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The 100 most common French words
Start with the words you will see most often in French, and practice them as flashcards.
Press space to show the answer. Then press 1 for Still learning or 2 for Knew it. Hold the green button until the ring fills to mark the word as learned.
How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words are shown in order of how often they are used in French, most common first.
Each word has its own schedule
Each word has its own time until its next review. The time grows each time you get the word right, and goes back to one day when you miss it. Every word is asked in both directions, and each direction has its own schedule.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All 100 words, in frequency order. Words you have practiced are marked.
- 1deof, from, some
- 2etand
- 3lathe, her, it
- 4lethe, him, it
- 5àto, at, in
- 6lesthe, them
- 7quethat, which, whom
- 8jeI
- 9una, an, one
- 10ilhe, it
- 11pasnot, step, pace
- 12unea, an, one
- 13nenot (with pas, rien, jamais)
- 14enin, to, of it
- 15elleshe, it, her
- 16desof the, some, any
- 17dansin, into, inside
- 18pourfor, in order to, to
- 19sehimself, herself, themselves
- 20sonhis, her, its
- 21cethis, that, it
- 22duof the, from the, some
- 23maisbut, however
- 24vousyou, you (plural)
- 25quiwho, which, that
- 26nouswe, us
- 27étaitwas, used to be
- 28suron, about, over
- 29plusmore, most, no longer
- 30avecwith
- 31sahis, her, its
- 32avaithad
- 33siif, whether, so
- 34auto the, at the, in the
- 35seshis, her, its (plural)
- 36ditsays, tells, said
- 37luihim, her, to him
- 38parby, through, per
- 39toutall, everything, every
- 40commelike, as, how
- 41meme, to me, myself
- 42bienwell, good, quite
- 43estis
- 44ahas, there is
- 45qu'ilthat he, that it, than he
- 46monmy
- 47cettethis, that (feminine)
- 48ythere, to it, about it
- 49c'estit is, this is, that is
- 50ouor
- 51ilsthey
- 52qu'ellethat she, that it, than she
- 53tuyou
- 54celathat, it
- 55jamaisnever, ever
- 56trèsvery
- 57quandwhen, whenever
- 58faitdoes, makes, fact
- 59êtreto be, being
- 60deuxtwo
- 61étébeen, summer
- 62d'unof a, from a
- 63sanswithout
- 64j'aiI have
- 65mêmesame, even, self
- 66oùwhere
- 67alorsthen, so, at that time
- 68mamy
- 69faireto do, to make
- 70aussialso, too, as
- 71verstoward, around, to
- 72d'uneof a, from a, by a
- 73cesthese, those
- 74futwas
- 75c'étaitit was, that was
- 76puisthen, next
- 77leurtheir, them, to them
- 78suisam, follow
- 79moime, myself
- 80votreyour
- 81étaientwere
- 82aprèsafter, afterwards
- 83maintenantnow
- 84peulittle, few, not much
- 85riennothing, anything
- 86nonno, not
- 87chosething
- 88foistime, occasion
- 89toujoursalways, still
- 90auxto the, at the (plural)
- 91tousall, every, everyone
- 92tempstime, weather
- 93sontare
- 94carbecause, for
- 95làthere, here
- 96direto say, to tell
- 97quelquesome, a few
- 98onwe, one, people
- 99commenthow, what
- 100pourquoiwhy
