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

What are the most common French words? Here are numbers 11 to 20.

11) et    and
     conjunction


12) on    one, you, we
     indefinite subject pronoun


13) vous    you
     personal pronoun


14) ça    this, that
     indefinite demonstrative pronoun


15) que    that
     conjunction


16) ne    not
     negative adverb


17) faire    to do, make
     all about faire


18) qui    who/what
     interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun


19) oui    yes
     synonyms for oui


20) alors    then, so
     adverb


Notes

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