A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

ceinture nf belt, waist 4538

cela pro that, it 54

célèbre adj(f) famous 1689

célébrer v to celebrate 2170

célibataire nadj(f) single, unmarried 3362

cellule nf cell 2151

celui pro that, the one, he, him 45

censé adj supposed 2052

censure nf censorship 3906

cent det,nm one hundred, cent 704

centaine nf hundred 1417

central nadj central 992

centrale nf power station, central office 3164

centre nm center 491

centrer v to center 4162

cependant adv,conj however 352

cercle nm circle, cycle 2258

céréale nf cereal 4983

cérémonie nf ceremony 2279

cerner v to surround, encircle, delimit 3435

certain adj,det,nm,pro certain, sure 110

certainement adv certainly 1071

certes adv indeed, certainly, of course 1021

certificat nm certificate 3604

certitude nf certainty 2339

cerveau nm brain 1990

cesser v to cease, stop 462

cessez-le-feu nmi ceasefire 4505

c'est-à-dire adv in other words 560

chacun pro each 323

chagrin adj,nm grief, sorrow 4560

chaîne nf chain, channel 1159

chair nf flesh 3260

chaise nf chair 3419

chaleur nf heat 2773

chaleureux adj(pl) warm 4103

chambre nf bedroom, chamber 633

champ nm field, realm 847

champion nadj champion 2443

championnat nm championship 2980

chance nf luck; chance 438

chancelier nm chancellor 4761

change nm exchange 3321

changement nm change 530

changer v to change 283

chanson nf song 2142

chant nm song 3765

chanter v to sing 1820

chanteur nadj singer 3251

chantier nm construction site, roadworks 3292

chaos nm(pl) chaos 3266

chapeau nm hat 2908

chapitre nm chapter 1317

chaque det,adj each 151

char nm tank 3853

charbon nm coal 2935

charge nf to charge, load 849

charger v to load, charge 544

charité nf charity 4750

charmant adj charming 4030

charme nm charm 3682

charte nf charter 2900

chasse nf chase, hunt, hunting 2115

chasser v to hunt, chase away 2364

chasseur nm hunter, fighter, page, messenger 2879

chat nm cat; chat 3138

château nm castle 3510

chaud adv,nadj warm, hot 1852

chauffeur nm driver, chauffeur 3814

chaussure nf shoe, sneakers 3638

chef nm head, leader, chief 386

chemin nm path, way 859

chemise nf shirt, folder 3892

chèque nm check 3203

cher adj,adv expensive 803

chercher v to look for 336

chercheur nadj researcher 1961

chéri nadj darling, love, dear 2880

cheval nm horse 2220

cheveu nm hair 2296

chez prep at, with 206

chien nm dog 1744

chier v to sh*t, piss off, get pissed off 4245

chiffre nm figure, number 749

chiffrer v to put a figure to, assess, quantify, number 4280

chiite nadj(f) Shiite 4625

chimie nf chemistry 4073

chimique adj(f) chemical 2650

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chinois nadj(pl) Chinese 1914

chirurgien nm surgeon 4787

choc nm shock, clash 1917

chocolat adji,nm chocolate 4556

choisir v to choose 226

choix nm(pl) choice 436

chômage nm unemployment 1430

chômeur nm unemployed person 2616

choquer v to shock, offend, shake, disturb 2526

chose adj(f),nf thing 125

chrétien nadj christian 1895

chronique nadj(f) chronic, column, page, chronicle 3078

chute nf fall 1761

chuter v to fall 4347

ci adv,pro this one, here 247

cible nf target 2740

cibler v to target 3130

ciel nm sky 1538

cigarette nf cigarette 2855

cimetière nm cemetary, graveyard 3583

cinéma nm cinema 1623

cinq det,nm(pl) five 288

cinquantaine nf about fifty 4491

cinquante det,nmi fifty 2273

cinquième det,nm,nf fifth 2030

circonscription nf district, constituency 2496

circonstance nf circumstance 1054

circuit nm circuit 1309

circulation nf circulation, traffic 2293

circuler v to drive, circulate 1721