1000 Most Common Latin Words
The 1,000 most common Latin words, ranked by frequency. Covers around 80% of spoken Latin per Nation (2006); the workhorse vocabulary every learner needs.
Source: Nation (2006) on top-1k coverage of spoken English.
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1000 words
| # | Freq | Word |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | etand |
| 2 | 2 | inin; into; on |
| 3 | 3 | adto; towards |
| 4 | 4 | dedown from; about |
| 5 | 5 | sumto be |
| 6 | 6 | nonnot |
| 7 | 7 | utso that; as |
| 8 | 8 | quiwho; which |
| 9 | 9 | cumwith; when |
| 10 | 10 | sedbut |
| 11 | 11 | exout of; from |
| 12 | 12 | perthrough; by |
| 13 | 13 | autemhowever; moreover |
| 14 | 14 | siif |
| 15 | 15 | necand not; nor |
| 16 | 16 | suihimself; herself; itself (reflexive) |
| 17 | 17 | quamthan; how |
| 18 | 18 | velor |
| 19 | 19 | abfrom; by |
| 20 | 20 | verotruly; but in fact |
| 21 | 21 | hicthis; this one |
| 22 | 22 | enimfor; indeed |
| 23 | 23 | atqueand; and also |
| 24 | 24 | etiamalso; even |
| 25 | 25 | egoI |
| 26 | 26 | autor |
| 27 | 27 | iamalready; now |
| 28 | 28 | tamennevertheless |
| 29 | 29 | quidemindeed; certainly |
| 30 | 30 | sicthus; so |
| 31 | 31 | tuyou (singular) |
| 32 | 32 | profor; on behalf of |
| 33 | 33 | nelest; not |
| 34 | 34 | ishe; she; it; that one |
| 35 | 35 | tumthen; at that time |
| 36 | 36 | itathus; in this way |
| 37 | 37 | ipsehimself; the very |
| 38 | 38 | ubiwhere; when |
| 39 | 39 | quiswho?; what? |
| 40 | 40 | interbetween; among |
| 41 | 41 | nuncnow |
| 42 | 42 | namfor; because |
| 43 | 43 | quiabecause |
| 44 | 44 | postafter; behind |
| 45 | 45 | noswe; us |
| 46 | 46 | illethat; that one |
| 47 | 47 | dicoto say; to speak |
| 48 | 48 | resthing; matter; affair |
| 49 | 49 | nisiunless; if not |
| 50 | 50 | omnisall; every |