Most Common Russian Words 1 страница
This page provides the frequency list of 1000 most common Russian words and their English translations. Learning most used words early in your Russian study will have a significant impact on your mastery of the Russian language. According to statistical analysis of contemporary Russian texts, knowing the first thousand of most frequent lemmas will enable you to recognize nearly 65% of the Russian word forms.
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Rank
Russian word
English translation
Part of speech
1.
и
and, though
conjunction
2.
в
in, at
preposition
3.
не
not
particle
4.
он
he
pronoun
5.
на
on, it, at, to
preposition
6.
я
I
pronoun
7.
что
what, that, why
сonjunction, pronoun
8.
тот
that
adjective, pronoun
9.
быть
to be
verb
10.
с
with, and, from, of
preposition
11.
а
while, and, but
conjunction
12.
весь
all, everything
pron, noun
13.
это
that, this, it
pronoun
14.
как
how, what, as, like
adverb, conj
15.
она
she
pronoun
16.
по
on, along, by
preposition
17.
но
but
conjunction, noun
18.
они
they
pronoun
19.
к
to, for, by
preposition
20.
у
by, with, of
preposition
21.
ты
you, thou
pronoun
22.
из
from, of, in
preposition
23.
мы
we
pronoun
24.
за
behind, over, at, after
preposition
25.
вы
you
pronoun
26.
так
so, thus, then
adverb
27.
же
and, as for, but, same
conj, particle
28.
от
from, of, for
preposition
29.
сказать
to say, to speak
verb
30.
этот
this
pronoun
31.
который
which, who, that
pronoun
32.
мочь
be able
verb
33.
человек
man, person
noun
34.
о
of, about, against
preposition
35.
один
one, some, alone
cardinal number, pronoun
36.
ещё
still, yet
adverb
37.
бы
would
particle
38.
такой
such, so, some
pronoun
39.
только
only, merely, but
adverb, conj
40.
себя
myself, himself, herself
pron, particle
41.
своё
one's own, my, our
pronoun, noun
42.
какой
what, which, how
pronoun
43.
когда
when, while, as
adverb, conj
44.
уже
already, by now
adverb
45.
для
for, to
preposition
46.
вот
here, there, this is, that's
particle
47.
кто
who, that, some
pronoun
48.
да
yes, but
conj, particle
49.
говорить
to say, to tell, to speak
verb
50.
год
year
noun
51.
знать
to know, be aware
verb
52.
мой
my, mine
pronoun
53.
до
to, up to, about, before
preposition
54.
или
or
conjunction
55.
если
if
conjunction
56.
время
time, season
noun
57.
рука
hand, arm
noun
58.
нет
no, not, but
negation
59.
самый
most, the very, the same
pronoun
60.
ни
not a, not, neither… nor
conj, particle
61.
стать
to become, begin, come
verb
62.
большой
big, large, important
adjective
63.
даже
even
particle
64.
другой
other, another, different
pronoun
65.
наш
our, ours
pronoun
66.
свой
my, our, your
pronoun
67.
ну
now, right, well, come on
interj, particle
68.
под
under, for, towards, to
preposition
69.
где
where
adverb
70.
дело
business, affair, matter
noun
71.
есть
to eat, to be
verb
72.
сам
myself, yourself
pronoun
73.
раз
time, once, since
noun, adverb
74.
чтобы
that, in order that
conjunction, particle
75.
два
two
cardinal number
76.
там
there, then
adverb
77.
чем
than; instead of
conjunction, particle
78.
глаз
eye; sight
noun
79.
жизнь
life
noun
80.
первый
first, front, former
adjective, number
81.
день
day
noun
82.
тут
here, now, then
adverb
83.
во
in, at; super, exactly
preposition, particle
84.
ничто
nothing
pronoun
85.
потом
afterwards, then
adverb
86.
очень
very
adverb
87.
со
with
preposition
88.
хотеть
to want, like
verb
89.
ли
whether, if
conj, particle
90.
при
attached to, in the presence of, by, about; masterrussian, dot com
preposition
91.
голова
head, mind, brains
noun
92.
надо
over, above, ought to
prep, verb
93.
без
without
preposition
94.
видеть
to see
verb
95.
идти
to go, come
verb
96.
теперь
now, nowadays
adverb
97.
тоже
also, as well, too
adverb
98.
стоять
to stand, be, stand up
verb
99.
друг
friend
noun
100.
дом
house, home
noun
101.
