Word lists › Turkish
The most common Turkish words, in frequency order
This is a frequency-based Turkish 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 46% of the words in everyday Turkish. 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.
46%of everyday Turkish text is the first 500 words
Learn them in order with Zipf → Free for 10 days, then $4 / €4 a month.
The 250 most common Turkish words
| # | Word | IPA | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | olmak | /oɫˈmak/ | verb | to be, to become, to happen |
| 2 | ve | /ve/ | conjunction | and |
| 3 | bir | /bir/ | article | a, one |
| 4 | bu | /bu/ | pronoun | this |
| 5 | de | /dɛ/ | conjunction | also, too |
| 6 | etmek | /etˈmec/ | verb | to do, to make |
| 7 | ben | /ˈben/ | pronoun | I |
| 8 | için | /iˈt͡ʃin/ | preposition | for, in order to |
| 9 | yapmak | /japˈmak/ | verb | to do, to make |
| 10 | çok | [tʃɔk] | adverb | very, a lot; many |
| 11 | o | /o/ | pronoun | he, she, it; that |
| 12 | sen | /sæn/ | pronoun | you |
| 13 | ile | /iˈle/ | preposition | with; and |
| 14 | ne | /nɛ/ | pronoun | what |
| 15 | almak | /aɫˈmak/ | verb | to take, to buy |
| 16 | var | /vɑɾ/ | adjective | there is, there are; existing |
| 17 | mi | particle | question particle | |
| 18 | gelmek | /ɟelˈmec/ | verb | to come |
| 19 | vermek | /veɾˈmek/ | verb | to give |
| 20 | daha | /daˈha/ | adverb | more, still |
| 21 | gibi | /ɡiˈbi/ | preposition | like, such as |
| 22 | en | /en/ | adverb | most, the most; width |
| 23 | kadar | /kɑˈdɑɾ/ | preposition | until; as... as, as much as |
| 24 | yer | /ˈjeɾ/ | noun | place |
| 25 | her | /ˈheɾ/ | adjective | every, each |
| 26 | sonra | /ˈson.ɾa/ | adverb | after, later, then |
| 27 | istemek | /is.teˈmec/ | verb | to want |
| 28 | biz | /biz/ | pronoun | we |
| 29 | ama | /ˈa.ma/ | conjunction | but |
| 30 | kendi | /cendi/ | pronoun | own; self |
| 31 | yok | /ˈjok/ | adjective | there is not, no; absent |
| 32 | demek | verb | to say | |
| 33 | değil | /deˈ(j)il/ | adverb | not |
| 34 | zaman | /zaˈman/ | noun | time |
| 35 | gün | /ˈɟyn/ | noun | day |
| 36 | iş | /iʃ/ | noun | work, job |
| 37 | siz | /siz/ | pronoun | you (plural) |
| 38 | iyi | /iˈji/ | adjective | good |
| 39 | şey | /ˈʃej/ | noun | thing |
| 40 | insan | /inˈsan/ | noun | human, person |
| 41 | ki | /ci/ | conjunction | that, so that |
| 42 | çıkmak | /t͡ʃɯkˈmɑk/ | verb | to exit, to leave |
| 43 | yıl | /ˈjɯɫ/ | noun | year |
| 44 | görmek | /ɟøɾˈmec/ | verb | to see |
| 45 | gitmek | /ɟitˈmec/ | verb | to go |
| 46 | ya | /ja/ | particle | what about; either... or; you know |
| 47 | bilmek | /bilˈmec/ | verb | to know |
| 48 | kalmak | /kɑɫmɑk/ | verb | to remain, stay |
| 49 | ara | /aˈɾa/ | noun | gap, interval |
