The 200 most common French words in TCF Listening
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.
- 1choisirverbto chooseto choose997 questions
- 2écouterverbto listen (to)to listen (to)997 questions
- 3bonadjectivegood; rightgood; right925 questions
- 4sonoreadjectivesound, audiosound, audio918 questions
- 5êtreverbto beto be917 questions
- 6réponsenounanswer, replyanswer, reply916 questions
- 7avoirverbto haveto have869 questions
- 8questionnounquestionquestion861 questions
- 9documentnoundocumentdocument665 questions
- 10faireverbto do, to maketo do, to make512 questions
- 11pasadverbnotnot500 questions
- 12pouvoirverbcan, to be able tocan, to be able to403 questions
- 13extraitnounextract, excerptextract, excerpt399 questions
- 14allerverbto go; to be going toto go; to be going to386 questions
- 15plusadverbmoremore316 questions
- 16propositionnounproposal, suggestionproposal, suggestion310 questions
- 17bienadverbwellwell288 questions
- 18ouiadverbyesyes282 questions
- 19vouloirverbto wantto want252 questions
- 20toutadverball, completelyall, completely235 questions
- 21trèsadverbveryvery230 questions
- 22direverbto say, to tellto say, to tell212 questions
- 23alorsadverbthen, sothen, so188 questions
- 24prendreverbto taketo take183 questions
- 25voirverbto seeto see180 questions
- 26venirverbto come; to have justto come; to have just173 questions
- 27siadverbso, suchso, such172 questions
- 28nonadverbnono170 questions
- 29devoirverbmust, to have tomust, to have to166 questions
- 30pourquoiadverbwhywhy166 questions
- 31bonjournounhellohello160 questions
- 32savoirverbto know; to know howto know; to know how157 questions
- 33doncadverbso, thereforeso, therefore154 questions
- 34falloirverbto be necessary, mustto be necessary, must148 questions
- 35aussiadverbalso, tooalso, too142 questions
- 36trouververbto findto find142 questions
- 37beaucoupadverba lot, mucha lot, much141 questions
- 38peuadverba little; fewa little; few140 questions
- 39làadverbreferring to physical placereferring to physical place139 questions
- 40imagenounpicture, imagepicture, image135 questions
- 41passerverbto spend (time); to passto spend (time); to pass133 questions
- 42autreadjectiveotherother132 questions
- 43mêmeadverbeveneven130 questions
- 44heurenounhour; timehour; time124 questions
- 45oùadverbwherewhere124 questions
- 46tempsnountime; weathertime; weather124 questions
- 47correspondreverbto correspondto correspond122 questions
- 48mettreverbto put; to take (time)to put; to take (time)121 questions
- 49grandadjectivebig, largebig, large120 questions
- 50proposerverbto suggest, to offerto suggest, to offer117 questions
- 51petitadjectivesmall, littlesmall, little115 questions
- 52aujourd'huiadverbtoday; nowadaystoday; nowadays111 questions
- 53parlerverbto speak, to talkto speak, to talk111 questions
- 54travailnounwork, jobwork, job111 questions
- 55penserverbto thinkto think109 questions
- 56jeuneadjectiveyoungyoung105 questions
- 57commentadverbhowhow103 questions
- 58tropadverbtoo; too muchtoo; too much103 questions
- 59announyearyear102 questions
- 60donnerverbto giveto give102 questions
- 61regarderverbto look atto look at102 questions
- 62nouveauadjectivenewnew100 questions
- 63moinsadverblessless99 questions
- 64vraimentadverbtruly, really, genuinelytruly, really, genuinely99 questions
- 65journoundayday95 questions
- 66encoreadverbstill; againstill; again93 questions
- 67travaillerverbto workto work90 questions
- 68arriververbto arrive; to happento arrive; to happen89 questions
- 69mondenounworld; peopleworld; people89 questions
- 70partirverbto leave, to go awayto leave, to go away89 questions
- 71vienounlifelife89 questions
- 72placenounplace, room; squareplace, room; square88 questions
- 73enfantnounchildchild86 questions
- 74annéenounyearyear85 questions
- 75monsieurnounmister, sirmister, sir85 questions
- 76permettreverbto allow, to enableto allow, to enable85 questions
- 77aimerverbto like; to loveto like; to love83 questions
- 78apprendreverbto learnto learn83 questions
- 79chercherverbto look forto look for81 questions
- 80françaisadjectiveFrenchFrench78 questions
- 81problèmenounproblemproblem78 questions
- 82toujoursadverbalways; stillalways; still77 questions
- 83appelerverbto callto call76 questions
- 84hommenounmanman76 questions
- 85madamenouna title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person addressa title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address76 questions
- 86demanderverbto ask; to requestto ask; to request75 questions
- 87accordnounagreementagreement74 questions
- 88chosenounthingthing73 questions
- 89foisnountime (occurrence)time (occurrence)73 questions
- 90connaîtreverbto know, to be familiar withto know, to be familiar with71 questions
- 91femmenounwomanwoman71 questions
- 92demainadverbtomorrowtomorrow70 questions
- 93semainenounweekweek70 questions
- 94souventadverboftenoften70 questions
- 95acheterverbto buyto buy69 questions
- 96coursnounclass, courseclass, course69 questions
- 97attendreverbto wait for, to awaitto wait for, to await67 questions
- 98resterverbto stay; to remainto stay; to remain67 questions
- 99déjàadverbalready; everalready; ever66 questions
