The 500 most common French words

500words

79%of everyday speech

4.7%the single commonest word

#	Word	English	Say it	Share	Running total
1	être	to be	ehtr	4.708%	4.7%
2	avoir	to have	ah-VWAHR	3.527%	8.2%
3	de	of	duh	2.936%	11.2%
4	je	I	zhuh	2.892%	14.1%
5	pas	not	pah	2.030%	16.1%
6	le	the (m)	luh	1.847%	17.9%
7	que	that	kuh	1.769%	19.7%
8	la	the (f)	lah	1.680%	21.4%
9	vous	you (formal/plural)	voo	1.566%	23.0%
10	tu	you (informal)	tew	1.544%	24.5%
11	un	a	uhN	1.518%	26.0%
12	à	to	ah	1.434%	27.5%
13	et	and	ay	1.431%	28.9%
14	il	he/it	eel	1.401%	30.3%
15	ne	not	nuh	1.164%	31.4%
16	les	the (pl)	lay	1.060%	32.5%
17	faire	to do	fehr	1.019%	33.5%
18	en	in	ahN	1.018%	34.5%
19	aller	to go	ah-LAY	1.001%	35.5%
20	on	we/one	ohN	0.959%	36.5%
21	ça	that	sah	0.955%	37.5%
22	une	a	ewn	0.946%	38.4%
23	ce	this	suh	0.882%	39.3%
24	pour	for	poor	0.862%	40.1%
25	des	some	day	0.662%	40.8%
26	pouvoir	to be able to	poo-VWAHR	0.650%	41.5%
27	dire	to say	deer	0.634%	42.1%
28	qui	who	kee	0.580%	42.7%
29	mais	but	meh	0.571%	43.2%
30	vouloir	to want	voo-LWAHR	0.550%	43.8%
31	dans	in	dahN	0.525%	44.3%
32	savoir	to know	sah-VWAHR	0.525%	44.8%
33	nous	we	noo	0.524%	45.4%
34	elle	she/it	ehl	0.514%	45.9%
35	me	me	muh	0.504%	46.4%
36	bien	well	byaN	0.501%	46.9%
37	si	if	see	0.491%	47.4%
38	du	of the	dew	0.465%	47.8%
39	y	there	ee-GREHK	0.460%	48.3%
40	non	no	nohN	0.449%	48.8%
41	avec	with	ah-VEHK	0.437%	49.2%
42	tout	everything	too	0.433%	49.6%
43	plus	more	plew	0.423%	50.0%
44	mon	my (m)	mohN	0.416%	50.5%
45	te	to you	tuh	0.393%	50.9%
46	au	to the	oh	0.386%	51.2%
47	voir	to see	vwahr	0.385%	51.6%
48	devoir	to have to	duh-VWAHR	0.371%	52.0%
49	moi	me	mwah	0.365%	52.4%
50	oui	yes	wee	0.349%	52.7%
51	ils	they (m)	eel	0.329%	53.0%
52	sur	on	sewr	0.327%	53.4%
53	quoi	what	kwah	0.311%	53.7%
54	se	oneself	suh	0.302%	54.0%
55	comme	like	kawm	0.301%	54.3%
56	ici	here	ee-SEE	0.253%	54.5%
57	ma	my (f)	mah	0.249%	54.8%
58	toi	you	twah	0.246%	55.0%
59	est-ce que	do	ehs kuh	0.246%	55.3%
60	venir	to come	vuh-NEER	0.243%	55.5%
61	lui	him/her	lew-EE	0.240%	55.8%
62	votre	your (formal)	vohtr	0.236%	56.0%
63	pourquoi	why	poor-KWAH	0.229%	56.2%
64	où	where	oo	0.224%	56.4%
65	là	there	lah	0.224%	56.7%
66	rien	nothing	ree-AN	0.222%	56.9%
67	cette	this (f)	seht	0.218%	57.1%
68	quand	when	kahN	0.208%	57.3%
69	penser	to think	pahN-SAY	0.206%	57.5%
70	son	their	sohN	0.204%	57.7%
71	prendre	to take	prahNdr	0.192%	57.9%
