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 600 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 501-600
| Rank | French word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 501. | fête | party, celebration | noun |
| 502. | couper | to cut, cut off | verb |
| 503. | esprit | mind, brain, wit, spirit, esprit | noun |
| 504. | taire | to be silent, stop talking | verb |
| 505. | seigneur | lord (e Seigneur = the Lord) | noun |
| 506. | flic | cop, policeman | noun |
| 507. | parfois | sometimes | adverb |
| 508. | capitaine | captain | noun |
| 509. | âge | age | noun |
| 510. | autant | so much, so many | adverb |
| 511. | force | force, strength | noun |
| 512. | pièce | room; play; coin; piece | noun |
| 513. | quatre | four | numerical adjective |
| 514. | cul | bum, ass | noun |
| 515. | difficile | difficult, strenuous, hard | adjective |
| 516. | bras | arm | noun |
| 517. | tromper | to deceive; to make a mistake | verb |
| 518. | surtout | above all | adverb |
| 519. | ressembler | to look like, to resemble | verb |
| 520. | jurer | to swear | verb |
| 521. | plan | map, plan, layout | noun |
| 522. | prison | prison, jail | noun |
| 523. | sale | dirty | adjective |
| 524. | courir | to run, rush | verb |
| 525. | haut | high, elevated; top | noun, adjective |
| 526. | état | state | noun |
| 527. | remettre | to put back; hand over; postpone; put back on | verb |
| 528. | carte | map, card; french.languagedaily.com | noun |
| 529. | paix | peace, calmness; quiet, calm (see #461) | noun |
| 530. | exactement | exactly, accurately, precisely | adverb |
| 531. | drôle | funny, peculiar | adjective |
| 532. | refuser | to refuse, turn down | verb |
| 533. | dès | from | preposition |
| 534. | président | president, chairman | noun |
| 535. | cours | class, course | noun |
| 536. | grave | serious, grave, solemn | adjective |
| 537. | terminer | to end, finish | verb |
| 538. | ciel | sky | noun |
| 539. | partout | everywhere | adverb |
| 540. | âme | soul | noun |
| 541. | patron | boss, manager, owner | noun |
| 542. | amuser | to amuse, entertain | verb |
| 543. | celle | the one, that one (feminine singular) (see #345, 408) | demonstrative pronoun |
| 544. | visage | face | noun |
| 545. | intéresser | to interest | verb |
| 546. | reconnaître | to recognize, acknowledge | verb |
| 547. | rire | to laugh, have fun, joke | verb |
| 548. | médecin | doctor, physician, medical practitioner, MD (see #363) | noun |
| 549. | rapport | report, connection, link, relationship | noun |
| 550. | pardonner | to forgive, pardon, excuse | verb |
| 551. | avis | opinion; notice | noun |
| 552. | embrasser | to kiss; to embrace, encompass | verb |
| 553. | retour | return; french.languagedaily.com | noun |
| 554. | laquelle | which one = (le + quelle) (feminine singular) (see #578) | relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun |
| 555. | simple | simple | adjective |
| 556. | danser | to dance | verb |
| 557. | exister | to exist | verb |
| 558. | différent | different, various, other | adjective |
| 559. | souvent | often | adverb |
| 560. | lumière | light | noun |
| 561. | génial | great, brilliant | adjective |
| 562. | libre | free, vacant | adjective |
| 563. | dollar | dollar | noun |
| 564. | sûrement | surely, certainly, most probably | adverb |
| 565. | pareil | the same | adjective |
| 566. | hôpital | hospital | noun |
| 567. | ceci | this (formal contexts; refers to nouns that have no specific gender) (see #20, 203) | demonstrative pronoun |
| 568. | réussir | to be successful, succeed | verb |
| 569. | bizarre | odd, starnge, bizarre | adjective |
| 570. | voix | voice | noun |
| 571. | protéger | to protect | verb |
| 572. | honneur | honor (US), honour | noun |
| 573. | tôt | early | adverb |
| 574. | équipe | team, crew, party | noun |
| 575. | prévenir | to tell, inform, prevent | verb |
| 576. | cheval | horse | noun |
| 577. | ailleurs | elsewhere, somewhere else | adverb |
| 578. | lequel | which one = (le + quel) (masculine singular) (see #554) | relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun |
| 579. | maître | master, ruler, mistress, school teacher | noun |
| 580. | avion | plane | noun |
| 581. | bout | bit, tip, end | noun |
| 582. | habiter | to live in | verb |
| 583. | faim | hunger | noun |
| 584. | ensuite | then, next, afterwards | adverb |
| 585. | l'un | a, an, one (replaces 'un' when 'un' is a pronoun or at the beginning of a sentence) (see #14) | indefinite pronoun |
| 586. | froid | cold | adjective |
| 587. | normal | normal, usual | adjective |
| 588. | déranger | to disturb, upset | verb |
| 589. | reprendre | to recapture, take back | verb |
| 590. | oncle | uncle | noun |
| 591. | prix | price; prize | noun |
| 592. | retard | delay, lateness | noun |
| 593. | détruire | to destroy, ruin | verb |
| 594. | cadeau | present, gift | noun |
| 595. | pousser | to push, press | verb |
| 596. | face | face; heads | noun |
| 597. | gueule | mouth | noun |
| 598. | chemin | path, way | noun |
| 599. | vivant | vibrant, living, alive | adjective |
| 600. | général | general (military) | 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
