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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | mẫu | 3,271 | (1) hectare (c. 3600 sq. meters); (2) model, pattern, sample, form, specimen |
| 602 | ai | 3,269 | (1) anyone, someone, who, whoever, everyone, anyone; (2) to pity, sympathize,... |
| 603 | vũ khí | 3,263 | weapon, arms, armament, weaponry |
| 604 | vốn | 3,263 | (1) capital, funds, principle; (2) original, originally; (3) who (as a relati... |
| 605 | phía bắc | 3,261 | in the north, in a northern direction |
| 606 | công bố | 3,259 | to publish, make public, proclaim, announce |
| 607 | giết | 3,258 | to kill, murder |
| 608 | cm | 3,257 | centimet [viết tắt] |
| 609 | quả | 3,246 | (1) fruit, result, [CL for fruits, mountains, hills, balls]; (2) exactly, hon... |
| 610 | nhanh | 3,244 | fast, rapid, quick, speedy |
| 611 | đáng kể | 3,241 | considerable, formidable, noteworthy, remarkable, noticeable |
| 612 | hãng | 3,236 | company, firm, factory |
| 613 | di chuyển | 3,234 | to move, transfer, displace, commute |
| 614 | ngành | 3,233 | branch, arm, section, sector; twig, branch, phylum |
| 615 | thứ ba | 3,228 | Tuesday; third |
| 616 | công nghệ | 3,219 | industry, craft, trade, technology |
| 617 | đại diện | 3,218 | representative; to represent |
| 618 | thường xuyên | 3,212 | regularly, usually, unceasingly, incessant, without a break, non-stop |
| 619 | đồng thời | 3,208 | at the same time |
| 620 | ủng hộ | 3,194 | to support, stand up for, back |
| 621 | công | 3,191 | (1) labor, effort, work; (2) (bank) account; (3) peacock; (4) duke; (5) wages... |
| 622 | sân bay | 3,188 | airport, airfield, airstrip |
| 623 | tòa | 3,169 | court, office, (classifier for buildings) |
| 624 | sớm | 3,154 | early |
| 625 | viên | 3,154 | (1) [CL for for officials, officers]; (2) [CL for round objects, bullets]; (3... |
| 626 | thị trường | 3,150 | market |
| 627 | xa | 3,139 | far (away), distant, remote |
| 628 | thần | 3,132 | (1) god, deity; (2) minister, office; (3) unusual keenness, extraordinary skill |
| 629 | câu chuyện | 3,126 | story, conversation, tale |
| 630 | xếp hạng | 3,125 | to categorize, classify, place into a category, group together, rank |
| 631 | hiện đại | 3,124 | modern, present time, modern times, contemporary |
| 632 | nhân | 3,122 | (1) at the time of; (2) core, kernel, almond; (3) to multiply; (4) man, perso... |
| 633 | bổ nhiệm | 3,120 | to appoint, designate; appointment (to a position) |
| 634 | phần lớn | 3,117 | majority, most, the greater part, the major part |
| 635 | thuốc | 3,113 | cigarette, medicine (also as a field of study); product |
| 636 | thế | 3,110 | (1) manner, way, fashion, position, situation, posture; (2) so, thus, like th... |
| 637 | nội dung | 3,100 | subject, contents (of a speech, document); platform, purport, context |
| 638 | sách | 3,096 | (1) book; (2) list (of names); (3) to demand, insist; (4) policy; (5) mountai... |
| 639 | sinh ra | 3,090 | to be born, create |
| 640 | kết hôn | 3,075 | to get married |
| 641 | thích | 3,064 | (1) to like; (2) (surname name taken by Buddhist monks) |
| 642 | da | 3,063 | skin, hide |
| 643 | nhà thờ | 3,058 | church, cathedral, mosque, place of worship |
| 644 | mm | 3,055 | millimet [viết tắt] |
| 645 | cảnh sát | 3,053 | police; policeman |
| 646 | một vài | 3,047 | a few, several, some |
| 647 | nhiệt độ | 3,046 | temperature, degree of heat |
