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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | bụng | 1,309 | stomach, abdomen, waist, belly, heart |
| 1502 | thử | 1,309 | to try, test, attempt |
| 1503 | tổ | 1,309 | (1) nest; (2) only; (3) group, team |
| 1504 | ngoại giao | 1,308 | diplomatic; foreign relations, diplomacy |
| 1505 | phân phối | 1,308 | to distribute, allot, allocate; distribution |
| 1506 | tiếp xúc | 1,308 | connection, relation, contact; to contact, get in touch with |
| 1507 | biện pháp | 1,305 | measure, action, method, means, procedure |
| 1508 | mảnh | 1,305 | (1) piece, fragment, part, scrap; (2) [CL for furniture] |
| 1509 | bản đồ | 1,304 | map |
| 1510 | hoàng hậu | 1,304 | empress, queen |
| 1511 | lợi ích | 1,301 | profitable, useful; to use, make advantage of; use, advantage, benefit, inter... |
| 1512 | khổng lồ | 1,299 | huge, giant, tremendous, colossal |
| 1513 | lần đầu | 1,295 | the first time |
| 1514 | mong muốn | 1,294 | hope, expectation; desired, hoped for; to hope for, want, desire |
| 1515 | văn bản | 1,293 | document, text |
| 1516 | hình dạng | 1,292 | form, shape, description, appearance |
| 1517 | ảnh | 1,292 | (1) image, picture, photograph; (2) he, him, that (young) man [=anh ấy] |
| 1518 | binh sĩ | 1,291 | solider, serviceman, troops |
| 1519 | không biết | 1,291 | to not know |
| 1520 | đẩy | 1,286 | to push, shove; to send (to) |
| 1521 | tài năng | 1,283 | talent, ability, capability, efficiency |
| 1522 | mặt trận | 1,282 | battle, battlefront |
| 1523 | bản địa | 1,281 | aboriginal, local, native, indigenous |
| 1524 | hoàng tử | 1,281 | prince |
| 1525 | xung đột | 1,281 | conflict |
| 1526 | lối | 1,279 | way, direction, path, trail, manner, method, fashion, style, paradigm |
| 1527 | nâng cấp | 1,279 | to upgrade; upgrade, improvement |
| 1528 | vô cùng | 1,279 | quite, exceedingly, extremely, very; without end |
| 1529 | đo | 1,279 | to measure, survey, gauge |
| 1530 | kịch bản | 1,277 | play (theatrical), scenario |
| 1531 | phố | 1,277 | business district, downtown; street |
| 1532 | giúp đỡ | 1,275 | to help, assist |
| 1533 | công chúng | 1,274 | the public; (in) public |
| 1534 | chỉ định | 1,272 | indication; to designate, assign, name, appoint |
| 1535 | phóng | 1,271 | (1) to enlarge; (2) to release, throw, launch, let fly, fling, fire |
| 1536 | thờ | 1,268 | to worship, adore, venerate |
| 1537 | chẳng | 1,267 | [=không] not |
| 1538 | công cộng | 1,267 | public, common, collective |
| 1539 | trực tuyến | 1,267 | online, direct line, straight line |
| 1540 | y | 1,267 | (1) beautiful, precious; (2) he, him; (3) medicine, medical doctor; (4) ident... |
| 1541 | ra đời | 1,266 | to be born, come into being, come into existence |
| 1542 | không có | 1,265 | otherwise, or, before; there is not; without (having) |
| 1543 | vũ trụ | 1,265 | universe, world |
| 1544 | cạnh tranh | 1,263 | to contend, compete; competition |
| 1545 | tùy | 1,262 | to accompany, follow; to depend on, be up to |
| 1546 | công khai | 1,261 | open, public, publicly, in public; to publicize, make public |
| 1547 | thăm | 1,260 | to call on, visit, see |
| 1548 | trấn | 1,259 | (1) town; (2) master, manage, command; (3) overcome, bar, block up, control, ... |
| 1549 | tốt hơn | 1,258 | better |
| 1550 | ý nghĩa | 1,258 | meaning, sense, significance; significant |
| 1551 | di | 1,257 | to move to leave behind, crush with feet by rubbing |
| 1552 | gái | 1,257 | female (as opposed to male) |
| 1553 | vịnh | 1,257 | bay, gulf |
| 1554 | cuộc thi | 1,256 | examination, contest, competition |
| 1555 | ống | 1,256 | pipe, duct, tube |
| 1556 | sự thay đổi | 1,255 | change |
| 1557 | ung thư | 1,255 | cancer |
| 1558 | vật lý | 1,255 | physical, physics |
| 1559 | Mông Cổ | 1,252 | Mongolia |
| 1560 | binh | 1,250 | (1) soldier, military; (2) see bênh |
| 1561 | f | 1,249 | [đọc là ''ép phờ'' hoặc ''ép''] con chữ của bảng chữ cái L... |
| 1562 | quần đảo | 1,249 | archipelago, islands |
| 1563 | cung điện | 1,248 | palace |
| 1564 | thông minh | 1,247 | intelligent, clever, smart |
| 1565 | xong | 1,247 | to finish, end, be complete; then, after ~ ing |
| 1566 | bấy giờ | 1,246 | at that time, on that occasion, then |
| 1567 | thú | 1,246 | (1) animal, quadruped; (2) pleasureable, delightful; pleasure, delight; (3) t... |
| 1568 | hạt nhân | 1,245 | atom; atomic, nuclear |
| 1569 | La Mã | 1,245 | Rome, Roman |
| 1570 | thôi | 1,245 | just, only; to cease, stop, separate |
| 1571 | phi công | 1,244 | pilot |
| 1572 | rắn | 1,244 | (1) snake; (2) hard, rigid; to harden |
| 1573 | Sài Gòn | 1,244 | Saigon |
| 1574 | trận đánh | 1,244 | battle, fight, combat |
| 1575 | trọng lượng | 1,243 | weight |
| 1576 | đề cử | 1,240 | to appoint, nominate |
| 1577 | hạm đội | 1,238 | fleet |
| 1578 | cột | 1,236 | (1) pole, column, rod, pillar; (2) to bind, tie up |
| 1579 | miệng | 1,235 | mouth, opening |
| 1580 | nhà sản xuất | 1,234 | producer |
| 1581 | chứ | 1,233 | and, but (not); (finally particle) of course, sure, certainly |
| 1582 | giám sát | 1,233 | to inspect, supervise, oversee; surveillance |
| 1583 | hiệu ứng | 1,232 | effect |
| 1584 | quý tộc | 1,232 | aristocracy, nobility |
| 1585 | hâm mộ | 1,231 | to like, have admiration |
| 1586 | như là | 1,229 | as if, such as |
| 1587 | nhiệt | 1,228 | heat |
| 1588 | điển hình | 1,227 | example, pattern; typical |
| 1589 | hãy | 1,226 | let us, be sure to; still |
| 1590 | kẻ thù | 1,226 | enemy, adversary, foe |
| 1591 | kính | 1,224 | (1) to (show) respect; (2) glass, (eye)glasses |
| 1592 | lỗi | 1,224 | error, fault, mistake |
| 1593 | sợi | 1,224 | fiber, thread, string, strand |
| 1594 | màu đen | 1,223 | black (colored) |
| 1595 | thẳng | 1,222 | straight, direct |
| 1596 | ở đó | 1,222 | (is) there |
| 1597 | tượng | 1,220 | statue, figure |
| 1598 | vì thế | 1,219 | for that, because of that, therefore, so |
| 1599 | sợ | 1,218 | to be afraid, fear |
| 1600 | thu thập | 1,217 | to collect, gather |