A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

2102 intermédiaire intermediate, intermediary

2119 salarié wage-earning, employee

2127 radical radical

2146 réformiste reformist

2153 uni united

2159 étrange strange, odd

2165 mien mine

2172 légitime legitimate

2182 mental mental

2184 provincial provincial

2191 plastique plastic

2192 autonome autonomous, independent

2195 électronique electronic

2196 parallèle parallel, similar

2198 courageux courageous

2201 ordinateur computer

2203 blessé injured

2210 sien his, hers

2231 incroyable incredible, unbelievable

2233 mineur minor; miner

2239 concurrent competitor, rival

2240 prévu planned

2245 musulman Muslim, Moslem

2249 constitutionnel constitutional

2259 génétique genetic

2264 perdu lost, stray, wasted

2265 obligé necessary, required

2268 rond round

2271 bébé baby

2283 géant giant, gigantic

2289 africain African

2291 mobile mobile, portable

2314 arrêté decree, order

2317 paysan farmer, peasant

2329 passager passenger, temporary

2341 sacré sacred

2369 littéraire literary

2372 malheureux unhappy, miserable

2379 marchand merchant

2381 féminin feminine

2387 autochtone native, indigenous peoples

2407 automobile automobile

2410 excessif excessive, inordinate

2411 ridicule ridiculous, silly

2416 retrait withdrawal

2424 curieux curious

2431 préalable prior, previous, preliminary, prerequisite

2443 champion champion

2452 inverse opposite, reverse

2456 enseignant teacher

2464 sauvage savage, wild

2466 prétexte pretext

2471 révolutionnaire revolutionary

2476 équivalent equivalent

2479 militant militant

2480 participant participant

2495 amoureux in love, amorous

2500 mortel mortal, deadly, lethal

2512 absurde

absurd

2516 tenant tenant; incumbent, holder

2523 utilisateur user

2525 terminal terminal

2527 primaire primary

2532 adjoint assistant, deputy

2549 parisien Parisian

2557 contemporain contemporary

2558 exclusif exclusive, sole

2567 pétrolier oil; oil tanker

2571 suspect suspicious, suspect

2585 jaune yellow

2588 informatique computer science, computing

2591 bête animal, beast; stupid

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2592 indicateur indicator

2606 tactique tactics, tactical

2613 créateur creator

2621 rebelle rebel, rebellious

2629 voyageur traveler

2630 réaliste realist, realistic

2643 sage wise, good, sound, sensible

2645 correspondant correspondent

2662 antérieur previous, earlier, front

2670 sportif sports, athletic, competitive

2671 rose rose; pink

2681 meurtrier murderer, deadly, lethal

2687 observateur observer, observant

2696 tissu fabric, material, cloth, tissue, woven

2697 souverain sovereign, supreme ruler, monarch

2706 accusé defendant

2709 rural rural

2712 diplomatique diplomatic

2715 oriental Oriental

2718 républicain republican

2721 intéressé concerned, involved

2736 variable variable

2741 détenu prisoner

2747 éthique ethical, ethics

2751 optimiste optimistic

2753 isolé remote, isolated, insolated

2756 bizarre strange, odd

2759 pêcheur fisherman

2766 brut raw, crude

2769 gris grey

2770 aise comfort, joy, pleasure, ease

2782 universitaire university, academic

2786 aîné oldest, eldest

2795 belge Belgian

2796 brutal brutal

2817 con stupid

2832 gentil nice, kind

2841 agréable pleasant, nice, agreeable

2854 sourd deaf

2862 fixe fixed

2876 clinique clinic

2880 chéri darling, love, dear

2905 ambitieux ambitious, man with ambition

2906 sale

dirty

2918 dramatique dramatic, tragic, drama

2933 lointain distant, faraway

2953 transparent transparent, see-through, evident

2954 élu elected, elected member

2985 dit said, so-called; tale

2992 clandestin underground, clandestine

3003 abonné subscribed, subscriber

3047 spirituel witty, spiritual, sacred

3053 nazi Nazi

3059 agressif aggressive

3072 conducteur driver, operator, conductor

3078 chronique chronic, column, page, chronicle

3083 ethnique ethnic

3095 aveugle blind

3100 musicien musician

3101 routier road, long-distance lorry or truck driver

3105 prématuré premature

3114 systématique systematic

3135 incertain uncertain, unsure

3142 conventionnel conventional

3153 passif passive, liabilities

3162 carré square, broad, plain

3163 voleur thief, light-fingered

3181 optique optical, optic, perspective

3184 méchant nasty, wicked, mean

3192 horaire schedule, timetable, hourly

3207 nu naked, nude

3230 panique panic

3251 chanteur singer

3253 écrit writing

3259 prioritaire priority, having priority, having right of way