1000 Most Common Russian Words

The 1,000 most common Russian words, ranked by frequency: the workhorse vocabulary every learner needs. 996 here, with swear words held back for their own chapter.

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996 words
# Freq Word
11яI
22неnot
33чтоwhat; that (conjunction)
44вin, inside; into, to
55иand; also, even
66тыyou (singular, informal)
77этоthis, that; this is, it is
88наon, on top of; to, onto
99сwith; from, off
1010онhe; it (masculine)
1111мыwe
1212какhow; as, like
1313выyou (plural or polite)
1414даyes
1515уat, by, near; used with the genitive to say who has something
1616нетno; there is not, there are not
1717такso, in that way, like this
1818ноbut
1919аand, whereas; but
2020весьall, the whole
2121онаshe; it (feminine)
2222оabout, concerning
2323еслиif
2424заbehind, beyond; for, in exchange for
2525быwould (particle forming the conditional and subjunctive)
2626ониthey
2727чтобыin order to, so that
2828жеafter all, indeed (emphatic particle); the same
2929бытьto be
3030простоsimply, just; easily
3131изout of, from
3232кtowards, to (a person or place)
3333дляfor, for the sake of
3434нуwell; come on
3535когдаwhen
3636хорошоwell; all right, fine
3737здесьhere
3838поalong, around; according to; by
3939знатьto know
4040тотthat, that one; the former
4141мочьto be able to, can (in general)
4242вотhere is, there is; there you go
4343отfrom, away from
4444ктоwho
4545почемуwhy
4646оченьvery, very much
4747ужеalready
4848спасибоthank you, thanks
4949илиor
5050ещёstill, yet; more, another