100words
62%of everyday speech
4.7%the single commonest word
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | être | to be | ehtr | 4.708% | 4.7% |
| 2 | avoir | to have | ah-VWAHR | 3.527% | 8.2% |
| 3 | de | of | duh | 2.936% | 11.2% |
| 4 | je | I | zhuh | 2.892% | 14.1% |
| 5 | pas | not | pah | 2.030% | 16.1% |
| 6 | le | the (m) | luh | 1.847% | 17.9% |
| 7 | que | that | kuh | 1.769% | 19.7% |
| 8 | la | the (f) | lah | 1.680% | 21.4% |
| 9 | vous | you (formal/plural) | voo | 1.566% | 23.0% |
| 10 | tu | you (informal) | tew | 1.544% | 24.5% |
| 11 | un | a | uhN | 1.518% | 26.0% |
| 12 | à | to | ah | 1.434% | 27.5% |
| 13 | et | and | ay | 1.431% | 28.9% |
| 14 | il | he/it | eel | 1.401% | 30.3% |
| 15 | ne | not | nuh | 1.164% | 31.4% |
| 16 | les | the (pl) | lay | 1.060% | 32.5% |
| 17 | faire | to do | fehr | 1.019% | 33.5% |
| 18 | en | in | ahN | 1.018% | 34.5% |
| 19 | aller | to go | ah-LAY | 1.001% | 35.5% |
| 20 | on | we/one | ohN | 0.959% | 36.5% |
| 21 | ça | that | sah | 0.955% | 37.5% |
| 22 | une | a | ewn | 0.946% | 38.4% |
| 23 | ce | this | suh | 0.882% | 39.3% |
| 24 | pour | for | poor | 0.862% | 40.1% |
| 25 | des | some | day | 0.662% | 40.8% |
| 26 | pouvoir | to be able to | poo-VWAHR | 0.650% | 41.5% |
| 27 | dire | to say | deer | 0.634% | 42.1% |
| 28 | qui | who | kee | 0.580% | 42.7% |
| 29 | mais | but | meh | 0.571% | 43.2% |
| 30 | vouloir | to want | voo-LWAHR | 0.550% | 43.8% |
| 31 | dans | in | dahN | 0.525% | 44.3% |
| 32 | savoir | to know | sah-VWAHR | 0.525% | 44.8% |
| 33 | nous | we | noo | 0.524% | 45.4% |
| 34 | elle | she/it | ehl | 0.514% | 45.9% |
| 35 | me | me | muh | 0.504% | 46.4% |
| 36 | bien | well | byaN | 0.501% | 46.9% |
| 37 | si | if | see | 0.491% | 47.4% |
| 38 | du | of the | dew | 0.465% | 47.8% |
| 39 | y | there | ee-GREHK | 0.460% | 48.3% |
| 40 | non | no | nohN | 0.449% | 48.8% |
| 41 | avec | with | ah-VEHK | 0.437% | 49.2% |
| 42 | tout | everything | too | 0.433% | 49.6% |
| 43 | plus | more | plew | 0.423% | 50.0% |
| 44 | mon | my (m) | mohN | 0.416% | 50.5% |
| 45 | te | to you | tuh | 0.393% | 50.9% |
| 46 | au | to the | oh | 0.386% | 51.2% |
| 47 | voir | to see | vwahr | 0.385% | 51.6% |
| 48 | devoir | to have to | duh-VWAHR | 0.371% | 52.0% |
| 49 | moi | me | mwah | 0.365% | 52.4% |
| 50 | oui | yes | wee | 0.349% | 52.7% |
| 51 | ils | they (m) | eel | 0.329% | 53.0% |
| 52 | sur | on | sewr | 0.327% | 53.4% |
| 53 | quoi | what | kwah | 0.311% | 53.7% |
| 54 | se | oneself | suh | 0.302% | 54.0% |
| 55 | comme | like | kawm | 0.301% | 54.3% |
| 56 | ici | here | ee-SEE | 0.253% | 54.5% |
| 57 | ma | my (f) | mah | 0.249% | 54.8% |
| 58 | toi | you | twah | 0.246% | 55.0% |
| 59 | est-ce que | do | ehs kuh | 0.246% | 55.3% |
| 60 | venir | to come | vuh-NEER | 0.243% | 55.5% |
| 61 | lui | him/her | lew-EE | 0.240% | 55.8% |
| 62 | votre | your (formal) | vohtr | 0.236% | 56.0% |
| 63 | pourquoi | why | poor-KWAH | 0.229% | 56.2% |
| 64 | où | where | oo | 0.224% | 56.4% |
| 65 | là | there | lah | 0.224% | 56.7% |
| 66 | rien | nothing | ree-AN | 0.222% | 56.9% |
| 67 | cette | this (f) | seht | 0.218% | 57.1% |
| 68 | quand | when | kahN | 0.208% | 57.3% |
| 69 | penser | to think | pahN-SAY | 0.206% | 57.5% |
| 70 | son | their | sohN | 0.204% | 57.7% |
| 71 | prendre | to take | prahNdr | 0.192% | 57.9% |
| 72 | autre | other | ohtr | 0.190% | 58.1% |
| 73 | alors | so | ah-LAWR | 0.189% | 58.3% |
| 74 | ton | your (informal, m) | tohN | 0.188% | 58.5% |
| 75 | comment | how | kaw-MAHN | 0.184% | 58.7% |
| 76 | parler | to speak | pahr-LAY | 0.182% | 58.9% |
| 77 | par | by | pahr | 0.181% | 59.0% |
| 78 | ou | or | oo | 0.173% | 59.2% |
| 79 | chose | thing | shawz | 0.228% | 59.4% |
| 80 | bon | good | bohN | 0.168% | 59.6% |
| 81 | merci | thank you | mehr-SEE | 0.164% | 59.8% |
| 82 | juste | just | zhewst | 0.162% | 59.9% |
| 83 | très | very | treh | 0.161% | 60.1% |
| 84 | aimer | to like | eh-MAY | 0.161% | 60.3% |
| 85 | croire | to believe | krwahr | 0.153% | 60.4% |
| 86 | jamais | never | zhah-MEH | 0.152% | 60.6% |
| 87 | trouver | to find | troo-VAY | 0.150% | 60.7% |
| 88 | aussi | also | oh-SEE | 0.149% | 60.9% |
| 89 | vraiment | really | vreh-MAHN | 0.147% | 61.0% |
| 90 | même | same | mehm | 0.143% | 61.1% |
| 91 | sa | their | sah | 0.142% | 61.3% |
| 92 | oh | oh | aw | 0.142% | 61.4% |
| 93 | maintenant | now | maNt-NAHN | 0.140% | 61.6% |
| 94 | tous | all (m pl) | toos | 0.139% | 61.7% |
| 95 | falloir | to be necessary (must) | fah-LWAHR | 0.138% | 61.8% |
| 96 | deux | two | duh | 0.135% | 62.0% |
| 97 | ces | these | say | 0.135% | 62.1% |
| 98 | ta | your (informal, f) | tah | 0.130% | 62.2% |
| 99 | attendre | to wait | ah-TAHNDR | 0.129% | 62.4% |
| 100 | peu | little | puh | 0.123% | 62.5% |
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