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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7801 | duy tân | 103 | reform, modernism, modernization |
| 7802 | dã man | 103 | savage, barbarian, brutal, barbarous |
| 7803 | dầm | 103 | to soak, pickle, steep |
| 7804 | gây mê | 103 | anaesthetize |
| 7805 | lim | 103 | ironwood |
| 7806 | luyện kim | 103 | metallurgy; to refine metal |
| 7807 | lời thề | 103 | oath |
| 7808 | phất | 103 | to wave |
| 7809 | pi | 103 | pi |
| 7810 | qui | 103 | to recognize; to state |
| 7811 | quân phiệt | 103 | military, militarist |
| 7812 | rốt cuộc | 103 | finally, at last, after all, in the end |
| 7813 | sốt rét | 103 | malaria |
| 7814 | tay chân | 103 | (1) follower, hireling; (2) hands and feet |
| 7815 | thiến | 103 | to castrate, trim, prune away |
| 7816 | thương nghiệp | 103 | commerce, trade |
| 7817 | tinh chế | 103 | to refine |
| 7818 | trả giá | 103 | to pay a price |
| 7819 | Tây Đức | 103 | West Germany |
| 7820 | tình cảnh | 103 | setting, situation, stage, scene (of a play) |
| 7821 | viếng | 103 | to visit, pay a visit to |
| 7822 | văng | 103 | to be thrown, hurled, flung about |
| 7823 | ơi | 103 | (exclamation to get sb’s attention) |
| 7824 | anh dũng | 102 | brave, valiant, heroic, courageous |
| 7825 | bãi chức | 102 | to fire, dismiss, impeach, remove from office |
| 7826 | cao tầng | 102 | multi-story, tall (building) |
| 7827 | chiếm cứ | 102 | to occupy forcefully, take possession of, seize |
| 7828 | chóng mặt | 102 | dizzy |
| 7829 | chẻ | 102 | to split, chop |
| 7830 | cách nói | 102 | way of saying, manner of speaking |
| 7831 | công trường | 102 | plaza, circle, work site |
| 7832 | gốc cây | 102 | trunk, foot of a tree |
| 7833 | hiếp dâm | 102 | to rape, violate |
| 7834 | hành hình | 102 | to execute, put (a prisoner) to death |
| 7835 | hệ thần kinh | 102 | nervous system |
| 7836 | khởi binh | 102 | raise an army for a war |
| 7837 | kỳ thủ | 102 | xem kì thủ |
| 7838 | mê hoặc | 102 | to charm, enchant, delude, deceive |
| 7839 | mũi nhọn | 102 | key |
| 7840 | ngoại thành | 102 | suburb |
| 7841 | nguyên chất | 102 | fine, neat, straight, pure; essence |
| 7842 | phượng hoàng | 102 | male phoenix and female phoenix-phoenix |
| 7843 | phủ quyết | 102 | to veto |
| 7844 | quá cảnh | 102 | extremely |
| 7845 | thông lệ | 102 | general rule, routine |
| 7846 | thương xót | 102 | compassion; to have compassion for, take pity on |
| 7847 | thỏa hiệp | 102 | agreement, understanding; to agree, reach a compromise |
| 7848 | tiểu đường | 102 | diabetic |
| 7849 | tiện lợi | 102 | convenient, handy, user-friendly |
| 7850 | toán tử | 102 | operator |
| 7851 | trung bộ | 102 | central part (of Vietnam) |
| 7852 | đơn phương | 102 | unilateral |
| 7853 | đẹp mắt | 102 | beautiful, spectacular, nice |
| 7854 | đến lượt | 102 | when one’s time, turn arrives |
| 7855 | anh cả | 101 | eldest brother, oldest brother |
| 7856 | báo tin | 101 | to advise, inform, announce, notify |
| 7857 | con hổ | 101 | tiger |
| 7858 | cầy | 101 | (1) dog; (2) to plow; plow |
| 7859 | cẩm thạch | 101 | marble |
| 7860 | cổ tích | 101 | trace, vestige |
| 7861 | dặn | 101 | advice, recommendation; to advise, recommend, entreat |
| 7862 | giáo trình | 101 | textbook forming a course (on some subject taught at university) |
| 7863 | giảm nhẹ | 101 | to cut down, lighten |
| 7864 | huấn | 101 | to teach, instruct |
| 7865 | hơn thế nữa | 101 | further, furthermore, moreover, in addition |
| 7866 | hết mình | 101 | [làm việc gì] hết sức mình, bằng tất cả khả năng của mình |
| 7867 | hốc | 101 | hallow |
| 7868 | hữu dụng | 101 | useful, serviceable |
| 7869 | khước từ | 101 | to refuse, decline |
| 7870 | mốt | 101 | mode, style, fashion; one (in compound numbers); day after tomorrow |
| 7871 | ngã tư | 101 | (four way) intersection, crossroads |
| 7872 | pháp thuật | 101 | magic, sorcery, witchcraft |
| 7873 | rủ | 101 | (1) to invite, ask; (2) to hang down, droop |
| 7874 | then chốt | 101 | important, essential, principle, vital, key |
| 7875 | Thiên Tân | 101 | Tien Tsin |
| 7876 | thoáng | 101 | vague, quick, rapid |
| 7877 | thành ngữ | 101 | idiom, expression, phrase |
| 7878 | thái giám | 101 | eunuch |
| 7879 | tiến ra | 101 | to come out |
| 7880 | truy nã | 101 | to hunt, track down, look for (criminal) |
| 7881 | trát | 101 | (1) warrant, order, summons; (2) to coat, smear |
| 7882 | tuệ | 101 | (1) comet; (2) intelligent, bright, keen |
| 7883 | viện sĩ | 101 | academician |
| 7884 | vài người | 101 | a few people |
| 7885 | vật tư | 101 | material(s) |
| 7886 | về phần | 101 | as for, as to, as regards, concerning, regarding |
| 7887 | xúc xích | 101 | sausage; chain |
| 7888 | đón tiếp | 101 | to receive, welcome |
| 7889 | đại lượng | 101 | quantity; generous, magnanimous |
| 7890 | đến cả | 101 | even (verb preceded by cũng) |
| 7891 | đổi hướng | 101 | to alter course, change direction |
| 7892 | đứng yên | 101 | to keep still, stand quietly |
| 7893 | buồn bã | 100 | sad, unhappy |
| 7894 | bánh lái | 100 | rudder, steering wheel |
| 7895 | chung cư | 100 | apartment house, housing commission |
| 7896 | có chân | 100 | to belong to, be a member of |
| 7897 | cằm | 100 | chin |
| 7898 | dây thần kinh | 100 | nerve (fiber) |
| 7899 | dọc đường | 100 | line |
| 7900 | giọt | 100 | drop |