bietviet

Vocabulary Levels

Words ranked by frequency from Vietnamese Wikipedia, grouped into proficiency levels. See also: browse all words by rank.

Level 1
Essential
Ranks 1–500
500 words

Words every beginner needs. High-frequency function words and basic vocabulary.
Level 2
Core
Ranks 501–1,500
1,000 words

Everyday conversation vocabulary. Common nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Level 3
Intermediate
Ranks 1,501–5,000
3,500 words

Reading comprehension vocabulary. Needed for news articles and general texts.
Level 4
Advanced
Ranks 5,001–15,000
10,000 words

Academic and nuanced vocabulary. Specialized topics and formal registers.
Level 5
Specialized
Ranks 15,001–34,929
19,929 words

Domain-specific and rare words. Technical, literary, and regional terms.

Level 2 — Core

# word frequency definition
701 nằm trong
2,820 		to be in, be part of, fall into
702 bên ngoài
2,810 		outdoors, outside, outer, on the outside, exterior; without
703 truy cập
2,809 		(1) to access; (2) website
704 vương
2,809 		(1) king; (2) entangled, seized by
705 có nghĩa
2,807 		to mean; which means; constant
706 lệnh
2,805 		law, order, command, decree
707 đúng
2,805 		(1) correct, exact, sharp (of time), accurate, correct; (2) to bind (book); t...
708 công nghiệp
2,803 		industry, work, achievement
709 vương quốc
2,796 		kingdom, realm, sultanate
710 vợ
2,793 		wife
711 không còn
2,784 		no longer
712 s
2,783 		[đọc là ''ét''; đánh vần là ''sờ''] con chữ thứ hai mươi ba...
713 S
2,783 		[đọc là ''ét''; đánh vần là ''sờ''] con chữ thứ hai mươi ba...
714 yếu tố
2,773 		element, factor
715 tế bào
2,771 		cell (biology)
716 đỏ
2,769 		red
717 duy trì
2,767 		to maintain, keep (open), preserve
718 cung
2,763 		(1) to supply; (2) bow (used with arrows)
719 từ chối
2,759 		to refuse, decline, turn down
720 xin
2,755 		to ask for, request, beg; please
721 mô hình
2,750 		model
722 công trình
2,745 		to work; undertaking, engineering, (literary) work, project
723 sáu
2,739 		six
724 định
2,737 		to intend, plan, fix, determine, ascertain
725 khó khăn
2,727 		difficulty; hard, difficult
726 C
2,720 		con chữ thứ năm của bảng chữ cái chữ quốc ngữ
727 c
2,720 		con chữ thứ năm của bảng chữ cái chữ quốc ngữ
728 cầu thủ
2,715 		ball player
729 sơn
2,714 		(1) mountain; (2) to paint, color, lacquer; paint, lacquer
730 kể từ
2,712 		since, from
731 lý do
2,708 		cause, reason, argument; why?
732 hội
2,704 		organization; to assemble, gather, meet
733 niên
2,699 		year
734 giáo
2,697 		(1) to teach; (2) spear
735 đặt tên
2,694 		to name, give a name
736 triều đình
2,686 		(royal, imperial) court
737 hát
2,684 		to sing; stage performance
738 diễn
2,683 		(1) relation; (2) to act, perform, take place; performance
739 cầu
2,675 		(1) bridge; (2) to request, demand, desire; (3) toilet; (4) sphere, ball; bir...
740 đầy
2,674 		full, filled; fully
741 đoạn
2,670 		paragraph, section, part, piece; then, after that
742 bang
2,669 		(1) state, country, nation; (2) to help, protect, assist
743 thực sự
2,667 		real, indeed, actual; truth, reality
744 liên tục
2,663 		to continue, continuous
745 phủ
2,663 		to cover, overlay; palace, residence; not, not, against
746 chúng ta
2,660 		we (includes the speaker and the person spoken to)
747 Hà Nội
2,658 		Hanoi
748 lông
2,655 		fur, hair
749 giao
2,652 		to entrust, bestow, deliver, join, exchange, communicate
750 ông ta
2,651 		he
751 chấp nhận
2,649 		to accept, approve, admit
752 nuôi
2,648 		to nourish, feed, keep, bring up, take care of
753 hoàng đế
2,642 		emperor, king
754 bắt
2,641 		(1) to get, obtain, catch, seize, arrest, take, capture; (2) to forge, oblige...
755 ký
2,623 		to sign; sign symbol
756 người dùng
2,623 		user (person)
757 nhìn
2,622 		to look (at), see, regard, appear
758 liên kết
2,614 		to unite, associate, link; unit
759 đôi khi
2,612 		sometimes, occasionally
760 nỗ lực
2,606 		to try, endeavor, strive, attempt; effort, struggle, attempt
761 nhân viên
2,604 		member, staff, employee, personnel, worker
762 thể
2,604 		(1) body, group; (2) ability, capability; (3) card
763 hạ
2,603 		(1) summer; (2) to lower, let down (price, flag); to land (a plane)
764 quy định
2,598 		specification; to provide, fix, stipulate, define, specify
765 tạp chí
2,598 		magazine, digest, review, journal
766 dễ
2,591 		easy, likely
767 to
2,591 		large, big
768 truyện
2,591 		(1) story, tale; (2) see chuyện
769 quan sát
2,588 		to look at, look around, observe, watch
770 rõ ràng
2,584 		clear, distinct, obvious, evident, plain
771 người khác
2,581 		other, different person, people
772 lĩnh vực
2,580 		sphere, field, domain, realm, orbit, area, branch, group
773 bình
2,576 		(1) average, plain, level, equal, balanced, calm, peaceful; (2) bottle, jar, ...
774 trang bị
2,576 		to upgrade, outfit, refurbish, equip, arm; equipment
775 điều khiển
2,574 		to command, control
776 chính xác
2,569 		precise, exact, accurate
777 tìm kiếm
2,568 		to hunt for, search for, look for
778 mạnh mẽ
2,564 		strong, powerful, vigorous
779 công nhận
2,557 		to recognize, acknowledge, allow; recognition
780 quyền lực
2,557 		power, influence
781 hành chính
2,553 		administration
782 giám đốc
2,546 		director, manager, supervisor
783 cuốn sách
2,539 		book
784 súng
2,532 		gun, weapon
785 xe tăng
2,531 		tank, armored vehicle
786 chuẩn bị
2,524 		to prepare, make ready; preparation; ready
787 tháp
2,522 		(1) to graft (tree); (2) tower
788 tỷ
2,521 		billion; to compare
789 kênh
2,518 		canal, channel
790 chính sách
2,516 		policy
791 lâu
2,516 		long (of time); to take a long time
792 chủ nghĩa
2,515 		doctrine, ideology
793 khắp
2,509 		all over, everywhere
794 liên xô
2,509 		Soviet Union
795 khó
2,507 		hard, difficult
796 sinh viên
2,504 		(university) student
797 phù hợp
2,502 		to agree, conform
798 triều
2,502 		court (royal, imperial)
799 hắn
2,501 		he, she
800 tốt nghiệp
2,500 		graduate; to graduate
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