The most common Czech words, in frequency order

This is a frequency-based Czech word list: words ranked by how often they actually occur in everyday text, with translations and pronunciation. Frequency-based learning means studying words in this order, so every hour goes to the words you will meet most. Learn the first 500 and you will recognise about 51% of the words in everyday Czech. That is Zipf's law, and it is why this list is in this order. The first 250 are below; Zipf teaches all 5,000.

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The 250 most common Czech words

#	Word	IPA	Part of speech	Meaning
1	být	[ˈbiːt]	verb	to be
2	a	[ˈa]	conjunction	and
3	se	[ˈsɛ]	pronoun	oneself
4	v	/v/	preposition	in
5	ten	[ˈtɛn]	pronoun	that
6	na	[ˈna]	preposition	on
7	že	[ˈʒɛ]	conjunction	that
8	mít	[ˈmiːt]	verb	to have
9	z	/z/	preposition	from
10	já	[ˈjaː]	pronoun	I
11	s	/s/	preposition	with
12	on	[ˈon]	pronoun	he
13	do	[ˈdo]	preposition	into
14	který	[ˈktɛriː]	pronoun	which
15	ale	[ˈalɛ]	conjunction	but
16	o	/o/	preposition	about
17	i		conjunction	and
18	tak	[ˈtak]	adverb	so
19	co	[ˈt͡so]	pronoun	what
20	k	[k]	preposition	to
21	pro	[ˈpro]	preposition	for
22	za	[ˈza]	preposition	for; behind; in (time)
23	moci	[ˈmot͡sɪ]	verb	can, to be able to
24	rok	[ˈrok]	noun · masculine	year
25	jako	[ˈjako]	conjunction	as
26	svůj	[ˈsvuːj]	pronoun	one's own
27	jak	[ˈjak]	adverb	how
28	po	[ˈpo]	preposition	after
29	už	[ˈuʃ]	adverb	already
30	od	/ot/	preposition	from
31	všechen	[ˈfʃɛxɛn]	pronoun	all
32	tento	[ˈtɛnto]	pronoun	this
33	chtít	[ˈxciːt]	verb	to want
34	když	[ˈɡdɪʃ]	conjunction	when
35	jen	[ˈjɛn]	adverb	only
36	nebo	[ˈnɛbo]	conjunction	or
37	jeden	[ˈjɛdɛn]	numeral	one
38	vy	[ˈvɪ]	pronoun	you (plural or formal)
39	my	[ˈmɪ]	pronoun	we
40	také	[ˈtakɛː]	adverb	also
41	u	/u/	preposition	at
42	aby	[ˈabɪ]	conjunction	so that
43	člověk	[ˈt͡ʃlovjɛk]	noun · masculine	person
44	jít	[ˈjiːt]	verb	to go (on foot), to walk
45	velký	[ˈvɛlkiː]	adjective	big
46	jeho	[ˈjɛɦo]	pronoun	his
47	muset	[ˈmusɛt]	verb	to have to, must
48	český	[ˈt͡ʃɛskiː]	adjective	Czech
49	tady	[ˈtadɪ]	adverb	here
50	až	[ˈaʃ]	adverb	until
51	nový	[ˈnoviː]	adjective	new
52	stát	[ˈstaːt]	verb	to stand; to become, happen; to cost
53	ty	[ˈtɪ]	pronoun	you
54	vědět	[ˈvjɛɟɛt]	verb	to know
55	další	[ˈdalʃiː]	adjective	next
56	než	[ˈnɛʃ]	conjunction	than
57	ještě	[ˈjɛʃcɛ]	adverb	still
58	dát	[ˈdaːt]	verb	to give
59	den	[ˈdɛn]	noun · masculine	day
60	první	[ˈpr̩vɲiː]	adjective	first
61	můj	[ˈmuːj]	pronoun	my
62	dva	[ˈdva]	numeral	two
