100 Most common French Words

Here you will find the top 100 most common French words and their meaning. Perfect for you who want to learn French super fast!

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Top 100 Most Common Words in French

By learning the 100 most common French words your learning will accelerate. Here you will find a full list of basic French words. These are the top 100 words in French (with meaning) that will make you better at speaking the language.

NumberFrenchin English
1commeas
2jeI
3sonhis
4quethat
5ilhe
6étaitwas
7pourfor
8suron
9sontare
10avecwith
11ilsthey
12êtrebe
13àat
14unone
15avoirhave
16cethis
17à partir defrom
18parby
19chaudhot
20motword

French words

Here you will find a list of common French words that are frequently used. Perfect for you who want to learn the French language by practicing your vocabulary every day.

NumberFrenchin English
21maisbut
22quewhat
23certainssome
24estis
25ilit
26vousyou
27ouor
28euhad
29lathe
30deof
31àto
32etand
33una
34dansin
35nouswe
36boîtecan
37dehorsout
38autreother
39étaientwere
40quiwhich
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Best list with French words PDF

The best language learners take the French word list and daily use the French words with meaning (PDF). The 100 most common French words are basic and therefore very useful in every conversation.

NumberFrenchin English
41fairedo
42leurtheir
43tempstime
44siif
45volontéwill
46commenthow
47ditsaid
48unan
49chaqueeach
50diretell
51nedoes
52ensembleset
53troisthree
54vouloirwant
55airair
56bienwell
57aussialso
58jouerplay
59petitsmall
60finend

100 Most Used French Words

NumberFrenchin English
61mettreput
62maisonhome
63lireread
64mainhand
65portport
66grandlarge
67épelerspell
68ajouteradd
69mêmeeven
70terreland
71icihere
72il fautmust
73grandbig
74hauthigh
75telsuch
76suivrefollow
77acteact
78pourquoiwhy
79interrogerask
80hommesmen

Find the 100 most used words in French

100 words in French with meaning – here you will find the most used French words. A full vocabulary list of the 100 most common words in French can be found below:

NumberFrenchin English
81changementchange
82est alléwent
83lumièrelight
84genrekind
85deoff
86besoinneed
87maisonhouse
88imagepicture
89essayertry
90nousus

Most frequent French words

Want to learn French online? Take a look at the longer list of the most frequent French words – the 1000 most common French words.

NumberFrenchin English
91encoreagain
92animalanimal
93pointpoint
94mèremother
95mondeworld
96près denear
97construirebuild
98soiself
99terreearth
100pèrefather
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