сейчас
now, presently, soon
adverb
102.
можно
one can
predicate
103.
после
after, afterwards
preposition
104.
слово
word
noun
105.
здесь
here
adverb
106.
думать
to think; believe
verb
107.
место
place; seat
noun
108.
спросить
to ask
verb
109.
через
through, across
preposition
110.
лицо
face; person
noun
111.
что
what, which, that
pronoun
112.
тогда
then
adverb
113.
ведь
you see, you know
conj
114.
хороший
good, nice (see #152)
adjective
115.
каждый
each, every
pronoun
116.
новый
new; modern
adjective
117.
жить
to live
verb
118.
должный
due, proper
adjective
119.
смотреть
to look, watch
verb
120.
почему
why
adverb
121.
потому
that's why
adverb
122.
сторона
side, party
noun
123.
просто
simply
adverb
124.
нога
foot, leg
noun
125.
сидеть
to sit
verb
126.
понять
to understand; realize
verb
127.
иметь
to have, own
verb
128.
конечный
final, last
adjective
129.
делать
to do, make
verb
130.
вдруг
suddenly
adverb
131.
над
above, over
preposition
132.
взять
to take
verb
133.
никто
nobody
pronoun
134.
сделать
to do, make, finish
verb
135.
дверь
door
noun
136.
перед
before, in front of
preposition
137.
нужный
necessary
adjective
138.
понимать
to understand
verb
139.
казаться
to seem, appear; masterrussian, dot com
verb
140.
работа
work, job
noun
141.
три
three
cardinal number
142.
ваш
yours
pronoun
143.
уж
really, already
adverb, particle
144.
земля
earth, land, soil
noun
145.
конец
end, distance
noun
146.
несколько
several, some
adverb
147.
час
hour, time
noun
148.
голос
voice
noun
149.
город
town, city
noun
150.
последний
last, the latest, new
adjective
151.
пока
for the present
adverb
152.
хорошо
well (see #114)
adverb
153.
давать
to give; let, allow
verb
154.
вода
water
noun
155.
более
more
adverb
156.
хотя
although
conjunction
157.
всегда
always
adverb
158.
второй
second
ordinal number
159.
куда
where, what for, much
adverb
160.
пойти
to go
verb
161.
стол
table, desk; board
noun
162.
ребёнок
child, kid, infant
noun
163.
увидеть
to see
verb
164.
сила
strength, force
noun
165.
отец
father (see #918)
noun
166.
женщина
woman
noun
167.
машина
car, machine, engine
noun
168.
случай
case, occasion, incident
noun
169.
ночь
night
noun
170.
сразу
at once, right away, just
adverb
171.
мир
world
noun
172.
совсем
quite, entirely, totally
adverb
173.
остаться
to remain, stay (see #297)
verb
174.
об
about, of (see #34)
preposition
175.
вид
appearance, look, view
noun
176.
выйти
to go out, come out, appear
verb
177.
дать
to give; masterrussian, dot com
verb
178.
работать
to work
verb
179.
любить
to love
verb
180.
старый
old
adjective
181.
почти
almost
adverb
182.
ряд
row, line
noun
183.
оказаться
find oneself, turn out
verb
184.
начало
beginning, origin, source
noun
185.
твой
your, yours (informal)
pronoun
186.
вопрос
question, matter, problem
noun
187.
много
many, much (see #799)
adverb
188.
война
war
noun
189.
снова
again
adverb
190.
ответить
to answer, reply (see #404)
verb
191.
между
between, among
preposition
192.
подумать
to think
verb
193.
опять
again
adverb
194.
белый
white
adjective
195.
деньги
money
noun
196.
значить
to mean, signify
verb
197.
про
about, for
preposition
198.
лишь
only, as soon as
adverb, conj
199.
минута
minute, moment
noun
200.
жена
wife
noun
201.
посмотреть
to take a look, watch, inspect
verb
202.
правда
truth
noun
203.
главный
main, chief
adjective
204.
страна
country
noun
205.
свет
light;world
noun
206.
ждать
to wait
verb
207.
мать
mother
noun
208.
будто
as if, as though
conjunction
209.
никогда
never
adverb
210.
товарищ
comrade, friend
noun
211.
дорога
road, way, journey
noun
212.
однако
however, though
conj, misc
213.
лежать
to lie, be situated
verb
214.
именно
namely, just
misc
215.
окно
window, windowsill
noun
216.
никакой
no, none
pronoun
217.
