Les 500 mots les plus courants en Coréen

Voici les 500 premiers d'une liste graduée de 2500, dans l'ordre où un corpus d'écrits ordinaires dit que vous les rencontrerez vraiment. Les apprendre dans cet ordre est le chemin le plus court vers la compréhension de l'essentiel de ce que vous lisez.

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#	Mot	Catégorie	Sens
1	-이	Particules	subject marker (after a consonant)
2	-는	Particules	topic marker (after a vowel)
3	-을	Particules	object marker (after a consonant)
4	-에	Particules	at, in, on; to (place or time)
5	-다	Particules	plain declarative ending
6	-의	Particules	of, 's (possessive)
7	-고	Particules	and (joins clauses)
8	-은	Particules	topic marker (after a consonant)
9	-가	Particules	subject marker (after a vowel)
10	-를	Particules	object marker (after a vowel)
11	하다	Verbes	to do
12	-들	Particules	plural marker
13	한	Déterminants	about, around
14	-도	Particules	also, too; even
15	것	Noms	thing; something; that which; what
16	-게	Particules	to, for (a person; short for -에게)
17	-에서	Particules	at, in (where an action happens); from
18	-으로	Particules	to, toward; by, with (after a consonant)
19	자기	Noms	oneself
20	일	Numéraux	one
21	-나	Particules	or; about, roughly
22	-로	Particules	to, toward; by, with (after a vowel)
23	-아	Particules	hey (calling someone, after a consonant)
24	-과	Particules	and; with (after a consonant)
25	그	Déterminants	that (of what has been already said or known)
26	수	Déterminants	a few, several
27	-와	Particules	and; with (after a vowel)
28	이다	Particules	For the Korean copula ("to be")
29	되다	Verbes	to become
30	-만	Particules	only, just
31	안	Adverbes	not
32	-요	Particules	polite sentence ending
33	주	Déterminants	main; principal
34	월	Noms	month
35	말	Noms	horse
36	-니	Particules	casual question ending
37	내	Pronoms	allomorph of 나
38	제	Pronoms	allomorph of 저
39	-더	Particules	A vocative case marker showing respect for the
40	사람	Noms	human being, person
41	자	Numéraux	10²⁴
42	-야	Particules	Post-vowel allomorphic form of -아
43	아니	Adverbes	no; not
44	-여	Particules	Post-vowel allomorphic form of -이여
45	우리	Pronoms	we
46	-에게	Particules	to, for (a person or animal)
47	때	Noms	time; occasion
48	-라고	Particules	that, saying (quotative)
49	전	Déterminants	ex-; previous
50	-며	Particules	Post-vowel allomorph form of -이며 (-imyeo, “and”)
51	-라	Particules	suffix used after words ending with a vowel
52	네	Déterminants	four (of something)
53	저	Déterminants	that (distal determiner)
54	알다	Verbes	to know
55	님	Pronoms	you (second-person pronoun)
56	잘	Adverbes	well
57	등	Noms	rank
58	-까지	Particules	until, as far as, up to
59	오	Numéraux	five
60	-서	Particules	contraction of -에서 (-eseo)
61	못	Adverbes	cannot
62	생각	Noms	thought
63	번	Déterminants	having been earned
64	자동차	Noms	automobile, car
65	딸기	Noms	strawberry
66	두	Numéraux	two (as a determiner before a noun or classifier)
67	시간	Noms	time
68	-면서	Particules	while, as (doing both)
69	-부터	Particules	from, starting at
70	성	Déterminants	saint
71	보다	Adverbes	relatively, more
72	분	Numéraux	one tenth, ¹⁄₁₀
73	명	Noms	command; order
74	원	Noms	won
75	살	Noms	arrow
76	위	Noms	above, upper, upside, top
77	걸다	Verbes	to hang, to suspend
78	다른	Déterminants	different, other
79	지금	Adverbes	now
80	만들다	Verbes	to make
81	때문	Noms	cause
82	어서	Adverbes	quickly
83	왜	Adverbes	why
84	여자	Noms	woman
85	무어	Pronoms	What
86	좀	Adverbes	little while, short time
87	후	Noms	after
88	하나	Numéraux	one (independently, without a classifier)
89	-같이	Particules	like, in a similar way
90	날	Noms	day (twenty-four hours, a thirtieth of the month)
