Most Common French Words - Top 100 French Words

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100

Do you know the most common French words? Here are numbers 91 to 100.

91) après    after
     preposition


92) une fois    time
     expressions with fois


93) te    you
     personal pronoun


94) une chose    thing
     expressions with chose


95) an    year
     an vs année


96) où    where, when
     relative pronoun


97) cent    hundred
     French number


98) comprendre    to understand
     expressions with comprendre


99) maintenant    now
     adverb of time


100) bon    good
     bon vs bien


Notes

Words with different grammatical functions (such as où: relative and où: interrogative) are usually listed separately.

Eh bien was originally number 94, but since it's just an interjection with no real meaning, I left it out of my list.

This list of the most common French words is adapted from the following source:

Gougenheim 2.00 - Fréquences orales et de production http://www.lexique.org/public/gougenheim.php