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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | tương tự | 4,607 | similar, alike, comparable, analogous, analog; similarly |
| 402 | thu | 4,604 | (1) autumn; (2) to collect, gather, take in, record |
| 403 | văn hóa | 4,603 | culture, education, schooling |
| 404 | đánh giá | 4,592 | to estimate, evaluate, value, appraise, judge, assess |
| 405 | chứa | 4,585 | to contain, hold, store, keep, lodge (persons) |
| 406 | quá | 4,568 | (1) very, extremely; excessive; (2) to go beyond, go past; past |
| 407 | tuần | 4,544 | (1) week, 10 days, decade; (2) round, turn around; (3) to visit, guard, patrol |
| 408 | mức | 4,535 | level, amount, degree, measure, extent, standard |
| 409 | mọi | 4,526 | all, every |
| 410 | kế hoạch | 4,520 | plan, program |
| 411 | ăn | 4,518 | (1) to eat (away at), attack, corrode, cost; to attend, celebrate, take part ... |
| 412 | dòng | 4,512 | Baptist; course (of a river), stream, current; line, lineage, order |
| 413 | phục vụ | 4,509 | to serve, help, assist; service |
| 414 | cho thấy | 4,504 | to report, say, show, illustrate, point out |
| 415 | chiến thắng | 4,499 | to win victory over, triumph over; victory |
| 416 | ví dụ | 4,491 | if, in this case |
| 417 | con trai | 4,488 | son, male child, young man |
| 418 | lượng | 4,487 | amount, capacity, quantity, number, amount, dose, dosage |
| 419 | nhạc | 4,465 | music, song |
| 420 | kiểu | 4,463 | model, pattern, make, design, style |
| 421 | thay thế | 4,456 | to replace, substitute |
| 422 | mã | 4,430 | code; appearance |
| 423 | cho đến | 4,419 | up to, into |
| 424 | cũ | 4,403 | old, former, used |
| 425 | bạn | 4,398 | friend, associate, companion, comrade (in something) |
| 426 | đưa ra | 4,395 | to put forward, issue, release, propose, set forth |
| 427 | chia | 4,378 | divided, separate; to split, divide, separate, distribute, share |
| 428 | tiền | 4,373 | money |
| 429 | chân | 4,369 | (1) foot, leg; member; (2) true, sincere, real, honest |
| 430 | tuyến | 4,368 | (1) line, lane; (2) gland |
| 431 | sự kiện | 4,361 | fact, event |
| 432 | xe | 4,336 | automobile, vehicle; to transport, take |
| 433 | mở rộng | 4,319 | to widen, enlarge, expand, extend; expansion |
| 434 | giá trị | 4,317 | value, benefit; to be valid |
| 435 | chính quyền | 4,310 | government, administration, political power, regime, administration |
| 436 | chi | 4,294 | to pay, spend; to cost; what |
| 437 | dựa trên | 4,280 | to found on, base on; to rely on |
| 438 | tay | 4,274 | (1) hand, sleeve; (2) person, party, group |
| 439 | nguồn | 4,268 | source, spring |
| 440 | đủ | 4,254 | enough, sufficient, adequate; all (kinds of) |
| 441 | vô địch | 4,236 | champion, unequalled |
| 442 | ngắn | 4,213 | short, brief |
| 443 | i | 4,200 | con chữ thứ mười hai của bảng chữ cái chữ quốc ngữ |
| 444 | ra mắt | 4,194 | to appear, come into sight |
| 445 | cơ quan | 4,191 | organ, agency, organization, body, office |
| 446 | trực tiếp | 4,191 | immediate, direct, live |
| 447 | nghệ thuật | 4,182 | art |
| 448 | thực tế | 4,181 | real, actual, practical, realistic; reality; in reality |
| 449 | hiện nay | 4,172 | at present, now, nowadays, present, modern, today |
| 450 | hạng | 4,164 | category, kind, rank, class |