| 50 | el | /ˈel/ | noun | hand |
| 51 | biri | pronoun | someone | |
| 52 | son | /ˈson/ | adjective | last, final; end |
| 53 | büyük | [byˈjyc] | adjective | big, large |
| 54 | güzel | /ɟyˈzel/ | adjective | beautiful, nice |
| 55 | iç | /ˈit͡ʃ/ | noun | inside, interior |
| 56 | iki | /iˈci/ | numeral | two |
| 57 | önce | [øn.d͡ʒe] | adverb | before, ago |
| 58 | yeni | /jeˈni/ | adjective | new |
| 59 | hak | /hak/ | noun | right, justice |
| 60 | dünya | /dyn.jaː/ | noun | world |
| 61 | bakmak | /bakˈmak/ | verb | to look (at) |
| 62 | sadece | /saːdedʒe/ | adverb | only, just |
| 63 | ilk | /ˈilc/ | adjective | first |
| 64 | başlamak | [bɑʃ.ɫɑˈmɑk] | verb | to begin, to start |
| 65 | taraf | /taˈɾaf/ | noun | side |
| 66 | çocuk | /t͡ʃoˈd͡ʒuk/ | noun | child |
| 67 | bulunmak | /bu.ɫunˈmak/ | verb | to be found, exist |
| 68 | ev | /ˈev/ | noun | house, home |
| 69 | neden | /neˈdæn/ | adverb | why; reason, cause |
| 70 | hayat | /haˈjat/ | noun | life |
| 71 | hiç | /ˈhit͡ʃ/ | adverb | never, not at all |
| 72 | baş | /ˈbaʃ/ | noun | head |
| 73 | yol | [jɔɫ] | noun | road, way |
| 74 | nasıl | /ˈna.sɯɫ/ | adverb | how |
| 75 | adam | /aˈdam/ | noun | man |
| 76 | söylemek | /søj.leˈmec/ | verb | to say, tell |
| 77 | tek | /ˈtec/ | adjective | single |
| 78 | kadın | /kɑˈdɯn/ | noun | woman |
| 79 | böyle | /ˈbœj.le/ | adverb | like this |
| 80 | bile | /biˈle/ | adverb | even |
| 81 | kullanmak | /kuɫ.ɫanˈmak/ | verb | to use |
| 82 | tüm | /tym/ | adjective | all, whole, entire |
| 83 | kişi | /ciˈʃi/ | noun | person |
| 84 | türk | /ˈtyɾc/ | noun | Turk |
| 85 | doğru | /doːˈɾu/ | adjective | right, true, correct; towards |
| 86 | sevmek | /sev.ˈmec/ | verb | to love, to like |
| 87 | girmek | /ɟiɾˈmec/ | verb | to enter |
| 88 | kız | /kɯz/ | noun | girl, daughter |
| 89 | tarih | /tɑːˈɾih/ | noun | history; date |
| 90 | çalışmak | [t͡ʃɑ.ɫɯʃ.ˈmɑk] | verb | to work, to study |
| 91 | ülke | [yl̪ˈcɛ] | noun | country |
| 92 | göre | /ɟøˈɾe/ | preposition | according to, compared to |
| 93 | artık | [ɑɾˈtɯk] | adverb | anymore |
| 94 | aynı | /ˈaj.nɯ/ | adjective | same |
| 95 | şu | /ʃu/ | pronoun | that |
| 96 | oyun | /oˈjun/ | noun | game |
| 97 | yan | noun | side | |
| 98 | yaşamak | /ja.ʃaˈmak/ | verb | to live |
| 99 | konu | /koˈnu/ | noun | topic |
| 100 | ad | /ɑd/ | noun | name |
| 101 | karşı | preposition | against, opposite | |
| 102 | önem | /øˈnæm/ | noun | importance |
| 103 | an | /ɑn/ | noun | moment |
| 104 | veya | [vɛjɑː] | conjunction | or |
| 105 | şekil | /ʃeˈcil/ | noun | shape, form, way |
| 106 | diğer | /diˈ(j)eɾ/ | adjective | other |
| 107 | bura | noun | here | |
| 108 | fark | /faɾk/ | noun | difference |
