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  1. 1êtreverbto be3,890 questions
  2. 2avoirverbto have2,791 questions
  3. 3pouvoirverbcan, to be able to1,788 questions
  4. 4questionnounquestion1,688 questions
  5. 5faireverbto do, to make1,633 questions
  6. 6bonadjectivegood; right1,545 questions
  7. 7plusadverbmore1,391 questions
  8. 8choisirverbto choose1,306 questions
  9. 9réponsenounanswer, reply1,230 questions
  10. 10pasadverbnot1,177 questions
  11. 11écouterverbto listen (to)1,118 questions
  12. 12documentnoundocument1,107 questions
  13. 13sonoreadjectivesound, audio1,011 questions
  14. 14devoirverbmust, to have to881 questions
  15. 15allerverbto go; to be going to850 questions
  16. 16proposerverbto suggest, to offer850 questions
  17. 17aminounfriend813 questions
  18. 18vouloirverbto want803 questions
  19. 19donnerverbto give785 questions
  20. 20commentadverbhow783 questions
  21. 21activiténounactivity765 questions
  22. 22poserverbto ask (a question); to put754 questions
  23. 23penserverbto think724 questions
  24. 24personnenounperson682 questions
  25. 25pourquoiadverbwhy676 questions
  26. 26oùadverbwhere652 questions
  27. 27enfantnounchild646 questions
  28. 28falloirverbto be necessary, must646 questions
  29. 29prendreverbto take627 questions
  30. 30nouveauadjectivenew604 questions
  31. 31tempsnountime; weather602 questions
  32. 32trouververbto find601 questions
  33. 33venirverbto come; to have just600 questions
  34. 34informationnouninformation591 questions
  35. 35autreadjectiveother573 questions
  36. 36demanderverbto ask; to request567 questions
  37. 37motnounword566 questions
  38. 38bienadverbwell520 questions
  39. 39passerverbto spend (time); to pass515 questions
  40. 40heurenounhour; time500 questions
  41. 41travaillerverbto work489 questions
  42. 42extraitnounextract, excerpt488 questions
  43. 43lieunounplace485 questions
  44. 44organiserverbto organize485 questions
  45. 45typenountype, kind475 questions
  46. 46vienounlife473 questions
  47. 47voirverbto see463 questions
  48. 48minimumnounminimum455 questions
  49. 49maximumnounmaximum452 questions
  50. 50souhaiterverbto wish451 questions
  51. 51combienadverbhow much, how many444 questions
  52. 52aussiadverbalso, too440 questions
  53. 53villenouncity, town436 questions
  54. 54trèsadverbvery432 questions
  55. 55horairenounschedule, hours428 questions
  56. 56expériencenounexperience427 questions
  57. 57beaucoupadverba lot, much423 questions
  58. 58travailnounwork, job422 questions
  59. 59permettreverbto allow, to enable421 questions
  60. 60savoirverbto know; to know how417 questions
  61. 61prixnounprice416 questions
  62. 62propositionnounproposal, suggestion406 questions
  63. 63servicenounservice405 questions
  64. 64messagenounmessage404 questions
  65. 65connaîtreverbto know, to be familiar with403 questions
  66. 66écrireverbto write396 questions
  67. 67transportnountransport396 questions
  68. 68participerverbto take part392 questions
  69. 69disponibleadjectiveavailable384 questions
  70. 70événementnounevent384 questions
  71. 71aimerverbto like; to love379 questions
  72. 72announyear378 questions
  73. 73grandadjectivebig, large378 questions
  74. 74tarifnounprice, rate368 questions
  75. 75paysnouncountry358 questions
  76. 76direverbto say, to tell351 questions
  77. 77journounday348 questions
  78. 78annéenounyear341 questions
  79. 79coursnounclass, course339 questions
  80. 80parlerverbto speak, to talk335 questions
  81. 81écolenounschool334 questions
  82. 82spécifiqueadjectivespecific332 questions
  83. 83semainenounweek330 questions
  84. 84souventadverboften330 questions
  85. 85existerverbto exist326 questions
  86. 86premieradjectivefirst326 questions
  87. 87offrirverbto offer; to give325 questions
  88. 88présenterverbto present, to introduce324 questions
  89. 89expliquerverbto explain323 questions
  90. 90doncadverbso, therefore321 questions
  91. 91mettreverbto put; to take (time)319 questions
  92. 92apprendreverbto learn315 questions
  93. 93quartiernounneighbourhood314 questions
  94. 94famillenounfamily313 questions
  95. 95chercherverbto look for309 questions
  96. 96rendreverbto make; to give back306 questions
  97. 97vivreverbto live301 questions
  98. 98conseilnounadvice298 questions
  99. 99entreprisenouncompany, business297 questions
  100. 100articlenounarticle296 questions
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