Common French Words

A list of the most common French words ordered by their frequency of use. You can use this list to learn words efficiently, ensuring you cover the basic vocabulary of French.

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1	de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
	au bout de la rue
	au bout de dix minutes
2	le
1. art. The (definite article).
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
Je suis le valeureux Don Quichotte de la Manche, le défaiseur de torts et le réparateur d’iniquités. - I am the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha, the undoer of wrongs and the repairer of iniqui
2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
3. art. (before parts of the body) The; my, your, etc.
	le dîner
	et le froid
3	la
1. art. the (definite article).
2. pron. her, it (direct object).
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'.
	la femme
	on la pria
4	et
1. conj. and
	et le froid
	et, ensuite
5	que
1. conj. that (introduces a noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
Je vois que tu parles bien français. — I see that you speak French well.
2. conj. (used with ne) only (ne ... que parses roughly as (does) not / nothing ... other than)
Je ne mange que des fruits. — I eat only fruits.
3. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
	ce fut plus fort que moi!
	qu'est-ce que ça vous fait
6	à
1. Letter. A with grave accent, a letter used in French mostly to distinguish some homographs and in transliteration.
2. prep. to (destination)
Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris.
aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
3. prep. to (until)
	à l'ennemi
	s'en allait à pied
7	les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
	les habitants
	et les hommes
8	ne
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with the verbs pouvoir, m)
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a subsequent element following; see Usage Notes, below)
3. part. Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-c
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense - learning French is easier than you think
	personne ne descendait
	sortis on ne sait d'où
9	un
1. art. an, a
2. num. one
3. n-m. one
4. pron. one
	mieux qu'un chef
	je vous demande un peu
10	se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
	il se tut
	il ne se leva pas
11	il
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammarically masculine objects)
3. pron. Impersonal subject; it
Il pleut. - It’s raining.
	il remercia
	il raconta les
12	en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
	en l'écoutant
	la comtesse en profita
13	des
1. art. plural of un; some; the plural indefinite article.
2. art. plural of une; some; the plural indefinite article.
3. art. plural of du; some; the plural partitive article.
4. art. plural of de la; some; the plural partitive article.
5. art. plural of de l'; some; the plural partitive article.
	des bruits légers
	et, des deux côtés de la route
	de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
	les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
	de l'
1. art. Some; the singular prevocalic partitive article.
14	une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n. front page (of a publication)
	une fois rentrés
	tantôt une chaumière
15	qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
	qui porte conseil
	qui s'était laissé
16	je
1. pron. I
	je suis partie
	je n'en sais rien
17	dans
1. prep. in (inside)
Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris.
He lives in the richest district of Paris.
2. prep. in, into (from outside, to inside)
Mettre l'argent dans la poche.
	dans les ténèbres
	on entra dans le bourg
18	ce
1. det. this, that
2. pron. it, this, that
	pour ce fait
	ce qu'il veut
19	du
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (of the)
2. contraction. contraction of de + le ; (forms the partitive article)
	les dames du fond
	mystères du corridor
	de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
	le
1. art. The (definite article).
2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
3. art. (before parts of the body) The; my, your, etc.
20	pas
1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
2. n-m. (geography) strait (e.g., Pas de Calais, Strait of Dover)
3. adv. (ne ... pas) not
Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
4. adv. (colloquial) not
	pas possible
	che ne feux pas

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