100words
45%of everyday speech
4.8%the single commonest word
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | в | in; into | v | 4.799% | 4.8% |
| 2 | и | and | EE | 3.320% | 8.1% |
| 3 | на | on; onto | NAH | 2.001% | 10.1% |
| 4 | не | not | nye | 1.783% | 11.9% |
| 5 | с | with; from | s | 1.563% | 13.5% |
| 6 | что | what; that | SHTOH | 1.588% | 15.1% |
| 7 | я | I | YAH | 1.415% | 16.5% |
| 8 | по | along; by | POH | 0.854% | 17.3% |
| 9 | а | and; but | AH | 0.815% | 18.1% |
| 10 | как | how; as | KAHK | 0.796% | 18.9% |
| 11 | из | from; out of | EEZ | 0.662% | 19.6% |
| 12 | это | this; it is | EH-tah | 1.295% | 20.9% |
| 13 | за | behind; for | ZAH | 0.551% | 21.4% |
| 14 | для | for | DLYAH | 0.527% | 22.0% |
| 15 | о | about | OH | 0.514% | 22.5% |
| 16 | к | toward; to | k | 0.503% | 23.0% |
| 17 | но | but | NOH | 0.491% | 23.5% |
| 18 | то | then; that | TOH | 0.896% | 24.4% |
| 19 | у | at; by | OO | 0.480% | 24.9% |
| 20 | он | he | OHN | 1.040% | 25.9% |
| 21 | от | from | OHT | 0.439% | 26.3% |
| 22 | весь | all; whole | VYES | 0.838% | 27.2% |
| 23 | так | so; thus | TAHK | 0.348% | 27.5% |
| 24 | же | emphatic particle | zheh | 0.283% | 27.8% |
| 25 | мы | we | MIH | 0.462% | 28.3% |
| 26 | до | until; up to | DOH | 0.270% | 28.5% |
| 27 | ты | you (sing.) | TIH | 0.440% | 29.0% |
| 28 | только | only | TOHL-kah | 0.258% | 29.2% |
| 29 | быть | to be | BIHT | 1.440% | 30.7% |
| 30 | если | if | YES-lee | 0.252% | 30.9% |
| 31 | когда | when | kahg-DAH | 0.252% | 31.2% |
| 32 | уже | already | oo-ZHEH | 0.230% | 31.4% |
| 33 | ещё | still; yet; more | yee-SHCHOH | 0.277% | 31.7% |
| 34 | бы | would (subjunctive) | bih | 0.243% | 31.9% |
| 35 | или | or | EE-lee | 0.209% | 32.1% |
| 36 | они | they | ah-NEE | 0.583% | 32.7% |
| 37 | при | at; during | PREE | 0.196% | 32.9% |
| 38 | время | time | VRYEH-myah | 0.257% | 33.2% |
| 39 | кто | who | KTOH | 0.253% | 33.4% |
| 40 | год | year | GOHT | 0.503% | 33.9% |
| 41 | чтобы | in order to | SHTOH-bih | 0.178% | 34.1% |
| 42 | она | she | ah-NAH | 0.287% | 34.4% |
| 43 | вы | you (pl./formal) | VIH | 0.366% | 34.8% |
| 44 | мочь | to be able | MOHCH | 0.342% | 35.1% |
| 45 | после | after | POH-slyeh | 0.166% | 35.3% |
| 46 | нет | no; there is not | NYET | 0.165% | 35.4% |
| 47 | очень | very | OH-chin | 0.155% | 35.6% |
| 48 | со | with | SOH | 0.152% | 35.7% |
| 49 | также | also | TAHK-zheh | 0.148% | 35.9% |
| 50 | вот | here is | VOHT | 0.142% | 36.0% |
| 51 | чем | than | CHYEM | 1.588% | 37.6% |
| 52 | где | where | GDYEH | 0.135% | 37.7% |
| 53 | под | under | POHT | 0.135% | 37.9% |
| 54 | да | yes | DAH | 0.123% | 38.0% |
| 55 | даже | even | DAH-zheh | 0.123% | 38.1% |
| 56 | можно | one may; possible | MOZH-nah | 0.123% | 38.3% |
| 57 | просто | simply | PROH-stah | 0.118% | 38.4% |
| 58 | больше | more; bigger | BOHL-sheh | 0.185% | 38.6% |
| 59 | сейчас | now | see-CHAHS | 0.113% | 38.7% |
| 60 | более | more | BOH-lee-yeh | 0.110% | 38.8% |
| 61 | ну | well | NOO | 0.107% | 38.9% |
| 62 | без | without | BYES | 0.105% | 39.0% |
| 63 | ни | not a single | NEE | 0.103% | 39.1% |
| 64 | об | about | OHB | 0.103% | 39.2% |
| 65 | там | there | TAHM | 0.103% | 39.3% |
| 66 | человек | person; man | chih-lah-VYEK | 0.329% | 39.6% |
| 67 | себя | oneself | see-BYAH | 0.199% | 39.8% |
| 68 | этот | this | EH-taht | 1.295% | 41.1% |
| 69 | который | which; who | kah-TOH-rihy | 0.506% | 41.6% |
| 70 | ли | whether | LEE | 0.098% | 41.7% |
| 71 | раз | time; once | RAHS | 0.118% | 41.8% |
| 72 | один | one | ah-DEEN | 0.301% | 42.1% |
| 73 | теперь | now | tee-PYER | 0.094% | 42.2% |
| 74 | сегодня | today | see-VOHD-nyah | 0.091% | 42.3% |
| 75 | надо | must; need to | NAH-dah | 0.087% | 42.4% |
| 76 | через | through; across | CHEH-ryes | 0.085% | 42.5% |
| 77 | тоже | also; too | TOH-zheh | 0.082% | 42.6% |
| 78 | область | region; field | OH-blast | 0.100% | 42.7% |
| 79 | почему | why | pah-chee-MOO | 0.080% | 42.8% |
| 80 | день | day | DYEN | 0.168% | 42.9% |
| 81 | пока | while; bye | pah-KAH | 0.076% | 43.0% |
| 82 | жизнь | life | ZHIZN | 0.140% | 43.1% |
| 83 | всегда | always | fsyeg-DAH | 0.071% | 43.2% |
| 84 | между | between | MYEZH-doo | 0.069% | 43.3% |
| 85 | здесь | here | ZDYES | 0.068% | 43.4% |
| 86 | потому | because | pah-tah-MOO | 0.068% | 43.4% |
| 87 | нужный | necessary | NOOZH-nihy | 0.108% | 43.5% |
| 88 | такой | such | tah-KOY | 0.298% | 43.8% |
| 89 | два | two | DVAH | 0.147% | 44.0% |
| 90 | однако | however | ahd-NAH-kah | 0.065% | 44.0% |
| 91 | много | much; many | MNOH-gah | 0.063% | 44.1% |
| 92 | ничто | nothing | neech-TOH | 0.072% | 44.2% |
| 93 | тут | here | TOOT | 0.063% | 44.2% |
| 94 | свой | one's own | SVOY | 0.410% | 44.6% |
| 95 | несколько | several | NYES-kahl-kah | 0.076% | 44.7% |
| 96 | сказать | to say | skah-ZAHT | 0.153% | 44.9% |
| 97 | тогда | then | tahg-DAH | 0.060% | 44.9% |
| 98 | хотеть | to want | khah-TYET | 0.159% | 45.1% |
| 99 | мой | my | MOY | 0.212% | 45.3% |
| 100 | место | place | MYES-tah | 0.131% | 45.4% |
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