C1
50 most common French words: level C1
The French words at level C1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | éléphant | /e.le.fɑ̃/ | elephant | noun |
| 2 | bouclier | /bu.kli.je/ | shield | noun |
| 3 | considérer | /kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe/ | consider | verb |
| 4 | chips | /ʃips/ | chip | noun |
| 5 | atterrissage | /a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ/ | landing | noun |
| 6 | botte | /bɔt/ | boot | noun |
| 7 | député | /de.py.te/ | deputy | noun |
| 8 | barrière | /ba.ʁjɛʁ/ | barrier | noun |
| 9 | disposition | /dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ | disposal | noun |
| 10 | papillon | /pa.pi.jɔ̃/ | butterfly | noun |
| 11 | dramatique | /dʁa.ma.tik/ | dramatic | adjective |
| 12 | pop | /pɔp/ | pop | noun |
| 13 | district | /dis.tʁikt/ | district | noun |
| 14 | tranquillement | /tʁɑ̃.kil.mɑ̃/ | quietly | adverb |
| 15 | radar | /ʁa.daʁ/ | radar | noun |
| 16 | halte | /alt/ | stop | noun |
| 17 | grille | /ɡʁi.j/ | gate | noun |
| 18 | mâle | /mɑl/ | male | noun |
| 19 | poète | /pɔ.ɛt/ | poet | noun |
| 20 | licence | /li.sɑ̃s/ | license | noun |
| 21 | col | /kɔl/ | collar | noun |
| 22 | attentivement | /a.tɑ̃.tiv.mɑ̃/ | carefully | adverb |
| 23 | transmission | /tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/ | transmission | noun |
| 24 | poignet | /pwa.ɲɛ/ | wrist | noun |
| 25 | montant | /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/ | amount | noun |
| 26 | embarrassant | /ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɑ̃/ | embarrassing | adjective |
| 27 | beau-père | /bo.pɛʁ/ | father-in-law | noun |
| 28 | solo | /sɔ.lo/ | solo | noun |
| 29 | toile | /twal/ | canvas | noun |
| 30 | parrain | /pa.ʁɛ̃/ | godfather | noun |
| 31 | transmettre | /tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ/ | transmit | verb |
| 32 | honorable | /ɔ.nɔ.ʁabl/ | honorable | adjective |
| 33 | aussitôt | /o.si.to/ | immediately | adverb |
| 34 | facteur | /fak.tœʁ/ | factor | noun |
| 35 | filet | /fi.lɛ/ | net | noun |
| 36 | troupe | /tʁup/ | troop | noun |
| 37 | conclure | /kɔ̃.klyʁ/ | conclude | verb |
| 38 | analyser | /a.na.li.ze/ | analyze | verb |
| 39 | pâle | /pal/ | pale | adjective |
| 40 | investissement | /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃/ | investment | noun |
| 41 | fixer | /fik.se/ | fix | verb |
| 42 | poli | /pɔ.li/ | polite | adjective |
| 43 | surprenant | /syʁ.pʁə.nɑ̃/ | surprising | adjective |
| 44 | shopping | /ʃɔ.piŋ/ | shopping | noun |
| 45 | visuel | /vi.zɥɛl/ | visual | adjective |
| 46 | vulnérable | /vyl.ne.ʁabl/ | vulnerable | adjective |
| 47 | pacifique | /pa.si.fik/ | pacific | adjective |
| 48 | correspondance | /kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ | correspondence | noun |
| 49 | conte | /kɔ̃t/ | tale | noun |
| 50 | compagnon | /kɔ̃.pa.ɲɔ̃/ | companion | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).