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The 100 most common Russian words

Ranked by how often they actually appear. Together these 100 words account for about 45% of everything said and written in Russian — which is why the order you learn vocabulary in matters more than the number of words you know.

100words
45%of everyday speech
4.8%the single commonest word
#WordEnglishSay itShareRunning total
1вin; intov4.799%4.8%
2иandEE3.320%8.1%
3наon; ontoNAH2.001%10.1%
4неnotnye1.783%11.9%
5сwith; froms1.563%13.5%
6чтоwhat; thatSHTOH1.588%15.1%
7яIYAH1.415%16.5%
8поalong; byPOH0.854%17.3%
9аand; butAH0.815%18.1%
10какhow; asKAHK0.796%18.9%
11изfrom; out ofEEZ0.662%19.6%
12этоthis; it isEH-tah1.295%20.9%
13заbehind; forZAH0.551%21.4%
14дляforDLYAH0.527%22.0%
15оaboutOH0.514%22.5%
16кtoward; tok0.503%23.0%
17ноbutNOH0.491%23.5%
18тоthen; thatTOH0.896%24.4%
19уat; byOO0.480%24.9%
20онheOHN1.040%25.9%
21отfromOHT0.439%26.3%
22весьall; wholeVYES0.838%27.2%
23такso; thusTAHK0.348%27.5%
24жеemphatic particlezheh0.283%27.8%
25мыweMIH0.462%28.3%
26доuntil; up toDOH0.270%28.5%
27тыyou (sing.)TIH0.440%29.0%
28толькоonlyTOHL-kah0.258%29.2%
29бытьto beBIHT1.440%30.7%
30еслиifYES-lee0.252%30.9%
31когдаwhenkahg-DAH0.252%31.2%
32ужеalreadyoo-ZHEH0.230%31.4%
33ещёstill; yet; moreyee-SHCHOH0.277%31.7%
34быwould (subjunctive)bih0.243%31.9%
35илиorEE-lee0.209%32.1%
36ониtheyah-NEE0.583%32.7%
37приat; duringPREE0.196%32.9%
38времяtimeVRYEH-myah0.257%33.2%
39ктоwhoKTOH0.253%33.4%
40годyearGOHT0.503%33.9%
41чтобыin order toSHTOH-bih0.178%34.1%
42онаsheah-NAH0.287%34.4%
43выyou (pl./formal)VIH0.366%34.8%
44мочьto be ableMOHCH0.342%35.1%
45послеafterPOH-slyeh0.166%35.3%
46нетno; there is notNYET0.165%35.4%
47оченьveryOH-chin0.155%35.6%
48соwithSOH0.152%35.7%
49такжеalsoTAHK-zheh0.148%35.9%
50вотhere isVOHT0.142%36.0%
51чемthanCHYEM1.588%37.6%
52гдеwhereGDYEH0.135%37.7%
53подunderPOHT0.135%37.9%
54даyesDAH0.123%38.0%
55дажеevenDAH-zheh0.123%38.1%
56можноone may; possibleMOZH-nah0.123%38.3%
57простоsimplyPROH-stah0.118%38.4%
58большеmore; biggerBOHL-sheh0.185%38.6%
59сейчасnowsee-CHAHS0.113%38.7%
60болееmoreBOH-lee-yeh0.110%38.8%
61нуwellNOO0.107%38.9%
62безwithoutBYES0.105%39.0%
63ниnot a singleNEE0.103%39.1%
64обaboutOHB0.103%39.2%
65тамthereTAHM0.103%39.3%
66человекperson; manchih-lah-VYEK0.329%39.6%
67себяoneselfsee-BYAH0.199%39.8%
68этотthisEH-taht1.295%41.1%
69которыйwhich; whokah-TOH-rihy0.506%41.6%
70лиwhetherLEE0.098%41.7%
71разtime; onceRAHS0.118%41.8%
72одинoneah-DEEN0.301%42.1%
73теперьnowtee-PYER0.094%42.2%
74сегодняtodaysee-VOHD-nyah0.091%42.3%
75надоmust; need toNAH-dah0.087%42.4%
76черезthrough; acrossCHEH-ryes0.085%42.5%
77тожеalso; tooTOH-zheh0.082%42.6%
78областьregion; fieldOH-blast0.100%42.7%
79почемуwhypah-chee-MOO0.080%42.8%
80деньdayDYEN0.168%42.9%
81покаwhile; byepah-KAH0.076%43.0%
82жизньlifeZHIZN0.140%43.1%
83всегдаalwaysfsyeg-DAH0.071%43.2%
84междуbetweenMYEZH-doo0.069%43.3%
85здесьhereZDYES0.068%43.4%
86потомуbecausepah-tah-MOO0.068%43.4%
87нужныйnecessaryNOOZH-nihy0.108%43.5%
88такойsuchtah-KOY0.298%43.8%
89дваtwoDVAH0.147%44.0%
90однакоhoweverahd-NAH-kah0.065%44.0%
91многоmuch; manyMNOH-gah0.063%44.1%
92ничтоnothingneech-TOH0.072%44.2%
93тутhereTOOT0.063%44.2%
94свойone's ownSVOY0.410%44.6%
95несколькоseveralNYES-kahl-kah0.076%44.7%
96сказатьto sayskah-ZAHT0.153%44.9%
97тогдаthentahg-DAH0.060%44.9%
98хотетьto wantkhah-TYET0.159%45.1%
99мойmyMOY0.212%45.3%
100местоplaceMYES-tah0.131%45.4%

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