найти
to find, discover, consider
verb
218.
писать
to write
verb
219.
комната
a room
noun
220.
Москва
Moscow
noun
221.
часть
part, share, department
noun
222.
вообще
in general, altogether, on the whole
adverb
223.
книга
a book
noun
224.
маленький
small, little
adjective
225.
улица
street; masterrussian, dot com
noun
226.
решить
to decide, solve
verb
227.
далекий
distant, remote
adjective
228.
душа
soul, spirit
noun
229.
чуть
hardly, slightly
adverb
230.
вернуться
to return
verb
231.
утро
morning
noun
232.
некоторый
some
pronoun
233.
считать
to count, consider
verb
234.
сколько
how much, how many
cardinal
235.
помнить
to remember
verb
236.
вечер
evening
noun
237.
пол
floor; sex
noun
238.
таки
after all
particle
239.
получить
to receive, get, obtain
verb
240.
народ
people, nation
noun
241.
плечо
shoulder, upper arm
noun
242.
хоть
even, if you want, though
conjunction
243.
сегодня
today
adverb
244.
бог
god
noun
245.
вместе
together
adverb
246.
взгляд
look, glance; view
noun
247.
ходить
to go, walk
verb
248.
зачем
what for, why
adverb
249.
советский
Soviet
adjective
250.
русский
Russian
adjective
251.
бывать
be, visit, happen
verb
252.
полный
full, complete
adj
253.
прийти
to come, arrive (see #464)
verb
254.
палец
finger, toe
noun
255.
Россия
Russia
noun
256.
любой
any, every
pronoun
257.
история
history, story, event
noun
258.
наконец
at last, finally
adverb
259.
мысль
thought, idea
noun
260.
узнать
to know, learn, recognize
verb
261.
назад
back, backwards
adverb
262.
общий
general, common
adjective
263.
заметить
to notice, observe
verb
264.
словно
as if, like
conjunction
265.
прошлый
past
adjective
266.
уйти
to leave, go away
verb
267.
известный
well-known, famous
adjective
268.
давно
long ago
adverb
269.
слышать
to hear
verb
270.
слушать
to listen, hear
verb
271.
бояться
to be afraid, fear
verb
272.
сын
son
noun
273.
нельзя
it is impossible, can't
predicate
274.
прямо
straight, frankly
adverb
275.
долго
for a long time
adverb
276.
быстро
fast, quickly
adverb
277.
лес
forest
noun
278.
похожий
similar, alike
adjective
279.
пора
time; pore (see #1000)
noun
280.
пять
five
cardinal number
281.
глядеть
to look, gaze
verb
282.
оно
it
pronoun
283.
сесть
to sit
verb
284.
имя
name
noun
285.
ж
and, as for, but (see #27)
misc
286.
разговор
talk, conversation
noun
287.
тело
body
noun
288.
молодой
young (see #679); bridegroom (as a noun)
adjective
289.
стена
wall
noun
290.
красный
red
adjective
291.
читать
to read
verb
292.
право
right
noun
293.
старик
old man
noun
294.
ранний
early
adjective
295.
хотеться
want, like
misc (impersonal)
296.
мама
mummy, mum
noun
297.
оставаться
to remain, stay (see #173)
verb
298.
высокий
tall, high
adjective
299.
путь
way, track, path
noun
300.
поэтому
therefore
adverb
301.
совершенно
absolutely, quite
adverb
302.
кроме
except, besides
preposition
303.
тысяча
a thousand
cardinal number
304.
месяц
month
noun
305.
брать
to take; hire
verb
306.
написать
to write
verb
307.
целый
intact, whole, entire
adjective
308.
огромный
huge, enormous
adjective
309.
начинать
to begin (see #413)
verb
310.
спина
back
noun
311.
настоящий
present;real, true
adjective
312.
пусть
let's, though
conj, particle
313.
язык
tongue, language
noun
314.
точно
exactly
adverb
315.
среди
among
preposition
316.
чувствовать
to feel
verb
317.
сердце
heart
noun
318.
вести
to lead
verb
319.
иногда
sometimes
adverb
320.
мальчик
boy
noun
321.
успеть
to be in time, be successful
verb
322.
небо
sky
noun
323.
живой
living, live, lively
adjective
324.
смерть
death
noun
325.
продолжать
to continue
verb
326.
девушка
girl, miss (see #524)
noun
327.
образ
shape, form, image
noun
328.
ко
to, towards, by (see #19)
preposition
329.
