The 200 most common French words in TCF exams
Ranked by how many TCF Canada exam questions use them, counting only verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs; every form of a word counts toward it, and a question counts once however often the word appears. Tap a word for its meanings, forms and exam sentences.Ranked by number of questions, content words only; all forms count toward the base word.
- 1êtreverbto beto be3,914 questions
- 2avoirverbto haveto have3,086 questions
- 3pouvoirverbcan, to be able tocan, to be able to1,759 questions
- 4faireverbto do, to maketo do, to make1,673 questions
- 5questionnounquestionquestion1,629 questions
- 6bonadjectivegood; rightgood; right1,483 questions
- 7plusadverbmoremore1,436 questions
- 8pasadverbnotnot1,234 questions
- 9choisirverbto chooseto choose1,221 questions
- 10réponsenounanswer, replyanswer, reply1,117 questions
- 11documentnoundocumentdocument1,099 questions
- 12écouterverbto listen (to)to listen (to)1,038 questions
- 13sonoreadjectivesound, audiosound, audio935 questions
- 14aminounfriendfriend859 questions
- 15allerverbto go; to be going toto go; to be going to858 questions
- 16devoirverbmust, to have tomust, to have to839 questions
- 17proposerverbto suggest, to offerto suggest, to offer833 questions
- 18vouloirverbto wantto want784 questions
- 19donnerverbto giveto give760 questions
- 20commentadverbhowhow759 questions
- 21activiténounactivityactivity751 questions
- 22poserverbto ask (a question); to putto ask (a question); to put748 questions
- 23penserverbto thinkto think718 questions
- 24tempsnountime; weathertime; weather708 questions
- 25bienadverbwellwell679 questions
- 26pourquoiadverbwhywhy676 questions
- 27oùadverbwherewhere675 questions
- 28autreadjectiveotherother660 questions
- 29enfantnounchildchild639 questions
- 30venirverbto come; to have justto come; to have just628 questions
- 31toutadverball, completelyall, completely625 questions
- 32falloirverbto be necessary, mustto be necessary, must624 questions
- 33prendreverbto taketo take621 questions
- 34trouververbto findto find590 questions
- 35siadverbso, suchso, such585 questions
- 36informationnouninformationinformation582 questions
- 37lieunounplaceplace566 questions
- 38motnounwordword557 questions
- 39demanderverbto ask; to requestto ask; to request556 questions
- 40nouveauadjectivenewnew541 questions
- 41voirverbto seeto see530 questions
- 42passerverbto spend (time); to passto spend (time); to pass514 questions
- 43heurenounhour; timehour; time501 questions
- 44personnenounpersonperson496 questions
- 45travailnounwork, jobwork, job489 questions
- 46organiserverbto organizeto organize477 questions
- 47vienounlifelife472 questions
- 48villenouncity, towncity, town471 questions
- 49travaillerverbto workto work468 questions
- 50maximumnounmaximummaximum464 questions
- 51trèsadverbveryvery461 questions
- 52minimumnounminimumminimum451 questions
- 53combienadverbhow much, how manyhow much, how many443 questions
- 54journoundayday443 questions
- 55souhaiterverbto wishto wish440 questions
- 56savoirverbto know; to know howto know; to know how434 questions
- 57direverbto say, to tellto say, to tell428 questions
- 58beaucoupadverba lot, mucha lot, much426 questions
- 59placenounplace, room; squareplace, room; square422 questions
- 60expériencenounexperienceexperience419 questions
- 61prixnounpriceprice415 questions
- 62connaîtreverbto know, to be familiar withto know, to be familiar with412 questions
- 63extraitnounextract, excerptextract, excerpt412 questions
- 64aussiadverbalso, tooalso, too408 questions
- 65aimerverbto like; to loveto like; to love407 questions
- 66permettreverbto allow, to enableto allow, to enable406 questions
- 67mêmeadverbeveneven403 questions
- 68servicenounserviceservice401 questions
- 69messagenounmessagemessage394 questions
- 70écrireverbto writeto write391 questions
- 71transportnountransporttransport390 questions
- 72grandadjectivebig, largebig, large387 questions
- 73participerverbto take partto take part387 questions
- 74coursnounclass, courseclass, course384 questions
- 75disponibleadjectiveavailableavailable378 questions
- 76événementnouneventevent378 questions
- 77horairenounschedule, hoursschedule, hours377 questions
- 78announyearyear373 questions
- 79tarifnounprice, rateprice, rate365 questions
- 80famillenounfamilyfamily361 questions
- 81paysnouncountrycountry353 questions
- 82premieradjectivefirstfirst346 questions
- 83particulieradjectiveparticularparticular345 questions
- 84typenountype, kindtype, kind342 questions
- 85annéenounyearyear338 questions
- 86offrirverbto offer; to giveto offer; to give338 questions
- 87parlerverbto speak, to talkto speak, to talk335 questions
- 88spécifiqueadjectivespecificspecific333 questions
- 89jeuneadjectiveyoungyoung330 questions
- 90partirverbto leave, to go awayto leave, to go away329 questions
- 91ouiadverbyesyes328 questions
- 92propositionnounproposal, suggestionproposal, suggestion326 questions
- 93mettreverbto put; to take (time)to put; to take (time)325 questions
- 94existerverbto existto exist324 questions
- 95peuadverba little; fewa little; few324 questions
- 96mondenounworld; peopleworld; people323 questions
- 97écolenounschoolschool322 questions
- 98souventadverboftenoften321 questions
- 99présenterverbto present, to introduceto present, to introduce310 questions