| 648 | rừng | 3,039 | forest, jungle |
| 649 | bệnh | 3,028 | disease, sickness, ailment; sick |
| 650 | từ đó | 3,017 | after which, after that, from which; from that time, since then |
| 651 | phong | 3,015 | to give, bestow, confer |
| 652 | la | 3,014 | (1) to shout, yell, scold; (2) mule; (3) gong, cymbals |
| 653 | làm cho | 3,013 | to cause, make |
| 654 | năng lượng | 3,013 | energy, power |
| 655 | hải quân | 3,004 | navy, naval forces |
| 656 | vì vậy | 3,004 | therefore, that’s why, as a result |
| 657 | chó | 2,998 | dog |
| 658 | dần | 2,997 | (1) gradually, little by little, by degrees; (2) third year of the Chinese zo... |
| 659 | song | 2,992 | (1) but, however, still, nevertheless; (2) pair, couple; fellow (worker, clas... |
| 660 | sai | 2,986 | (1) to order, command; (2) wrong, incorrect, off by |
| 661 | giá | 2,980 | (1) cost, price; to cost; (2) if |
| 662 | cuộc sống | 2,972 | life, existence |
| 663 | Ấn Độ | 2,959 | Indian, Hindi, India, Indo- |
| 664 | giải thưởng | 2,957 | prize, award |
| 665 | kích thước | 2,952 | measure, size, dimension, measurement; to measure |
| 666 | Ba Lan | 2,946 | Poland |
| 667 | ấy | 2,941 | that, those |
| 668 | thập | 2,936 | ten |
| 669 | thông báo | 2,935 | announcement, report, statement, message; to inform, announce, make known, ad... |
| 670 | bên trong | 2,932 | in, inside, inner, within, on the inside, indoors, interior |
| 671 | liên | 2,932 | (1) union, connection; (2) successive, following |
| 672 | sở hữu | 2,929 | property; to own, hold |
| 673 | giới thiệu | 2,924 | to introduce (friends) |
| 674 | xung quanh | 2,920 | around, about, surrounding |
| 675 | gửi | 2,917 | to send, give, entrust, leave in someone’s care |
| 676 | âm | 2,915 | (1) sound; (2) lunar; (3) Yin, female, negative, minus; (4) reading (of a Chi... |
| 677 | thất bại | 2,914 | to be defeated, lose, fail, be unsuccessful; defeat, failure |
| 678 | dân tộc | 2,912 | people (as a nation) |
| 679 | một lần | 2,912 | once, at the same time, simultaneously |
| 680 | thái | 2,911 | to slice |
| 681 | biểu diễn | 2,904 | to exhibit, display, show, perform, act |
| 682 | động cơ | 2,899 | motive; motor, engine |
| 683 | hết | 2,896 | finished, exhausted, finish, exhaust; completely, totally, all, of all, every... |
| 684 | tình trạng | 2,896 | situation, state, condition(s) |
| 685 | rõ | 2,893 | clear, distinct; clearly, distinctly; to know well, understand clearly |
| 686 | thậm chí | 2,888 | even |
| 687 | mua | 2,878 | to buy, purchase, get |
| 688 | phản ứng | 2,870 | to react; reaction |
| 689 | quan | 2,870 | (1) official, officer; (2) franc (unit of currency); (3) coffin; (4) sense |
| 690 | nghệ sĩ | 2,864 | artist |
| 691 | de | 2,862 | cinnamon |
| 692 | hợp đồng | 2,856 | contract |
| 693 | phó | 2,855 | (1) to entrust (2) deputy, vice-, assistant |
| 694 | kết hợp | 2,848 | to unite, combine, join; uniting, union |
| 695 | vây | 2,842 | to encircle, surround; around, surrounding |
| 696 | đoàn | 2,838 | band, group, union, convoy |
| 697 | thông thường | 2,834 | common, normal, general, popular, universal, usual, conventional; in general |
| 698 | dọc | 2,832 | (1) length, stretch, height, strip; (2) along, alongside (of), longitudinal, ... |
| 699 | hạt | 2,828 | (1) grain, bead, corn; (2) province, area |
| 700 | hình thành | 2,822 | to take form or shape, come into being |