A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

cirque nm circus; cirque 4953

citation nf quote, quotation, citation 3110

cité nf city 1246

citer v to quote 1082

citoyen nadj citizen 1081

citoyenneté nf citizenship 3895

civil nadj civil; civilian 929

civilisation nf civilization 2598

civiliser v to civilize 4227

civique adj(f) civil; civics 4950

clair adv,nadj clear 335

clairement adv clearly 1319

clan nm clan 4879

clandestin nadj underground, clandestine 2992

claquer v to flap, bang, slam, snap 4906

clarifier v to clarify 4894

clarté nf lightness, brightness clearness, clarity 3316

classe nf class 778

classement nm classification, ranking 3064

classer v to classify, file, grade, rate 2070

classique nadj(f) classic 1845

clause nf clause 3423

clé nf key 1200

clef nf key 3424

cliché nm cliché; negative 4705

client nm client 917

clientèle nf customers, clientele 3299

climat nm climate 2006

climatique adj(f) climatic 4201

clinique nadj(f) clinic 2876

cloche nf bell 4273

clore v to close 1823

clôture nf enclosure; termination, closure 2839

club nm club 1860

coalition nf coalition 2711

cochon nadj pig 4947

cocktail nm cocktail, cocktail party 4992

code nm code 1228

coder v to code, encode 4121

cœur nm heart 568

coffre nm trunk, boot, chest 4776

cohérence nf coherence, consistency 4327

cohérent adj coherent 3271

cohésion nf cohesion 3642

coin nm corner 1798

coincer v to jam, hinder, get stuck 3289

coïncidence nf coincidence 4303

coïncider v to coincide, correspond 3595

col nm collar, mountain pass 3054

colère nf anger 1568

collaborateur nm associate, fellow worker, contributor, collaborator 2459

collaboration nf collaboration 2037

collaborer v to collaborate, contribute 2963

collectif nadj collective 1224

collection nf collection, series 2806

collectivité nf community, group 2408

collège nm secondary school, college 2116

collègue nm,nf colleague 1099

coller v to stick, paste 2973

colline nf hill 2937

colonel nm colonel 3550

colonial nadj colonial 4143

colonie nf colony 3375

colonne nf column 2931

combat nm fight, combat 1062

combattant adj,nm fighter 2374

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combattre v to fight 1118

combien adv,conj how much, how many 800

combinaison nf combination 2818

combiner v to combine, devise 2652

comble nadj(f) despair; summit, overmeasure; roof 4976

combler v to fill, fill in, fulfil 2000

combustible nadj(f) fuel, combustible 4318

comédie nf comedy, playacting 3373

comédien nadj comedian, comedy 4253

comique nadj(f) comical; comic, comedian 4709

comité nm committee 651

commandant nadj commander 4346

commande nf order, control 2123

commandement nm command, order, commandment 2644

commander v to order, command 959

comme adv,conj like, as 32

commencement nm beginning, start 4759

commencer v to begin, start 139

comment adv,conj,intj,nmi how 234

commentaire nm comment, remark 1685

commenter v to comment 2211

commerçant nadj shopkeeper, merchant, commercial 4167

commerce nm trade, commerce 934

commercial nadj commercial 908

commettre v to commit 1196

commissaire nm,nf superintendent, commissioner 1737

commissariat nm police station 4242

commission nf commission 461

commun nadj common 780

communautaire adj(f) community, communal 1811

communauté nf community 558

commune nf locality; common, joint 851

communication nf communication 1036

communiqué nm communiqué, release, statement 2221

communiquer v to communicate 1514

communisme nm communism 3923

communiste nadj(f) communist 1696

compagnie nf company 775