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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | công thức | 770 | formula |
| 2302 | cảm hứng | 770 | inspiration |
| 2303 | phong phú | 770 | rich, abundant |
| 2304 | hại | 769 | to damage, hurt, harm, murder |
| 2305 | lân cận | 769 | neighboring, adjoining |
| 2306 | tổ tiên | 769 | ancestor, forefather |
| 2307 | hậu quả | 768 | consequence, result |
| 2308 | nhà hàng | 768 | restaurant, hotel, shop, store |
| 2309 | sự thật | 767 | fact, truth, veracity |
| 2310 | cùng với | 766 | accompanied with, together with, along with |
| 2311 | nòng | 766 | caliber (of a bullet); core, barrel; fit in |
| 2312 | treo | 766 | to hang, suspend |
| 2313 | văn hoá | 766 | tổng thể nói chung những giá trị vật chất và tinh thần do co... |
| 2314 | khởi đầu | 765 | at the beginning; initialization; to start, begin |
| 2315 | mâu thuẫn | 765 | to contradict, conflict; conflicting, contradictory, inconsistent; contractio... |
| 2316 | niềm tin | 765 | trust, faith, belief, confidence |
| 2317 | suy yếu | 765 | to weaken, decline; weak, feeble |
| 2318 | tuyệt chủng | 765 | to be extinct |
| 2319 | vụ án | 765 | sentencing, verdict, case |
| 2320 | tối thiểu | 764 | minimum; at least |
| 2321 | đạo đức | 764 | morals, morality, virtue, goodness, ethics |
| 2322 | hương | 763 | incense |
| 2323 | cả nước | 761 | entire country |
| 2324 | cử nhân | 761 | bachelor (degree) |
| 2325 | thái độ | 761 | behavior, attitude |
| 2326 | tề | 760 | village temporarily under the French control |
| 2327 | bài viết | 759 | newspaper article |
| 2328 | nói chuyện | 758 | to talk, converse; conversation |
| 2329 | truyền thuyết | 756 | oral tradition, history, legend |
| 2330 | hủy bỏ | 755 | to abolish, cancel, annul, give up on, repeal, abrogate |
| 2331 | nhị | 755 | two |
| 2332 | nắm giữ | 755 | to seize, hold |
| 2333 | kỹ sư | 753 | engineer |
| 2334 | nồng độ | 753 | concentration, proof (percent alcohol) |
| 2335 | trâu | 753 | buffalo |
| 2336 | ý | 753 | (1) opinion, mind, position, thought, idea; (2) Italy |
| 2337 | miễn phí | 752 | free (of charge) |
| 2338 | vết | 752 | spot, trace, mark, blur, splotch, stain, blob, scab, defect |
| 2339 | cáo buộc | 751 | to accuse, charge |
| 2340 | sắc | 751 | color, look, appearance; iron; sharp |
| 2341 | dịp | 750 | opportunity, occasion |
| 2342 | Bắc Mỹ | 749 | North America, North American |
| 2343 | giao tiếp | 748 | to be in contact, be in touch, communicate |
| 2344 | thứ tự | 748 | order, position |
| 2345 | tham mưu | 747 | staff |
| 2346 | hóa học | 746 | chemistry |
| 2347 | dừng lại | 745 | to halt, come to a halt, stop |
| 2348 | quê hương | 744 | homeland, native land, fatherland, motherland |
| 2349 | bất chấp | 743 | in defiance of, regardless of |
| 2350 | họa sĩ | 743 | artist, painter |
| 2351 | trụ | 743 | (1) pillar, pier, post; (2) time; (3) keep, guard; (4) offspring; (5) lustful... |
| 2352 | chỉ đạo | 742 | to guide, steer, lead the way, instruct (sb to do sth); leading |
| 2353 | hành | 742 | (1) scallion, spring onion; (2) to act, execute, carry out; (3) stem; (4) to ... |
| 2354 | lâm | 742 | (1) neighbor; forest, woods; (2) to be on the verge of, about to |
| 2355 | nấm | 742 | mushroom, fungus |
| 2356 | thiên chúa | 742 | God (Christian) |
| 2357 | giàu có | 740 | rich, wealthy |
| 2358 | có quyền | 739 | to have authority, right, power (to do something) |
| 2359 | người mẫu | 739 | model (person) |
| 2360 | núi lửa | 739 | volcano |
| 2361 | biệt danh | 738 | alias |
| 2362 | đất đai | 737 | ground, territory, land |
| 2363 | can thiệp | 736 | to intervene, interfere, meddle; intervention, meddling |
| 2364 | cao đẳng | 736 | high level |
| 2365 | chăn nuôi | 736 | to rear, breed; animal raising, husbandry |
| 2366 | hằng | 736 | (1) usually, habitually; (2) the Moon |
| 2367 | khỏe | 736 | fine, well, healthy, strong |
| 2368 | làm tăng | 736 | to increase, raise |
| 2369 | lặp lại | 736 | to repeat, reiterate |
| 2370 | quốc vương | 736 | sultan, caliph, shah, emir, king |
| 2371 | đông bắc | 736 | northeast |
| 2372 | bí ẩn | 735 | mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed; mystery, secret |
| 2373 | dòng chảy | 735 | current, flow |
| 2374 | dự | 735 | to attend, be present, participate, take part |
| 2375 | người vợ | 734 | wife |
| 2376 | pháo binh | 734 | artillery, artilleryman |
| 2377 | độc | 734 | (1) alone, solitary; (2) toxic, poison; poisonous, harmful, injurious |
| 2378 | trốn | 733 | to flee, escape, hide oneself, run away, evade, shirk |
| 2379 | chìm | 732 | to sink (a ship), become submerged; hidden, concealed |
| 2380 | chủng tộc | 732 | race, ethnicity |
| 2381 | cuộc họp | 732 | meeting, sitting |
| 2382 | công an | 732 | policeman; public security, police |
| 2383 | quang | 732 | light, bright |
| 2384 | sự hiện diện | 732 | presence (of something, someone) |
| 2385 | trao giải | 732 | to hard, award a prize |
| 2386 | tương | 732 | nước chấm, làm từ gạo nếp [hoặc ngô], đậu nành và muối |
| 2387 | ám sát | 732 | to assassinate, murder; assassination |
| 2388 | đáp | 732 | (1) to land, take (a vehicle); (2) to answer, reply |
| 2389 | hiệu suất | 731 | efficiency, performance, productivity, output |
| 2390 | hết sức | 731 | physically exhausted; extremely, very |
| 2391 | vé | 731 | ticket |
| 2392 | chiến binh | 730 | combatant, fighter, soldier |
| 2393 | con trưởng | 730 | first born child |
| 2394 | đực | 730 | (1) (of animals) male, masculine; (2) stupified, astonished |
| 2395 | bày tỏ | 729 | to express, make clear |
| 2396 | dự bị | 729 | (1) reservists (solders); (2) to prepare |
| 2397 | hoàng | 727 | king, emperor; yellow |
| 2398 | linh hồn | 727 | soul, spirit |
| 2399 | ép | 727 | to force, squeeze, press, choke, compel, crush |
| 2400 | gia súc | 725 | cattle, livestock, domestic animals |