63	náš	[ˈnaːʃ]	pronoun	our, ours
64	ani	[ˈaɲɪ]	conjunction	nor, not even
65	více	[ˈviːt͡sɛ]	adverb	more
66	pak	[ˈpak]	adverb	then
67	říct	[ˈr̝iːt͡st]	verb	to say
68	při	[ˈpr̝̊ɪ]	preposition	during
69	tam	[ˈtam]	adverb	there
70	místo	[ˈmiːsto]	noun · neuter	place, spot; instead of
71	kde	[ˈɡdɛ]	adverb	where
72	celý	[ˈt͡sɛliː]	adjective	whole, entire
73	ne	[ˈnɛ]	interjection	no
74	před	[ˈpr̝̊ɛt]	preposition	in front of, before; ago
75	něco	[ˈɲɛt͡so]	pronoun	something
76	kdo	[ˈɡdo]	pronoun	who
77	jiný	[ˈjɪniː]	adjective	different, other
78	protože	[ˈprotoʒɛ]	conjunction	because
79	začít	[ˈzat͡ʃiːt]	verb	to begin
80	tenhle	[ˈtɛnɦlɛ]	pronoun	this
81	podle	[ˈpodlɛ]	preposition	according to
82	pokud	[ˈpokut]	conjunction	if
83	nic	[ˈɲɪt͡s]	pronoun	nothing
84	dostat	[ˈdostat]	verb	to get, receive
85	každý	[ˈkaʒdiː]	pronoun	every, each
86	doba	[ˈdoba]	noun · feminine	time, period
87	vidět	[ˈvɪɟɛt]	verb	to see
88	dělat	[ˈɟɛlat]	verb	to do, make
89	teď	[ˈtɛc]	adverb	now
90	život	[ˈʒɪvot]	noun · masculine	life
91	práce	[ˈpraːt͡sɛ]	noun · feminine	work
92	dítě	[ˈɟiːcɛ]	noun · neuter	child
93	dobrý	[ˈdobriː]	adjective	good
94	druhý	[ˈdruɦiː]	adjective	second, other
95	mezi	[ˈmɛzɪ]	preposition	between, among
96	bez	[ˈbɛs]	preposition	without
97	říkat	[ˈr̝iːkat]	verb	to say
98	dnes	[ˈdnɛs]	adverb	today
99	jenž	[ˈjɛnʃ]	pronoun	who, which
100	moc	[ˈmot͡s]	adverb	very, a lot, too much; power
101	proč	[ˈprot͡ʃ]	adverb	why
102	asi	[ˈasɪ]	adverb	probably
103	nějaký	[ˈɲɛjakiː]	pronoun	some
104	rád	[ˈraːt]	adjective	glad, happy
105	takový	[ˈtakoviː]	pronoun	such, like this
106	někdo	[ˈɲɛɡdo]	pronoun	someone
107	jejich	[ˈjɛjɪx]	pronoun	their, theirs
108	její	[ˈjɛjiː]	pronoun	her, hers
109	město	[ˈmɲɛsto]	noun · neuter	city, town
110	strana	[ˈstrana]	noun · feminine	side; page; (political) party
111	myslet	[ˈmɪslɛt]	verb	to think
112	váš	[ˈvaːʃ]	pronoun	your, yours (plural or formal)
113	sám	[ˈsaːm]	pronoun	alone; (by) oneself
114	svět	[ˈsvjɛt]	noun · masculine	world
115	kdy	[ˈɡdɪ]	adverb	when
116	dobře	[ˈdobr̝ɛ]	adverb	well
117	čas	[ˈt͡ʃas]	noun · masculine	time
118	malý	[ˈmaliː]	adjective	small
119	přijít	[ˈpr̝̊ɪjiːt]	verb	to come, arrive
120	či	[ˈt͡ʃɪ]	conjunction	or, whether
121	věc	[ˈvjɛt͡s]	noun · feminine	thing, matter
122	takže	[ˈtaɡʒɛ]	conjunction	so, therefore
123	udělat	[ˈuɟɛlat]	verb	to do, make
124	země	[ˈzɛmɲɛ]	noun · feminine	country, land
125	no	[ˈno]	interjection	well, yeah
126	dům	[ˈduːm]	noun · masculine	house
127	škola	[ˈʃkola]	noun · feminine	school
128	díky	[ˈɟiːkɪ]	preposition	thanks; thanks to
