This page continues the list of most common French words along with their English translation. By now, you should have learned the first 300 most used French words. Please, see the index of common 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 201-300
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 201. | cet | this, that (before vowel and mute h) (see #25, 73, 99) | demonstrative adjective |
| 202. | main | hand | noun |
| 203. | cela | this, that (used in formal contexts and expressions) (see #20) | demonstrative pronoun |
| 204. | vite | quickly, fast, soon | adverb |
| 205. | oublier | to forget, miss | verb |
| 206. | air | air; look, appearance, manner | noun |
| 207. | salut | greeting; Hi!, Hello!, Bye! (see #180) | noun, onomatopoeia |
| 208. | fils | son | noun |
| 209. | travailler | to work, work on, practise | verb |
| 210. | moins | less | adverb |
| 211. | tête | head, face | noun |
| 212. | coup | blow, shot, kick, punch | noun |
| 213. | écouter | to listen to | verb |
| 214. | raison | reason | noun |
| 215. | manger | to eat | verb |
| 216. | amour | love, love affair, cupid | noun |
| 217. | entrer | to go in, enter, come in | verb |
| 218. | dont | whose, of which | relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun |
| 219. | nouveau | new, fresh | noun, adjective |
| 220. | devenir | to become | verb |
| 221. | hein | what?, eh?, Huh? (familiar) | onomatopoeia |
| 222. | commencer | to start, begin | verb |
| 223. | merde | shit (vulgar), bull, crap, damn | onomatopoeia, noun |
| 224. | moment | moment, while, point | noun |
| 225. | voiture | car, coach, carriage | noun |
| 226. | vieux | old; old man, old woman | adjective, noun |
| 227. | demain | tomorrow | adverb |
| 228. | revoir | to see again, review; goodbye; french.languagedaily.com | noun, verb |
| 229. | elles | they (refers to a group of feminine nouns or females) | personal pronoun |
| 230. | payer | to pay | verb |
| 231. | fou | mad, crazy; madman, fool | adjective, noun |
| 232. | tirer | to pull, draw | verb |
| 233. | ouvrir | to open | verb |
| 234. | oeil | eye, view (= œil) (plural is yeux) | noun |
| 235. | fait | event, fact | noun |
| 236. | changer | to change, exchange | verb |
| 237. | question | question, matter | noun |
| 238. | tomber | to fall | verb |
| 239. | assez | enough, quite, fairly | adverb |
| 240. | foutre | (slang) to do, give, put on; (vulgar) to have sex, to masturbate | verb |
| 241. | excuser | to forgive, pardon, excuse | verb |
| 242. | affaire | affiar, business | noun |
| 243. | dormir | to sleep; to lie idle | verb |
| 244. | combien | how much, how many | adverb |
| 245. | frère | brother | noun |
| 246. | travail | wor, labor, employment | noun |
| 247. | idée | idea, opinion | noun |
| 248. | eh | hey! | onomatopoeia |
| 249. | puis | next, then, besides, plus (in addition) | conjunction, adverb |
| 250. | famille | family; languagedaily dot com | noun |
| 251. | truc | trick, knack, thing | noun |
| 252. | trois | three | numerical adjective |
| 253. | tant | much, so much | adverb |
| 254. | souvenir | memory, souvenir; to remember | verb, noun |
| 255. | ni | nor, or (negative) | conjunction |
| 256. | tous | everything, all (plural) | indefinite pronoun |
| 257. | occuper | to occupy, live in, take up | verb |
| 258. | entre | between, among | preposition |
| 259. | ok | OK; okay (satisfactory) | adjective, adverb |
| 260. | marcher | to walk, march, go | verb |
| 261. | chance | luck, fortune, chance | noun |
| 262. | aujourd'hui | today, nowadays | adverb |
| 263. | envoyer | to send, throw, dispatch, refer | verb |
| 264. | histoire | history, story | noun |
| 265. | jeune | young, youthful; young person | adjective, noun |
| 266. | tard | late | adverb |
| 267. | apprendre | to learn, to hear (about) | verb |
| 268. | minute | minute | noun |
| 269. | boire | to drink (consume alcohol), to soak up | verb |
| 270. | garder | to keep, to look after, to guard | verb |
| 271. | quelques | some (quantity), small number, a few | indefinite adjective |
| 272. | type | type, kind; guy (colloquial) | noun |
| 273. | porte | gate, door | noun |
| 274. | montrer | to show, point out | verb |
| 275. | mec | guy, bloke | noun |
| 276. | asseoir | to sit down, sit up | verb |
| 277. | porter | to carry, wear | verb |
| 278. | attention | attention | onomatopoeia, noun |
| 279. | année | year | noun |
| 280. | sous | under | preposition |
| 281. | prêt | ready | adjective |
| 282. | contre | against | preposition |
| 283. | prier | to pray | verb |
| 284. | pendant | for, during | preposition |
| 285. | mois | month | noun |
| 286. | meilleur | better; the best one | adjective, noun |
| 287. | servir | to serve | verb |
| 288. | madame | madam, Mrs | noun |
| 289. | putain | whore, hooker | noun |
| 290. | écrire | to write | verb |
| 291. | part | part, share | noun |
| 292. | eau | water | noun |
| 293. | sang | blood | noun |
| 294. | place | room, square, seat | noun |
| 295. | espérer | to hope for | verb |
| 296. | plein | full, solid | adjective, preposition |
| 297. | désoler | to distress, upset | verb |
| 298. | eux | them, they | personal pronoun |
| 299. | retrouver | to find; to meet | verb |
| 300. | ville | town, city | noun |
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
