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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | kế tiếp | 545 | to succeed, follow; in succession, successive, next |
| 2902 | lo ngại | 545 | worried, concerned, apprehensive, fearful |
| 2903 | tín đồ | 545 | believer, follower of a religion |
| 2904 | đến thăm | 545 | to visit |
| 2905 | thang | 544 | ladder; scale, range, gamut |
| 2906 | tiêu biểu | 544 | representation; average; representative; to represent, symbolize |
| 2907 | chủ trương | 543 | to advocate, assert, maintain, allege, claim, contend; claim, contention |
| 2908 | giảm xuống | 543 | to decrease, go down, fall, reduce, cut down |
| 2909 | phương ngữ | 543 | dialect |
| 2910 | suất | 543 | part, portion, ration |
| 2911 | thế vận hội | 543 | Olympic games |
| 2912 | đảo chính | 543 | stage a coup d’etat |
| 2913 | lập luận | 542 | reasoning, argument; to reason, argue |
| 2914 | tỉ số | 542 | rate, ratio, proportion |
| 2915 | đột ngột | 542 | sudden, abrupt, unexpected; suddenly, unexpectedly, out of the blue |
| 2916 | ưa thích | 542 | to like, be fond of; favorite |
| 2917 | nguyên tố | 541 | element, atom |
| 2918 | nhãn | 541 | label, trademark, tag |
| 2919 | tầm nhìn | 541 | view, vision |
| 2920 | cận | 540 | near, close to |
| 2921 | nhận định | 540 | observation, comment; to judge, evaluate, (make a) comment |
| 2922 | phản hồi | 540 | to go back, return to; feedback |
| 2923 | thuật toán | 540 | algorithm |
| 2924 | thảo | 540 | to draft, write out |
| 2925 | vịt | 540 | duck |
| 2926 | đàn áp | 540 | to oppress, repress, quell, suppress; repression |
| 2927 | xe buýt | 539 | bus |
| 2928 | chàng trai | 538 | (young) fellow, lad |
| 2929 | năng suất | 538 | efficiency, productivity, capacity |
| 2930 | bán chạy | 537 | to sell well |
| 2931 | bán lẻ | 537 | retailer, retail store; to sell at retail |
| 2932 | cải tạo | 537 | to reconstruct, reorganize, reeducate; reeducation |
| 2933 | quan niệm | 537 | to think, believe; idea, concept |
| 2934 | điều khoản | 537 | clause, term, article, covenant, provision |
| 2935 | cánh tay | 536 | arm |
| 2936 | lĩnh | 536 | see lãnh |
| 2937 | tan rã | 536 | to break apart, break up, disintegrate |
| 2938 | đương thời | 536 | at that time |
| 2939 | lưu vực | 535 | barin; valley |
| 2940 | xung | 535 | (1) to rush, dash; angry, furious, aggressive, impulsive; (2) to rise |
| 2941 | đối diện | 535 | to face, oppose, confront; opposite |
| 2942 | chép | 534 | (1) to write down, copy, transcribe, note; (2) carp (kind of fish); (3) to sm... |
| 2943 | giám khảo | 534 | examiner |
| 2944 | hiệu trưởng | 534 | principal, chancellor, headmaster |
| 2945 | lập trình | 533 | programming; program; software |
| 2946 | đem lại | 533 | to restore, return, bring back, take back |
| 2947 | kháng | 532 | to resist, protest |
| 2948 | thông điệp | 532 | message, memo, speech, address |
| 2949 | thị trưởng | 532 | mayor |
| 2950 | khẩn cấp | 531 | urgent, pressing |
| 2951 | người lớn | 531 | adult, grown-up |
| 2952 | bất hợp pháp | 530 | illegal, illicit, illegitimate, unlawful |
| 2953 | chủng | 530 | To vaccinate, to inoculate |
| 2954 | hương vị | 530 | flavor, taste |
| 2955 | phía trên | 530 | above |
| 2956 | chém | 529 | to cut, chop |
| 2957 | liệt | 529 | to enumerate, put in a category |
| 2958 | phổi | 529 | lung |
| 2959 | Anh Quốc | 528 | England |
| 2960 | buổi lễ | 528 | ceremony |
| 2961 | huy động | 528 | to mobilize |
| 2962 | nhi | 528 | nhi khoa (nói tắt) |
| 2963 | tuân theo | 528 | to obey, follow (rule, policy) |
| 2964 | vỡ | 528 | to break, rupture |
| 2965 | nhì | 527 | second |
| 2966 | gan | 526 | (1) liver; brave, courageous, tough; (2) palm (of hand), sole (of foot) |
| 2967 | tình báo | 526 | intelligence (information) |
| 2968 | đỉnh cao | 526 | pinnacle, peak |
| 2969 | thương vong | 525 | the dead and injured, the killed and wounded |
| 2970 | trả lại | 525 | to give back |
| 2971 | bản sao | 524 | copy (of an original document) |
| 2972 | dung dịch | 524 | solution |
| 2973 | trích | 524 | to extract, deduct, draw, excerpt |
| 2974 | cặp đôi | 523 | twin, double |
| 2975 | giảng | 523 | to explain, lecture, interpret, teach, preach, expound |
| 2976 | hàm lượng | 523 | content(s), quality |
| 2977 | Luân Đôn | 523 | London |
| 2978 | người cha | 523 | priest |
| 2979 | phối | 523 | correspond (to with), conform (to), put together; to distribute; to mate, marry |
| 2980 | sát hại | 523 | to kill, murder, assassinate |
| 2981 | xét xử | 523 | to judge, try (in court) |
| 2982 | đoạt | 523 | to seize, win (prize), grab, take by force |
| 2983 | bao nhiêu | 522 | how much, how many, all, ever, however much, however many |
| 2984 | nghĩa quân | 522 | insurgent troops, insurgent army |
| 2985 | ăn uống | 522 | to eat and drink; to consume (food); cuisine, food and drink |
| 2986 | cụ | 521 | great grandparent, parent; to have; complete |
| 2987 | khúc | 521 | section, piece |
| 2988 | mạc | 521 | (1) lost, astray; (2) screen, curtain |
| 2989 | phê chuẩn | 521 | to approve, ratify, accept, confirm |
| 2990 | bá | 520 | (1) one hundred, many; (2) father’s older sibling; (3) to sow, spread; (4) ... |
| 2991 | gặp nhau | 520 | to meet (each other), see each other |
| 2992 | hình dáng | 520 | figure, stature |
| 2993 | đúc | 520 | to be alike; to cast (metal) |
| 2994 | cổ phiếu | 519 | coupon, share certificate, share (of stock) |
| 2995 | quyết tâm | 519 | determined, decisive, resolute; determination, resolution, resolve |
| 2996 | quân chủ | 519 | king, ruler, monarch |
| 2997 | xoay quanh | 519 | to turn around; around, surrounding |
| 2998 | y học | 519 | medicine (as a field of study) |
| 2999 | đồ họa | 519 | drawing, graphic (image) |
| 3000 | hiệp định | 518 | agreement, convention; to agree |