1000 Most Common Russian Words

This page provides the frequency list of 1000 most common Russian words and their English translations. Learning most used words early in your Russian study will have a significant impact on your mastery of the Russian language. According to statistical analysis of contemporary Russian texts, knowing the first thousand of most frequent lemmas will enable you to recognize nearly 65% of the Russian word forms.

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Rank Russian word English translation Part of speech 1. и and, though conjunction 2. в in, at preposition 3. не not particle 4. он he pronoun 5. на on, it, at, to preposition 6. я I pronoun 7. что what, that, why сonjunction, pronoun 8. тот that adjective, pronoun 9. быть to be verb 10. с with, and, from, of preposition 11. а while, and, but conjunction 12. весь all, everything pron, noun 13. это that, this, it pronoun 14. как how, what, as, like adverb, conj 15. она she pronoun 16. по on, along, by preposition 17. но but conjunction, noun 18. они they pronoun 19. к to, for, by preposition 20. у by, with, of preposition 21. ты you, thou pronoun 22. из from, of, in preposition 23. мы we pronoun 24. за behind, over, at, after preposition 25. вы you pronoun 26. так so, thus, then adverb 27. же and, as for, but, same conj, particle 28. от from, of, for preposition 29. сказать to say, to speak verb 30. этот this pronoun 31. который which, who, that pronoun 32. мочь be able verb 33. человек man, person noun 34. о of, about, against preposition 35. один one, some, alone cardinal number, pronoun 36. ещё still, yet adverb 37. бы would particle 38. такой such, so, some pronoun 39. только only, merely, but adverb, conj 40. себя myself, himself, herself pron, particle 41. своё one's own, my, our pronoun, noun 42. какой what, which, how pronoun 43. когда when, while, as adverb, conj 44. уже already, by now adverb 45. для for, to preposition 46. вот here, there, this is, that's particle 47. кто who, that, some pronoun 48. да yes, but conj, particle 49. говорить to say, to tell, to speak verb 50. год year noun

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Note: List adaptation and English translations Copyright© 2009 MasterRussian.com. All rights reserved. The frequency list is adapted from the frequency dictionary for Russian by Serge Sharoff, used with permission.

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