Words ranked by frequency from Vietnamese Wikipedia, grouped into proficiency levels. See also: browse all words by rank.
Words every beginner needs. High-frequency function words and basic vocabulary.
Everyday conversation vocabulary. Common nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Reading comprehension vocabulary. Needed for news articles and general texts.
Academic and nuanced vocabulary. Specialized topics and formal registers.
Domain-specific and rare words. Technical, literary, and regional terms.
| # | word | frequency | definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | lên | 16,328 | to go up, arise, come up |
| 102 | đều | 16,312 | (1) both, all, in both cases; (2) steady, even, regular |
| 103 | thành phố | 16,213 | city, town |
| 104 | thời gian | 16,026 | (period of) time |
| 105 | nơi | 15,798 | place, location, spot |
| 106 | trước | 15,790 | before, in front, previously; faced with, in the face of, ahead of |
| 107 | phía | 15,734 | side, way, direction |
| 108 | cả | 15,673 | (1) oldest, biggest; old; (2) both, everyone, all (of), entire, whole; (3) ev... |
| 109 | nhỏ | 15,423 | (1) small, young; (2) to drop |
| 110 | nên | 15,252 | (1) ought to, should, had better; (2) candle; (3) so, that’s why, consequen... |
| 111 | bao gồm | 15,040 | to consist of, include, embrace, have, be made up of, comprise |
| 112 | nhóm | 14,846 | to gather, group, collect; group |
| 113 | khu vực | 14,616 | area, zone, section |
| 114 | tổ chức | 14,534 | to organize, set up, establish; organization |
| 115 | trở thành | 14,530 | to become, grow |
| 116 | quốc gia | 14,401 | nation, state, country; national |
| 117 | đi | 14,362 | to go; (particle used to form commands, suggestions) |
| 118 | dưới | 14,102 | below, under |
| 119 | vùng | 13,910 | (1) region, area; (2) to leave in a hurry |
| 120 | giải | 13,816 | prize, award; to deliver |
| 121 | trường | 13,647 | school, field |
| 122 | hoạt động | 13,385 | action, activity; to operate, be active |
| 123 | lần | 13,357 | time, turn, round, occurrences |
| 124 | phát triển | 13,314 | to develop, evolve, expand, grow, enrich (uranium); development, evolution, e... |
| 125 | xã | 13,163 | village, community |
| 126 | sau khi | 12,951 | following; after (something happens) |
| 127 | chiếc | 12,899 | (1) [CL for vehicles, machines]; (2) only, one, sole |
| 128 | mang | 12,733 | to carry, wear, bear |
| 129 | tuổi | 12,705 | age, year of age |
| 130 | diện tích | 12,673 | area |
| 131 | ba | 12,652 | (1) three, tri-; (2) father; (3) wave, ripple |
| 132 | nói | 12,532 | to speak, talk, say, tell |
| 133 | Việt Nam | 12,481 | Vietnam, Vietnamese |
| 134 | đầu | 12,426 | (1) beginning, first; (2) head, mind, pole, end, hood (of a car) |
| 135 | mỗi | 12,377 | each, every |
| 136 | Mỹ | 12,286 | America, USA, American |
| 137 | thứ | 12,260 | (1) (ordinalizer); order, type, suit, kind; (2) thing, item |
| 138 | thế giới | 12,196 | world, universe |
| 139 | hệ thống | 11,944 | system; network; channel; net |
| 140 | tiếng | 11,897 | (1) language, sound, voice, reputation; (2) hour |
| 141 | tất cả | 11,813 | all, everything, total, together, any, whole |
| 142 | thấy | 11,788 | to see, perceive, feel |
| 143 | thuộc | 11,772 | (1) to belong, of, part of, occupation; (2) to know by heart; (3) to tan, cure |
| 144 | gọi là | 11,647 | to be named, called |
| 145 | đạt | 11,432 | to reach, attain, realize |
| 146 | giống | 11,428 | species, race; to resemble, look like, sound like |
| 147 | thực hiện | 11,291 | to achieve, accomplish, fulfill, realize, provide, create, carry out, implement |