72	autre	other	ohtr	0.190%	58.1%
73	alors	so	ah-LAWR	0.189%	58.3%
74	ton	your (informal, m)	tohN	0.188%	58.5%
75	comment	how	kaw-MAHN	0.184%	58.7%
76	parler	to speak	pahr-LAY	0.182%	58.9%
77	par	by	pahr	0.181%	59.0%
78	ou	or	oo	0.173%	59.2%
79	chose	thing	shawz	0.228%	59.4%
80	bon	good	bohN	0.168%	59.6%
81	merci	thank you	mehr-SEE	0.164%	59.8%
82	juste	just	zhewst	0.162%	59.9%
83	très	very	treh	0.161%	60.1%
84	aimer	to like	eh-MAY	0.161%	60.3%
85	croire	to believe	krwahr	0.153%	60.4%
86	jamais	never	zhah-MEH	0.152%	60.6%
87	trouver	to find	troo-VAY	0.150%	60.7%
88	aussi	also	oh-SEE	0.149%	60.9%
89	vraiment	really	vreh-MAHN	0.147%	61.0%
90	même	same	mehm	0.143%	61.1%
91	sa	their	sah	0.142%	61.3%
92	oh	oh	aw	0.142%	61.4%
93	maintenant	now	maNt-NAHN	0.140%	61.6%
94	tous	all (m pl)	toos	0.139%	61.7%
95	falloir	to be necessary (must)	fah-LWAHR	0.138%	61.8%
96	deux	two	duh	0.135%	62.0%
97	ces	these	say	0.135%	62.1%
98	ta	your (informal, f)	tah	0.130%	62.2%
99	attendre	to wait	ah-TAHNDR	0.129%	62.4%
100	peu	little	puh	0.123%	62.5%
101	temps	time/weather	tahN	0.123%	62.6%
102	quelque	some	KEHL-kuh	0.123%	62.7%
103	toujours	always	too-ZHOOR	0.120%	62.9%
104	encore	again	ahN-KAWR	0.119%	63.0%
105	notre	our	nohtr	0.118%	63.1%
106	mes	my (pl)	may	0.116%	63.2%
107	besoin	need	buh-ZWAN	0.115%	63.3%
108	accord	agreement	ah-KAWR	0.110%	63.4%
109	partir	to leave	pahr-TEER	0.109%	63.6%
110	vie	life	vee	0.115%	63.7%
111	peut-être	maybe	puh-TEHTR	0.107%	63.8%
112	arriver	to arrive	ah-ree-VAY	0.105%	63.9%
113	fois	time (occurrence)	fwah	0.104%	64.0%
114	regarder	to watch	ruh-gahr-DAY	0.103%	64.1%
115	donc	so	dohNk	0.098%	64.2%
116	sans	without	sahN	0.098%	64.3%
117	monde	world	mohNd	0.096%	64.4%
118	parce	because	pahrs	0.095%	64.5%
119	avant	before	ah-VAHN	0.095%	64.6%
120	sûr	sure	sewr	0.094%	64.7%
121	sortir	to go out	sawr-TEER	0.093%	64.8%
122	tuer	to kill	tew-AY	0.093%	64.8%
123	trop	too much	troh	0.092%	64.9%
124	appeler	to call	ah-PLAY	0.092%	65.0%
125	mettre	to put	mehtr	0.091%	65.1%
126	père	father	pehr	0.091%	65.2%
127	personne	person/nobody	pehr-SAWN	0.160%	65.4%
128	arrêter	to stop	ah-reh-TAY	0.089%	65.5%
129	après	after	ah-PREH	0.087%	65.5%
130	essayer	to try	ay-seh-YAY	0.086%	65.6%
131	aux	to the (pl)	oh	0.085%	65.7%
132	dieu	god	dyuh	0.089%	65.8%
133	ouais	yeah	weh	0.084%	65.9%
134	ses	their	say	0.084%	66.0%
135	connaître	to know (a person/thing)	kaw-NEHTR	0.083%	66.1%
