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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | cơ | 2,497 | (1) foundation; (2) occasion, opportunity, circumstance; (3) odd; (4) regimen... |
| 802 | hạn chế | 2,492 | limit, restriction; to bound, limit, restrict |
| 803 | bầu cử | 2,491 | to elect, vote; election |
| 804 | tôn giáo | 2,491 | religion; religious |
| 805 | usd | 2,487 | đồng đô la Mĩ |
| 806 | USD | 2,487 | đồng đô la Mĩ |
| 807 | mười | 2,484 | ten |
| 808 | đất nước | 2,484 | country |
| 809 | bộ phận | 2,483 | gear, part, device, section |
| 810 | chức năng | 2,482 | ability |
| 811 | lễ | 2,482 | religious ceremonies, festival, holiday |
| 812 | nguồn gốc | 2,481 | source, origin, roots |
| 813 | thi | 2,476 | to take an examination or a test, take part in contest or race, compete |
| 814 | tham dự | 2,475 | to participate, take part, attend; participation |
| 815 | sáng tác | 2,470 | to create, be creative, compose; creativity |
| 816 | trẻ em | 2,469 | child |
| 817 | nhìn thấy | 2,466 | to see, perceive |
| 818 | sáng | 2,460 | (1) shiny, sparkling, bright; (2) (to become) dawn, morning |
| 819 | thành phần | 2,458 | component, constituent, composition, element, segement, (sub)group; exploration |
| 820 | đầu tư | 2,453 | investment; to invest |
| 821 | điện | 2,452 | electricity, electric; palace, temple, main government building |
| 822 | dân chủ | 2,445 | democracy; democrat, democratic |
| 823 | ngày càng | 2,443 | more ~ every day |
| 824 | trung ương | 2,442 | central |
| 825 | hồ | 2,439 | lake, lacus (lunar lake) |
| 826 | chủ đề | 2,436 | topic, subject |
| 827 | áp dụng | 2,433 | to use, employ, apply, put in practice |
| 828 | bảo tàng | 2,432 | treasure |
| 829 | hộ | 2,430 | in place of, for; to help, assist |
| 830 | tiến | 2,427 | to advance, move forward, progress |
| 831 | hình thức | 2,424 | measure, dimension, means, form, formality, way, symptom |
| 832 | thật | 2,421 | true, real, actual, very, (ammunition) live |
| 833 | truyền | 2,420 | to communicate, transmit, hand down |
| 834 | b | 2,416 | kí hiệu phân loại trên dưới: thứ hai, sau A |
| 835 | B | 2,416 | kí hiệu phân loại trên dưới: thứ hai, sau A |
| 836 | đảng | 2,416 | party, gang, band |
| 837 | nhất là | 2,415 | first and foremost, in the first place, especially |
| 838 | địa điểm | 2,410 | area, point, site, position, location |
| 839 | du lịch | 2,406 | tourism, travel; to travel, visit; house, dwelling, forgive, pardon, bow deeply |
| 840 | lính | 2,398 | soldier, private, policeman; military |
| 841 | lựa chọn | 2,397 | to select, choose, pick, sort, triage |
| 842 | ghi nhận | 2,390 | statement; to state, announce, record, note, acknowledge, report |
| 843 | cơ bản | 2,386 | base, foundation, fundamentals; fundamental, basic, elementary |
| 844 | nông nghiệp | 2,381 | agriculture, farming |
| 845 | tiêu chuẩn | 2,381 | standard, norm, criterion, ration, portion |
| 846 | con đường | 2,380 | way, road, door, path |
| 847 | sâu | 2,378 | (1) worm; (2) deep, profound |
| 848 | thay | 2,377 | (interjection) how!; to change, replace, substitute |
| 849 | cho đến khi | 2,376 | until when, until that time |
| 850 | danh hiệu | 2,376 | name, designation |
| 851 | đọc | 2,374 | to read, pronounce, deliver (a speech) |
