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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4901 | phép đo | 244 | measure, measurement |
| 4902 | tùy chọn | 244 | option |
| 4903 | tước vị | 244 | title, dignity |
| 4904 | đánh tan | 244 | to defeat, put (an army) to rout |
| 4905 | bản in | 243 | to print; proof, listing, printing block |
| 4906 | bất mãn | 243 | dissatisfied, unhappy, discontented |
| 4907 | con nuôi | 243 | adopted child, foster child |
| 4908 | duyệt | 243 | to examine, inspect, review |
| 4909 | dẻo | 243 | soft, flexible, supple, pliable, malleable |
| 4910 | lườn | 243 | Breast (of a bird, chicken), fillet (of fish). rib |
| 4911 | mái nhà | 243 | roof |
| 4912 | ngụ ý | 243 | to imply |
| 4913 | quỳnh | 243 | ruby phyllocactus |
| 4914 | sự phân biệt | 243 | a distinction |
| 4915 | hoãn | 242 | to defer, postpone, delay, put off |
| 4916 | nhai | 242 | to chew, masticate, ruminate |
| 4917 | trị liệu | 242 | cure, remedy, treatment; to cure; therapeutic |
| 4918 | tổng thư ký | 242 | secretary-general |
| 4919 | đạn dược | 242 | ammunition |
| 4920 | chu trình | 241 | (recurrent) cycle |
| 4921 | chênh lệch | 241 | disproportionate, unequal, different; difference, gap |
| 4922 | chỉ dẫn | 241 | to guide, instruct, show the way |
| 4923 | hồng ngoại | 241 | infrared |
| 4924 | không những | 241 | not only |
| 4925 | ly khai | 241 | dissident; to leave, depart |
| 4926 | nam cực | 241 | antarctic pile, south pole |
| 4927 | người lao động | 241 | worker, laborer |
| 4928 | tiền đạo | 241 | attacker, center forward |
| 4929 | triết lý | 241 | philosophy; to philosophize, be philosophical |
| 4930 | tổn hại | 241 | to harm, hurt, damage; hurt, damage; harmful |
| 4931 | tựa đề | 241 | title, heading; to write (preface, forward) |
| 4932 | vội | 241 | to be in a hurry, be hasty, be urgent, be pressing; to hurry, make haste |
| 4933 | điền kinh | 241 | các môn thể thao như đi bộ, chạy, nhảy, ném, v.v. [nói tổng q... |
| 4934 | bích | 240 | (1) partition, wall; (2) emerald |
| 4935 | bóng rổ | 240 | basketball |
| 4936 | bất ổn | 240 | insecure, unstable |
| 4937 | hoạt | 240 | Quick and fine (nói về chữ viết) |
| 4938 | khả | 240 | to be able to; possible, -able |
| 4939 | mắc kẹt | 240 | to be caught, cornered |
| 4940 | nhờ có | 240 | thanks to, owing to |
| 4941 | phê phán | 240 | to judge |
| 4942 | suy | 240 | to consider, think, reflect; to decline, weaken |
| 4943 | thứ cấp | 240 | secondary |
| 4944 | tranh giành | 240 | to dispute, contend, fight over, struggle for |
| 4945 | tự chủ | 240 | independence, self-governing, self-control |
| 4946 | vắng mặt | 240 | absent, away, in absentia |
| 4947 | bình dân | 239 | common, everyday person; popular, democratic |
| 4948 | bắn hạ | 239 | to shoot down |
| 4949 | chua | 239 | acid, tart, sour, sharp |
| 4950 | cuối đời | 239 | end of one’s life |
| 4951 | cách ly | 239 | to separate, isolate |
| 4952 | công đoàn | 239 | labor union, trade union |
| 4953 | huyền | 239 | falling (tone) |
| 4954 | khoá | 239 | Lock. padlock |
| 4955 | luyến ái | 239 | love, romance |
| 4956 | qua sông | 239 | cross the river |
| 4957 | rút ra | 239 | to pull out, be derived |
| 4958 | thước | 239 | yard, meter, yardstick, ruler |
| 4959 | vitamin | 239 | chất hữu cơ thường có trong thức ăn, hoa quả, cần thiết cho... |
| 4960 | xưng | 239 | to call, name |
| 4961 | bạt | 238 | (1) careless, negligent, rash, reckless; (2) epilogue; (3) to pull up, remove... |
| 4962 | chào đón | 238 | to welcome |
| 4963 | chúc | 238 | to wish (someone something) |
| 4964 | giải phẫu | 238 | surgery; to dissect, operate |
| 4965 | Hà Tĩnh | 238 | |
| 4966 | hộ chiếu | 238 | passport |
| 4967 | khai mạc | 238 | to open, start, raise a curtain |
| 4968 | lồi | 238 | convex |
| 4969 | rung | 238 | to shake, ring (a ball) |
| 4970 | thời đó | 238 | that, those time(s), at that time |
| 4971 | truy kích | 238 | to pursue |
| 4972 | vui mừng | 238 | glad, happy, pleased |
| 4973 | đốc | 238 | Secondary shool teacher |
| 4974 | đứng ra | 238 | to come forward |
| 4975 | cao quý | 237 | noble |
| 4976 | công chức | 237 | government worker, civil servant |
| 4977 | dai | 237 | tough, leathery |
| 4978 | hóa chất | 237 | chemical substance, chemicals |
| 4979 | khởi công | 237 | to begin work |
| 4980 | lùi | 237 | to step back, move back |
| 4981 | sứ mệnh | 237 | task, mission |
| 4982 | thật ra | 237 | actually, in reality |
| 4983 | tiền bạc | 237 | money, currency |
| 4984 | tương quan | 237 | (inter)relationship, connection; to interrelate, correlate |
| 4985 | đại bác | 237 | cannon, gun |
| 4986 | động viên | 237 | to mobilize, get ready for use |
| 4987 | ứng cử | 237 | candidate (for office) |
| 4988 | béo | 236 | fat, plump, obese; greasy (food) |
| 4989 | bó | 236 | to tie (in a bunch), bundle; bundle, bunch |
| 4990 | chủ biên | 236 | editor (of a publication) |
| 4991 | dân thường | 236 | the rank and file, the man in the street, civilian |
| 4992 | hợp kim | 236 | alloy |
| 4993 | kinh ngạc | 236 | surprised, shocked, stupefied; surprise |
| 4994 | kê | 236 | (1) to list, mention, declare; (2) to prop up |
| 4995 | lớn tuổi | 236 | older, advanced in years, elderly |
| 4996 | suy đoán | 236 | to deduce, conclude, guess |
| 4997 | trình duyệt | 236 | (web) browser |
| 4998 | tái thiết | 236 | to rebuild, reconstruct |
| 4999 | vọng | 236 | (1) hope; (2) to echo, resound |
| 5000 | đoàn kết | 236 | to unite, combine, join; unification, union, joining, solidarity, unity |