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The most common Russian pronouns

The 20 pronouns you will meet most often in Russian, ordered by frequency rather than by textbook chapter. Between them they account for 7.0% of everyday speech.

20pronouns
7.0%of everyday speech
#7rank of the commonest
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7яIYAH1.415%
12этоthis; it isEH-tah1.295%
20онheOHN1.040%
25мыweMIH0.462%
27тыyou (sing.)TIH0.440%
36ониtheyah-NEE0.583%
39ктоwhoKTOH0.253%
42онаsheah-NAH0.287%
43выyou (pl./formal)VIH0.366%
67себяoneselfsee-BYAH0.199%
69которыйwhich; whokah-TOH-rihy0.506%
92ничтоnothingneech-TOH0.072%
149никтоnobodyneek-TOH0.052%
159оноitah-NOH0.032%
846нечегоnothing (to)NYE-che-vah0.008%
1141нечтоsomethingNYE-chtah0.005%
2165чёwhat (slang)CHOH0.002%
2994каковwhat; how (interrog.)kah-KOF0.004%
3029таковsuch (is)tah-KOF0.005%
3853некогоno one (to)NYE-kah-vah0.000%

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