French core 5,000 words

Words ranked 1,001-5,000 in French by frequency. Unlock near-native reading ability.

243 words
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#Word
1001vendreto sell
1003responsableresponsible; person in charge
1006signesign
1007lieutenantlieutenant
1010étrangestrange, odd
1011diabledevil
1013monterto go up, to climb, to assemble
1014là-dedansin there
1015capablecapable, able
1016emmenerto take (someone), to bring along
1018honteshame
1019bouchemouth
1020préférerto prefer
1021coupableguilty
1022rireto laugh
1024soincare
1025milieumiddle, environment
1026appartementflat, apartment
1028cerveaubrain
1029ParisParis
1030blaguejoke
1032époqueera, time, period
1034voieway, road, track
1035réunionmeeting
1037alléealley, path, driveway
1038intérêtinterest
1039chevalhorse
1040combatfight, combat
1041silencesilence
1043existerto exist
1046telsuch
1047trouhole
1048publicpublic; audience
1049péterto fart; to blow up (slang)
1050œileye
1052cacherto hide
1053amoureuxin love
1054droguedrug
1055commandantcommander; major
1061prisegrip; socket; capture
1062gouvernementgovernment
1064clientcustomer; client
1065adresseaddress
1066journalnewspaper; diary
1067contactcontact
1068dinguecrazy (slang)
1070récupérerto recover; to pick up
1071basebase; basis
1074peauskin
1075servirto serve
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