This page continues the list of most common French words along with their English translation. By now, you should have become familiar with the first 200 most used French words. Please, see the index of most used words at the bottom of this page to jump to any part of the frequency list.
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Most Used French words 151-200
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 151. | avant | before | preposition, adverb |
| 152. | monsieur | gentleman, Mr | noun |
| 153. | enfant | child, infant | noun |
| 154. | grand | big, large, tall, great; big boy, big girl | adjective, noun |
| 155. | entendre | to hear, listen to, understand | verb |
| 156. | voilà | there is, there are | preposition |
| 157. | chercher | to look for, seek | verb |
| 158. | heure | hour; time; age | noun |
| 159. | mieux | better, utmost, best; improvement | adverb, noun |
| 160. | tes | your (plural) | possessive adjective |
| 161. | aider | to help, aid | verb |
| 162. | mère | mother | noun |
| 163. | déjà | already, before | adverb |
| 164. | beau | beautiful, lovely, pretty; fine, nice (weather) | adjective |
| 165. | essayer | to try, try out, test | verb |
| 166. | quel | what, which (interrogative) | interrogative adjective |
| 167. | vos | your (plural, from ''votre'') | possessive adjective |
| 168. | depuis | since, from, for; french.languagedaily.com | preposition, adverb |
| 169. | quelqu'un | someone, somebody | indefinite pronoun |
| 170. | beaucoup | much, many, a lot | adverb |
| 171. | revenir | to come back, return | verb |
| 172. | donc | so, therefore | conjunction |
| 173. | plaire | to be successful | verb |
| 174. | maison | house, home | noun |
| 175. | gens | people (plural) | noun |
| 176. | nuit | night | noun |
| 177. | ah | ah! | onomatopoeia |
| 178. | soir | evening, night | noun |
| 179. | nom | name; noun | noun |
| 180. | bonjour | hello (see #207) | noun |
| 181. | jouer | to play | verb |
| 182. | leur | their, to them (mas or fem), theirs (masc, fem, plural) | personal pronoun, possessive pronoun |
| 183. | finir | to finish, end | verb |
| 184. | peur | fear, fright | noun |
| 185. | mort | death; dead | noun, adjective |
| 186. | parce que | because, for | conjunction |
| 187. | perdre | to lose, miss | verb |
| 188. | maman | mummy, mama, mom | noun |
| 189. | sentir | to smell, sniff, feel | verb |
| 190. | ouais | yeah, yep | adverb |
| 191. | rentrer | to bring in, take in; to get in, go in, come home | verb |
| 192. | nos | our (plural) (see #114); languagedaily dot com | possessive adjective |
| 193. | premier | first, basic; first floor | adjective, noun |
| 194. | problème | problem | noun |
| 195. | argent | silver, money | noun |
| 196. | quelle | who, what, which | interrogative adjective |
| 197. | vivre | to live, be alive, go through | verb |
| 198. | rendre | to return, give back, repay | verb |
| 199. | dernier | last, latest | adjective, noun |
| 200. | tenir | to hold, run, keep, last | verb |
Index of most common French words
- Top 50 French words
- Most common 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