- 100expliquerverbto explainto explain308 questions
- 101semainenounweekweek307 questions
- 102quartiernounneighbourhoodneighbourhood305 questions
- 103chercherverbto look forto look for304 questions
- 104apprendreverbto learnto learn301 questions
- 105doncadverbso, thereforeso, therefore296 questions
- 106moinsadverblessless296 questions
- 107articlenounarticlearticle295 questions
- 108vivreverbto liveto live295 questions
- 109conseilnounadviceadvice293 questions
- 110nonadverbnono293 questions
- 111petitadjectivesmall, littlesmall, little293 questions
- 112importantadjectiveimportant; significantimportant; significant289 questions
- 113alorsadverbthen, sothen, so287 questions
- 114rendreverbto make; to give backto make; to give back286 questions
- 115entreprisenouncompany, businesscompany, business285 questions
- 116moyennounmeans, waymeans, way283 questions
- 117idéenounideaidea281 questions
- 118spécialadjectivespecialspecial281 questions
- 119voyagenountrip, traveltrip, travel281 questions
- 120préférerverbto preferto prefer279 questions
- 121maisonnounhouse, homehouse, home276 questions
- 122sitenounwebsite; sitewebsite; site276 questions
- 123restaurantnounrestaurantrestaurant275 questions
- 124endroitnounplace, spotplace, spot272 questions
- 125prévoirverbto plan; to expectto plan; to expect272 questions
- 126intéresserverbto interestto interest269 questions
- 127rencontrerverbto meetto meet265 questions
- 128resterverbto stay; to remainto stay; to remain265 questions
- 129partagerverbto shareto share264 questions
- 130voisinnounneighbourneighbour264 questions
- 131internetnounthe Internetthe Internet263 questions
- 132acheterverbto buyto buy261 questions
- 133avisnounopinionopinion259 questions
- 134françaisadjectiveFrenchFrench258 questions
- 135recommanderverbto recommendto recommend258 questions
- 136déjàadverbalready; everalready; ever257 questions
- 137arriververbto arrive; to happento arrive; to happen256 questions
- 138chaqueadjectiveeach, everyeach, every254 questions
- 139vacancenounholidays (vacances)holidays (vacances)254 questions
- 140visiterverbto visitto visit254 questions
- 141aiderverbto helpto help252 questions
- 142socialadjectivesocialsocial250 questions
- 143momentnounmoment, timemoment, time249 questions
- 144différentadjectivedifferent; variousdifferent; various245 questions
- 145inscrireverbto sign up, to registerto sign up, to register245 questions
- 146problèmenounproblemproblem244 questions
- 147repasnounmealmeal244 questions
- 148sportnounsportsport243 questions
- 149bonjournounhellohello242 questions
- 150réserververbto book; to reserveto book; to reserve241 questions
- 151jeunoungamegame240 questions
- 152localadjectivelocallocal240 questions
- 153mieuxadverbbetterbetter240 questions
- 154chosenounthingthing237 questions
- 155découvrirverbto discoverto discover237 questions
- 156nécessaireadjectivenecessarynecessary237 questions
- 157parentnounparent; relativeparent; relative237 questions
- 158devenirverbto becometo become236 questions
- 159comprendreverbto understand; to includeto understand; to include235 questions
- 160aujourd'huiadverbtoday; nowadaystoday; nowadays234 questions
- 161principaladjectivemainmain234 questions
- 162professionneladjectiveprofessionalprofessional234 questions
- 163utiliserverbto useto use234 questions
- 164obtenirverbto get, to obtainto get, to obtain233 questions
- 165pratiqueadjectivepractical, convenientpractical, convenient232 questions
- 166logementnounhousing, accommodationhousing, accommodation231 questions
- 167groupenoungroupgroup230 questions
- 168espacenounspacespace227 questions
- 169tropadverbtoo; too muchtoo; too much227 questions
- 170étudenounstudies; studystudies; study226 questions
- 171journéenoundayday226 questions
- 172préparerverbto prepareto prepare224 questions
- 173possibleadjectivepossiblepossible223 questions
- 174collèguenouncolleaguecolleague222 questions
- 175étrangernounabroad; foreignerabroad; foreigner222 questions
- 176toujoursadverbalways; stillalways; still222 questions
- 177partienounpartpart219 questions
- 178apporterverbto bringto bring217 questions
- 179décrireverbto describeto describe216 questions
- 180programmenounprogramme, scheduleprogramme, schedule215 questions
- 181nombreuxadjectivenumerous, manynumerous, many213 questions
- 182suivreverbto follow; to take (a class)to follow; to take (a class)213 questions
- 183voiturenouncarcar212 questions
- 184accordnounagreementagreement211 questions
- 185commencerverbto beginto begin209 questions
- 186encoreadverbstill; againstill; again209 questions
- 187visitenounvisitvisit208 questions
- 188communadjectivecommon, sharedcommon, shared207 questions
- 189plusieursadjectiveseveralseveral207 questions
- 190produitnounproductproduct207 questions
- 191sécuriténounsafety, securitysafety, security205 questions
- 192seuladjectivealone; onlyalone; only204 questions
- 193projetnounplan, projectplan, project203 questions
- 194sujetnounsubject, topicsubject, topic200 questions
- 195associationnounassociationassociation199 questions
- 196emploinounjobjob199 questions
- 197languenounlanguagelanguage199 questions
- 198séjournounstaystay199 questions
- 199foisnountime (occurrence)time (occurrence)198 questions
- 200santénounhealthhealth197 questions
Dictionary data: Wiktionnaire (via Kaikki, CC BY-SA) · Lexique 3 · Exam sources from the FreeTCF question bank