A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

avoir nm,v to have 8

avouer v to admit 1619

avril nm April 1022

axe nm axis, axle, main line 2878

axer v to center 3864

Bb

bagage nm luggage, baggage 3566

baie nf bay; berry 3719

baigner v to bathe, wash, get a bath, go for a swim 4608

bain nm bath, bathing 3458

baiser nm,v to kiss 2999

baisse nf fall, drop 1466

baisser v to lower, turn down, bend down 911

balance nf scales, balance 3395

balancer v to swing, sway 4548

balayer v to sweep up, sweep out 3687

balle nf ball, bullet 2311

ballon nm ball 3692

banal adj banal, trite, commonplace, ordinary 4221

banc nm bench, workbench, pew 3724

bancaire adj(f) banking 2945

bande nf band, strip 977

banlieue nf suburbs, outskirts 2944

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bannir v to banish, ban 4378

banque nf bank 774

banquier nm banker 4263

baptiser v to name, christen, baptize 3712

bar nm bar 3012

barbare nadj(f) barbaric; barbarian 4948

barrage nm barrier, obstruction, dam, roadblock 3706

barre nf bar, rod 2349

barreau nm bar 4483

barrer v to close, block, bar, cross 3917

barrière nf fence, barrier, gate 2438

bas adv,nadj(pl),nm(pl) low; stockings 468

basculer v to topple, fall over, knock off 4349

base nf base 416

baser v to base 1712

basque nadj(f) Basque 4658

bassin nm bowl, basin 3032

bataille nf battle 1303

bateau nm boat, ship 1287

bâtiment nm building 1952

bâtir v to build 2093

bâton nm tick, club, baton 3553

batterie nf battery; drum set 4816

battre v to beat, hit 742

beau adj,nm handsome, fine, right 393

beaucoup adv much, a lot of, many 150

beauté nf beauty 2492

bébé nadj(f) baby 2271

belge nadj(f) Belgian 2795

ben adv well 2010

bénéfice nm benefit, profit 1915

bénéficiaire nadj(f) beneficiary 3283

bénéficier nm,v to benefit 1272

bénéfique adj(f) beneficial 4758

bénévole nadj(f) volunteer, voluntary, unpaid 4506

besoin nm need 183

bétail nm livestock, cattle 4842

bête nadj(f) animal, beast; stupid 2591

béton nm concrete 4146

beurre nm butter 4112

biais nm(pl) way, device; bias 2439

bibliothèque nf library 2511

bien adji,adv,nm well 47

bien-être nmi well being 3531

bientôt adv soon 1208

bienvenu nadj welcome 3714

bière nf beer, coffin 3152

bijou nm jewel 4301

bilan nm balance sheet, outcome 1758

bilatéral adj bilateral 3545

billet nm ticket 1916

biologique adj(f) biological, nature 2781

bizarre nadj(f) strange, odd 2756

blague nf joke 4822

blâmer v to blame, reprimand 4803

blanc adj,nm white 708

blé nm wheat 3265

blessé nadj injured 2203

blesser v to hurt 2024

blessure nf injury, wound 2481

bleu adj,nm blue 1216

blindé adj armored 4878

bloc nm block 2066

blocage nm block 3429

blond nadj blond, fair-haired 4585

bloquer v to block 2004

bœuf nm ox, steer, beef 3914

boire nm,v to drink 1879

bois nm(pl) wood 1425

boisson nf drink, beverage 3614

boîte nf box 1771

bombardement nm bombing, shelling 3565

bombarder v to bomb 4329

bombe nf bomb 1751

bon adj,adv,intj,nm good 94

bond nm leap, rebound 4871

bonheur nm happiness 1948

bonjour nm hello 1972

bonsoir nm good evening 3938

bord nm edge, side 991

bordel nm brothel, mess, chaos 4529

borne nf milestone, boundary stone 4751

borner v to limit, confine 4575

bosniaque nadj(f) Bosnian 4977

bosser v to work, bash on 4532

bouche nf mouth 1838

boucher nm,v butcher; to fill in, get clogged up 4757

boucle nf loop, buckle, curl 3822

boucler v to fasten, loop, resolve 3444

boue nf mud 4507

bouger v to move, shift, budge 1893

boule nf ball 4789

boulevard nm boulevard 4821

bouleversement nm upheaval 4626