129	však	[ˈfʃak]	conjunction	however
130	vysoký	[ˈvɪsokiː]	adjective	high, tall
131	nad	[ˈnat]	preposition	above
132	pomoc	[ˈpomot͡s]	noun · feminine	help
133	již	[ˈjɪʃ]	adverb	already
134	společnost	[ˈspolɛt͡ʃnost]	noun · feminine	society, company
135	tři	[ˈtr̝̊ɪ]	numeral	three
136	poslední	[ˈposlɛdɲiː]	adjective	last
137	pod	[ˈpot]	preposition	under
138	jestli	[ˈjɛstlɪ]	conjunction	if
139	třeba	[ˈtr̝̊ɛba]	adverb	maybe, for example; necessary
140	žádný	[ˈʒaːdniː]	pronoun	no, not any, none
141	právě	[ˈpraːvjɛ]	adverb	just, exactly, right now
142	tedy	[ˈtɛdɪ]	adverb	therefore
143	problém	[ˈproblɛːm]	noun · masculine	problem
144	velmi	[ˈvɛlmɪ]	adverb	very
145	jaký	[ˈjakiː]	pronoun	what kind of
146	část	[ˈt͡ʃaːst]	noun · feminine	part
147	cena	[ˈt͡sɛna]	noun · feminine	price; prize, award
148	najít	[ˈnajiːt]	verb	to find
149	přes	[ˈpr̝̊ɛs]	preposition	across
150	žena	[ˈʒɛna]	noun · feminine	woman; wife
151	cesta	[ˈt͡sɛsta]	noun · feminine	way, road, journey
152	proti	[ˈprocɪ]	preposition	against
153	proto	[ˈproto]	adverb	therefore
154	některý	[ˈɲɛktɛriː]	pronoun	some
155	nikdy	[ˈɲɪɡdɪ]	adverb	never
156	hodně	[ˈɦodɲɛ]	adverb	a lot
157	muž	[ˈmuʃ]	noun · masculine	man; husband
158	nikdo	[ˈɲɪɡdo]	pronoun	nobody
159	starý	[ˈstariː]	adjective	old
160	kdyby	[ˈɡdɪbɪ]	conjunction	if, if only
161	například	[ˈnapr̝̊iːklat]	adverb	for example
162	několik	[ˈɲɛkolɪk]	pronoun	several
163	případ	[ˈpr̝̊iːpat]	noun · masculine	case
164	kvůli	[ˈkvuːlɪ]	preposition	because of
165	zde	[ˈzdɛ]	adverb	here
166	nechat	[ˈnɛxat]	verb	to let, to leave
167	konec	[ˈkonɛt͡s]	noun · masculine	end
168	hrát	[ˈɦraːt]	verb	to play
169	hlavní	[ˈɦlavɲiː]	adjective	main
170	vůbec	[ˈvuːbɛt͡s]	adverb	at all
171	hra	[ˈɦra]	noun · feminine	game; play
172	potřebovat	[ˈpotr̝̊ɛbovat]	verb	to need
173	ano	[ˈano]	interjection	yes
174	stejně	[ˈstɛjɲɛ]	adverb	anyway
175	brzy	[ˈbr̩zɪ]	adverb	soon
176	vlastní	[ˈvlastɲiː]	adjective	own
177	což	[ˈt͡soʃ]	pronoun	which
178	možná	[ˈmoʒnaː]	adverb	maybe
179	pouze	[ˈpou̯zɛ]	adverb	only
180	zase	[ˈzasɛ]	adverb	again
181	nejlepší	[ˈnɛjlɛpʃiː]	adjective	best
182	opravdu	[ˈopravdu]	adverb	really
183	většina	[ˈvjɛtʃɪna]	noun · feminine	majority
184	peníze	[ˈpɛɲiːzɛ]	noun · masculine	money
185	firma	[ˈfɪrma]	noun · feminine	firm
186	získat	[ˈziːskat]	verb	to obtain
187	prostě	[ˈproscɛ]	adverb	simply
188	čekat	[ˈt͡ʃɛkat]	verb	to wait
189	systém	[ˈsɪstɛːm]	noun · masculine	system
190	film	[ˈfɪlm]	noun · masculine	film
191	vypadat	[ˈvɪpadat]	verb	to look, seem