136	leur	their	luhr	0.082%	66.1%
137	homme	man	awm	0.082%	66.2%
138	vrai	true	vreh	0.081%	66.3%
139	femme	woman	fahm	0.081%	66.4%
140	ok	ok	oh-KAY	0.079%	66.5%
141	an	year	ahN	0.093%	66.6%
142	mal	bad	mahl	0.076%	66.6%
143	chez	at the home of	shay	0.076%	66.7%
144	déjà	already	day-ZHAH	0.075%	66.8%
145	depuis	since	duh-pew-EE	0.074%	66.9%
146	beaucoup	a lot	boh-KOO	0.074%	66.9%
147	vos	your (formal pl)	voh	0.073%	67.0%
148	bonne	good (f)	bawn	0.073%	67.1%
149	mort	dead	mawr	0.073%	67.2%
150	mère	mother	mehr	0.072%	67.2%
151	mieux	better	myuh	0.071%	67.3%
152	fille	girl	feey	0.095%	67.4%
153	tes	your (informal pl)	tay	0.070%	67.5%
154	heure	hour	uhr	0.068%	67.5%
155	sel	salt	sehl	0.068%	67.6%
156	quel	which	kehl	0.068%	67.7%
157	désolé	sorry	day-zoh-LAY	0.067%	67.7%
158	ça	that	kah	0.066%	67.8%
159	voilà	there it is	vwah-LAH	0.066%	67.9%
160	dernier	last	dehr-NYAY	0.066%	67.9%
161	petit	small	puh-TEE	0.065%	68.0%
162	maison	house	meh-ZOHN	0.069%	68.1%
163	comprendre	to understand	kohN-PRAHNDR	0.063%	68.1%
164	écouter	to listen	ay-koo-TAY	0.063%	68.2%
165	aider	to help	eh-DAY	0.062%	68.3%
166	soir	evening	swahr	0.062%	68.3%
167	cela	that	suh-LAH	0.062%	68.4%
168	premier	first	pruh-MYAY	0.061%	68.4%
169	rester	to stay	rehs-TAY	0.061%	68.5%
170	toute	all	toot	0.061%	68.6%
171	passé	past	pah-SAY	0.060%	68.6%
172	jour	day	zhoor	0.101%	68.7%
173	monsieur	sir	muh-SYUH	0.057%	68.8%
174	nos	our (pl)	noh	0.057%	68.8%
175	pomme	apple	pawm	0.057%	68.9%
176	tenir	to hold	tuh-NEER	0.057%	68.9%
177	passer	to pass	pah-SAY	0.057%	69.0%
178	salut	hi	sah-LEW	0.056%	69.1%
179	cet	this (m., before vowel)	seht	0.056%	69.1%
180	nom	name	nohN	0.063%	69.2%
181	argent	money	ahr-ZHAHN	0.056%	69.2%
182	bonjour	hello	bohN-ZHOOR	0.054%	69.3%
183	laisser	to let	leh-SAY	0.054%	69.3%
184	nuit	night	new-EE	0.058%	69.4%
185	raison	reason	reh-ZOHN	0.060%	69.5%
186	moins	less	mwaN	0.053%	69.5%
187	travailler	to work	trah-vah-YAY	0.053%	69.6%
188	maman	mom	mah-MAHN	0.053%	69.6%
189	reste	rest	rehst	0.059%	69.7%
190	moment	moment	moh-MAHN	0.057%	69.7%
191	chercher	to look for	shehr-SHAY	0.052%	69.8%
192	seul	alone	suhl	0.052%	69.8%
193	air	air	ehr	0.052%	69.9%
194	commencer	to begin	kaw-mahN-SAY	0.051%	69.9%
195	entre	between	ahNtr	0.051%	70.0%
196	papa	dad	pah-PAH	0.051%	70.0%
197	plaire	to please	plehr	0.051%	70.1%
198	affaire	matter	ah-FEHR	0.051%	70.1%
