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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | lý thuyết | 1,847 | theory |
| 1102 | trở | 1,847 | to return; to hamper, hinder; to turn, change |
| 1103 | nhà xuất bản | 1,844 | publisher, publishing house |
| 1104 | kéo | 1,841 | to pull, drag, draw, tow |
| 1105 | sĩ quan | 1,840 | officer (military) |
| 1106 | đồng ý | 1,840 | to agree, consent, concur |
| 1107 | tống | 1,838 | to drive out, drive away, expel |
| 1108 | xây | 1,836 | to build, construct |
| 1109 | thánh | 1,835 | holy, sacred; saint |
| 1110 | đề xuất | 1,833 | to propose, put forward (for discussion) |
| 1111 | màu trắng | 1,832 | white |
| 1112 | quảng cáo | 1,831 | advertisement; to advertise, propagandize |
| 1113 | tử | 1,831 | to die, decease |
| 1114 | giải phóng | 1,829 | to release, free, liberate, deliver, emancipate |
| 1115 | bất cứ | 1,826 | any (at all) |
| 1116 | phức tạp | 1,824 | complicated, complex, diverse, intricate |
| 1117 | tiết lộ | 1,821 | to divulge, disclose, reveal; disclosure |
| 1118 | đăng ký | 1,821 | to register |
| 1119 | bởi vì | 1,820 | because |
| 1120 | hổ | 1,820 | tiger |
| 1121 | đô la | 1,817 | dollar |
| 1122 | chuyên nghiệp | 1,811 | profession, trade, vocation, specialty; professional |
| 1123 | thanh | 1,811 | sound, noise, tone, pitch |
| 1124 | ca sĩ | 1,810 | singer |
| 1125 | nhẹ | 1,809 | light, gentle, soft |
| 1126 | đe dọa | 1,809 | to threaten, menace; threat |
| 1127 | khách | 1,808 | guest; customer, stranger |
| 1128 | đội bóng | 1,805 | soccer team, football team, basketball team, volleyball |
| 1129 | chiều dài | 1,804 | length |
| 1130 | thua | 1,798 | to lose, be defeated |
| 1131 | thống nhất | 1,798 | to unify, unite, standardize; unification, united |
| 1132 | trình diễn | 1,797 | to perform, act, present oneself, report |
| 1133 | quan điểm | 1,796 | standpoint, viewpoint, position, point of view, position |
| 1134 | hiến pháp | 1,794 | constitution |
| 1135 | tư | 1,794 | (1) four (in compound numbers); (2) private, personal; (3) capital |
| 1136 | tối đa | 1,792 | maximum, very |
| 1137 | chiến lược | 1,791 | strategy, strategic |
| 1138 | khẩu | 1,787 | (classifier for guns) |
| 1139 | bị bắt | 1,786 | to be arrested, be caught, be under arrest |
| 1140 | lúc đó | 1,785 | at that moment, at that time, then |
| 1141 | dặm | 1,784 | mile |
| 1142 | Hà Lan | 1,784 | Holland, the Netherlands; Dutch |
| 1143 | hơi | 1,783 | (1) a little, slightly; (2) steam, breath, gas |
| 1144 | phụ thuộc | 1,781 | secondary, dependent, subordinate, dependent on; accessory |
| 1145 | đối phương | 1,781 | enemy, opponent, opposite side, opposition, opposing party, adversary |
| 1146 | phòng thủ | 1,778 | to defend; defense |
| 1147 | toàn cầu | 1,776 | global, worldwide |
| 1148 | chi tiết | 1,775 | details |
| 1149 | nhất định | 1,775 | (1) certainly, definitely; (2) to decide, determine, resolve, fix, set; fixed... |
| 1150 | dãy | 1,773 | row, line |
| 1151 | bảo tồn | 1,771 | to preserve, conserve, keep, maintain |
| 1152 | dương | 1,771 | (1) ocean; (2) Yang - positive; (3) to show off, make known; (4) to open; (5)... |
| 1153 | sức khỏe | 1,771 | strength, health |
| 1154 | văn phòng | 1,771 | office, cabinet |
| 1155 | tân | 1,769 | (1) modern, recent, fresh, up-to-date, new; (2) 8th cycle of the twelve years... |
| 1156 | trung | 1,766 | center, middle |
| 1157 | loại bỏ | 1,765 | to eliminate, push out, reject |
| 1158 | bão | 1,764 | (1) hurricane, storm, typhoon; (2) to be full after eating |
| 1159 | phân | 1,764 | to distribute, divide |
| 1160 | đặc điểm | 1,762 | characteristic, particular trait, special point |
| 1161 | bước | 1,758 | to step, stride. walk |
| 1162 | thuyền | 1,757 | boat |
| 1163 | chú | 1,756 | (1) uncle, father’s younger brother; (2) to note, annotate, explain, mark; ... |
| 1164 | phạm vi | 1,756 | domain, sphere, field, scope, sphere, range |
| 1165 | tiểu bang | 1,754 | state (in a federation, union) |
| 1166 | không khí | 1,745 | atmosphere |
| 1167 | tác dụng | 1,744 | action, effect |
| 1168 | trong vòng | 1,743 | within (a period of), for a period of |
| 1169 | vườn | 1,741 | garden |
| 1170 | máu | 1,740 | blood |
| 1171 | giết chết | 1,739 | to kill |
| 1172 | hội nghị | 1,737 | to confer, meet, convene; conference, meeting, congress |
| 1173 | phổ | 1,737 | Set to (music) |
| 1174 | thôn | 1,736 | (1) village, town, hamlet; (2) to swallow |
| 1175 | góc | 1,731 | angle, corner, position |
| 1176 | cai trị | 1,730 | to administer, govern, rule |
| 1177 | huấn luyện | 1,730 | to train, instruct; training |
| 1178 | mời | 1,730 | to invite; please (do sth) |
| 1179 | suốt | 1,721 | throughout, for (a length of time); to go through |
| 1180 | thực phẩm | 1,721 | food product, foodstuff, food |
| 1181 | khối lượng | 1,713 | volume, amount, mass, weight |
| 1182 | giáo phận | 1,712 | (Catholic) diocese |
| 1183 | dầu | 1,711 | (1) oil, petroleum; (2) though, although |
| 1184 | Hồi Giáo | 1,711 | Islam |
| 1185 | phe | 1,709 | faction, side, sect, party, gang |
| 1186 | tiên | 1,706 | (1) fairy, spirit, immortal being; (2) first; (3) whip; writing paper |
| 1187 | vẽ | 1,706 | drawing, sketch; to draw, paint, sketch |
| 1188 | kết nối | 1,700 | joint; to join, connect, link |
| 1189 | sẵn | 1,700 | to be ready, prepared, have on hand |
| 1190 | đối thủ | 1,700 | rival, opponent, competitor |
| 1191 | chăm sóc | 1,699 | care, attention, supervision; to see to, look after, take care of, attend on ... |
| 1192 | cử | 1,695 | to appoint, send, delegate; to lift; to begin |
| 1193 | sức | 1,695 | force, strength, might, power |
| 1194 | băng | 1,688 | (1) ice; (2) straight; (3) bank; (4) ribbon, strip, band, bandage, tape |
| 1195 | tập hợp | 1,687 | to assemble, group, gather, collect; collection |
| 1196 | xu hướng | 1,685 | tendency, inclination |
| 1197 | cư dân | 1,683 | population, inhabitant(s), resident; residential |
| 1198 | chuyến | 1,680 | journey, trip, voyage |
| 1199 | gắn | 1,678 | to be fitted with, equipped with |
| 1200 | hàng năm | 1,678 | yearly, each, every year |