202adverbs
9.6%of everyday speech
#5rank of the commonest
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | pas | not | pah | 2.030% |
| 15 | ne | not | nuh | 1.164% |
| 36 | bien | well | byaN | 0.501% |
| 40 | non | no | nohN | 0.449% |
| 43 | plus | more | plew | 0.423% |
| 50 | oui | yes | wee | 0.349% |
| 56 | ici | here | ee-SEE | 0.253% |
| 63 | pourquoi | why | poor-KWAH | 0.229% |
| 64 | où | where | oo | 0.224% |
| 65 | là | there | lah | 0.224% |
| 73 | alors | so | ah-LAWR | 0.189% |
| 75 | comment | how | kaw-MAHN | 0.184% |
| 82 | juste | just | zhewst | 0.162% |
| 83 | très | very | treh | 0.161% |
| 86 | jamais | never | zhah-MEH | 0.152% |
| 88 | aussi | also | oh-SEE | 0.149% |
| 89 | vraiment | really | vreh-MAHN | 0.147% |
| 93 | maintenant | now | maNt-NAHN | 0.140% |
| 100 | peu | little | puh | 0.123% |
| 103 | toujours | always | too-ZHOOR | 0.120% |
| 104 | encore | again | ahN-KAWR | 0.119% |
| 111 | peut-être | maybe | puh-TEHTR | 0.107% |
| 123 | trop | too much | troh | 0.092% |
| 133 | ouais | yeah | weh | 0.084% |
| 142 | mal | bad | mahl | 0.076% |
| 144 | déjà | already | day-ZHAH | 0.075% |
| 146 | beaucoup | a lot | boh-KOO | 0.074% |
| 151 | mieux | better | myuh | 0.071% |
| 159 | voilà | there it is | vwah-LAH | 0.066% |
| 186 | moins | less | mwaN | 0.053% |
| 206 | assez | enough | ah-SAY | 0.046% |
| 216 | vite | quickly | veet | 0.043% |
| 229 | aujourd'hui | today | oh-zhoor-dew-EE | 0.041% |
| 232 | demain | tomorrow | duh-MAN | 0.041% |
| 234 | tard | late | tahr | 0.040% |
| 239 | tant | so much | tahN | 0.040% |
| 241 | combien | how much | kohN-BYAN | 0.039% |
| 254 | ensemble | together | ahN-SAHNBL | 0.037% |
| 273 | seulement | only | suhl-MAHN | 0.033% |
| 286 | longtemps | a long time | lohN-TAHN | 0.031% |
| 306 | voici | here is | vwah-SEE | 0.029% |
| 316 | tellement | so much | tehl-MAHN | 0.028% |
| 323 | là-bas | over there | lah-BAH | 0.027% |
| 329 | enfin | finally | ahN-FAN | 0.026% |
| 341 | loin | far | lwaN | 0.026% |
| 351 | plutôt | rather | plew-TOH | 0.025% |
| 357 | hier | yesterday | yehr | 0.024% |
| 366 | dehors | outside | duh-AWR | 0.023% |
| 386 | près | near | preh | 0.022% |
| 390 | dessus | on top of it | duh-SEW | 0.022% |
| 410 | exactement | exactly | ehg-zahk-tuh-MAHN | 0.021% |
| 412 | presque | almost | PREHS-kuh | 0.021% |
| 435 | bientôt | soon | byaN-TOH | 0.019% |
| 441 | ainsi | thus | aN-SEE | 0.019% |
| 444 | autant | as much | oh-TAHN | 0.018% |
| 461 | parfois | sometimes | pahr-FWAH | 0.018% |
| 464 | abord | (d'abord = first of all) | ah-BAWR | 0.018% |
| 474 | ensuite | then | ahN-sew-EET | 0.017% |
| 506 | tôt | early | toh | 0.017% |
| 523 | sûrement | surely | sewr-MAHN | 0.016% |
| 562 | partout | everywhere | pahr-TOO | 0.015% |
| 575 | surtout | especially | sewr-TOO | 0.015% |
| 593 | souvent | often | soo-VAHN | 0.014% |
| 639 | probablement | probably | proh-bah-bluh-MAHN | 0.013% |
| 649 | ailleurs | elsewhere | ah-YUHR | 0.013% |
| 657 | simplement | simply | saN-pluh-MAHN | 0.013% |
| 662 | complètement | completely | kohN-pleht-MAHN | 0.012% |
| 681 | absolument | absolutely | ahb-soh-lew-MAHN | 0.012% |
| 701 | autour | around | oh-TOOR | 0.012% |
| 729 | dedans | inside | duh-DAHN | 0.011% |
| 761 | doucement | gently | doos-MAHN | 0.011% |
| 810 | debout | standing | duh-BOO | 0.010% |
| 822 | pourtant | yet | poor-TAHN | 0.010% |
| 876 | là-dedans | in there | lah-duh-DAHN | 0.009% |
| 981 | environ | around | ahN-vee-ROHN | 0.008% |
| 989 | apparemment | apparently | ah-pah-rah-MAHN | 0.008% |
| 993 | sérieusement | seriously | say-ryuhz-MAHN | 0.008% |
| 1077 | certainement | certainly | sehr-tehn-MAHN | 0.008% |
| 1139 | immédiatement | immediately | ee-may-dyaht-MAHN | 0.007% |
| 1140 | finalement | finally | fee-nahl-MAHN | 0.007% |
| 1251 | totalement | totally | toh-tahl-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1281 | évidemment | obviously | ay-vee-dah-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1346 | justement | precisely | zhewst-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1347 | rapidement | quickly | rah-peed-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1348 | bref | in short | brehf | 0.006% |
| 1380 | là-haut | up there | lah-OH | 0.006% |
| 1396 | malheureusement | unfortunately | mah-luh-ruhz-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1399 | parfaitement | perfectly | pahr-feht-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1413 | au-dessus | above | oh-duh-SEW | 0.006% |
| 1431 | également | also | ay-gahl-MAHN | 0.006% |
| 1476 | directement | directly | dee-rehk-tuh-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1510 | franchement | frankly | frahN-SHMAHN | 0.005% |