91	시작	Noms	start, beginning
92	너무	Adverbes	too, excessively
93	사랑	Noms	love; affection (emotion)
94	그리고	Adverbes	and, also
95	군	Pronoms	you; used chiefly when addressing younger men
96	차	Noms	vehicle (usually refers to car)
97	게임	Noms	game, especially computer games
98	및	Adverbes	and, additionally
99	사용	Noms	usage in order to fulfill a purpose or role
100	거	Pronoms	contraction of 그것 (geugeot, “that, that thing”)
101	너	Pronoms	second-person singular informal pronoun; you
102	위해	Noms	harm; danger
103	줄	Noms	string, rope
104	집	Noms	home, house
105	함께	Adverbes	together
106	다음	Noms	the next, the following
107	-보다	Particules	than (comparison)
108	가지	Noms	twig or branch
109	남자	Noms	man
110	또	Adverbes	also
111	사	Numéraux	four
112	-랑	Particules	and; with (colloquial)
113	대한	Noms	great grudge
114	오늘	Adverbes	today
115	이런	Déterminants	like this; such
116	이상	Noms	an amount more than
117	함	Noms	box
118	길	Noms	a road, a path, a street, a track; passage, thoroughfare
119	다시	Adverbes	again, once more
120	데	Noms	place
121	모든	Déterminants	all, every, each
122	애	Noms	anxiety; impatience
123	필요	Noms	need; necessity
124	이야기	Noms	talk
125	지다	Verbes	to fall; to sink; to set; to go down
126	문제	Noms	problem, issue, question
127	서울	Noms	capital; large city
128	씨	Noms	seed, kernel
129	곳	Noms	place
130	정말	Adverbes	really; truly
131	죽	Noms	in a manner arranged in a row; while arranging in a row
132	세	Numéraux	three (before a noun or classifier)
133	형	Noms	older brother of a male
134	아이	Noms	child, kid
135	자신	Noms	one's body
136	서다	Verbes	to stand
137	마음	Noms	mind, heart (i.e. one's emotions)
138	난	Pronoms	topic-marked form of 나 (na)
139	세계	Noms	the world, the Earth
140	달	Noms	moon; the Moon
141	이름	Noms	name; full name
142	남	Noms	man, male
143	-처럼	Particules	like, as
144	가장	Adverbes	most, -est
145	권	Noms	volume; book
146	끝	Noms	end, final
147	비	Noms	rain
148	속	Noms	the interior or inside
149	지역	Noms	area, district, particular geographic region
150	모두	Adverbes	all, wholly
151	사실	Adverbes	in fact, actually
152	음	Noms	sound (in general)
153	-한테	Particules	to, for (a person; colloquial)
154	많이	Adverbes	many, much, a lot, plenty, in abundance
155	바로	Adverbes	truly, without lie or deception
156	학교	Noms	school
157	회	Noms	sliced raw meat or fish; sashimi
158	가능	Noms	possibility; potentiality
159	그런	Déterminants	like that, such
160	앞	Noms	fore, front
161	상	Noms	top, best, first (grade or class)
162	그냥	Adverbes	simply; just like that; just as it is
163	-엔	Particules	contraction of 에는 (-e-neun)
164	간	Numéraux	10³⁶
165	이제	Noms	now, and now
166	물	Noms	water
167	진짜	Adverbes	really; actually
168	호	Noms	number, issue, edition
169	-으	Particules	Gangwon, Hamgyong, Yukjin, and Russia form of -을
170	경우	Noms	conditions, circumstances
171	동안	Noms	interval, period of time
172	첫	Déterminants	first; initial
173	장	Noms	marketplace
174	본	Déterminants	this, the item in question
175	따르다	Verbes	to follow
176	타	Déterminants	other; another
177	-쓰	Particules	Used after a noun, a personal name
178	-예	Particules	Gyeongsang form of -요
179	손	Noms	hand (organ of humans and humanoid animals)
180	정도	Noms	degree, extent
181	조	Numéraux	trillion (million million)
182	당	Noms	justice
183	대표	Noms	something which is representative
184	도록	Noms	catalogue
185	영화	Noms	movie, film
186	대하다	Verbes	to pertain or relate to a topic
187	보이다	Verbes	to be seen
188	-라도	Particules	Post-vowel allomorphic form of -이라도 (-irado, “even”)
189	-뿐	Particules	only, nothing more than, just
190	뒤	Noms	back, latter, rear
