The 250 most common Russian words

250words

55%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%
101	потом	then; later	pah-TOHM	0.058%	45.5%
102	против	against	PROH-teef	0.058%	45.6%
103	хороший	good	khah-ROH-shihy	0.111%	45.7%
104	являться	to be; appear	yiv-LYAH-tsah	0.083%	45.8%
105	вместе	together	VMYES-tyeh	0.054%	45.8%
106	лишь	only	LEESH	0.054%	45.9%
107	дело	matter; affair	DYEH-lah	0.142%	46.0%
108	над	above; over	NAHT	0.053%	46.1%
109	какой	which; what kind	kah-KOY	0.178%	46.2%
110	работа	work; job	rah-BOH-tah	0.154%	46.4%
111	тот	that	TOHT	0.896%	47.3%
112	именно	exactly; namely	EE-meen-nah	0.050%	47.3%
113	перед	before; in front of	PYEH-ryet	0.050%	47.4%
114	поэтому	therefore	pah-EH-tah-moo	0.050%	47.4%
115	сделать	to do; make	ZDYEH-laht	0.117%	47.5%
116	три	three	TREE	0.067%	47.6%
117	конечно	of course	kah-NYESH-nah	0.049%	47.7%
118	мир	world; peace	MEER	0.107%	47.8%
119	стать	to become	STAHT	0.177%	48.0%
120	первый	first	PYER-vihy	0.197%	48.1%
121	хотя	although	khah-TYAH	0.047%	48.2%
122	ведь	after all	VYET	0.046%	48.2%
123	вообще	in general	vah-ahp-SHCHEH	0.046%	48.3%
124	должный	due; obligated	DOHLZH-nihy	0.002%	48.3%
125	дом	house; home	DOHM	0.113%	48.4%
126	спасибо	thank you	spah-SEE-bah	0.045%	48.4%
127	никогда	never	nee-kahg-DAH	0.044%	48.5%
128	сам	oneself; -self	SAHM	0.142%	48.6%
129	вопрос	question	vah-PROHS	0.095%	48.7%
130	деньги	money	DYEN-gee	0.066%	48.8%
131	новый	new	NOH-vihy	0.197%	49.0%
132	около	near; about	OH-kah-lah	0.042%	49.0%
133	почти	almost	pahch-TEE	0.042%	49.1%
134	знать	to know	ZNAHT	0.141%	49.2%
135	часть	part	CHAHST	0.091%	49.3%
136	делать	to do; make	DYEH-laht	0.091%	49.4%
137	кроме	except; besides	KROH-myeh	0.039%	49.4%
138	связь	connection; link	SVYAZ	0.053%	49.5%
139	город	city	GOH-raht	0.104%	49.6%
140	каждый	each; every	KAHZH-dihy	0.091%	49.7%
141	случай	case; occasion	SLOO-chahy	0.068%	49.8%
142	среди	among	sree-DEE	0.038%	49.8%
143	говорить	to speak; say	gah-vah-REET	0.146%	49.9%
144	ребёнок	child	ree-BYOH-nahk	0.098%	50.0%
145	либо	or; either	LEE-bah	0.036%	50.1%
146	сколько	how many	SKOHL-kah	0.036%	50.1%
147	стоить	to cost; be worth	STOH-eet	0.042%	50.1%
148	история	history; story	ees-TOH-ree-yah	0.071%	50.2%
149	никто	nobody	neek-TOH	0.052%	50.3%
150	сторона	side	stah-rah-NAH	0.070%	50.3%
151	иметь	to have	ee-MYET	0.104%	50.4%
152	назад	back; ago	nah-ZAHT	0.034%	50.5%
153	российский	Russian (of Russia)	rah-SEEY-skee	0.092%	50.6%
154	слово	word	SLOH-vah	0.082%	50.7%
155	друг	friend	DROOK	0.087%	50.7%
156	например	for example	nah-pree-MYER	0.033%	50.8%
157	затем	then; next	zah-TYEM	0.032%	50.8%
158	образ	image; manner	OH-brahs	0.046%	50.9%
159	оно	it	ah-NOH	0.032%	50.9%
160	про	about	PROH	0.032%	50.9%
161	сразу	at once	SRAH-zoo	0.032%	51.0%
162	второй	second	ftah-ROY	0.079%	51.0%
163	другой	other; another	droo-GOY	0.200%	51.2%
164	нельзя	cannot; forbidden	neel-ZYAH	0.032%	51.3%
165	снова	again	SNOH-vah	0.032%	51.3%
166	совсем	completely	sahf-SYEM	0.032%	51.3%
167	правда	truth	PRAHV-dah	0.040%	51.4%
168	страна	country	strah-NAH	0.094%	51.5%
169	значить	to mean	ZNAH-cheet	0.032%	51.5%
170	куда	where to	koo-DAH	0.030%	51.5%
171	получить	to receive; get	pah-loo-CHEET	0.096%	51.6%
172	война	war	vahy-NAH	0.057%	51.7%
173	группа	group	GROO-pah	0.077%	51.8%
174	игра	game	ee-GRAH	0.085%	51.8%
175	казаться	to seem	kah-ZAH-tsah	0.038%	51.9%
176	апрель	April	ahp-RYEL	0.036%	51.9%
177	большой	big; large	bahl-SHOY	0.185%	52.1%
