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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | quốc | 2,259 | nation |
| 902 | tác giả | 2,258 | author, writer |
| 903 | gần như | 2,257 | nearly, almost |
| 904 | thực vật | 2,257 | vegetation, flora |
| 905 | ban nhạc | 2,256 | orchestra, band |
| 906 | tuy | 2,255 | though, although, despite |
| 907 | vỏ | 2,252 | shell, skin, exterior, bark, crust, peel, husk, sheath; tire |
| 908 | tương đối | 2,248 | corresponding, relative, comparative; relative |
| 909 | lượt | 2,246 | time, turn |
| 910 | liên minh | 2,245 | to unite, allied, alliance |
| 911 | hoàng gia | 2,244 | royal family, imperial family |
| 912 | phá | 2,244 | to destroy, demolish, harm, break, ruin |
| 913 | dễ dàng | 2,243 | easy, fluent, unhindered, simple |
| 914 | tư cách | 2,243 | status, capacity behavior, conduct |
| 915 | chiều | 2,241 | (1) afternoon (late), early evening; direction; p.m.; (2) direction, course, ... |
| 916 | mức độ | 2,241 | level, standard, measure |
| 917 | đem | 2,240 | to take, bring along, carry |
| 918 | tổng cộng | 2,239 | grand total, all together, total |
| 919 | báo | 2,238 | (1) to announce, report; (2) newspaper; (3) panther; (4) to return, give back |
| 920 | nguyên | 2,236 | acting, holding a post temporarily; to be intact, unaltered, brand new, origi... |
| 921 | quan tâm | 2,236 | to pay attention, take an interest, concern; interest (in something) |
| 922 | gia nhập | 2,235 | to join, merge, adhere, stick to |
| 923 | đạo diễn | 2,235 | to stage, direct, produce (a film); producer, manager, director |
| 924 | Hán | 2,233 | Chinese |
| 925 | đêm | 2,229 | night |
| 926 | chồng | 2,226 | (1) husband; (2) stack |
| 927 | tạo thành | 2,226 | to make, create, form |
| 928 | Hàn Quốc | 2,224 | Korea |
| 929 | an | 2,220 | (1) peace, safety, security, safe, secure; (2) saddle |
| 930 | bản thân | 2,213 | personal, person, self |
| 931 | trứng | 2,212 | egg, ovum |
| 932 | đàn | 2,208 | (1) musical instrument; (2) flock, herd, band, drove, group |
| 933 | hủy | 2,207 | to destroy, cancel, reverse |
| 934 | phương tiện | 2,205 | mean, measure, method, media, facility |
| 935 | thuật ngữ | 2,203 | technical term, word, language, jargon |
| 936 | thức ăn | 2,201 | food |
| 937 | đuôi | 2,198 | tail, end |
| 938 | P | 2,196 | [đọc là ‘pê’; đánh vần là ‘pờ’] con chữ thứ hai mươ... |
| 939 | p | 2,196 | [đọc là ‘pê’; đánh vần là ‘pờ’] con chữ thứ hai mươ... |
| 940 | hợp tác | 2,195 | to cooperate, collaborate, work together; cooperation, collaboration |
| 941 | chùa | 2,182 | pagoda, Buddhist temple |
| 942 | cuốn | 2,180 | (1) [CL for units of bound volumes]; (2) to sweep; (3) to roll, coil, wrap |
| 943 | tránh | 2,180 | to avoid, escape, dodge, steer clear of |
| 944 | phong trào | 2,178 | (political, social) movement |
| 945 | cửa | 2,163 | door, window, entrance, opening |
| 946 | máy tính | 2,162 | calculator, computer |
| 947 | đào tạo | 2,158 | to train, create, form; training, equipment |
| 948 | chất lượng | 2,152 | quality |
| 949 | chủ | 2,151 | manager, director, boss, owner, chief |
| 950 | cuộc chiến | 2,151 | fight, struggle, war |