| 148 | nam | 11,252 | (1) south; (2) male |
| 149 | sống | 11,175 | to live, exist; life |
| 150 | nếu | 11,119 | if, in case; unless, in the event of |
| 151 | pháp | 10,997 | (1) law, rule, order; (2) France, French |
| 152 | tính | 10,996 | (1) to intend, contemplate, plan to; (2) to count, calculate, compute |
| 153 | tham gia | 10,945 | to adhere, participate, take part, contribute to, attend; contribution, parti... |
| 154 | sản xuất | 10,754 | to produce |
| 155 | dùng | 10,738 | (1) to use, resort to; (2) to eat (polite) |
| 156 | từng | 10,676 | (1) (present perfect marker); (2) each, one by one, every; (3) layer, level, ... |
| 157 | xây dựng | 10,585 | to build (up), construct; constructive |
| 158 | phát hành | 10,518 | to publish, issue |
| 159 | cuối cùng | 10,345 | final, last; finally, ultimately, in the end, at last |
| 160 | khác nhau | 10,316 | different (from each other) |
| 161 | biết | 10,269 | to know, know how to do (something) be aware of |
| 162 | nghiên cứu | 10,187 | to do research, study, investigate; study, investigation, research |
| 163 | thành lập | 10,134 | to form, found, establish, create |
| 164 | triệu | 10,033 | (1) million; (2) omen; (3) to recall |
| 165 | qua | 9,941 | after, by, through, over; last (week, day, etc.); to pass by, go across, cros... |
| 166 | gia đình | 9,873 | family, household |
| 167 | thành viên | 9,848 | member |
| 168 | một số | 9,833 | a number (of), certain, several, some |
| 169 | huyện | 9,621 | prefecture, (sub)district |
| 170 | nào | 9,602 | which, any, every |
| 171 | mùa | 9,535 | season, period, time |
| 172 | khiến | 9,456 | (1) to direct, order, command, bid; (2) to cause |
| 173 | tiếp tục | 9,375 | to continue; continuous |
| 174 | chương trình | 9,353 | program (also computer), project, plan |
| 175 | viết | 9,256 | pen; to write, record |
| 176 | khả năng | 9,253 | ability, capablity, competence |
| 177 | thời điểm | 9,247 | moment, (point in) time |
| 178 | công ty | 9,207 | company, firm |
| 179 | gần | 9,189 | near, close to (place, time) |
| 180 | thêm | 9,128 | more, additional, further; to add, increase |
| 181 | tỉnh | 9,101 | (1) province, prefecture; city; (2) to wake up, awaken, recover consciousness |
| 182 | dài | 9,038 | long; to last (time) |
| 183 | nằm | 8,979 | to lie (down), be located in |
| 184 | tấn công | 8,953 | to attack, assail, assault; attack, assault, offensive |
| 185 | mặc dù | 8,875 | though, although |
| 186 | cuối | 8,861 | end, bottom, last |
| 187 | chính phủ | 8,857 | government |
| 188 | tìm | 8,811 | to find, look for, seek |
| 189 | trung tâm | 8,762 | center; central |
| 190 | vị trí | 8,709 | position, place |
| 191 | điều | 8,599 | (1) thing, matter, item; article (of penal code, constitution); (2) smoking p... |
| 192 | đặc biệt | 8,582 | characteristic, typical, special, unusual; especially |
| 193 | đường | 8,525 | (1) route, road, street, path, avenue, lane; (2) sugar |
| 194 | xuất hiện | 8,291 | to appear, become visible; appearance |
| 195 | đội | 8,261 | (1) group, organization, unit, team; (2) to carry, wear on one’s head; (3) ... |
| 196 | Hoa Kỳ | 8,257 | United States, America |
| 197 | album | 8,253 | tập giấy cứng hoặc nylon được đóng thành quyển, để lưu g... |
| 198 | đối với | 8,247 | with, to, (as) for, towards, with regard to, with respect to, regarding, with... |
| 199 | sang | 8,235 | (1) luxury; (2) to come or go over, cross to, towards, into, transfer; (3) to... |
| 200 | học | 8,195 | to study, learn (how to); field of study |