192	hodina	[ˈɦoɟɪna]	noun · feminine	hour; lesson, class
193	týden	[ˈtiːdɛn]	noun · masculine	week
194	vláda	[ˈvlaːda]	noun · feminine	government
195	pár	[ˈpaːr]	noun · masculine	a few, a couple; pair
196	měsíc	[ˈmɲɛsiːt͡s]	noun · masculine	month
197	řada	[ˈr̝ada]	noun · feminine	row, series
198	jo	[ˈjo]	particle	yeah
199	trochu	[ˈtroxu]	adverb	a bit, a little
200	dokázat	[ˈdokaːzat]	verb	to manage, achieve
201	skupina	[ˈskupɪna]	noun · feminine	group
202	mladý	[ˈmladiː]	adjective	young
203	republika	[ˈrɛpublɪka]	noun · feminine	republic
204	ruka	[ˈruka]	noun · feminine	hand
205	auto	[ˈau̯to]	noun · neuter	car
206	oblast	[ˈoblast]	noun · feminine	area, region
207	stále	[ˈstaːlɛ]	adverb	still, constantly
208	dost	[ˈdost]	adverb	enough
209	rodina	[ˈroɟɪna]	noun · feminine	family
210	oko	[ˈoko]	noun · neuter	eye
211	často	[ˈt͡ʃasto]	adverb	often
212	tým	[ˈtiːm]	noun · masculine	team
213	jenom	[ˈjɛnom]	adverb	only, just
214	jediný	[ˈjɛɟɪniː]	adjective	only, sole
215	slovo	[ˈslovo]	noun · neuter	word
216	možný	[ˈmoʒniː]	adjective	possible
217	žít	[ˈʒiːt]	verb	to live
218	minuta	[ˈmɪnuta]	noun · feminine	minute
219	oba	/oba/	pronoun	both
220	voda	[ˈvoda]	noun · feminine	water
221	ať	[ˈac]	particle	let, may
222	pořád	[ˈpor̝aːt]	adverb	still, all the time, constantly
223	dojít	[ˈdojiːt]	verb	to arrive, run out
224	jméno	[ˈjmɛːno]	noun · neuter	name
225	známý	[ˈznaːmiː]	adjective	known, familiar
226	ostatní	[ˈostatɲiː]	adjective	other, remaining
227	dlouhý	[ˈdlou̯ɦiː]	adjective	long
228	hlava	[ˈɦlava]	noun · feminine	head
229	pracovat	[ˈprat͡sovat]	verb	to work
230	snažit	[ˈsnaʒɪt]	verb	to try
231	právo	[ˈpraːvo]	noun · neuter	right; law
232	během	[ˈbjɛɦɛm]	preposition	during
233	hned	[ˈɦnɛt]	adverb	immediately
234	patřit	[ˈpatr̝̊ɪt]	verb	to belong
235	pan	[ˈpan]	noun · masculine	Mr.
236	zápas	[ˈzaːpas]	noun · masculine	match, bout
237	zákon	[ˈzaːkon]	noun · masculine	law
238	stejný	[ˈstɛjniː]	adjective	same, equal
239	dlouho	[ˈdlou̯ɦo]	adverb	for a long time
240	různý	[ˈruːzniː]	adjective	various, different
241	zůstat	[ˈzuːstat]	verb	to stay, remain
242	kniha	[ˈkɲɪɦa]	noun · feminine	book
243	služba	[ˈsluʒba]	noun · feminine	service, duty
244	mnoho	[ˈmnoɦo]	adverb	many, much
245	americký	[ˈamɛrɪt͡skiː]	adjective	American
246	lepší	[ˈlɛpʃiː]	adjective	better
247	chvíle	[ˈxviːlɛ]	noun · feminine	moment
248	vrátit	[ˈvraːcɪt]	verb	to return
249	kolo	[ˈkolo]	noun · neuter	wheel; bicycle; round
250	zpráva	[ˈspraːva]	noun · feminine	message, news, report

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