| 109 | diye | [dijɛ] | conjunction | saying that |
| 110 | durum | /duˈɾum/ | noun | situation |
| 111 | saat | /saˈatʲ/ | noun | hour, time; clock, watch |
| 112 | sahip | /saːˈhip/ | noun | owner |
| 113 | başka | /bɑʃˈkɑ/ | adjective | other |
| 114 | yemek | /jeˈmec/ | verb | to eat; food, meal |
| 115 | yüz | /jyz/ | noun | face; hundred |
| 116 | bulmak | /buɫ.mɑk/ | verb | to find |
| 117 | gerek | /ɟeˈɾec/ | adjective | necessary |
| 118 | fazla | /fɑzɫɑ/ | adjective | more, too much, excess |
| 119 | devam | [deˈvam] | noun | continuation |
| 120 | teşekkür | /teʃecˈcyɾ/ | noun | thanks |
| 121 | göz | /ˈɟøz/ | noun | eye |
| 122 | yaş | /jɑʃ/ | noun | age; wet |
| 123 | gece | [ɟe̞ˈd͡ʒɛ] | noun | night |
| 124 | orta | [oɾˈtɑ] | noun | middle |
| 125 | herkes | /hæɾˈcez/ | pronoun | everyone |
| 126 | güç | /ˈɟyt͡ʃ/ | noun | power, strength; difficult |
| 127 | arkadaş | /ɑɾ.kɑˈdɑʃ/ | noun | friend |
| 128 | birlikte | [biɾlictɛ] | adverb | together |
| 129 | söz | /søz/ | noun | word, promise |
| 130 | hep | /hep/ | adverb | always |
| 131 | hal | /hal/ | noun | state, condition |
| 132 | çekmek | /t͡ʃecˈmec/ | verb | to pull, to drag |
| 133 | bırakmak | /bɯ.ɾakˈmak/ | verb | to leave, to let go |
| 134 | şimdi | /ˈʃim.di/ | adverb | now |
| 135 | düşünmek | /dy.ʃynˈmec/ | verb | to think |
| 136 | alt | /ɑɫt/ | noun | bottom |
| 137 | genel | /ɟeˈnel/ | adjective | general |
| 138 | et | /et/ | noun | meat |
| 139 | geçmek | /ɟet͡ʃˈmec/ | verb | to pass, to cross |
| 140 | bugün | /buˈɟyn/ | adverb | today |
| 141 | gerçek | /ɟeɾˈt͡ʃec/ | adjective | real |
| 142 | devlet | /dev.let/ | noun | state |
| 143 | kimse | pronoun | no one | |
| 144 | göstermek | /ɟøs.tœɾˈ.mek/ | verb | to show |
| 145 | kim | /ˈcim/ | pronoun | who |
| 146 | ölmek | /ølˈmec/ | verb | to die |
| 147 | sıra | /sɯ.ɾɐ/ | noun | row, line; turn, order |
| 148 | para | /paˈɾa/ | noun | money |
| 149 | çünkü | /tʃyɲ.cy/ | conjunction | because |
| 150 | geri | [ɟeɾi] | adverb | back |
| 151 | zor | /ˈzoɾ/ | adjective | difficult |
| 152 | öyle | /ˈøj.le/ | adverb | like that |
| 153 | beklemek | /bec.leˈmec/ | verb | to wait, to expect |
| 154 | ancak | [ˈɑn.d͡ʒɑk] | conjunction | however, but; only |
| 155 | ay | /ɑj/ | noun | month, moon |
| 156 | gerekmek | /ɟe.ɾecˈmec/ | verb | to be necessary |
| 157 | su | /su/ | noun | water |
| 158 | anne | /ɑnːe/ | noun | mother |
| 159 | maç | /mɑtʃ/ | noun | match |
| 160 | ön | noun | front | |
| 161 | bazı | [ˈbaːzɯ] | adjective | some |
| 162 | bütün | /byˈtyn/ | adjective | whole |
| 163 | aramak | /ɑɾɑmɑk/ | verb | to search for, to call |
| 164 | erkek | /æɾˈcec/ | noun | man |
| 165 | bölüm | /bøˈlym/ | noun | part, section, episode |
| 166 | dönem | /døˈnem/ | noun | period |
