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 150 most used French words. Please, use the word index at the bottom of this page to jump to any part of the frequency list.
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Most Used French words 101-150
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 101. | regarder | to look at, watch | verb |
| 102. | encore | again, over again, even, still | adverb |
| 103. | appeler | to call, ring | verb |
| 104. | est-ce que | is it | adverb |
| 105. | peu | not much, not very, few; bit | noun, adverb |
| 106. | homme | man | noun |
| 107. | partir | to go, leave, go away | verb |
| 108. | ma | my (used before a feminine singular noun) (see #27, 50) | possessive adjective |
| 109. | toujours | always, still | adverb |
| 110. | jour | day, daytime | noun |
| 111. | femme | woman, wife | noun |
| 112. | temps | weather; time; times | noun |
| 113. | maintenant | now, nowadays | adverb |
| 114. | notre | our (singular) (see #192) | possessive adjective |
| 115. | vie | life, lifetime, existence | noun |
| 116. | deux | two | numerical adjective |
| 117. | mettre | to put, put on, wear; languagedaily dot com | verb |
| 118. | rester | to stay, remain | verb |
| 119. | sans | without | preposition |
| 120. | seul | alone | adjective, noun |
| 121. | arrêter | to stop | verb |
| 122. | vraiment | really, truly | adverb |
| 123. | connaître | to know, experience | verb |
| 124. | quelque | some, a few, any | indefinite adjective, adverb |
| 125. | sûr | on, over | adjective |
| 126. | tuer | to kill | verb |
| 127. | mourir | to die, pass away | verb |
| 128. | demander | to ask, ask for, be looking for | verb |
| 129. | juste | just, fair; just, right, accurate; french.languagedaily.com | adjective, adverb |
| 130. | peut-être | perhaps, maybe | adverb |
| 131. | dieu | god | noun |
| 132. | fois | time | noun |
| 133. | oh | oh! | onomatopoeia |
| 134. | père | father | noun |
| 135. | comprendre | to understand | verb |
| 136. | sortir | to go out; take out | verb |
| 137. | personne | anyone, anybody; person, individual | indefinite pronoun, noun |
| 138. | an | year | noun |
| 139. | trop | too much, too (excessively) | adverb |
| 140. | chez | at, to, in | preposition |
| 141. | fille | daughter, girl, gal | noun |
| 142. | aux | (à + les) = of the | definite article |
| 143. | monde | world, people | noun |
| 144. | ami | friend; friendly | noun, adjective |
| 145. | vrai | true, real, genuine | adjective |
| 146. | après | after, afterwards, later | preposition, adverb |
| 147. | mal | trouble, difficulty; badly, wrongly | adverb, noun |
| 148. | besoin | need, demand, necessity | noun |
| 149. | accord | agreement, accord, harmony | noun |
| 150. | ses | his, her, its (plural) | possessive adjective |
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