- 100idéenounideaidea66 questions
- 101iciadverbherehere65 questions
- 102rendreverbto make; to give backto make; to give back65 questions
- 103soirnouneveningevening65 questions
- 104aminounfriendfriend63 questions
- 105premieradjectivefirstfirst63 questions
- 106prochainadjectiveupcomingupcoming63 questions
- 107famillenounfamilyfamily62 questions
- 108changerverbto exchangeto exchange61 questions
- 109sûradjectivesure, certainsure, certain61 questions
- 110dernieradjectivelastlast60 questions
- 111plaireverbto please, to appeal toto please, to appeal to60 questions
- 112maladverbbadlybadly59 questions
- 113moisnounmonthmonth59 questions
- 114paysnouncountrycountry59 questions
- 115personnenounpersonperson59 questions
- 116expliquerverbto explainto explain58 questions
- 117mangerverbto eatto eat58 questions
- 118créerverbto createto create57 questions
- 119devenirverbto becometo become57 questions
- 120maisonnounhouse, homehouse, home57 questions
- 121vacancenounholidays (vacances)holidays (vacances)57 questions
- 122préférerverbto preferto prefer56 questions
- 123comprendreverbto understand; to includeto understand; to include55 questions
- 124seuladjectivealone; onlyalone; only55 questions
- 125voyagenountrip, traveltrip, travel55 questions
- 126clientnounclient, retainer, followerclient, retainer, follower54 questions
- 127écolenounschoolschool54 questions
- 128momentnounmoment, timemoment, time54 questions
- 129peut-êtreadverbmaybe, perhapsmaybe, perhaps54 questions
- 130aiderverbto helpto help52 questions
- 131cheradjectivedear, beloveddear, beloved52 questions
- 132villenouncity, towncity, town52 questions
- 133beauadjectivehandsome, fine, attractivehandsome, fine, attractive51 questions
- 134jouerverbto playto play51 questions
- 135justeadjectivefair, justfair, just51 questions
- 136lieunounplaceplace51 questions
- 137matinnounmorningmorning51 questions
- 138souhaiterverbto wishto wish51 questions
- 139croireverbto believeto believe50 questions
- 140entreprisenouncompany, businesscompany, business50 questions
- 141vraiadjectivetruetrue50 questions
- 142gensnounset of peopleset of people49 questions
- 143importantadjectiveimportant; significantimportant; significant49 questions
- 144maintenantadverbnow, currentlynow, currently49 questions
- 145voiturenouncarcar49 questions
- 146activiténounactivityactivity48 questions
- 147exemplenounexampleexample48 questions
- 148étudenounstudies; studystudies; study47 questions
- 149présenterverbto present, to introduceto present, to introduce47 questions
- 150casnouncase, situationcase, situation46 questions
- 151mieuxadverbbetterbetter46 questions
- 152projetnounplan, projectplan, project46 questions
- 153chaqueadjectiveeach, everyeach, every45 questions
- 154commencerverbto beginto begin45 questions
- 155intervenantnounstakeholderstakeholder45 questions
- 156parentnounparent; relativeparent; relative45 questions
- 157raisonnounreasonreason45 questions
- 158rencontrerverbto meetto meet45 questions
- 159sociéténouncompany, frequentationcompany, frequentation45 questions
- 160vivreverbto liveto live45 questions
- 161différentadjectivedifferent; variousdifferent; various44 questions
- 162formationnounformation, forming, developmentformation, forming, development44 questions
- 163organiserverbto organizeto organize44 questions
- 164sportnounsportsport44 questions
- 165difficileadjectivedifficultdifficult43 questions
- 166effetnouneffecteffect43 questions
- 167entendreverbto hearto hear43 questions
- 168livrenounbookbook43 questions
- 169surtoutadverbabove allabove all43 questions
- 170adorerverbto love, to adoreto love, to adore42 questions
- 171étudiantnounstudentstudent42 questions
- 172perdreverbto loseto lose42 questions
- 173préparerverbto prepareto prepare42 questions
- 174produitnounproductproduct42 questions
- 175suivreverbto follow; to take (a class)to follow; to take (a class)42 questions
- 176découvrirverbto discoverto discover41 questions
- 177emploinounjobjob41 questions
- 178étatnounstate, conditionstate, condition41 questions
- 179informationnouninformationinformation41 questions
- 180plaisirnounpleasurepleasure41 questions
- 181salutnounwavewave41 questions
- 182servicenounserviceservice41 questions
- 183essayerverbto test, to try onto test, to try on40 questions
- 184journéenoundayday40 questions
- 185marcherverbto walkto walk40 questions
- 186nouveaunounnew person, new thingnew person, new thing40 questions
- 187pleinadjectivefull, full upfull, full up40 questions
- 188plutôtadverbearlier, soonerearlier, sooner40 questions
- 189programmenounprogramme, scheduleprogramme, schedule40 questions
- 190qualiténounqualityquality40 questions
- 191sallenounhallhall40 questions
- 192seulementadverbonlyonly40 questions
- 193sujetnounsubject, topicsubject, topic40 questions
- 194assezadverbto a sufficient or moderate degreeto a sufficient or moderate degree39 questions
- 195comptenounaccountaccount39 questions
- 196ensembleadverbtogethertogether39 questions
- 197midinounnoon, middaynoon, midday39 questions
- 198montrerverbto showto show39 questions
- 199parinounwager, betwager, bet39 questions
- 200partnounshareshare39 questions
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