забыть
to forget
verb
330.
вокруг
around
preposition
331.
письмо
letter
noun
332.
власть
power
noun
333.
чёрный
black (see #456)
adjective
334.
пройти
to pass, go by, be over (see #543)
verb
335.
появиться
to appear, show up (see #699)
verb
336.
воздух
air
noun
337.
разный
different
adjective
338.
выходить
to go out; nurse (see #176)
verb
339.
просить
to ask
verb
340.
брат
brother
noun
341.
собственный
one's own; masterrussian, dot com
adjective
342.
отношение
relationship, attitude
noun
343.
затем
then, after that
adverb
344.
пытаться
to try
verb
345.
показать
to show, display
verb
346.
вспомнить
to remember, recall
verb
347.
система
system
noun
348.
четыре
four
cardinal number
349.
квартира
flat, apartment
noun
350.
держать
to hold, keep
verb
351.
также
also, as well, too
misc
352.
любовь
love
noun
353.
солдат
soldier
noun
354.
откуда
where… from
adverb
355.
чтоб
that, in order that, (See #74)
misc
356.
называть
to call, name, (See #597)
verb
357.
третий
third
ordinal number
358.
хозяин
master, boss, host
noun
359.
вроде
like, not unlike
preposition, particle
360.
уходить
to leave, go away
verb
361.
подойти
to approach, come up(See #798)
verb
362.
поднять
to lift, raise
verb
363.
особенно
especially, particularly
adverb
364.
спрашивать
to ask, inquire
verb
365.
начальник
chief, head, superior
noun
366.
оба
both
numeral
367.
бросить
to throw
verb
368.
школа
school
noun
369.
парень
boy, fellow, guy
noun
370.
кровь
blood
noun
371.
двадцать
twenty
cardinal numberinal number
372.
солнце
sun
noun
373.
неделя
week
noun
374.
послать
to send, dispatch
verb
375.
находиться
to be found, turn up
verb
376.
ребята
guys, children
noun
377.
поставить
to put, place, set
verb
378.
встать
to get up, rise, stand up
verb
379.
например
for example, for instance
misc
380.
шаг
step
noun
381.
мужчина
man, male
noun
382.
равно
alike, in like manner
adverb
383.
нос
nose
noun
384.
мало
little, few, (See #630)
adverb
385.
внимание
attention
noun
386.
капитан
captain, master
noun
387.
ухо
ear
noun
388.
туда
there
adverb
389.
сюда
here
adverb
390.
играть
to play
verb
391.
следовать
to follow, come next
verb
392.
рассказать
to tell, narrate(See #403)
verb
393.
великий
great
adjective
394.
действительно
indeed, really
adverb
395.
слишком
too, too much
adverb
396.
тяжёлый
heavy
adjective
397.
спать
to sleep
verb
398.
оставить
to leave, abandon
verb
399.
войти
to enter, come in
verb
400.
длинный
long
adjective
401.
чувство
feeling
noun
402.
молчать
to keep silence
verb
403.
рассказывать
to tell, narrate, (See #392)
verb
404.
отвечать
to answer, reply, (See #190)
verb
405.
становиться
to stand; to become
verb
406.
остановиться
to stop
verb
407.
берег
bank, shore, coast
noun
408.
семья
family
noun
409.
искать
to search
verb
410.
генерал
general
noun
411.
момент
moment, instant
noun
412.
десять
ten
cardinal number
413.
начать
to begin(See #309)
verb
414.
следующий
next, following
adjective
415.
личный
personal
adjective
416.
труд
labour, work
noun
417.
верить
to believe; masterrussian, dot com
verb
418.
группа
group
noun
419.
немного
a little
adverb
420.
впрочем
however, though
conjunction
421.
видно
evidently, obviously
misc
422.
являться
to appear
verb
423.
муж
husband
noun
424.
разве
really?, perhaps
particle
425.
движение
movement
noun
426.
порядок
order
noun
427.
ответ
answer, reply
noun
428.
тихо
quietly, softly, slowly
adverb
429.
знакомый
familiar, acquainted
adjective
430.
газета
newspaper
noun
431.
помощь
help
noun
432.
сильный
strong, powerful
adjective
433.
скорый
quick, fast
adjective
434.
собака
dog
noun
435.
дерево
tree
noun
436.
снег
snow
noun
437.
сон
dream
noun
438.
смысл
sense, meaning, purpose
noun
439.