| 951 | lao động | 2,149 | labor, work; to work, toil |
| 952 | chức vụ | 2,145 | office, function, duty, post, position |
| 953 | sao | 2,141 | how?, what manner?, why? (is that); to matter |
| 954 | mắt | 2,137 | eye |
| 955 | học sinh | 2,136 | student |
| 956 | giải thích | 2,135 | to clarify, explain, interpret |
| 957 | rộng rãi | 2,131 | broad, extensive, spacious, widespread, roomy, wide, generous, free |
| 958 | chung kết | 2,130 | final (round in sports), finale |
| 959 | tên lửa | 2,130 | rocket, missile |
| 960 | kg | 2,127 | kilogram [viết tắt] |
| 961 | xếp | 2,126 | (1) to order, arrange, put in order, pile, fold; (2) master, boss |
| 962 | đầy đủ | 2,125 | complete, sufficient, adequate, enough, full, well-provided |
| 963 | kì | 2,124 | to rub off, rub out |
| 964 | trái | 2,120 | [CL for bombs, grenades, fruit]; left (opposite of right); against, contrary ... |
| 965 | bèn | 2,119 | immediately, instantly, right away, then |
| 966 | liền | 2,114 | contiguous, successive, touching, in a row; immediately, at once, right away |
| 967 | cứu | 2,110 | (1) to save, rescue, deliver, relieve; (2) to study, research, examine, inves... |
| 968 | ít nhất | 2,108 | at least |
| 969 | cộng | 2,102 | (1) common, collective, communist; (2) to add (up) |
| 970 | trưởng thành | 2,101 | to grow up, mature; maturation |
| 971 | chúng tôi | 2,099 | we, us (excluding the person addressed) |
| 972 | giới hạn | 2,094 | limit, term, bound; to limit, restrict |
| 973 | mặt trời | 2,094 | sun; solar |
| 974 | chỉ là | 2,089 | to only be |
| 975 | nhà máy | 2,089 | factory, plant |
| 976 | doanh nghiệp | 2,088 | trade, business |
| 977 | rời | 2,088 | to leave, break off, detach |
| 978 | phát sóng | 2,086 | to put (a play) on the air, broadcast, telecast |
| 979 | ở đây | 2,084 | here |
| 980 | chu | 2,079 | see châu |
| 981 | khối | 2,079 | mass, block, square, cubic, volume |
| 982 | nghĩa | 2,079 | sense, meaning; justice |
| 983 | bề mặt | 2,072 | area, surface, face, heads (on a coin) |
| 984 | đề cập | 2,071 | to deal with, touch upon, mention, bring up, speak about |
| 985 | liên bang | 2,067 | union, federation; federal |
| 986 | cảm thấy | 2,065 | to feel |
| 987 | chú ý | 2,060 | to pay attention; note |
| 988 | lực | 2,058 | force, energy, strength, ability |
| 989 | xanh | 2,053 | blue, green |
| 990 | tiêu diệt | 2,050 | to destroy, annihilate, wipe out, extinguish; extinct |
| 991 | gỗ | 2,048 | wood, lumber, timber |
| 992 | nhu cầu | 2,048 | need, requirement; to need, want |
| 993 | khai thác | 2,047 | to develop, exploit, use; exploitation, development |
| 994 | giáp | 2,045 | (1) bordering, near, adjacent, close to, before; (2) 1st cycle of the twelve ... |
| 995 | ánh sáng | 2,044 | light beam, beam of light, ray of light |
| 996 | hiểu | 2,042 | to understand |
| 997 | bầu | 2,036 | (1) bottle, gourd; (2) [CL for moods, ambience, atmosphere]; (3) sphere, glob... |
| 998 | cặp | 2,036 | (1) pair, couple; (2) schoolbag, backpack, briefcase; (3) to pinch, grip |
| 999 | biên giới | 2,032 | border, frontier |
| 1000 | tái | 2,032 | again; rare, half done, pale |