199	avertir	to warn	ah-vehr-TEER	0.050%	70.2%
200	problème	problem	praw-BLEHM	0.065%	70.3%
201	ah	ah	ah	0.049%	70.3%
202	peur	fear	puhr	0.049%	70.4%
203	gars	guy	gah	0.047%	70.4%
204	fils	son	feel	0.047%	70.5%
205	trois	three	trwah	0.046%	70.5%
206	assez	enough	ah-SAY	0.046%	70.5%
207	famille	family	fah-MEEY	0.051%	70.6%
208	eh	hey	eh	0.046%	70.6%
209	toutes	all (f pl)	toot	0.046%	70.7%
210	oeuf	egg	uhf	0.045%	70.7%
211	travail	work	trah-VAHY	0.045%	70.8%
212	tête	head	teht	0.048%	70.8%
213	quelle	which	kehl	0.045%	70.9%
214	quelques	a few	KEHL-kuh	0.044%	70.9%
215	donner	to give	daw-NAY	0.044%	71.0%
216	vite	quickly	veet	0.043%	71.0%
217	seule	alone (f)	suhl	0.043%	71.0%
218	voiture	car	vwah-TEWR	0.049%	71.1%
219	merde	shit	mehrd	0.042%	71.1%
220	cuillère	spoon	kwee-YEHR	0.004%	71.1%
221	hé	hey	ay	0.042%	71.2%
222	pendant	during	pahN-DAHN	0.042%	71.2%
223	idée	idea	ee-DAY	0.049%	71.3%
224	chance	luck	shahNs	0.047%	71.3%
225	devenir	to become	duhv-NEER	0.042%	71.4%
226	elles	they (f)	ehl	0.041%	71.4%
227	revenir	to come back	ruhv-NEER	0.041%	71.4%
228	grand	big	grahN	0.041%	71.5%
229	aujourd'hui	today	oh-zhoor-dew-EE	0.041%	71.5%
230	salade	salad	sah-LAHD	0.058%	71.6%
231	ami	friend	ah-MEE	0.075%	71.7%
232	demain	tomorrow	duh-MAN	0.041%	71.7%
233	hein	huh	aN	0.041%	71.7%
234	tard	late	tahr	0.040%	71.8%
235	puis	then	pew-EE	0.040%	71.8%
236	truc	thing	trewk	0.056%	71.9%
237	histoire	story	ees-TWAHR	0.040%	71.9%
238	petite	small (f)	puh-TEET	0.040%	72.0%
239	tant	so much	tahN	0.040%	72.0%
240	entendre	to hear	ahN-TAHNDR	0.040%	72.0%
241	combien	how much	kohN-BYAN	0.039%	72.1%
242	mec	guy	mehk	0.049%	72.1%
243	sens	direction	sahNs	0.039%	72.2%
244	manger	to eat	mahN-ZHAY	0.039%	72.2%
245	frère	brother	frehr	0.039%	72.2%
246	porte	door	pawrt	0.046%	72.3%
247	rentrer	to go home	rahN-TRAY	0.038%	72.3%
248	super	great	sew-PEHR	0.038%	72.4%
249	contre	against	kohNtr	0.038%	72.4%
250	coup	hit	koo	0.047%	72.5%
251	mourir	to die	moo-REER	0.038%	72.5%
252	demander	to ask	duh-mahN-DAY	0.037%	72.5%
253	rendre	to give back	rahNdr	0.037%	72.6%
254	ensemble	together	ahN-SAHNBL	0.037%	72.6%
255	dent	tooth	dahN	0.037%	72.6%
256	nouveau	new	noo-VOH	0.037%	72.7%
257	amour	love	ah-MOOR	0.036%	72.7%
258	importer	to matter	aN-pawr-TAY	0.036%	72.7%
259	sang	blood	sahN	0.036%	72.8%
260	mouton	sheep	moo-TOHN	0.036%	72.8%
261	souvenir	memory	soov-NEER	0.035%	72.9%
262	cas	case	kah	0.035%	72.9%
