The 100 most frequent Russian words

These 100 words are the most used in Russian, ranked by real frequency. Every word links to its page with translation, example and audio.

Frequency lists

1.В, In
2.Во, In; at (what time)
3.Я, I
4.И, and
5.Не, Not
6.Что, What
7.На, On
8.Быть, To be
9.Это, This/That
10.С, With
11.Он, He
12.Ты, You
13.Как, How
14.Мы, We
15.Этот, This
16.А, But
17.Они, They
18.Вы, You (formal/plural)
19.Тот, That
20.О, About
21.У, At
22.Но, But
23.Она, She
24.Мочь, Can/Be able to
25.Так, So
26.Весь, Entire/Whole
27.По, along, by, according to, on
28.За, Behind/For
29.Из, From
30.К, To
31.Ко, To (used before certain sounds)
32.Для, for
33.То, then, that (correlative)
34.Который, Which
35.Своё, one's own
36.Нет, No
37.Хотеть, To want
38.Мой, My
39.Если, If
40.От, From
41.Знать, To know
42.Да, Yes
43.Же, Indeed
44.Бы, Would
45.Такой, Such
46.Человек, Person/Man
47.Один, One
48.Год, Year
49.Когда, When
50.Кто, Who
51.Только, Only
52.Что-то, something
53.Сказать, To say
54.Есть, There is/are, to eat, to be
55.Чтобы, In order to
56.Хороший, Good
57.Лучший, Best
58.Время, Time
59.Всё, Everything
60.Говорить, To speak
61.Уже, Already
62.Себя, Myself/Himself/Herself
63.Большой, Big
64.Должный, due, proper
65.До, until, up to, before
66.Или, Or
67.Просто, Just/Simply
68.Вот, Here is, here, there
69.Ну, Well
70.Сделать, to do, to make
71.Наш, Our
72.Очень, Very
73.Оно, it
74.Думать, to think
75.Дело, Case/Business
76.Какой, Which/What kind of
77.Чем, Than
78.День, Day
79.Где, Where
80.Сам, Self
81.Делать, To do
82.Другой, Another/Other
83.Со, with
84.Сейчас, Now
85.Стать, To become
86.Здесь, Here
87.Там, There
88.Жизнь, Life
89.Дать, To give
90.Ещё, Still/Yet
91.Из-за, because of, due to
92.Видеть, To see
93.Раз, Time/Once
94.Твой, Your (informal)
95.Хорошо, Good/Well
96.Почему, Why
97.Работа, Work
98.Кто-то, someone
99.Первый, First
100.Даже, even

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