Most Common French Words

indefinite subject pronoun

12

)

on

one, you, we

13

)

vous

you

indefinite demonstrative pronoun

14

)

ça

this, that

15

)

que

that

16

)

ne

not

negative adverb

17

)

faire

to do, make

all about faire

18

)

qui

who/what

interrogative pronoun

,

relative pronoun

19

)

oui

yes

synonyms for oui

20

)

alors

then, so

Notes

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 21-30

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

What are the most common French words? Here are numbers 21 to 30.

21

)

mais

but

22

)

elle / elles

* she / they

subject pronouns

23

)

en

in, to

24

)

le, la, l' / les

it / them

direct object pronouns

25

)

dire

to say, tell

all about dire

26

)

y

there

adverbial pronoun

27

)

du / des

of, from the

contraction

of

de

+ definite article

le

/

les

28

)

pour

for

29

)

dans

in

30

)

me

me, myself

Notes

*I would have listed

elle

and

elles

separately, but they were combined in the source document.

Words with different forms but the same essential meaning (such as

le

and

la

: masculine and feminine direct object pronouns) are combined into a single listing.

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

le

: definite article and

le

: direct object pronoun) are usually listed separately.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 31-40

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

What are the most common French words? Here are numbers 31 to 40.

31

)

se

himself, herself, oneself

reflexive pronoun

32

)

aller

to go

all about aller

33

)

au / aux

to, at, in the

contraction

of

à

+ definite article

le

/

les

34

)

bien

well, good

bien vs bon

35

)

ce, cet, cette / ces

this, that / these, those

demonstrative adjectives

36

)

tu

you

subject pronoun

37

)

en

some

adverbial pronoun

38

)

là

there

39

)

comme

like, as

40

)

voir

to see

all about voir

Notes

Words with different forms but the same essential meaning (such as

ce

and

cette

: masculine and feminine demonstrative adjectives) are combined into a single listing.

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

en

: preposition and

en

: adverbial pronoun) are usually listed separately.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 41-50

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

What are the most common French words? Here are numbers 41 to 50.

41

)

non

no

synonyms for non

42

)

savoir

to know

all about savoir

43

)

nous

we, us

44

)

puis

next, then

45

)

mon, ma, mes

my

possessive adjectives

46

)

moi

me

47

)

tout

every, all

adjective

48

)

très

very

synonyms for très

49

)

que

that, which, who

relative pronoun

50

)

pouvoir

can, to be able

all about pouvoir

Notes

Words with different forms but the same essential meaning (such as

mon

,

ma

and

mes

: masculine, feminine, and plural possessive adjectives) are combined into a single listing.

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

que

: relative pronoun and

que

: conjunction) are usually listed separately.

The words

ah

and

oh

were numbers 45 and 47, respectively, but since they are just interjections with no real meaning, I left them out of my list.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 51-60

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 51 to 60.

51

)

parce que

because

52

)

avec

with

53

)

lui

him/her

54

)

son, sa, ses

his/her/its

possessive adjectives

55

)

enfin

then, finally

56

)

falloir

to be necessary

all about falloir

57

)

par

by

58

)

quand

when

interrogative adverb

,

*

59

)

vouloir

to want

all about vouloir

60

)

petit

small, short

synonyms for petit

Notes

*I would have listed

quand

as a conjunction and as an adverb separately, but they were combined in the source document.

Words with different forms but the same essential meaning (such as

son

,

sa

and

ses

: masculine, feminine, and plural possessive adjectives) are combined into a single listing.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 61-70

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 61 to 70.

61

)

si

if

all about si

62

)

plus

more

comparative adverb

63

)

même

same, even, (one)self*

all about même

64

)

sur

on

65

)

ou

or

expressions with parler

66

)

autre

other

indefinite adjective

67

)

deux

two

number

68

)

venir

to come

all about venir

69

)

prendre

to take

all about prendre

70

)

tout

all

pronoun

Notes

*I would have listed

même

meaning "even," "same," and "self" separately, but they were combined in the source document.

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

tout

: adjective and

tout

: pronoun) are usually listed separately.

The word

ben

was number 67, but since it's just an interjection with no real meaning, I left it out of my list.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 71-80

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 71 to 80.

71

)

arriver

to arrive, happen

all about arriver

72

)

beaucoup

a lot

adverb of quantity

73

)

croire

to believe

all about croire

74

)

heure

hour, o'clock

telling time in French

75

)

rien

nothing

negative pronoun

76

)

jour

day

French days of the week

77

)

mettre

to put

all about mettre

78

)

passer

to pass, spend

all about passer

79

) un

peu

a little

adverb of quantity

80

)

devoir

must, to have to

all about devoir

Notes

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

devoir

: verb and

devoir

: noun) are usually listed separately.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 81-90

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 81 to 90.

81

)

aussi

too, also

comparative adverbs

82

)

encore

again

adverb of frequency

83

)

trois

three

number

84

)

parler

to talk, speak

85

)

toujours

still, forever

encore vs toujours

86

)

trouver

to find

expressions with trouver

87

)

quoi

what (exclamative)

"what" in French

88

)

grand

big, tall

French adjectives

89

)

donner

to give

expressions with donner

90

) le

temps

weather, time

French weather

Notes

Words with different grammatical functions (such as

quoi

: exclamative and

quoi

: interrogative) are usually listed separately.

Hein

was tied with

parler

at 84, but since it's just an interjection with no real meaning, I left it out of my list.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production

http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php

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Top French Words: 91-100

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 91 to 100.

91

)

après

after

92

) une

fois

time

expressions with fois

93

)

te

you