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 400 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 301-400
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 301. | terre | earth, ground | noun |
| 302. | gagner | to win, earn | verb |
| 303. | semaine | week | noun |
| 304. | acheter | to buy | verb |
| 305. | longtemps | long, for a long time | adverb |
| 306. | gars | boy, chap, guy (see #342) | noun |
| 307. | chambre | bedroom, chamber | noun |
| 308. | hé | Hey! (to attract attention) | onomatopoeia |
| 309. | côté | coast, slope, side | noun |
| 310. | droit | law, right; straight | noun, adjective |
| 311. | rappeler | to remind, remember, call back, be reminiscent of | verb |
| 312. | lire | to read | verb |
| 313. | cas | case, instance | noun |
| 314. | mot | word | noun |
| 315. | seulement | only, solely | adverb |
| 316. | voici | here is, here are | preposition |
| 317. | monter | to go up, rise, come up | verb |
| 318. | désolé | contrite, desolate, afraid, sorry | adjective |
| 319. | quitter | to leave, depart | verb |
| 320. | police | police | noun |
| 321. | suite | rest, result, continuation french.languagedaily.com | noun |
| 322. | matin | morning | noun |
| 323. | emmener | to take (somebody), take along | verb |
| 324. | toucher | to touch | verb |
| 325. | continuer | to continue, go on | verb |
| 326. | devant | in front, ahead; in front of, ahead of, past, before | preposition, adverb |
| 327. | fort | strong, solid; loud, much, most | adverb, adjective |
| 328. | gros | big, large, thick, heavy | adjective |
| 329. | enfin | finally, at last | adverb |
| 330. | pardon | I'm sorry!, Excuse me!, Pardon?; forgiveness | onomatopoeia, noun |
| 331. | mari | husband | noun |
| 332. | là-bas | there, over there | adverb |
| 333. | importer | to import; to matter | verb |
| 334. | papa | daddy, dad | noun |
| 335. | train | train, pace | noun |
| 336. | manquer | to miss, to miss somebody | verb |
| 337. | raconter | to tell | verb |
| 338. | ensemble | together, at once | adverb |
| 339. | mauvais | bad, poor, wrong | adjective |
| 340. | film | film, movie | noun |
| 341. | répondre | to answer, reply | verb |
| 342. | garçon | boy, chap, guy (see #306) | noun |
| 343. | chéri | darling, loved; boyfriend, girlfriend, beloved | noun, adjective |
| 344. | corps | body | noun |
| 345. | celui | the one, that one (singular masculine) (see #408, 543) | demonstrative pronoun |
| 346. | autres | other | indefinite pronoun |
| 347. | heureux | happy, felicitous | adjective |
| 348. | loin | far, a long way off, a long time ago | adverb |
| 349. | aucun | no, not any; none (see #399) | indefinite adjective, indefinite pronoun |
| 350. | pauvre | poor; poor person, beggar | adjective, noun |
| 351. | sauver | to save; languagedaily dot com | verb |
| 352. | chaque | each, every | indefinite adjective |
| 353. | retourner | to turn, turn over, return (see #404) | verb |
| 354. | leurs | theirs (3rd person masculine or feminine plural) | possessive adjective |
| 355. | rencontrer | to meet, encounter | verb |
| 356. | coeur | core, heart | noun |
| 357. | voler | to flly; to steal, swipe | verb |
| 358. | fermer | to close, shut | verb |
| 359. | car | because, for (see #186) | conjunction |
| 360. | valoir | to hold, apply; to be worth | verb |
| 361. | descendre | to take down, go down, come down | verb |
| 362. | feu | fire | noun |
| 363. | docteur | doctor, physician (see #548) | noun |
| 364. | suffire | to be enough, suffice | verb |
| 365. | façon | way, manner, behaviour | noun |
| 366. | important | important, considerable, sizeable | adjective |
| 367. | sembler | to seem, appear, look | verb |
| 368. | super | great, fantastic; high-octane gasoline | adjective, noun |
| 369. | compter | to count | verb |
| 370. | vers | towards, near, around, about (time, age) | preposition |
| 371. | joli | nice, tidy, pretty (attractive), lovely (beautiful) | adjective |
| 372. | point | dot, full stop, period | noun |
| 373. | noir | black; black man/woman | adjective, noun |
| 374. | hier | yesterday | adverb |
| 375. | chien | dog | noun |
| 376. | guerre | war | noun |
| 377. | genre | kind, type, sort | noun |
| 378. | marier | to marry, get married | verb |
| 379. | arme | weapon | noun |
| 380. | cause | cause, reason | noun |
| 381. | endroit | place | noun |
| 382. | ordre | order, command | noun |
| 383. | poser | to put down, lay, pose, sit | verb |
| 384. | reste | the remainder, rest | noun |
| 385. | pied | foot; stem, leg, base | noun |
| 386. | envie | desire, urge, craving | noun |
| 387. | près | near | preposition, adverb |
| 388. | fin | end, ending | noun |
| 389. | tiens | Why!, Hello! (surprise) | onomatopoeia |
| 390. | inquiéter | to worry, bother, trouble | verb |
| 391. | d'autres | others; more | indefinite adjective, indefinite pronoun |
| 392. | bouger | to move | verb |
| 393. | plutôt | rather, quite | adverb |
| 394. | apporter | to bring, supply | verb |
| 395. | photo | photo, photography | noun |
| 396. | décider | to decide | verb |
| 397. | ainsi | like this, in this way | adverb |
| 398. | certain | certain, sure | adjective, indefinite adjective |
| 399. | aucune | no, not any, in no way (see #349) | indefinite adjective |
| 400. | vendre | to sell | 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