| 1528 | heureusement | fortunately | uh-ruhz-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1574 | désormais | from now on | day-zawr-MEH | 0.005% |
| 1603 | autrement | otherwise | oh-truh-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1630 | récemment | recently | ray-sah-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1666 | là-dessus | on that | lah-duh-SEW | 0.005% |
| 1687 | précédemment | previously | pray-say-dah-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1691 | facilement | easily | fah-seel-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1699 | clairement | clearly | klehr-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 1807 | dessous | underneath | duh-SOO | 0.004% |
| 1828 | réellement | really | ray-ehl-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 1844 | cependant | however | suh-pahN-DAHN | 0.004% |
| 1884 | voilà | there it is (informal) | vwah-LAH | 0.004% |
| 1886 | forcément | necessarily | fawr-say-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 1958 | honnêtement | honestly | aw-neht-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2008 | pis | worse (tant pis) | pee | 0.004% |
| 2044 | uniquement | only | ew-neek-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2082 | au-delà | beyond | oh-duh-LAH | 0.004% |
| 2084 | soudain | suddenly | soo-DAN | 0.004% |
| 2181 | normalement | normally | nawr-mahl-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2221 | davantage | more | dah-vahN-TAHZH | 0.004% |
| 2236 | personnellement | personally | pehr-saw-nehl-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2237 | entièrement | entirely | ahN-tyehr-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2248 | lentement | slowly | lahNt-MAHN | 0.004% |
| 2332 | carrément | totally | kah-ray-MAHN | 0.003% |
| 2387 | exprès | on purpose | ehks-PREH | 0.003% |
| 2392 | profondément | deeply | proh-fohN-day-MAHN | 0.003% |
| 2401 | suffisamment | sufficiently | sew-fee-zah-MAHN | 0.003% |
| 2408 | auparavant | beforehand | oh-pah-rah-VAHN | 0.003% |
| 2453 | extrêmement | extremely | ehks-trehm-MAHN | 0.003% |
| 2568 | officiellement | officially | oh-fee-syehl-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2615 | naturellement | naturally | nah-tew-rehl-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2623 | autrefois | formerly; in the past | oh-truh-FWAH | 0.002% |
| 2625 | actuellement | currently | ak-twehl-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2640 | pratiquement | practically | prah-teek-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2648 | particulièrement | particularly | par-tee-kew-lyehr-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2664 | correctement | correctly | koh-rekt-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2668 | définitivement | definitively; for good | day-fee-nee-teev-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2673 | sincèrement | sincerely | san-sehr-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2675 | énormément | enormously | ay-nor-may-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2681 | techniquement | technically | tek-neek-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2692 | précisément | precisely | pray-see-zay-MAHN | 0.002% |
| 2698 | effectivement | indeed; effectively | eh-fek-teev-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2699 | dernièrement | lately | dehr-nyehr-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2714 | littéralement | literally | lee-tay-rahl-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2725 | rarement | rarely | rar-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2762 | contrairement | contrary to | kohn-trehr-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2789 | terriblement | terribly | teh-ree-bluh-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2791 | différemment | differently | dee-fay-rah-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2799 | soudainement | suddenly | soo-dehn-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 2944 | toutefois | however | toot-FWAH | 0.000% |
| 2945 | certes | certainly; admittedly | SEHRT | 0.000% |
| 2949 | approximativement | approximately | ah-prok-see-mah-teev-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2950 | quasiment | almost | kah-zee-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2951 | guère | hardly | GEHR | 0.000% |
| 2952 | notamment | notably | noh-tah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2954 | dorénavant | from now on | doh-ray-nah-VAHN | 0.000% |
| 2955 | jadis | long ago | zhah-DEES | 0.000% |
| 2956 | naguère | not long ago | nah-GEHR | 0.000% |