263	sous	under	soo	0.035%	72.9%
264	chèvre	goat	SHEHV-ruh	0.043%	73.0%
265	coq	rooster	kawk	0.043%	73.0%
266	question	question	kehs-TYOHN	0.050%	73.1%
267	partie	part	pahr-TEE	0.038%	73.1%
268	espérer	to hope	ehs-pay-RAY	0.034%	73.1%
269	aide	help	ehd	0.034%	73.2%
270	fourchette	fork	foor-SHEHT	0.004%	73.2%
271	demande	request	duh-MAHND	0.038%	73.2%
272	genre	kind	zhahNr	0.033%	73.2%
273	seulement	only	suhl-MAHN	0.033%	73.3%
274	police	police	poh-LEES	0.033%	73.3%
275	car	because	kahr	0.033%	73.3%
276	mois	month	mwah	0.033%	73.4%
277	aucun	no	oh-KUHN	0.032%	73.4%
278	eux	them	uh	0.032%	73.4%
279	vivre	to live	veevr	0.032%	73.5%
280	avaler	to swallow	ah-vah-LAY	0.032%	73.5%
281	chaque	each	shahk	0.032%	73.5%
282	jouer	to play	zhway	0.032%	73.6%
283	ville	city	veel	0.031%	73.6%
284	revoir	to see again	ruh-VWAHR	0.031%	73.6%
285	apprendre	to learn	ah-PRAHNDR	0.031%	73.7%
286	longtemps	a long time	lohN-TAHN	0.031%	73.7%
287	aucune	no	oh-KEWN	0.030%	73.7%
288	âne	donkey	ahn	0.032%	73.8%
289	abeille	bee	ah-BEHY	0.032%	73.8%
290	fourmi	ant	foor-MEE	0.032%	73.8%
291	bébé	baby	bay-BAY	0.034%	73.8%
292	place	place	plahs	0.030%	73.9%
293	putain	damn (vulgar)	pew-TAN	0.030%	73.9%
294	entrer	to enter	ahN-TRAY	0.030%	73.9%
295	papillon	butterfly	pah-pee-YOHN	0.030%	74.0%
296	ni	nor	nee	0.030%	74.0%
297	leurs	their	luhr	0.029%	74.0%
298	attention	attention	ah-tahN-SYOHN	0.029%	74.1%
299	perdre	to lose	pehrdr	0.029%	74.1%
300	sembler	to seem	sahN-BLAY	0.029%	74.1%
301	endroit	place	ahNd-RWAH	0.033%	74.1%
302	corps	body	kawr	0.029%	74.2%
303	façon	way	fah-SOHN	0.029%	74.2%
304	requin	shark	ruh-KAN	0.029%	74.2%
305	pin	pine tree	pan	0.029%	74.3%
306	voici	here is	vwah-SEE	0.029%	74.3%
307	train	train (en train de = in the process of)	traN	0.029%	74.3%
308	dont	whose	dohN	0.029%	74.3%
309	œil	eye	uhy	0.044%	74.4%
310	type	guy	teep	0.035%	74.4%
311	chambre	bedroom	shahNbr	0.028%	74.5%
312	tomber	to fall	tohN-BAY	0.028%	74.5%
313	côté	side	koh-TAY	0.033%	74.5%
314	point	point	pwaN	0.034%	74.5%
315	atelier	workshop	ah-tuh-LYAY	0.031%	74.6%
316	tellement	so much	tehl-MAHN	0.028%	74.6%
317	main	hand	maN	0.049%	74.7%
318	enfant	child	ahN-FAHN	0.028%	74.7%
319	utiliser	to use	ew-tee-lee-ZAY	0.027%	74.7%
320	vieux	old	vyuh	0.027%	74.7%
321	matin	morning	mah-TAN	0.027%	74.8%
322	pardon	sorry	pahr-DOHN	0.027%	74.8%
323	là-bas	over there	lah-BAH	0.027%	74.8%
324	suite	continuation	sew-EET	0.027%	74.8%
