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100 Most Common Esperanto Words

The 100 most common Esperanto words, ranked by frequency. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.

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100 words
# Freq Word
11lathe
22kajand
33miI
44deof; from
55estito be
66lihe
77alto
88enin
99nenot; no
1010viyou
1111kethat (conjunction)
1212kiuwho; which
1313porfor
1414tiuthat one
1515sedbut
1616ĝiit
1717miamy
1818ilithey
1919kunwith
2020niwe
2121ŝishe
2222tiothat (thing)
2323siaone's own
2424povito be able; can
2525dirito say
2626kielhow; as
2727suron
2828priabout; concerning
2929ĉithis (proximity marker)
3030perby means of
3131elout of
3232unuone
3333plimore
3434liahis
3535ĉiuevery; each
3636ĉuwhether (yes/no question marker)
3737onione; people (impersonal)
3838kiamwhen
3939nunnow
4040sioneself (reflexive)
4141nuronly
4242tutawhole; entire
4343postafter; behind
4444viayour
4545tielso; thus
4646kiowhat
4747seif
4848havito have
4949farito do; to make
5050daof (after a quantity)