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 ascending Examples count Learn
3721
call

appelle

0
3722
call (1st person singular)

appelle

2
3723
call; are calling

appelez

1
3724
to call

appeler

3
3725
called (feminine singular)

appelée

1
3726
called (masculine singular)

appelé

1
3727
calling

appelant

1
3728
call (masculine)

appel

4
3729
apartment

appartement

3
3730
appearance (formal)

apparence

1
3731
device; appliance

appareil

2
3732
appear; are appearing (3rd person plural)

apparaissent

1
3733
apostrophe (’)

apostrophe

1
3734
aperitif (abbreviation)

apéro

2
3735
aperitifs

apéritifs

2
3736
aperitif; drink before a meal

apéritif

2
3737
August

août

3
3738
painkillers

antidouleurs

1
3739
painkiller

antidouleur

2
3740
years

ans

20
3741
parka

anorak

1
3742
to cancel

annuler

2
3743
will announce (3rd person singular)

annoncera

1
3744
ad

annonce

4
3745
birthday

anniversaire

6
3746
year (feminine)

année

4
3747
year (duration)

année

3
3748
rings; circles

anneaux

2
3749
ring

anneau

1
3750
Anne (girl’s name)

Anne

1
3751
animated

animés

0
3752
to liven up

animer

1
3753
animated (feminine plural)

animées

0
3754
animated (feminine singular)

animée

0
3755
animated (masculine singular)

animé

2
3756
animals

animaux

5
3757
animation

animation

3
3758
activity leaders

animateurs

3
3759
activity leader; presenter

animateur

2
3760
pet

animal familier

2