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French vocabulary

The most used French words, in order. Pick a pack, flip the cards, listen to each word, then test yourself.

Most common words

  • Top 100 words

    The 100 most used French words, from the commonest down.

    être · avoir · faire · aller · dire · comme …

  • Top 200 words

    The 200 most used French words, from the commonest down.

    aujourd'hui · merci · sortir · cours · attendre · famille …

  • Top 500 words

    The 500 most used French words, from the commonest down.

    sembler · plan · minute · noir · sujet · falloir …

  • Top 1000 words

    The 1000 most used French words, from the commonest down.

    mariage · présence · sein · éviter · revenu · territoire …

By type of word

The most used words grouped by what they do in a sentence: verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions and more.

My French words

Meanings are shown in English, or in Spanish on the Spanish site.