325	vers	towards	vehr	0.027%	74.9%
326	minute	minute	mee-NEWT	0.045%	74.9%
327	sentir	to feel	sahN-TEER	0.026%	74.9%
328	devant	in front of	duh-VAHN	0.026%	75.0%
329	enfin	finally	ahN-FAN	0.026%	75.0%
330	chantier	building site	shahN-TYAY	0.026%	75.0%
331	sauver	to save	soh-VAY	0.026%	75.1%
332	cause	cause	kohz	0.026%	75.1%
333	inquiéter	to worry	aN-kyay-TAY	0.026%	75.1%
334	droit	right	drwah	0.031%	75.1%
335	ruisseau	stream	rwee-SOH	0.020%	75.2%
336	eau	water	oh	0.026%	75.2%
337	compte	account	kohNt	0.031%	75.2%
338	terre	earth	tehr	0.029%	75.2%
339	belle	beautiful (f)	behl	0.026%	75.3%
340	pâtisserie	pastry shop	pah-tees-REE	0.026%	75.3%
341	loin	far	lwaN	0.026%	75.3%
342	mari	husband	mah-REE	0.025%	75.3%
343	augmenter	to increase	ohg-mahn-TAY	0.025%	75.4%
344	occuper	to occupy	aw-kew-PAY	0.025%	75.4%
345	librairie	bookshop	lee-breh-REE	0.025%	75.4%
346	fin	end	faN	0.025%	75.4%
347	retrouver	to find again	ruh-troo-VAY	0.025%	75.5%
348	peser	to weigh	puh-ZAY	0.025%	75.5%
349	gros	big	groh	0.025%	75.5%
350	boulot	job (informal)	boo-LOH	0.025%	75.5%
351	plutôt	rather	plew-TOH	0.025%	75.6%
352	chérie	darling (f)	shay-REE	0.025%	75.6%
353	dormir	to sleep	dawr-MEER	0.025%	75.6%
354	prêt	ready	preh	0.025%	75.6%
355	téléphoner	to phone	tay-lay-foh-NAY	0.025%	75.7%
356	bureau	office	bew-ROH	0.025%	75.7%
357	hier	yesterday	yehr	0.024%	75.7%
358	possible	possible	paw-SEEBL	0.024%	75.7%
359	celui	the one (m)	suh-lew-EE	0.024%	75.8%
360	mairie	town hall	meh-REE	0.024%	75.8%
361	adorer	to adore	ah-doh-RAY	0.024%	75.8%
362	beau	handsome	boh	0.024%	75.8%
363	acheter	to buy	ah-SHTAY	0.024%	75.9%
364	jeune	young	zhuhn	0.024%	75.9%
365	euh	uh	uh	0.024%	75.9%
366	dehors	outside	duh-AWR	0.023%	75.9%
367	docteur	doctor	dawk-TUHR	0.023%	76.0%
368	confiance	trust	kohN-FYAHNS	0.023%	76.0%
369	année	year	ah-NAY	0.040%	76.0%
370	coiffeur	hairdresser	kwah-FUHR	0.032%	76.0%
371	toucher	to touch	too-SHAY	0.023%	76.1%
372	vérité	truth	vay-ree-TAY	0.023%	76.1%
373	école	school	ay-KAWL	0.023%	76.1%
374	chef	boss	shehf	0.023%	76.1%
375	assiette	plate	ah-SYEHT	0.001%	76.1%
376	propos	regarding	proh-POH	0.023%	76.2%
377	boire	to drink	bwahr	0.023%	76.2%
378	rappeler	to call back	rah-PLAY	0.023%	76.2%
379	semaine	week	suh-MEHN	0.038%	76.2%
380	propre	clean	prawpr	0.022%	76.3%
381	sœur	sister	suhr	0.022%	76.3%
382	feu	fire	fuh	0.022%	76.3%
383	journée	day	zhoor-NAY	0.022%	76.3%
