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Top French vocabulary
25 most frequently used French words
listed by part of speech
It is interesting to note that several of the top words are included in multiple lists because they function as multiple parts of speech -- which might in part explain their frequency.
See also: Top 100 French words
Source: A
Frequency Dictionary of French. Core Vocabulary for Learners, by
Deryle Lonsdale & Yvon Le Bras, 320 p. (2009).
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25 French nouns
1. être (m.) being |
14. moins (m.) minus |
2. avoir (m.) possession |
15. temps (m.) time, times |
3. pas (m.) footstep |
16. savoir (m.) knowledge |
4. pouvoir (m.) power |
17. raison (f.) reason |
5. son (m.) sound, bran |
18. non (m.) no |
6. dire (m.) saying |
19. an (m.) year |
7. devoir (m.) duty |
20. monde (m.) world, people |
8. avant (m.) front |
21. jour (m.) day |
9. deux (m.) two |
22. monsieur (m.) mister, sir, gentleman |
10. bien (m.) good |
23. personne (f.) person, people, anyone, nobody |
11. fois (f.) time, times |
24. part (f.) share |
12. nouveau (m.) new (thing) |
25. pendant (m.) perndant |
13. vouloir (m.) desire |
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25 French verbs
1. être to be |
14. voir to
see |
2. avoir to have |
15. demander to
ask for |
3. pouvoir can, to be able |
16. trouver to find |
4. faire to do, make |
17. rendre to render, return, yield, give up |
5. mettre to put, place |
18. venir to come |
6. dire to say |
19. passer to pass |
7. devoir to have to, owe |
20. comprendre to
understand |
8. prendre to take |
21. rester to stay |
9. donner to give |
22. tenir to hold |
10. aller to go |
23. porter to wear, carry |
11. vouloir to want |
24. parler to speak |
12. savoir to know |
25. montrer to show |
13. falloir to take, require, need |
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25 French adjectives
1. un a, an, one |
14. fort strong |
2. sur sour (on, upon) |
15. certain certain, sure |
3. leur their (theirs, them) |
16. fin fine |
4. avant before |
17. enfant child |
5. même same |
18. fait done, fact |
6. bien well |
19. tel such |
7. nouveau new |
20. droit right |
8. moins less |
21. quel which, what |
9. aucun none, either, neither, not any |
22. chaque each |
10. quelque some |
23. possible possible |
11. pendant during |
24. moyen medium |
12. bon bon |
25. plusieurs several |
13. seul alone, only |
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25 French adverbs
1. ne not |
14. encore again, yet |
2. pas not |
15. déjà already |
3. plus then |
16. grand great, big, tall |
4. tout there |
17. moins less |
5. mais still, yet |
18. très very |
6. comme so, therefore |
19. quelque some |
7. si only |
20. non no, not |
8. y already |
21. alors then, so |
9. avant more |
22. après after |
10. même same, even, self |
23. peu little |
11. aussi too, also, as |
24. bon good |
12. bien well |
25. depuis since, for |
13. où where |
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23 French conjunctions
1. et and |
14. comment how |
2. que that, which, who, whom |
15. lorsque when |
3. mais but |
16. or now |
4. comme like, as |
17. cependant however |
5. ou or |
18. puisque since |
6. si if, whether |
19. toutefois however |
7. aussi too, also, as |
20. combien how much, how many |
8. quand when |
21. sinon otherwise, or else |
9. donc so, then, therefore, thus |
22. néanmoins nevertheless |
10. soit either ... or |
23. quoique although, though |
11. car because |
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12. pourquoi why |
Only 23 conjunctions appear in the |
13. ni nor |
top 5000 French words. |
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25 French prepositions
1. de of, from, some, any |
14. pendant during |
2. à to, at, in |
15. depuis since, for |
3. en in, by |
16. contre against |
4. pour for, in order to |
17. sous under |
5. dans in, into, from |
18. jusque to, up to, until |
6. sur on, upon |
19. vers toward |
7. par by |
20. dès from, as soon |
8. avec with |
21. devant in front, ahead |
9. avant before |
22. chez at, with |
10. entre between |
23. près near, nearby, close by |
11. moins less |
24. selon according to |
12. sans without |
25. parmi among |
13. après after |
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25 French pronouns
1. le him, her, it, them |
14. leur them, their, theirs |
2. un a, an, one |
15. y there |
3. en in, by |
16. elle she, her |
4. que that, which, who, whom |
17. même same, even, self |
5. ce this, that |
18. celui that, the one, he, him |
6. il he, it |
19. où where |
7. qui who, whom |
20. vous you |
8. se oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves |
21. cela that, it |
9. je I |
22. me me, to me, myself |
10. tout all |
23. aucun none, either, neither, not any |
11. autre other |
24. lui him, her |
12. on one, we |
25. dont whose, of which |
13. nous we, us |
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25 French determiners
1. le the |
14. notre our |
2. de some, any |
15. certain certain |
3. un a, an, one |
16. trois three |
4. ce this, that |
17. tel such |
5. tout all, very |
18. quel which, what |
6. son
his, her, its |
19. chaque each |
7. autre other |
20. plusieurs several |
8. leur them, their, theirs |
21. votre your |
9. deux two |
22. quatre four |
10. premier first |
23. cinq five |
11. mon my |
24. ton your |
12. aucun none, either, neither, not any |
25. dix ten |
13. quelque some |
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Source:
A
Frequency Dictionary of French. Core Vocabulary for Learners, by
Deryle Lonsdale & Yvon Le Bras, 320 p. (2009).
This provides a frequency list of the most common 5000
words in the French language based on a 23 million-word corpus of contemporary
French. Each entry lists the word's rank, part of speech, its English
translation, a sentence demonstrating the word's usage in context, and
the number of occurrences of the word per million words of the corpus.
There is an additional alphabetical
list of the 5000 words and ordered lists of those words by parts of speech: French
adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs,
as well as conjunctions,
determiners, interjections, prepositions, and pronouns. Of interest are also the 27 thematically
organized lists interspersed throughout the book (e.g., colors,
professions, sports, adjectives describing positive, neutral and negative emotions, vocabulary usage by register) that rank and provide frequencies
of the included words. This is a useful book for instructors and students
alike.
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