39words
18in the top 5,000
Frenchlanguage
| Word | English | How common |
|---|---|---|
| et | and | #13 1.431% of speech |
| ou | or | #64 0.224% of speech |
| mais | but | #29 0.571% of speech |
| mais plutôt | but rather | outside the top 5,000 |
| quoique | although | #2672 0.002% of speech |
| parce que | because | outside the top 5,000 |
| alors | then | #73 0.189% of speech |
| puisque | since | #1231 0.006% of speech |
| car | because | #275 0.033% of speech |
| pendant que | while | outside the top 5,000 |
| si | if | #37 0.491% of speech |
| ni | niether | #296 0.030% of speech |
| donc | so | #115 0.098% of speech |
| de sorte que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| de manière que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| puis | then | #235 0.040% of speech |
| par conséquent | therefore | outside the top 5,000 |
| de ce fait | therefore | outside the top 5,000 |
| cependant | nevertheless | #1844 0.004% of speech |
| néanmoins | notwithstanding | #2943 0.000% of speech |
| même | even | #90 0.143% of speech |
| non plus | neigher | outside the top 5,000 |
| peut-être | maybe | #111 0.107% of speech |
| possiblement | maybe | outside the top 5,000 |
| comme | like | #55 0.301% of speech |
| bien que | even though | outside the top 5,000 |
| pour que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| afin que | in order to | outside the top 5,000 |
| avant que | before | outside the top 5,000 |
| après que | after | outside the top 5,000 |
| jusqu'à ce que | until | outside the top 5,000 |
| à moins que | unless | outside the top 5,000 |
| sauf si | unless | outside the top 5,000 |
| même si | even though | outside the top 5,000 |
| c'est-à-dire | that is to say | #2186 0.004% of speech |
| autrement dit | that is to say | outside the top 5,000 |
| en plus | besides | outside the top 5,000 |
| par-dessus le marché | on top of that | outside the top 5,000 |
| surtout | over all | #575 0.015% of speech |
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