191	마	Noms	jinx; devil, demon; evil spirit / influence
192	사이트	Noms	site, website
193	세상	Noms	world
194	크	Noms	alternative name for the jamo 키읔 (kieuk)
195	큰	Déterminants	conjugative form of 크다 (keuda, “big”): big; grown up
196	부	Noms	lead
197	여기	Pronoms	here
198	실	Noms	thread, yarn, string
199	보내다	Verbes	to send, to dispatch
200	당신	Pronoms	second person singular plain pronoun; you
201	돈	Noms	money
202	어떤	Déterminants	what kind of
203	-다가	Particules	An emphatic particle
204	눈	Noms	eye (organ allowing animals to see)
205	처음	Adverbes	first-time
206	팀	Noms	team
207	만나다	Verbes	to meet; to see (someone)
208	또한	Adverbes	also, too, furthermore
209	아서	Interjections	An interjection used in intimate-style sentences to
210	이번	Noms	this time; this occasion
211	이유	Noms	reason; cause
212	열	Numéraux	ten
213	미	Noms	beauty
214	별	Déterminants	special, extraordinary, different, unusual
215	-인데	Particules	to
216	밖	Noms	outside
217	키	Noms	key (generally electronic)
218	-스	Particules	-'s
219	감사	Noms	gratitude; thanks
220	또는	Adverbes	if not; alternatively
221	밤	Noms	night
222	불	Noms	fire; flame
223	사진	Noms	photograph, picture
224	안전	Noms	safety
225	여성	Noms	female, woman, womenfolk, womankind
226	온	Déterminants	all, whole, entire
227	현재	Adverbes	now, at present; currently
228	통하다	Verbes	to pass through, from one end to the other
229	계속	Adverbes	continuously
230	방송	Noms	broadcasting
231	아직	Adverbes	still
232	이거	Pronoms	this thing, this matter
233	점	Noms	point, spot; dot, period, full stop
234	용	Noms	dragon
235	들다	Verbes	to come in, go in, get in, enter
236	구	Déterminants	former; defunct
237	늘다	Verbes	to increase
238	참여	Noms	participation
239	활동	Noms	activity
240	소	Noms	cow; bull; ox; cattle
241	무슨	Déterminants	what, what kind of
242	나라	Noms	country, nation
243	단	Adverbes	but, however
244	몇	Déterminants	how many
245	방법	Noms	way; means; manner; method
246	사회	Noms	society
247	란	Noms	egg
248	어디	Pronoms	where
249	위하다	Verbes	to help, to serve, to benefit; to honour, to esteem
250	정보	Noms	information
251	중요	Noms	the state of being important; importance
252	기다	Verbes	to crawl, to creep, to grovel
253	그래서	Adverbes	therefore, accordingly, because of that
254	이후	Noms	the time following a given point in time; thenceforth
255	정부	Noms	national government, particularly the executive branch
256	진행	Noms	progress
257	최고	Noms	the peak, the pinnacle, the topmost point
258	법	Noms	law
259	천	Numéraux	thousand
260	작	Noms	作: a work by (someone)
261	준비	Noms	readiness, preparation
262	총	Noms	gun; rifle; machine gun
263	까다	Verbes	to peel
264	문	Noms	door
265	그것	Pronoms	that (thing near the listener)
266	근데	Adverbes	however; but
267	돼	Verbes	infinitive of 되다 (doeda)
268	드	Noms	alternative name for the jamo 디읃 (dieut)
269	새	Déterminants	new, novel; fresh
270	재	Noms	ash
271	확인	Noms	check; confirmation; verification; affirmation
272	인제	Adverbes	now, but late (overdue); finally
273	방	Classificateurs	Counter for shots or rounds fired by a gun or cannon
274	인간	Noms	human, human being
275	제작	Noms	production, manufacture
276	테	Noms	something that goes around the outside of something
277	해도	Noms	chart (of the sea)
278	리	Noms	way, reason, sense
279	나오다	Verbes	to come out, come forth
280	가족	Noms	household; family
281	계	Noms	kye, a Korean rotating savings and credit association
282	계획	Noms	a plan
283	교육	Noms	education
284	국가	Noms	political state, nation, country, polity
285	대통령	Noms	president of a country
286	문화	Noms	culture
287	배	Noms	abdomen, belly (of a human or animal)
288	약	Adverbes	approximately; about
289	연구	Noms	research
