cobaye

0
3738
peeler

éplucheur

0
3739
to taste

goûter

0
3740
Leo (The Lion-astrological sign)

le lion

0
3741
sleeping pill

somnifère

0
3742
verbs

verbes

0
3743
to get fat

grossir

0
3744
slower

plus lent

0
3745
spaghetti

spaghetti

0
3746
to convince

convaincre

0
3747
to fly

voler

0
3748
to serve

servir

0
3749
make; am making

fais

0
3750
sunglasses

lunettes de soleil

0
3751
beforehand

préalablement

0
3752
natural (masculine)

naturel

0
3753
to admit

admettre

0
3754
common (masculine)

courant

0
3755
cost; am costing

coûte

0
3756
colon (:)

deux-points

0
3757
public (feminine singular)

publique

0
3758
pagoda

pagode

0
3759
trade (long form)

le commerce

0
3760
dentist

dentiste

0