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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | pháo | 3,878 | fire-cracker |
| 502 | diễn viên | 3,859 | performer, actor |
| 503 | ngựa | 3,856 | horse |
| 504 | viện | 3,842 | institution, institute |
| 505 | tướng | 3,835 | (1) (military) general; (2) huge, enormous; (3) appearance |
| 506 | câu lạc bộ | 3,803 | club, casino, mess (hall) |
| 507 | động vật | 3,793 | animal, fauna |
| 508 | chủ tịch | 3,792 | chairman, president |
| 509 | cơ thể | 3,763 | organism, body |
| 510 | cá nhân | 3,762 | personal, private, individual; personally |
| 511 | dịch vụ | 3,762 | service |
| 512 | sân | 3,760 | yard, courtyard, lot |
| 513 | cảnh | 3,754 | (1) to warn; (2) to warn; (3) scenery, scene, view, site, landscape, situatio... |
| 514 | giới | 3,726 | (1) (classifier); limit, border; (2) group of people, family, community, group |
| 515 | ghi | 3,712 | to record, note down, write down |
| 516 | lập | 3,708 | to form, establish, erect, set up |
| 517 | dù | 3,703 | (1) umbrella, parachute, sunshade; (2) although, (even) though, however, whether |
| 518 | ta | 3,702 | we (inclusive), us |
| 519 | chiến dịch | 3,698 | campaign, movement, operation, action, program, activities |
| 520 | giáo dục | 3,698 | education; to educate |
| 521 | phi | 3,697 | (1) non-; (2) to fly; (3) Africa; (4) abbreviation of Phi Luật Tân |
| 522 | buổi | 3,688 | [CL for performances, events]; session, event; half a day |
| 523 | điều tra | 3,687 | to investigate; investigation |
| 524 | kéo dài | 3,678 | to stretch, extend, lengthen; to last (time) |
| 525 | loạt | 3,675 | series |
| 526 | đá | 3,668 | (1) stone, rock; (2) to kick |
| 527 | giám mục | 3,661 | bishop |
| 528 | mét | 3,660 | meter; to strop, set (razor), tell tales; pale |
| 529 | gốc | 3,643 | (1) foot (of a tree); (2) of ~ origin |
| 530 | tập đoàn | 3,643 | collective, community, public, corporation, company, group, clique |
| 531 | toàn | 3,637 | all, entire, whole |
| 532 | tổng thống | 3,626 | president; presidential |
| 533 | thương mại | 3,607 | trade, commerce, business, market |
| 534 | tin | 3,605 | news, report; to believe, trust |
| 535 | bắn | 3,604 | (1) to fire, shoot, launch; (2) to splash |
| 536 | xuất bản | 3,598 | to publish |
| 537 | tên gọi | 3,596 | name, identifier |
| 538 | thiết bị | 3,593 | to prepare, get ready, make ready, build up, build out; device, equipment |
| 539 | hoa | 3,583 | (1) flower, blossom, bloom; (2) earring; (3) smallpox; (4) to wave, gesticula... |
| 540 | luật | 3,583 | law, regulation, rule |
| 541 | phương pháp | 3,561 | method, means, way |
| 542 | cánh | 3,554 | (1) wing, pedal; (2) [CL for sails] |
| 543 | qua đời | 3,546 | to die, pass away |
| 544 | với nhau | 3,539 | with each other |
| 545 | thân | 3,534 | (1) intimate, close, dear; (2) person, body; (3) ninth year of the Chinese zo... |
| 546 | buộc | 3,533 | to force, compel, oblige; to tie up |
| 547 | mạng | 3,531 | network; life |
| 548 | tiến hành | 3,529 | to advance, move forward, continue, carry out, execute, operate |
| 549 | con gái | 3,522 | daughter, girl, female child |
| 550 | hình ảnh | 3,520 | image, photograph; graphic(s) |
| 551 | quân sự | 3,520 | military (affairs) |
| 552 | đen | 3,516 | black |
| 553 | đổi | 3,510 | to change, convert, alter, exchange, swap, cash (a check) |
| 554 | ban | 3,507 | (1) board, committee, commission, department, section; (2) unit of time; (3) ... |
| 555 | hành động | 3,503 | act, deed, action, activity; to act |
| 556 | tốc độ | 3,501 | rate, speed, velocity |
| 557 | chế độ | 3,494 | system, government, regime, regimen, -ism |
| 558 | video | 3,482 | máy chiếu băng hình [băng video] |
| 559 | đại học | 3,474 | university, college, higher education |
| 560 | đánh bại | 3,472 | to defeat |
| 561 | đông | 3,465 | (1) to freeze; winter; (2) to be crowded, large (family); (3) east, eastern, ... |
| 562 | cấu trúc | 3,463 | architecture, structure |
| 563 | Việt | 3,459 | Vietnamese |
| 564 | trước đó | 3,449 | prior to this |
| 565 | nhà nước | 3,448 | government, state |
| 566 | quốc hội | 3,448 | parliament, congress, national assembly |
| 567 | tự do | 3,444 | freedom; to be free |
| 568 | sau này | 3,435 | after this, afterwards, later (on), in the future |
| 569 | tông | 3,434 | ancestor, family, relation |
| 570 | độc lập | 3,434 | independent; independence |
| 571 | báo cáo | 3,430 | to report; report |
| 572 | hiện tại | 3,430 | at present, at the present time, present, existing |
| 573 | bất kỳ | 3,423 | (1) any, arbitrary; (2) unexpected, unintended |
| 574 | kể | 3,423 | (1) to include; (2) to list, mention, declare, consider; to relate, tell (a s... |
| 575 | phút | 3,418 | minute |
| 576 | thiếu | 3,415 | to be insufficient, lack, owe (sb money for sth); deficit, shortage, deficien... |
| 577 | mục đích | 3,414 | aim, objective, goal, purpose, target, mark |
| 578 | đấu | 3,414 | to struggle, fight, compete |
| 579 | mọi người | 3,412 | every person, everyone, everybody |
| 580 | chịu | 3,403 | to be influenced by; to sustain, bear, accept, be subject to, experience (som... |
| 581 | sự nghiệp | 3,390 | useful, productive work |
| 582 | đứng | 3,381 | to stand, be standing |
| 583 | hiệu quả | 3,380 | effect, result; effective; efficient |
| 584 | bóng đá | 3,376 | môn thể thao chia thành hai đội, cầu thủ dùng chân điều khi�... |
| 585 | trước đây | 3,375 | before, previously, ago, formerly |
| 586 | bay | 3,372 | (1) to fly; (2) trowel; (3) you (plural); (4) to fade (of color) |
| 587 | kẻ | 3,369 | individual, single, person, man; to write (on a sign) |
| 588 | trắng | 3,353 | white, clear |
| 589 | dân | 3,343 | citizen, people, nation |
| 590 | càng | 3,335 | (1) to be so much the ~er, increasing, more and more; (2) claw, shaft |
| 591 | cố gắng | 3,321 | to try, strive, struggle, attempt, make an effort; effort |
| 592 | lãnh thổ | 3,313 | territory, domain |
| 593 | chữ | 3,311 | word |
| 594 | lãnh đạo | 3,311 | to guide, lead, direct, conduct; leadership, direction |
| 595 | lần đầu tiên | 3,304 | the first time |
| 596 | gây ra | 3,301 | to cause, engender, bring about |
| 597 | cộng đồng | 3,297 | common, collective, community |
| 598 | truyền hình | 3,285 | television; to transmit an image |
| 599 | danh sách | 3,278 | list, roll, roster |
| 600 | tỷ lệ | 3,275 | proportion, ratio, percent, percentage, rate |