290	트	Classificateurs	number of attempts
291	결과	Adverbes	as a result of
292	도시	Adverbes	at all (in a negative context)
293	바	Noms	bar; pub; bar parlour
294	사건	Noms	a noteworthy or remarkable incident
295	상태	Noms	condition, status
296	조금	Adverbes	a little; a bit
297	참	Adverbes	truly, really
298	결정	Noms	decision
299	경기	Noms	a sporting or athletic competition or match
300	관련	Noms	connection, relation
301	그러나	Adverbes	but, however
302	둘	Numéraux	two
303	모습	Noms	the appearance of a person
304	없이	Adverbes	without, lacking
305	초	Noms	the SI unit of time, second
306	피	Noms	blood (bodily fluid)
307	시키다	Verbes	to cause to do or happen
308	관계	Noms	connection; relationship
309	라면	Noms	instant noodle
310	막	Noms	tent, hut, shack, shelter
311	반	Noms	party; group
312	사이	Noms	gap; space between
313	생	Noms	life
314	아들	Noms	son
315	이용	Noms	use; utilization
316	힘	Noms	strength; power
317	노래	Noms	song
318	누구	Pronoms	who
319	몸	Noms	body (of a human or animal)
320	상황	Noms	conditions, the situation
321	십	Numéraux	ten
322	포함	Noms	inclusion
323	프로그램	Noms	program
324	들어가다	Verbes	to go into; to enter
325	글	Noms	a piece of writing
326	기술	Noms	technology
327	뜻	Noms	meaning, sense, significance
328	마지막	Noms	the end; the last thing
329	머리	Noms	head
330	이것	Pronoms	this
331	갖	Noms	leather, hide
332	공개	Noms	Opening to the public
333	기록	Noms	a record (of something)
334	부분	Noms	portion; section; part
335	안녕	Noms	peace; tranquility
336	위치	Noms	location
337	의미	Noms	meaning (of words or deeds)
338	이미	Adverbes	already
339	전화	Noms	telephone, phone
340	지원	Noms	support; aid
341	질	Noms	quality
342	내일	Adverbes	tomorrow
343	-께	Particules	The honorific form of the particle 에게 (ege) meaning to
344	대학	Noms	college, university
345	물론	Adverbes	of course, certainly, naturally
346	여러	Déterminants	several, various
347	무	Noms	nothing, nothingness
348	개발	Noms	development
349	그녀	Pronoms	she
350	발견	Noms	find; discovery
351	하루	Noms	a day, 24 hours
352	그럼	Adverbes	then, in that case
353	아무	Déterminants	any
354	언제	Pronoms	when
355	올	Déterminants	this year
356	인가	Noms	permission, license
357	자리	Noms	space, place, site (occupied by something or someone)
358	-이랑	Particules	and
359	기억	Noms	recall; the faculty of memory
360	듯	Noms	as if; in a manner suggesting that
361	발표	Noms	presentation; exhibition; announcement; release
362	엄마	Noms	mum, mummy
363	여러분	Noms	ladies and gentlemen; everyone (present)
364	역사	Noms	history
365	운동	Noms	exercise, physical activity; sport, sports
366	이해	Noms	understanding, comprehension of something
367	출장	Noms	going out somewhere on business, a business trip
368	양	Déterminants	two; both
369	시대	Noms	historical age or period
370	-만큼	Particules	the degree or extent to which
371	가격	Noms	monetary price
372	갈	Noms	a fork of a forked tenon
373	꼭	Adverbes	absolutely; surely
374	아버지	Noms	father (parent)
375	누	Noms	trouble, imposition (chiefly in some idioms)
376	삼	Numéraux	three
377	일어나다	Verbes	to arise, get up; to wake up
378	김	Noms	laver
379	역시	Adverbes	too, also
380	편	Noms	side
381	행복	Noms	happiness
382	회사	Noms	a company
383	-마다	Particules	each, every
384	국민	Noms	people of a nation
385	기준	Noms	a fundamental standard or criterion
386	꿈	Noms	dream
387	부산	Noms	din; ruckus; commotion
388	인터넷	Noms	Internet
389	책	Noms	book
390	항상	Adverbes	always
391	가지다	Verbes	to have, to possess
392	각	Déterminants	each
393	거리	Noms	road, street
394	거의	Adverbes	almost, nearly
395	경제	Noms	economy
396	기분	Noms	feeling, mood
397	대상	Noms	target; object
398	먼저	Adverbes	first in time or sequence
399	배우	Noms	actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or film)