178	думать	to think	DOO-maht	0.079%	52.2%
179	число	number; date	chees-LOH	0.062%	52.2%
180	начать	to begin	nah-CHAHT	0.046%	52.3%
181	новость	news	NOH-vahst	0.035%	52.3%
182	власть	power; authority	VLAHST	0.047%	52.4%
183	найти	to find	nahy-TEE	0.075%	52.4%
184	наш	our	NAHSH	0.164%	52.6%
185	организация	organization	ahr-gah-nee-ZAH-tsih-yah	0.054%	52.7%
186	партия	party (political)	PAHR-tee-yah	0.045%	52.7%
187	слишком	too much	SLEESH-kahm	0.027%	52.7%
188	участие	participation	oo-CHAHS-tee-yeh	0.042%	52.8%
189	иногда	sometimes	ee-nahg-DAH	0.026%	52.8%
190	качество	quality	KAH-cheest-vah	0.043%	52.8%
191	момент	moment	mah-MYENT	0.045%	52.9%
192	некоторый	some; certain	NYE-kah-tah-rihy	0.055%	52.9%
193	развитие	development	rahz-VEE-tee-yeh	0.055%	53.0%
194	сентябрь	September	seen-TYABR	0.035%	53.0%
195	система	system	sees-TYEH-mah	0.074%	53.1%
196	фильм	film; movie	FEELM	0.058%	53.2%
197	возможный	possible	vahz-MOZH-nihy	0.042%	53.2%
198	право	right; law	PRAH-vah	0.070%	53.3%
199	совет	advice; council	sah-VYET	0.054%	53.3%
200	конец	end	kah-NYETS	0.066%	53.4%
201	март	March	MAHRT	0.033%	53.4%
202	менее	less	MYEH-nee-yeh	0.025%	53.5%
203	результат	result	ree-zool-TAHT	0.068%	53.5%
204	федерация	federation	fee-dee-RAH-tsih-yah	0.028%	53.5%
205	давно	long ago	dahv-NOH	0.025%	53.6%
206	зачем	why; what for	zah-CHYEM	0.025%	53.6%
207	проблема	problem	prahb-LYEH-mah	0.062%	53.7%
208	ранний	early	RAHN-nihy	0.033%	53.7%
209	рубль	ruble	ROOBL	0.048%	53.7%
210	рядом	nearby; alongside	RYAH-dahm	0.059%	53.8%
211	территория	territory	tee-ree-TOH-ree-yah	0.036%	53.8%
212	течение	current; course	tee-CHYEH-nee-yeh	0.029%	53.9%
213	точно	exactly; precisely	TOHCH-nah	0.025%	53.9%
214	часто	often	CHAHS-tah	0.036%	53.9%
215	быстро	quickly	BIST-rah	0.025%	54.0%
216	действительно	really; indeed	dyey-STVEE-teel-nah	0.024%	54.0%
217	любить	to love	lyoo-BEET	0.060%	54.0%
218	май	May	MAHY	0.033%	54.1%
219	многие	many	MNOH-gee-yeh	0.043%	54.1%
220	период	period	PYEH-ree-aht	0.036%	54.1%
221	пора	time; season	pah-RAH	0.041%	54.2%
222	достаточный	sufficient	dahs-TAH-tahch-nihy	0.027%	54.2%
223	количество	quantity	kah-LEE-cheest-vah	0.037%	54.3%
224	помощь	help	POH-mahsch	0.059%	54.3%
225	тип	type	TEEP	0.014%	54.3%
226	уж	indeed (emphatic)	OOSH	0.024%	54.3%
227	впервые	for the first time	fpeer-VIH-yeh	0.023%	54.4%
228	вчера	yesterday	fchee-RAH	0.023%	54.4%
229	завтра	tomorrow	ZAHF-trah	0.023%	54.4%
230	имя	name	EE-myah	0.035%	54.5%
231	пусть	let; may	POOST	0.023%	54.5%
232	равный	equal	RAHV-nihy	0.031%	54.5%
233	рука	hand; arm	roo-KAH	0.068%	54.6%
234	управление	management; control	oo-prahv-LYEH-nee-yeh	0.039%	54.6%
235	внимание	attention	vnee-MAH-nee-yeh	0.032%	54.6%
236	население	population	nah-see-LYEH-nee-yeh	0.031%	54.7%
237	немного	a little	neem-NOH-gah	0.022%	54.7%
238	ночь	night	NOHCH	0.052%	54.8%
239	смерть	death	SMYERT	0.036%	54.8%
240	согласно	according to	sahg-LAHS-nah	0.022%	54.8%
241	хоть	even though; at least	KHOHT	0.022%	54.8%
242	жить	to live	ZHIT	0.065%	54.9%
243	компания	company	kahm-PAH-nee-yah	0.052%	54.9%
244	минута	minute	mee-NOO-tah	0.039%	55.0%
245	пять	five	PYAT	0.030%	55.0%
246	февраль	February	feev-RAHL	0.029%	55.0%
247	возможность	possibility	vahz-MOZH-nahst	0.042%	55.1%
248	глаз	eye	GLAHS	0.045%	55.1%
249	наконец	finally	nah-kah-NYETS	0.021%	55.2%
250	роль	role	ROHL	0.034%	55.2%

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