смочь
to be able
verb
440.
против
against, opposite, contrary to
preposition
441.
бежать
to run, hurry
verb
442.
двор
yard, court
noun
443.
форма
form, shape, uniform
noun
444.
простой
simple, easy, plain
adjective
445.
приехать
to arrive, come
verb
446.
иной
different, other
pronoun
447.
кричать
to cry, shout(See #656)
verb
448.
возможность
possibility, opportunity, chance
noun
449.
общество
society
noun
450.
зеленый
green
adjective
451.
грудь
breast, chest
noun
452.
угол
corner, angle
noun
453.
открыть
to open
verb
454.
происходить
to happen, occur, take place
verb
455.
ладно
in harmony, well, all right
adverb
456.
черный
black (as in "she wears black")(See #333)
noun
457.
век
century, age
noun
458.
карман
pocket
noun
459.
ехать
to go, ride, drive, travel
verb of motion
460.
немец
German
noun
461.
наверное
probably, most likely(See #972)
adverb
462.
губа
lip
noun
463.
дядя
uncle
noun
464.
приходить
to come, arrive(See #253)
verb
465.
часто
often
adverb
466.
домой
home(as in "she came home")
adverb
467.
огонь
fire
noun
468.
писатель
writer
noun
469.
армия
army
noun
470.
состояние
state, condition; fortune
noun
471.
зуб
tooth
noun
472.
очередь
line, queue, turn
noun
473.
кой
pronoun
474.
подняться
to rise, climb
verb
475.
камень
stone
noun
476.
гость
guest
noun
477.
показаться
to appear, come in sight
verb
478.
ветер
wind
noun
479.
собираться
to gather together, assemble; intend(See #981)
verb
480.
попасть
to hit; to find oneself
verb
481.
принять
to take, admit, accept(See #643)
verb
482.
сначала
at first, from the beginning
adverb
483.
либо
or
conjunction
484.
поехать
to depart, set off
verb
485.
услышать
to hear
verb
486.
уметь
to be able, know, can
verb
487.
случиться
to happen
verb
488.
странный
strange
adjective
489.
единственный
only, sole
adjective
490.
рота
company (military)
noun
491.
закон
law, act, statue
noun
492.
короткий
short
adjective
493.
море
sea
noun
494.
добрый
kind
adjective
495.
темный
dark
adjective
496.
гора
mountain, hill
noun
497.
врач
physician, doctor
noun
498.
край
border, edge; land, country
noun
499.
стараться
to try, endeavour
verb
500.
лучший
better, best
adjective
501.
река
river
noun
502.
военный
military
adjective
503.
мера
measure, step
noun
504.
страшный
terrible, frightful
adjective
505.
вполне
quite, fully
adverb
506.
звать
to call
verb
507.
произойти
to happen, occur, take place
verb
508.
вперед
forward
preposition
509.
медленно
slowly
adverb
510.
возле
by, near, close by
preposition
511.
никак
in now way, by no means
adverb
512.
заниматься
to be occupied, engage
verb
513.
действие
action, effect
noun
514.
довольно
enough; rather
adverb
515.
вещь
thing
noun
516.
необходимый
necessary
adjective
517.
ход
move
noun
518.
боль
pain
noun
519.
судьба
fate, fortune, destiny
noun
520.
причина
cause, reason, motive
noun
521.
положить
to lay down, put down, place
verb
522.
едва
hardly, just, barely
adverb
523.
черта
line, boundary; trait
noun
524.
девочка
girl, little girl(See #326)
noun
525.
лёгкий
light, easy
adjective
526.
волос
hair
noun
527.
купить
to buy, purchase
verb
528.
номер
number, size, room, issue
noun
529.
основной
main
adjective
530.
широкий
wide
adjective
531.
умереть
to die
verb
532.
далеко
far, far off
adverb
533.
плохо
badly
adverb
534.
глава
head, chief
noun
535.
красивый
beautiful; masterrussian, dot com
adjective
536.
серый
grey; dull
adjective
537.
пить
to drink
verb
538.
командир
commander, commanding officer
noun
539.
обычно
usually
adverb
540.
партия
party
noun
541.
проблема
problem, issue
noun
542.
страх
fear
noun
543.
проходить
to pass, go;study(See #334)
verb
544.
ясно
clear, clearly
adverb
545.
снять
to take away, take off;photograph
verb
546.
бумага
paper
noun
547.
герой
hero
noun
548.
пара
pair, couple
noun