| 451 | đảo | 4,158 | (1) isle, island; (2) to turn (over, around, etc.); (3) to pray for rain |
| 452 | như vậy | 4,133 | like that, like this, in this way |
| 453 | đóng | 4,127 | to close, shut, build, drive (nail), play, act (in a play) |
| 454 | chiến đấu | 4,124 | to fight, struggle |
| 455 | cha | 4,120 | father (also as a title for a priest), mister |
| 456 | nhiệm vụ | 4,111 | duty, mission, responsibility, task, function |
| 457 | truyền thống | 4,111 | tradition; traditional |
| 458 | chức | 4,104 | office, duty, rank (military), role, position |
| 459 | chung | 4,101 | common, mutual, combined, together |
| 460 | tạo | 4,100 | to create, make, form, establish |
| 461 | nhờ | 4,095 | (1) thanks to, owing to; (2) to turn over, be dependent on, reply on; (3) to ... |
| 462 | anh ta | 4,093 | he |
| 463 | công việc | 4,091 | job, affair, task, work, matter |
| 464 | nhân dân | 4,072 | people, citizens |
| 465 | chống | 4,070 | oppose, against; anti- |
| 466 | nhau | 4,069 | (1) together, in company, each other; (2) placenta |
| 467 | hiện | 4,064 | (1) to appear, become visible, rise, come into sight; (2) at present |
| 468 | cả hai | 4,058 | both |
| 469 | tiếp theo | 4,045 | continuous, following, subsequent; after(wards) |
| 470 | hoàn thành | 4,042 | to accomplish, carry out, complete, finish, end |
| 471 | thi đấu | 4,039 | to compete, play a match against somebody, enter |
| 472 | dự án | 4,038 | draft, project, mission, plan |
| 473 | nhật | 4,035 | day; Japan, Japanese |
| 474 | chỉ huy | 4,014 | to command, control |
| 475 | đô thị | 4,010 | city |
| 476 | thể hiện | 4,009 | interpretation; to interpret, express, show |
| 477 | vừa | 4,008 | (1) to have just done something; (3) reasonable, right, suitable, fitting; to... |
| 478 | biển | 3,996 | (1) ocean, sea, mare (lunar sea); (2) placard, sign; (3) miserly, stingy |
| 479 | người dân | 3,996 | inhabitant, citizen, people |
| 480 | trở về | 3,990 | to come back, be back, return |
| 481 | nặng | 3,978 | (1) heavy, weighty, serious, ponderous; (2) low-constricted tone |
| 482 | bài | 3,974 | (1) text, lesson, (newspaper) article; (2) (playing) card; (3) against, vs., ... |
| 483 | tồn tại | 3,968 | to exist, remain, survive, last; existence, life |
| 484 | in | 3,965 | to print, to strike off, imprint, engrave |
| 485 | ca khúc | 3,945 | song |
| 486 | nhanh chóng | 3,939 | quick, fast, rapid, prompt; quickly, swiftly, promptly |
| 487 | núi | 3,938 | mountain |
| 488 | rộng | 3,936 | roomy, spacious, loose, large; to measure, be (a certain size) |
| 489 | điều kiện | 3,935 | condition, situation, category |
| 490 | chống lại | 3,929 | to resist, oppose, be against |
| 491 | có nhiều | 3,917 | there is (are) much or many; to have much or many, be numerous |
| 492 | lá | 3,910 | leaf |
| 493 | mục tiêu | 3,910 | aim, purpose, object, objective, goal, target |
| 494 | vai | 3,907 | (1) shoulder; (2) rank, status, role |
| 495 | kiểm soát | 3,904 | to control, check, enforce, examine |
| 496 | thời kỳ | 3,904 | period, time |
| 497 | máy | 3,896 | (classifier for computers, radios); engine, machine, motor |
| 498 | tập trung | 3,896 | to concentrate, centralize, gather, focus, mass (up); concentration |
| 499 | ngày nay | 3,890 | nowadays, currently, present-day, today |
| 500 | ngôn ngữ | 3,887 | language |