| 2957 | subitement | suddenly | sew-beet-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2958 | brusquement | abruptly | brewsk-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2959 | graduellement | gradually | grah-dwehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2960 | progressivement | progressively | proh-greh-seev-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2961 | visiblement | visibly | vee-zee-bluh-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2962 | partiellement | partially | par-syehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2963 | légèrement | slightly | lay-zhehr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2964 | fortement | strongly | fort-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2965 | violemment | violently | vyoh-lah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2966 | soigneusement | carefully | swah-nyuhz-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2967 | attentivement | attentively | ah-tahn-teev-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2968 | patiemment | patiently | pah-syah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2969 | calmement | calmly | kalm-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2970 | bruyamment | noisily | brwee-yah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2971 | silencieusement | silently | see-lahn-syuhz-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2972 | discrètement | discreetly | dees-kreht-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2973 | ouvertement | openly | oo-vehrt-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2974 | secrètement | secretly | suh-kreht-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2975 | volontairement | voluntarily | voh-lohn-tehr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2976 | involontairement | involuntarily | an-voh-lohn-tehr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2977 | délibérément | deliberately | day-lee-bay-ray-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2978 | accidentellement | accidentally | ak-see-dahn-tehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2979 | incroyablement | incredibly | an-krwah-yah-bluh-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2980 | étonnamment | surprisingly | ay-toh-nah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2981 | curieusement | curiously | kew-ryuhz-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2982 | mutuellement | mutually | mew-twehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2983 | réciproquement | reciprocally | ray-see-prohk-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2984 | simultanément | simultaneously | see-mewl-tah-nay-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2985 | parallèlement | concurrently | pah-rah-lehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2986 | constamment | constantly | kohn-stah-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2987 | continuellement | continually | kohn-tee-nwehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2988 | perpétuellement | perpetually | pehr-pay-twehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2989 | éternellement | eternally | ay-tehr-nehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2990 | momentanément | momentarily | moh-mahn-tah-nay-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2991 | temporairement | temporarily | tahn-poh-rehr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2992 | provisoirement | provisionally | proh-vee-zwahr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2993 | instantanément | instantly | an-stahn-tah-nay-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2994 | aussitôt | immediately; as soon as | oh-see-TOH | 0.000% |
| 2995 | antérieurement | previously | ahn-tay-ryuhr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2996 | ultérieurement | later; subsequently | ewl-tay-ryuhr-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2997 | nouvellement | newly | noo-vehl-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2998 | fraîchement | freshly | frehsh-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 2999 | anciennement | formerly | ahn-syehn-MAHN | 0.000% |
| 4637 | globalement | overall | gloh-bahl-MAHN | 0.017% |
| 4660 | essentiellement | essentially | eh-sahn-syehl-MAHN | 0.008% |
| 4678 | préalablement | beforehand | pray-ah-lah-bluh-MAHN | 0.011% |
| 4715 | considérablement | considerably | kohn-see-day-rah-bluh-MAHN | 0.005% |
| 4721 | sensiblement | noticeably | sahn-see-bluh-MAHN | 0.012% |
| 4740 | relativement | relatively | ruh-lah-teev-MAHN | 0.001% |
| 4746 | nettement | clearly/markedly | neht-MAHN | 0.020% |
| 4774 | subséquemment | subsequently | sewb-say-kah-MAHN | 0.020% |
| 4795 | invariablement | invariably | an-vah-ryah-bluh-MAHN | 0.014% |
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