| 852 | chỗ | 2,371 | place, spot, site, point, seat |
| 853 | tài chính | 2,370 | finances, financial |
| 854 | phụ | 2,366 | to help, assist, aid; secondary, attached, assistant, auxiliary |
| 855 | cụ thể | 2,364 | concrete, tangible, explicit; in particular |
| 856 | không gian | 2,364 | (outer) space |
| 857 | đơn giản | 2,360 | simple; to simplify; simply |
| 858 | tích cực | 2,354 | active, energetic; positive |
| 859 | thiết lập | 2,353 | to establish, set up, found |
| 860 | tấn | 2,353 | (1) metric ton; (2) see tiến; (3) standing position (in kung fu); (4) play |
| 861 | chiếu | 2,352 | (1) projection; to project, show, air (a program); (2) sleeping mat; (3) to s... |
| 862 | xử lý | 2,352 | to dispose, treat, settle; to charge (with a crime) |
| 863 | sức mạnh | 2,350 | force, strength, power |
| 864 | bộ trưởng | 2,349 | secretary, minister; ministry, department |
| 865 | dịch | 2,349 | (1) translation; to translate, turn, decode, transmit; (2) epidemic |
| 866 | cần thiết | 2,347 | indispensable, essential, necessary; necessity |
| 867 | tầng | 2,346 | story, floor layer, stratum, stage (of a rocket) |
| 868 | chi phí | 2,342 | cost, expense, expenditure |
| 869 | cho biết | 2,340 | to announce, report, provide information, tell, make known |
| 870 | thử nghiệm | 2,335 | to test, try, attempt; test, trial |
| 871 | kinh doanh | 2,332 | to carry on business, conduct (trade, commerce) |
| 872 | trong suốt | 2,331 | through, over the course of; transparency; transparent |
| 873 | bổ sung | 2,326 | to add, complete, supplement, make good (on something) |
| 874 | dữ liệu | 2,322 | data |
| 875 | trung học | 2,313 | secondary education, high school |
| 876 | phong cách | 2,311 | Style, method |
| 877 | phát | 2,310 | to distribute, send out, become; [CL for gunshots, abrupt actions] |
| 878 | thịt | 2,309 | (1) meat, flesh; (2) to kill (an animal) |
| 879 | bàn | 2,308 | (1) to discuss, debate, deliberate, talk over; (2) table; (3) [CL for games] |
| 880 | gần đây | 2,299 | last, previous, not far from here, recently |
| 881 | cô gái | 2,298 | young lady, girl, woman |
| 882 | truyền thông | 2,295 | communication; to transmit messages, communicate information |
| 883 | xuất sắc | 2,293 | excellent, outstanding, remarkable, notable |
| 884 | Úc | 2,289 | Australian |
| 885 | ngôi sao | 2,288 | star |
| 886 | ứng dụng | 2,288 | to apply, use; application, (computer) program |
| 887 | cộng hòa | 2,287 | republican; republic |
| 888 | Tây Ban Nha | 2,287 | Spain, Spanish |
| 889 | trưởng | 2,283 | eldest (son, daughter, child, etc.); head, chief, chairman, leader |
| 890 | tòa nhà | 2,281 | building |
| 891 | tài liệu | 2,279 | document, information, literature, material |
| 892 | khán giả | 2,278 | audience, spectator, onlooker, viewer |
| 893 | khí | 2,272 | air; instrument, utensil, vessel |
| 894 | nước ngoài | 2,271 | foreign country; abroad |
| 895 | môn | 2,270 | (1) band, gang, clique; (2) field or subject of study |
| 896 | thể thao | 2,270 | sport |
| 897 | ước tính | 2,270 | to estimate; estimated |
| 898 | biến | 2,269 | (1) to disappear, vanish; (2) to change, convert; variable; (3) catastrophe, ... |
| 899 | thắng | 2,267 | (1) brake (pedal); to stop, brake, harness; (2) to win, conquer; victory, con... |
| 900 | sư đoàn | 2,264 | division (military unit) |