384	madame	madam	mah-DAHM	0.030%	76.4%
385	hey	hey	eh	0.022%	76.4%
386	près	near	preh	0.022%	76.4%
387	imaginer	to imagine	ee-mah-zhee-NAY	0.022%	76.4%
388	répondre	to answer	ray-POHNDR	0.022%	76.5%
389	meilleur	best	meh-YUHR	0.022%	76.5%
390	dessus	on top of it	duh-SEW	0.022%	76.5%
391	prier	to pray/beg	pree-AY	0.021%	76.5%
392	servir	to serve	sehr-VEER	0.021%	76.5%
393	équipe	team	ay-KEEP	0.021%	76.6%
394	plombier	plumber	plohN-BYAY	0.021%	76.6%
395	électricien	electrician	ay-lehk-tree-SYAN	0.021%	76.6%
396	grande	big (f)	grahNd	0.021%	76.6%
397	dur	hard	dewr	0.021%	76.6%
398	guerre	war	gehr	0.021%	76.7%
399	envoyer	to send	ahN-vwah-YAY	0.021%	76.7%
400	changer	to change	shahN-ZHAY	0.021%	76.7%
401	livre	book	leevr	0.021%	76.7%
402	marche	walk	mahrsh	0.021%	76.8%
403	recevoir	to receive	ruh-suh-VWAHR	0.021%	76.8%
404	mentir	to lie	mahN-TEER	0.021%	76.8%
405	menuisier	carpenter	muh-nwee-ZYAY	0.021%	76.8%
406	sécurité	security	say-kew-ree-TAY	0.021%	76.8%
407	garçon	boy	gahr-SOHN	0.030%	76.9%
408	montrer	to show	mohN-TRAY	0.021%	76.9%
409	important	important	aN-pawr-TAHN	0.021%	76.9%
410	exactement	exactly	ehg-zahk-tuh-MAHN	0.021%	76.9%
411	fort	strong	fawr	0.021%	76.9%
412	presque	almost	PREHS-kuh	0.021%	77.0%
413	plein	full	plaN	0.021%	77.0%
414	derrière	behind	deh-RYEHR	0.021%	77.0%
415	ben	well (informal)	behn	0.021%	77.0%
416	mariage	marriage	mah-RYAHZH	0.021%	77.1%
417	garder	to keep	gahr-DAY	0.021%	77.1%
418	parent	parent	pah-RAHN	0.020%	77.1%
419	capitaine	captain	kah-pee-TEHN	0.020%	77.1%
420	fou	crazy	foo	0.020%	77.1%
421	ceux	those (m)	suh	0.020%	77.2%
422	ordre	order	awrdr	0.020%	77.2%
423	vue	view	vew	0.020%	77.2%
424	envie	desire	ahN-VEE	0.020%	77.2%
425	maçon	bricklayer	mah-SOHN	0.020%	77.2%
426	fête	party	feht	0.020%	77.3%
427	jeu	game	zhuh	0.026%	77.3%
428	agir	to act	ah-ZHEER	0.020%	77.3%
429	lire	to read	leer	0.020%	77.3%
430	génial	great	zhay-NYAHL	0.020%	77.3%
431	pays	country	peh-EE	0.019%	77.4%
432	oser	to dare	oh-ZAY	0.019%	77.4%
433	emmener	to take (someone)	ahNm-NAY	0.019%	77.4%
434	cours	class	koor	0.019%	77.4%
435	bientôt	soon	byaN-TOH	0.019%	77.4%
436	numéro	number	new-may-ROH	0.019%	77.5%
437	cinq	five	saNk	0.019%	77.5%
438	parfait	perfect	pahr-FEH	0.019%	77.5%
439	mécanicien	mechanic	may-kah-nee-SYAN	0.010%	77.5%
440	nuage	cloud	NWAHZH	0.001%	77.5%
441	ainsi	thus	aN-SEE	0.019%	77.5%
442	voler	to fly	voh-LAY	0.019%	77.5%
