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
3841
to layer

disposer en couches

0
3842
date (appointment)

rendez-vous (privé)

0
3843
to break up

rompre

0
3844
to manage

gérer

0
3845
to be discouraged

se décourager

0
3846
will be

seras

0
3847
to saw

scier

0
3848
to like

kiffer

0
3849
returned (masculine singular)

rentré

0
3850
served (feminine)

servie

0
3851
70 (seventy)

soixante-dix

0
3852
G

G

0
3853
nursing home

maison de repos

0
3854
strainer

passoire

0
3855
whisk

fouet

0
3856
promised (3rd person singular, simple past)

promit

0
3857
animated (feminine singular)

animée

0
3858
local (masculine plural)

locaux

0
3859
understood (feminine singular)

comprise

0
3860
coin

pièce

0
3861
fire station

caserne de pompiers

0
3862
to cook (short form)

cuisiner

0
3863
to slice

trancher

0
3864
natural (feminine plural)

naturelles

0
3865
to permit

permettre

0
3866
equal; are equalling

égalent

0
3867
to regret

regretter

0
3868
UFOs

ovnis

0
3869
food

aliments

0
3870
Australian (masculine plural)

australiens

0
3871
to be necessary

falloir

0
3872
to do; to put (vulgar)

foutre

0
3873
chalet; lodge

chalet

0
3874
bottle opener

ouvre-bouteille

0
3875
retired woman

retraitée

0
3876
zester

zesteur

0
3877
to get divorced

divorcer

0
3878
to escape

s’échapper

0
3879
benevolent

bienveillantes

0
3880
increased (masculine singular)

majoré

0