A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

social nadj social 301

socialisme nm socialism 4989

socialiste nadj(f) socialist 1768

société nf society 295

sœur nf sister 1558

soi nmi,pro one, oneself, self 1365

soi-disant adji so-called, supposedly 3637

soif nf thirst 4659

soigner v to treat, look after, take care over 2228

soigneusement adv tidily, neatly, carefully 3647

soin nm care 1109

soir nm evening 397

soirée nf evening 1530

soit adv,conj either...or 166

soixante det,nmi sixty 3151

soixante-dix det,nmi seventy 4887

sol nm floor, ground 1491

solaire adj(f) solar 4653

soldat nm soldier 1098

solde nm,nf balance; pay; sale 4622

soleil nm sun 1713

solidaire adj(f) interdependent, jointly dependent 4980

solidarité nf solidarity 2359

solide nadj(f) solid 1414

solitaire nadj(f) solitary, lone, lonely 3560

solitude nf solitude, loneliness 3448

solliciter v to request, solicit, appeal 2519

solution nf solution 608

sombre adj(f) dark 2348

sombrer v to darken; to sink, lapse 3991

sommaire nadj(f) summary, brief, cursory 4133

somme nm,nf amount, sum; nap 912

sommeil nm sleep, sleepiness 3393

sommet nm summit 1486

son det,nm his, her, its; sound; bran 26

sondage nm poll 2232

sonder v to probe, poll, sound out 4930

songer v to dream 2206

sonner v to ring 2422

sonore nadj(f) sound, resonant, sonorous, voiced 4502

sorcier nm sorcerer, witch 4582

sort nm fate, curse 1780

sortant nadj outgoing 4192

sorte nf sort, kind 351

sortie nf exit 1174

sortir v to go out, leave 309

sou nm penny 4051

souci nm worry, concern 1556

soucier v to care about, show concern for 2822

soucieux adj(pl) concerned, worried 3586

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soudain adj,adv sudden, suddenly 2310

souffle nm breath, puff 3120

souffler v to blow, puff 2984

souffrance nf suffering 1862

souffrir v to suffer 642

souhait nm wish 3122

souhaitable adj(f) desirable 3920

souhaiter v to wish 403

soulagement nm relief 4424

soulager v to relieve, soothe, ease 2912

soulever v to lift up 1339

souligner v to underline, stress 816

soumettre v to submit 687

soumission nf submission 4578

soupçon nm suspicion 3921

soupçonner v to suspect 2375

soupe nf soup 4563

souple adj(f) supple, agile, soft, floppy, flexible 3087

souplesse nf suppleness, flexibility 4085

source nf source, spring 817

sourd nadj deaf 2854

sourire nm,v smile; to smile 1476

souris nf(pl) mouse 4328

sous prep under 122

souscrire v to subscribe 3983

sous-estimer v to underestimate 4449

sous-marin nadj submarine, underwater 3777

sous-sol nm basement, lower ground floor, subsoil, underground 4289

soustraire v to substract, remove, shield, escape from 4109

soutenir v to sustain, support 578

souterrain nadj underground, underground passage 4544

soutien nm support 1198

souvenir nm,v memory; to remember 616

souvent adv often 287

souverain nadj sovereign, supreme ruler, monarch 2697

souveraineté nf sovereignty 2353

soviétique nadj(f) Soviet 1674

spatial adj spatial, space 2765

spécial adj special 726

spécialement adv especially, particularly 2130

spécialiser v to specialize 2009

spécialiste nadj(f) specialist 1588

spécialité nf specialty 3356

spécification nf specification 4642

spécifier v to specify 3086

spécifique adj(f) specific 2175

spectacle nm sight, show 1687

spectaculaire adj(f) spectacular 3330

spectateur nm member of the audience, spectator, onlooker 2877

spectre nm spectrum, ghost 4645

spéculation nf speculation 3808

sphère nf sphere 4209

spirituel nadj witty, spiritual, sacred 3047

spontané adj spontaneous 3986

sport adji,nm sport 2011

sportif nadj sports, athletic, competitive 2670