443	retour	return	ruh-TOOR	0.019%	77.6%
444	autant	as much	oh-TAHN	0.018%	77.6%
445	facteur	postman	fahk-TUHR	0.018%	77.6%
446	peine	pain	pehn	0.018%	77.6%
447	plan	plan	plahN	0.024%	77.6%
448	instant	instant	aNs-TAHN	0.018%	77.7%
449	prison	prison	pree-ZOHN	0.018%	77.7%
450	pompier	firefighter	pohN-PYAY	0.018%	77.7%
451	gagner	to win	gah-NYAY	0.018%	77.7%
452	arme	weapon	ahrm	0.031%	77.7%
453	mauvais	bad	moh-VEH	0.018%	77.8%
454	mot	word	moh	0.030%	77.8%
455	meurtre	murder	muhrtr	0.018%	77.8%
456	quitter	to leave	kee-TAY	0.018%	77.8%
457	continuer	to continue	kohN-tee-new-AY	0.018%	77.8%
458	quatre	four	kahtr	0.018%	77.9%
459	pire	worse	peer	0.018%	77.9%
460	choix	choice	shwah	0.018%	77.9%
461	parfois	sometimes	pahr-FWAH	0.018%	77.9%
462	film	movie	feelm	0.024%	77.9%
463	bizarre	strange	bee-ZAHR	0.018%	78.0%
464	abord	(d'abord = first of all)	ah-BAWR	0.018%	78.0%
465	ressembler	to resemble	ruh-sahN-BLAY	0.018%	78.0%
466	faute	fault	foht	0.018%	78.0%
467	verre	glass	vehr	0.017%	78.0%
468	facile	easy	fah-SEEL	0.017%	78.0%
469	bas	low	bah	0.017%	78.1%
470	plaisir	pleasure	pleh-ZEER	0.017%	78.1%
471	supposer	to suppose	sew-poh-ZAY	0.017%	78.1%
472	heureux	happy	uh-RUH	0.017%	78.1%
473	tour	turn/tower	toor	0.017%	78.1%
474	ensuite	then	ahN-sew-EET	0.017%	78.1%
475	gendarme	police officer	zhahN-DAHRM	0.020%	78.2%
476	agent	agent	ah-ZHAHN	0.023%	78.2%
477	terminer	to finish	tehr-mee-NAY	0.017%	78.2%
478	lit	bed	lee	0.017%	78.2%
479	oublier	to forget	oo-blee-AY	0.017%	78.2%
480	vendre	to sell	vahNdr	0.017%	78.3%
481	foutre	to do (vulgar)	footr	0.017%	78.3%
482	suffire	to be enough	sew-FEER	0.017%	78.3%
483	amie	friend (f)	ah-MEE	0.021%	78.3%
484	route	road	root	0.017%	78.3%
485	marin	sailor	mah-RAN	0.017%	78.3%
486	valoir	to be worth	vah-LWAHR	0.017%	78.4%
487	lieu	place	lyuh	0.021%	78.4%
488	pauvre	poor	pohvr	0.017%	78.4%
489	service	service	sehr-VEES	0.022%	78.4%
490	pharmacien	pharmacist	fahr-mah-SYAN	0.019%	78.4%
491	drôle	funny	drohl	0.016%	78.5%
492	difficile	difficult	dee-fee-SEEL	0.016%	78.5%
493	sûre	sure (f)	sewr	0.016%	78.5%
494	sujet	subject	sew-ZHEH	0.016%	78.5%
495	état	state	ay-TAH	0.016%	78.5%
496	ceci	this	suh-SEE	0.016%	78.5%
497	impossible	impossible	aN-paw-SEEBL	0.016%	78.5%
498	finir	to finish	fee-NEER	0.016%	78.6%
499	sorte	sort	sawrt	0.019%	78.6%
500	dollar	dollar	daw-LAHR	0.017%	78.6%

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