A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3961 authentique genuine, authentic

3964 confortable comfortable

3966 fonctionnel functional

3975 productif productive

3986 spontané spontaneous

3995 honteux ashamed, shameful

4002 portable portable, wearable

4003 précoce early, precocious

4012 rassurant reassuring, comforting

4018 gras fatty, fat, greasy

4019 médiatique media

4030 charmant charming

4039 constructif constructive

4050 convaincant convincing

4054 grossier unrefined, crude, coarse, rude, rough

4074 erroné erroneous

4086 respectueux respectful

4103 chaleureux warm

4110 instable unstable

4126 filial filial

4147 fiable reliable, trustworthy

4150 épouvantable terrible, appalling, dreadful

4156 naval naval

4173 compétitif competitive

4179 concurrentiel competitive

4200 encourageant encouraging

4201 climatique climatic

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4206 écologique ecological

4210 confidentiel confidential

4214 aisé easy, well off, well-to-do

4221 banal banal, trite, commonplace, ordinary

4234 standard standard

4237 irréversible irreversible

4238 fatal fatal, deadly, fateful

4240 verbal verbal

4243 gai cheerful, merry, gay

4272 idéologique ideological

4277 majoritaire majority

4281 catastrophique catastrophic, disastrous

4287 enthousiaste enthusiastic

4294 radioactif radioactive

4311 minier mining

4316 vocal vocal

4317 unilatéral unilateral

4324 rentable profitable

4325 loyal loyal, faithful

4341 négligeable negligible, trivial

4345 subtil subtle, nice

4350 gestionnaire administrative

4351 redoutable fearsome, formidable

4359 confiant trusting, confident

4361 intact intact

4365 vigoureux vigorous

4374 philosophique philosophical

4375 arrivé arrived

4387 menaçant threatening, menacing

4403 sanglant bloody, cruel, covered in blood

4410 convenable suitable, appropriate, correct, proper, acceptable

4415 alternatif alternate, alternating

4418 réglementaire regulation, control, statutory

4432 conjugal conjugal, married

4433 pâle pale

4457 ponctuel punctual

4460 manuscrit manuscript, handwritten

4463 immobile still, motionless

4467 passionnant fascinating, exciting

4481 controversé much debated, controversial

4484 insupportable intolerable

4485 opportun timely,

4500 ironique ironic

4513 prévisible predictable, forseeable

4525 improbable unlikely, improbable

4539 intergouvernemental intergovernmental

4543 saisonnier seasonal

4556 chocolat chocolate

4559 grandissant growing, increasing

4562 lumineux luminous, illuminated

4588 innombrable innumerable, countless

4592 désireux avid for, anxious to, desirous of

4599 amer bitter

4601 foncier land-related, land, fundamental

4605 troublant disturbing

4606 irrégulier irregular, uneven

4616 expérimental experimental

4628 décent decent, proper

4629 éminent eminent, distinguished

4641 intégral complete, unabridged

4653 solaire solar

4655 mou soft

4661 autoritaire authoritarian

4664 intolérable intolerable

4666 préventif preventive

4668 aimable pleasant, kind, nice

4672 inhérent inherent

4680 humble humble, lowly

4684 appliqué assiduous, industrious, careful

4688 néfaste harmful, ill-fated

4701 inchangé unchanged

4713 odieux hateful, odious

4714 désastreux disastrous

4721 plénier plenary, full

4729 échéant if need be

4740 superficiel superficial, shallow

4741 rigide rigid, stiff

4742 démographique demographic

4747 élégant elegant, stylish

4748 crème cream

4752 organique organic

4756 exclu outcast

4758 bénéfique beneficial

4770 regrettable unfortunate, regrettable

4774 compréhensible comprehensible, understandable

4781 notoire notorious, well-known

4793 visuel visual

4807 inexistant non-existent

4819 incompréhensible incomprehensible

4827 proportionnel proportional

4833 doré golden

4841 humide moist, damp, humid, wet

4846 continental continental

4863 sécuritaire safe

4872 enclin enclined, prone

4878 blindé armored

4888 féroce ferocious, fierce

4889 perpétuel perpetual, everlasting, never-ending

4901 insensible insensitive

4902 distant far-off, distant, faraway

4905 énergique energetic

4910 défavorable unfavorable

4918 écrasant crushing, overwhelming

4931 vigilant vigilant, watchful

4934 réglé regular, steady, well-ordered, ruled

4941 racial racial

4946 viable viable, workable

4949 atroce atrocious

4950 civique civil

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4961 performant productive, efficient