400	아침	Noms	morning
401	얼굴	Noms	face
402	운영	Noms	management; administration; operation
403	존재	Noms	existence
404	코	Noms	nose
405	판매	Noms	selling; sale
406	내용	Noms	that which is contained in a container
407	병원	Noms	hospital
408	아주	Adverbes	very
409	조사	Noms	exposure to light
410	존	Noms	zone
411	추천	Noms	recommendation
412	백	Numéraux	hundred
413	왕	Noms	king; monarch
414	교수	Noms	instruction
415	구성	Noms	configuration, arrangement, composition
416	기업	Noms	a business
417	답	Noms	answer, reply
418	일반	Noms	general; common
419	자유	Noms	freedom, liberty
420	쪽	Noms	in a manner indeed arranged in a row
421	팔	Numéraux	eight
422	혼자	Noms	solitude
423	산	Noms	mountain
424	아기	Noms	unweaned baby, child
425	과정	Noms	course
426	대로	Noms	the same way as, the manner of
427	대부분	Noms	the majority, the better part
428	매우	Adverbes	very, extremely
429	사업	Noms	business
430	삶	Noms	life; living
431	서로	Pronoms	each other, one another
432	선택	Noms	selection; choice; option
433	작품	Noms	a creative work or product
434	정치	Noms	politics; governmental affairs
435	준	Verbes	given: Past determiner form of 주다 (juda, “to give”)
436	직접	Adverbes	directly
437	학생	Noms	student, scholar, school pupil
438	쓰다	Verbes	to wear, to put on
439	개인	Noms	an individual or individuals; a private person
440	결국	Adverbes	in the end, ultimately
441	대회	Noms	a competition, contest or tournament
442	비교	Noms	comparison
443	성공	Noms	success
444	스포츠	Noms	sports
445	음악	Noms	music
446	응	Interjections	yes
447	의원	Noms	member of a parliament or assembly
448	특별	Noms	The state or quality of being special
449	-이다	Particules	to be
450	센터	Noms	center (place where some function or activity occurs)
451	돌	Noms	rock, stone; pebble
452	알리다	Verbes	to inform, to announce, to make known
453	-로서	Particules	Post-vowel and post-ㄹ (l) allomorphic form of -으로서
454	뉴스	Noms	a news broadcast
455	도움	Noms	help; assistance; favour, favor
456	발생	Noms	occurrence, incidence
457	부탁	Noms	request, favor
458	어느	Déterminants	which
459	인생	Noms	one's life
460	카	Noms	car
461	풀	Noms	herbaceous plants, particularly grass
462	주어	Noms	subject (of a sentence)
463	식	Noms	ceremony, ritual, expression
464	결혼	Noms	marriage
465	국제	Noms	international, internationality
466	그거	Pronoms	it, that thing
467	그래도	Adverbes	nevertheless
468	딸	Noms	daughter (female child)
469	쉬	Noms	pee-pee, wee-wee
470	이게	Pronoms	this thing (as the subject of the sentence or clause)
471	정신	Noms	mind; consciousness; pneuma; psyche
472	추가	Noms	addition
473	관하다	Verbes	to be in relation to, with regard to
474	베다	Verbes	to cut, to chop
475	오다	Verbes	to come (to move towards the speaker)
476	멀다	Verbes	to go blind
477	관리	Noms	administration, management, supervision
478	구나	Noms	act of catching a criminal
479	르	Noms	alternative name for the jamo 리을 (rieul)
480	말씀	Noms	word or speech
481	무료	Noms	free, at no cost, free of charge
482	선수	Noms	athlete; sportsman; a person who participates in a sport
483	설치	Noms	installation, establishment
484	씩	Adverbes	with a grin
485	앨범	Noms	album
486	얼마나	Adverbes	how long, how much, how many
487	잘못	Adverbes	erroneously
488	전쟁	Noms	war
489	층	Noms	storey or floor
490	특히	Adverbes	in particular, notably
491	해외	Noms	overseas
492	공연	Noms	a public performance
493	기대	Noms	expectation; hope
494	다양	Noms	diversity; variety
495	당시	Noms	the time in question
496	아래	Noms	below, bottom, lower, underneath
497	억	Numéraux	hundred million
498	완전	Adverbes	absolutely, completely, totally
499	위원회	Noms	committee
500	바라다	Verbes	to wish, to want, to desire, to hope for, to long for

