A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

vigilance nf vigilance, watchfulness 4080

vigilant adj vigilant, watchful 4931

vigoureux adj(pl) vigorous 4365

vigueur nf vigor 1711

village nm village 1295

ville nf city 260

vin nm wine 2309

vingt det,nmi twenty 1273

vingtaine nf about twenty 3098

vingt-cinq det,nmi twenty five 4436

vingtième det,nm,nf twentieth 3881

vingt-quatre det,nmi twenty four 4436

viol nm rape 3629

violation nf violation, transgession 2814

violence nf violence 602

violent nadj violent 1119

violer v to rape, infringe 2352

virer v to turn, change, transfer, kick out 3623

virtuel adj virtual, potential 3885

virus nm(pl) virus 3382

visa nm visa, stamp 4435

visage nm face 1292

vis-à-vis nmpl,prep face to face, regarding 1376

visée nf aim, design, sighting 4763

viser v to aim 656

visible adj(f) visible, obvious 2276

visiblement adv obviously, clearly, visibly 3677

vision nf vision, view 1505

visite nf visit 1072

visiter v to visit 1378

visiteur nm visitor 2266

visuel adj visual 4793

vital adj vital 2528

vite adv fast, quickly 711

vitesse nf speed 1065

vitre nf pane, window 4106

vitrine nf window, display cabinet 4312

vivant nadj alive, living 1191

vivement adv sharply, brusquely, lively 2491

vivre nm,v to live 201

vocabulaire nm vocabulary 4159

vocal adj vocal 4316

vocation nf vocation, calling 3006

vœu nm vow, wish, will 2103

voici prep here is, here are, this is, these are 1103

voie nf road, lane, route, track, way 609

voilà prep right, there, here 524

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voile nm,nf veil, sail 3155

voiler v to veil 4067

voir v to see 69

voire adv even, indeed 1547

voisin nadj neighbor 979

voisinage nm neighborhood 4915

voiture nf car 881

voix nf(pl) voice 414

vol nm flight, theft 1531

volant adj,nm steering wheel 4035

voler v to steal, rob 1610

volet nm shutter 2092

voleur nadj thief, light-fingered 3163

volontaire nadj(f) volunteer; voluntary 1675

volontairement adv voluntarily, willingly 3529

volonté nf will 525

volontiers adv with pleasure, willingly, gladly 2742

volume nm volume 1640

vote nm vote 1046

voter v to vote 1248

votre det your 214

vôtre nadj(f) yours 4065

vouer v to devote, dedicate to, vow to 2950

vouloir nm,v to want 57

vous pro you 50

voyage nm trip, journey 904

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voyager v to travel 2194

voyageur nadj traveler 2629

vrai adv,nadj true 292

vraiment adv truly, really, very 361

vraisemblablement adv most probably 3739

vue nf view 191

vulgaire nadj(f) vulgar, common, popular 4886

vulnérable adj(f) vulnerable 3479

Ww

week-end nm weekend 2475

Yy

y adv,nmi,pro there 36

yen nm yen 4017

yougoslave nadj(f) Yugoslav, Yugoslavian 4077

Zz

zéro nm zero 2274

zone nf zone, area 860

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Part of speech index

Rank frequency (501, 502...),headword, English equivalent

Function words

Conjunctions

6 et and

9 que that, which, who, whom

30 mais but

32 comme like, as

33 ou or

34 si if, whether

44 aussi too, also, as

119 quand when

145 donc so, then, therefore, thus

166 soit either...or

176 car because

193 pourquoi why

229 ni nor

234 comment how

256 lorsque when

300 or now

352 cependant however

528 puisque since

770 toutefois however

800 combien how much, how many

1170 sinon otherwise, or else

1271 néanmoins nevertheless

3243 quoique although, though

Determiners

1 le the

2 de some, any

3 un a, an, one

12 ce this, that

24 tout all, very

26 son his, her, its

28 autre other

35 leur them, their, theirs

41 deux two

56 premier first

60 mon my

63 aucun none, either, neither, not any

70 quelque some

73 notre our

110 certain certain

115 trois three

142 tel such

146 quel which, what

151 chaque each

213 plusieurs several

214 votre your

253 quatre four

288 cinq five

330 ton your

372 dix ten

379 second second

427 deuxième second

450 six six

506 troisième third

704 cent one hundred

752 divers diverse, various

787 neuf nine