The 57 most common Russian adverbs

These are the 57 adverbs among the 500 most common Russian words, in the order a corpus of everyday writing says you will meet them.

Meanings are given in English on this page. In the app they appear in your own language, translated on your device.

#	Word	Type	Meaning
32	так	Adverbs	so, thus; like this
38	только	Adverbs	only, but
47	еще	Adverbs	still, yet; more, another
60	может	Adverbs	maybe, perhaps
67	очень	Adverbs	very, really, much, very much
69	также	Adverbs	also, too, as well, likewise
85	даже	Adverbs	even
86	можно	Adverbs	one may, it is possible
87	просто	Adverbs	simply, plainly, just
89	больше	Adverbs	any more
90	сейчас	Adverbs	now (presently, at present, at the moment)
93	более	Adverbs	more
110	теперь	Adverbs	now, at present
112	всего	Adverbs	in total, in all
113	сегодня	Adverbs	today
125	почему	Adverbs	why (due to what, on what grounds)
133	тем	Adverbs	the (to that degree, to the same degree)
140	всегда	Adverbs	always
144	право	Adverbs	indeed, really
148	здесь	Adverbs	here
149	потому	Adverbs	therefore, because of that, consequently
157	однако	Adverbs	however, yet, still
158	много	Adverbs	much
159	тут	Adverbs	here
164	тогда	Adverbs	then (at that time)
172	ещё	Adverbs	still, yet; more, another
173	потом	Adverbs	afterwards, afterward, after that
175	хорошо	Adverbs	well, right
190	вместе	Adverbs	together, coupled with, along with
191	лишь	Adverbs	only, merely, just
193	лучше	Adverbs	rather
204	именно	Adverbs	Used to emphasise
205	поэтому	Adverbs	so, therefore, that's why
209	конечно	Adverbs	of course, certainly
222	вообще	Adverbs	generally, in general, usually
231	дома	Adverbs	at home
241	никогда	Adverbs	never
255	почти	Adverbs	almost, nearly
305	смерть	Adverbs	dying to, dying for
334	например	Adverbs	for example, for instance, e.g
346	затем	Adverbs	then, thereupon, after that
350	сразу	Adverbs	at once, simultaneously
360	снова	Adverbs	anew
361	совсем	Adverbs	quite, entirely, totally
384	куда	Adverbs	where?
388	дальше	Adverbs	furthermore
443	плохо	Adverbs	bad, badly (in a bad manner)
444	слишком	Adverbs	too (more than enough), too much
458	иногда	Adverbs	sometimes, at times
471	возможно	Adverbs	perhaps, possibly, as ... as possible
476	менее	Adverbs	less
480	немного	Adverbs	a little, some
490	давно	Adverbs	long ago
491	зачем	Adverbs	why, what for
492	раньше	Adverbs	earlier, before, in the past
493	рядом	Adverbs	alongside, beside, side by side, nearby
495	часто	Adverbs	frequently, often

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The rest of the list

A2A2 Beginner: 500 more wordsголос · задача · объект · век · ситуация
B1B1 Intermediate: 750 more wordsдни · практически · трудно · ю · сообщить
B2B2 Upper intermediate: 750 more wordsолимпиада · кампания · боевик · битва · секунда

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Where this comes from

The order is measured: it comes from how often each word appears in a large corpus, counted across all the forms of a word rather than each form separately, so a verb is ranked where you really meet it. The band edges are a convention rather than a measurement. Nothing says word 501 is harder than word 500; the levels are cut where established graded reader series cut theirs.

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

Questions

Where does the order come from?

From how often each word appears in a large corpus of everyday writing. Frequency is counted across all the forms of a word and attributed to the dictionary form, so a verb is ranked where a reader really meets it rather than being spread thinly over a dozen endings.

Why are these lists shorter than the ones with 5,000 or 10,000 words?

Because past about 2,500 a frequency rank stops meaning much. Rank 6,000 in a web corpus is not a harder word, it is a word that happens to be common in journalism. Established graded reader series top out near 2,500 headwords for the same reason.

Is every word in the list a real dictionary word?

Yes. Every headword is checked against the language's own Wiktionary entry, which is where the part of speech, the gender and the meaning come from. That check is what removes the proper nouns, single letters and corpus noise that raw frequency lists are full of.

Do I need the app?

Not for this page. The A1 list is free here and free in the app. A2 to B2 are part of Oqou Pro, and the app is also where a word can go from a list into a review queue, which is the part a page cannot do.

Has a native speaker checked these?

Not yet. The frequency order and the part of speech are mechanical, and the meanings come from a dictionary rather than being written by hand, but nothing here has been through native review. If you spot a meaning that is technically right and practically useless, we would like to hear about it.