Les 500 mots du niveau A1 sont sur cette page, gratuitement et sans inscription.

Le reste de la liste

A2A2 Élémentaire : 500 mots de plus-느 · 공격 · 그런데 · 급 · 모델
B1B1 Intermédiaire : 750 mots de plus차례 · 처 · 출연 · 포기 · 경
B2B2 Intermédiaire supérieur : 750 mots de plus서버 · 성우 · 신용 · 실력 · 웃음

De A2 à B2 font partie d'Oqou Pro, dans l'application, où vous pouvez aussi envoyer n'importe quel mot directement en révision espacée et le revoir le jour où vous alliez l'oublier.

D'où cela vient

L'ordre est mesuré : il vient de la fréquence de chaque mot dans un grand corpus, comptée sur toutes les formes d'un mot plutôt que forme par forme, si bien qu'un verbe est classé là où on le rencontre réellement. Les frontières entre niveaux, elles, sont une convention et non une mesure. Rien ne dit que le mot 501 soit plus difficile que le 500 ; les niveaux sont coupés là où les collections de lectures graduées coupent les leurs.

wordfreq 3.1 (frequency order) + en.wiktionary via kaikki.org (part of speech, gender, gloss). Corpus lu le 2026-09-16.

Questions

D'où vient cet ordre ?

De la fréquence de chaque mot dans un grand corpus d'écrits ordinaires. La fréquence est additionnée sur toutes les formes d'un mot et attribuée à la forme de dictionnaire, si bien qu'un verbe se classe là où un lecteur le rencontre vraiment, au lieu d'être dilué sur une douzaine de terminaisons.

Pourquoi ces listes sont-elles plus courtes que celles de 5 000 ou 10 000 mots ?

Parce qu'au-delà de 2 500 environ, un rang de fréquence ne veut plus dire grand-chose. Le mot 6 000 d'un corpus web n'est pas un mot plus difficile, c'est un mot qui se trouve être fréquent dans la presse. Les collections de lectures graduées s'arrêtent près de 2 500 pour la même raison.

Tous les mots sont-ils de vrais mots de dictionnaire ?

Oui. Chaque entrée est vérifiée dans le Wiktionnaire de la langue, d'où viennent la catégorie grammaticale, le genre et le sens. C'est cette vérification qui retire les noms propres, les lettres isolées et le bruit de corpus dont les listes de fréquence brutes sont pleines.

Ai-je besoin de l'application ?

Pas pour cette page. La liste A1 est gratuite ici et gratuite dans l'application. De A2 à B2 font partie d'Oqou Pro, et l'application est aussi l'endroit où un mot peut passer d'une liste à une file de révision, ce qu'une page ne sait pas faire.

Un locuteur natif a-t-il vérifié tout cela ?

Pas encore. L'ordre de fréquence et la catégorie grammaticale sont mécaniques, et les sens viennent d'un dictionnaire plutôt que d'une rédaction à la main, mais rien ici n'est passé par une relecture native. Si vous repérez un sens techniquement juste et pratiquement inutile, nous aimerions le savoir.