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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3301 | chờ đợi | 450 | to wait (for) |
| 3302 | phóng viên | 450 | reporter, correspondent |
| 3303 | xông | 450 | to rush; to waft, move past (of a smell), emit, give off a smell |
| 3304 | chắc | 449 | probably, certainly, sure; must be, expect; to be firm; firmly, certainly, su... |
| 3305 | gấp đôi | 449 | to double; double, twice as much, twofold |
| 3306 | hy sinh | 449 | to sacrifice (oneself) |
| 3307 | liên hợp | 449 | to conjugate |
| 3308 | trích dẫn | 449 | to excerpt, quote; according to |
| 3309 | Tây Sơn | 449 | (Vietnamese dynasty) |
| 3310 | hiệp sĩ | 448 | knight |
| 3311 | làm người | 448 | As a man |
| 3312 | nén | 448 | compress; to restrain, control, curb, check; bar, bullion |
| 3313 | sốt | 448 | (1) hot, feverish, impatient, anxious; (2) at all |
| 3314 | tràn | 448 | to overflow, flood, spread |
| 3315 | trọng tài | 448 | umpire, referee, arbitrator |
| 3316 | ca nhạc | 447 | music (and singing) |
| 3317 | mõm | 447 | snout, muzzle |
| 3318 | phá hoại | 447 | to destroy, sabotage, tear down, break up |
| 3319 | trẻ tuổi | 447 | young |
| 3320 | tập luyện | 447 | to train, practice |
| 3321 | cấp dưới | 446 | inferior, subordinate, junior, low(er)-level |
| 3322 | khuôn viên | 446 | precinct, campus |
| 3323 | lạm dụng | 446 | to misuse, abuse |
| 3324 | nghe tin | 446 | to hear the news |
| 3325 | ký tự | 445 | letter, character, number, symbol |
| 3326 | phi hành | 445 | aerial navigation, flight |
| 3327 | phước | 445 | see phúc |
| 3328 | bẫy | 444 | snare, trap, pitfall |
| 3329 | cẩn thận | 444 | attentive, watchful, careful, prudent, cautious |
| 3330 | thu hồi | 444 | to recover, recall (a defective product), withdraw, retrieve |
| 3331 | thảm | 444 | (1) carpet; (2) tragic, sad |
| 3332 | hồng quân | 443 | heaven |
| 3333 | nghị quyết | 443 | resolution, act |
| 3334 | rắc rối | 443 | complicated, complex, involved; complication, complexity |
| 3335 | tôn trọng | 443 | respect, compliance; to respect |
| 3336 | bật | 442 | to pluck; to snap, switch on, turn on, burst out, explode, jettison |
| 3337 | hào | 442 | trench, moat |
| 3338 | khâu | 442 | (1) to sew; (2) stage, step |
| 3339 | rút quân | 442 | to withdraw troops |
| 3340 | thẩm quyền | 442 | authority, competence, jurisdiction |
| 3341 | thực ra | 442 | in fact, actually, in reality, in truth |
| 3342 | xiêm | 442 | skirt |
| 3343 | xét nghiệm | 442 | to examine; experiment |
| 3344 | bộ máy | 441 | apparatus, equipment, machinery |
| 3345 | cậu bé | 441 | boy, young man |
| 3346 | giam | 441 | (1) to detain, imprison; (2) to pay the winner of a card game |
| 3347 | gần đó | 441 | near there |
| 3348 | hiện diện | 441 | present; presence |
| 3349 | viền | 441 | vê mép vải cho tròn lại rồi khâu hoặc đính thêm vào một mi�... |
| 3350 | chuông | 440 | bell |
| 3351 | thói quen | 440 | habit, custom |
| 3352 | thất vọng | 440 | disappointed, disappointing, dismayed; to despair, be disappointed |
| 3353 | tạ | 440 | (1) dumbbell, weight; (2) to thank, show thanks for |
| 3354 | tổng giám mục | 440 | archbishop |
| 3355 | cụm từ | 439 | group of words, phrase, expression |
| 3356 | đằng sau | 439 | behind |
| 3357 | bắt cóc | 438 | to kidnap, hijack |
| 3358 | lứa | 438 | class, range |
| 3359 | phú | 438 | rich |
| 3360 | phủ nhận | 438 | to deny, negate |
| 3361 | thực chất | 438 | essence, substance; substantial |
| 3362 | trội | 438 | to excel, surpass, dominate; dominant |
| 3363 | trở đi | 438 | ~ and later, downwards, forwards, onwards |
| 3364 | bờ sông | 437 | river bank, river shore, river side |
| 3365 | hồi phục | 437 | to restore, recover |
| 3366 | lành | 437 | to heal (a wound) |
| 3367 | nghiệp | 437 | trade, profession; karma |
| 3368 | phát động | 437 | to mobilize, start work; motive |
| 3369 | súng trường | 437 | rifle |
| 3370 | kể lại | 436 | to say, tell |
| 3371 | phong kiến | 436 | feudal |
| 3372 | quê | 436 | native village, home town |
| 3373 | tuần tra | 436 | to go on a patrol |
| 3374 | đua | 436 | to compete in a race; racing |
| 3375 | bến | 435 | dock, wharf, pier, landing place, station, terminal |
| 3376 | cản trở | 435 | To bar, to obstruct, to block |
| 3377 | quá mức | 435 | excessive, beyond measure, more than is reasonable |
| 3378 | quần | 435 | trousers, pants |
| 3379 | rùa | 435 | tortoise, turtle |
| 3380 | thời hạn | 435 | period of time, term, expiration date |
| 3381 | trị giá | 435 | worth |
| 3382 | bùn | 434 | mud, muddy, dirt |
| 3383 | dàn nhạc | 434 | orchestra |
| 3384 | miến | 434 | (1) glass noodles, long rice; (2) wheat noodles |
| 3385 | niềm | 434 | feeling, sentiment |
| 3386 | piano | 434 | đàn cỡ lớn, có bàn phím, trên mặt cộng hưởng có mắc một... |
| 3387 | Thượng Hải | 434 | Shanghai |
| 3388 | tên tuổi | 434 | fame, big name; name and age |
| 3389 | tùng | 434 | pine tree |
| 3390 | ván | 434 | (1) plank, board, wooden bed, coffin; (2) [CL for chess or card games]; (3) 2... |
| 3391 | vòm | 434 | vault, dome, arch |
| 3392 | đột kích | 434 | surprise attack; to attack suddenly |
| 3393 | hiện thực | 433 | realistic; realism; real, actual |
| 3394 | khởi | 433 | to begin, start |
| 3395 | lo sợ | 433 | worried, afraid, anxious; to worry, be afraid |
| 3396 | làm quan | 433 | to be an official |
| 3397 | vương miện | 433 | crown, diadem |
| 3398 | kèm | 432 | to go along with, guide; to include, add, enclose |
| 3399 | lô | 432 | hired, rented; series |
| 3400 | đặt hàng | 432 | place an order-make (pay, leave) a deposit |