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 41 to 50.

41) non    no
     synonyms for non


42) savoir    to know
     all about savoir


43) nous    we, us
     personal pronoun


44) puis    next, then
     adverb


45) mon, ma, mes    my
     possessive adjectives


46) moi    me
     personal pronoun


47) tout    every, all
     adjective


48) très    very
     synonyms for très


49) que    that, which, who
     relative pronoun


50) pouvoir    can, to be able
     all about pouvoir


Notes

Words with different forms but the same essential meaning (such as mon, ma and mes: masculine, feminine, and plural possessive adjectives) are combined into a single listing.

Words with different grammatical functions (such as que: relative pronoun and que: conjunction) are usually listed separately.

The words ah and oh were numbers 45 and 47, respectively, but since they are just interjections with no real meaning, I left them 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