1000 Most Common French Words
This page continues the list of most common French words along with their English translation. By now, you should have learned the first 100 must learn French words. Please, see the index of most used French words at the bottom of this page to jump to any part of the frequency list.
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Most Used French words 51-100
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 51. | au | at the, to the, in the (contraction of à + le; used with a singular masculine noun) | definite article |
| 52. | avec | with | preposition |
| 53. | moi | I, me | personal pronoun |
| 54. | si | yes; if; so, such | adverb, conjunction |
| 55. | quoi | what (exclamatory, interrogative, after preposition) | adjective, relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun |
| 56. | devoir | to have to, must; duty, test | verb, noun |
| 57. | oui | yes | adverb |
| 58. | ils | they (refers to a group of masculine or mixed masculine/feminine nouns) | personal pronoun |
| 59. | comme | as, like; how, same | conjunction, adverb |
| 60. | s' | himself, herself, themselves (variation of "se" used before a word starting with a vowel or mute h) | personal pronoun, conjunction |
| 61. | venir | to come, occur | verb |
| 62. | sur | on, upon; over (preposition); sour (adjective) | preposition, adjective |
| 63. | toi | you | personal pronoun |
| 64. | ici | here | adverb |
| 65. | rien | nothing | indefinite pronoun |
| 66. | lui | he, him, it, her | personal pronoun |
| 67. | bon | good, right, kind; good!; voucher; then; french.languagedaily.com | adjective, onomatopoeia, noun, adverb |
| 68. | là | there, here, then | adverb |
| 69. | suivre | to follow | verb |
| 70. | pourquoi | why | adverb, conjunction |
| 71. | parler | to speak, talk | verb |
| 72. | prendre | to take, get | verb |
| 73. | cette | this, that (feminine singular) | demonstrative adjective |
| 74. | quand | when, whenever | conjunction |
| 75. | alors | then; so; hence | adverb |
| 76. | une chose | thing, matter | noun |
| 77. | par | per, by, through, out of | preposition |
| 78. | son | his, her, its (possessive adjective); sound (noun - le son) | possessive adjective |
| 79. | croire | to believe, think | verb |
| 80. | aimer | to love, like, be fond of | verb |
| 81. | falloir | it is necessary, must, have to | verb |
| 82. | comment | how; what | adverb, conjunction, onomatopoeia |
| 83. | très | very | adverb |
| 84. | ou | or; either… or | conjunction |
| 85. | passer | to pass, go by, cross | verb |
| 86. | penser | to think | verb |
| 87. | aussi | also, too | adverb |
| 88. | jamais | never | adverb |
| 89. | attendre | to wait for, expect | verb |
| 90. | trouver | to find | verb |
| 91. | laisser | to leave | verb |
| 92. | petit | small, little, young (adjective); languagedaily dot com; kid, child (masculine noun) | adjective, noun |
| 93. | merci | thanks, thank you | onomatopoeia, noun |
| 94. | même | same; even, so much as, as | adverb, adjective |
| 95. | sa | his, her, its (feminine) | possessive adjective |
| 96. | ta | your (reminine) | possessive adjective |
| 97. | autre | other, another, different (singular) | adjective, indefinite pronoun |
| 98. | arriver | to arrive | verb |
| 99. | ces | these, those (plural form of masculine "ce" and feminine "cette") | demonstrative adjective |
| 100. | donner | to give, give away | verb |
Index of most common French words
- Top 50 French words
- Most used French words: 51-100
- Most common French words: 101-150
- Most common French words: 151-200
- Most common French words: 201-300
- Most common French words: 301-400
- Most common French words: 401-500
- Most common French words: 501-600
- Most common French words: 601-700
- Most common French words: 701-800
- Most common French words: 801-900
- Most common French words: 901-1000
