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 81 to 90.

81) aussi    too, also
     comparative adverbs


82) encore    again
     adverb of frequency


83) trois    three
     number


84) parler    to talk, speak
     expressions with parler


85) toujours    still, forever
     encore vs toujours


86) trouver    to find
     expressions with trouver


87) quoi    what (exclamative)
     "what" in French


88) grand    big, tall
     French adjectives


89) donner    to give
     expressions with donner


90) le temps    weather, time
     French weather


Notes

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

Hein was tied with parler at 84, 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