| 167 | film | /fil(i)m/ | noun | film |
| 168 | başkan | /bɑʃˈkɑn/ | noun | president |
| 169 | merkez | [mærkez] | noun | center |
| 170 | az | /ˈaz/ | adjective | few |
| 171 | sistem | /sistem/ | noun | system |
| 172 | çalışma | /t͡ʃa.ɫɯʃˈma/ | noun | work, study |
| 173 | ses | /ˈses/ | noun | voice, sound |
| 174 | bölge | /bøl.ɟe/ | noun | region |
| 175 | haber | /haˈbeɾ/ | noun | news |
| 176 | hemen | /heˈmæn/ | adverb | immediately |
| 177 | yine | /ˈji.ne/ | adverb | again |
| 178 | dış | [dɯʃ] | noun | outside, exterior; foreign |
| 179 | sonuç | noun | result | |
| 180 | dönmek | /dønˈmek/ | verb | to turn, to return |
| 181 | tam | /tam/ | adjective | complete, full; exactly |
| 182 | halk | /ˈhaɫk/ | noun | people |
| 183 | kitap | /ciˈtap/ | noun | book |
| 184 | dil | /ˈdil/ | noun | language |
| 185 | uzun | /uˈzun/ | adjective | long |
| 186 | kazanmak | /kɑzɑnˈmɑk/ | verb | to win, to earn |
| 187 | küçük | /cyˈtʃyc/ | adjective | small |
| 188 | üç | /ˈyt͡ʃ/ | numeral | three |
| 189 | üst | /ˈyst/ | noun | top |
| 190 | isim | /iˈsim/ | noun | name |
| 191 | okul | /oˈkuɫ/ | noun | school |
| 192 | izlemek | /izlemec/ | verb | to watch, to follow |
| 193 | baba | /baˈba/ | noun | father |
| 194 | bitmek | /bitˈmek/ | verb | to end, to finish |
| 195 | aile | /ɑː.i.ˈle/ | noun | family |
| 196 | getirmek | /ɟe.tiɾˈmec/ | verb | to bring |
| 197 | alan | /ɑˈɫɑn/ | noun | area, field |
| 198 | görev | /ɟøˈɾev/ | noun | duty |
| 199 | eğitim | /e.(j)iˈtim/ | noun | education |
| 200 | durmak | /duɾˈmɑk/ | verb | to stop, to stand |
| 201 | hafta | /hafˈta/ | noun | week |
| 202 | düşmek | /dyʃˈmec/ | verb | to fall |
| 203 | süre | /syˈɾe/ | noun | duration |
| 204 | şehir | /ʃeˈhiɾ/ | noun | city |
| 205 | bilgi | /bilˈɟi/ | noun | information, knowledge |
| 206 | değer | /deˈjeɾ/ | noun | value |
| 207 | konuşmak | /ko.nuʃˈmak/ | verb | to speak, to talk |
| 208 | takım | /taˈkɯm/ | noun | team |
| 209 | üniversite | /y.niˈvæɾ.si.te/ | noun | university |
| 210 | yüksek | /jycˈsec/ | adjective | high |
| 211 | eski | [esˈki] | adjective | old |
| 212 | biraz | adverb | a little | |
| 213 | yazmak | [jɑzmɑk] | verb | to write |
| 214 | hem | /hæm/ | conjunction | both |
| 215 | yani | [jɑːni] | interjection | I mean |
| 216 | olay | /oˈɫaj/ | noun | event |
| 217 | grup | /ɡ(u)ɾup/ | noun | group |
| 218 | kabul | /kɑˈbul/ | noun | acceptance |
| 219 | resim | /ɾe.ˈsim/ | noun | picture |
| 220 | karar | /ka.ɾaɾ/ | noun | decision |
| 221 | ilgili | adjective | related | |
| 222 | hiçbir | /hitʃ.biɾ/ | adjective | no |
| 223 | ayrıca | adverb | also | |
| 224 | özel | /øˈzel/ | adjective | special |
| 225 | parti | /paɾ.ti/ | noun | party |
| 226 | at | /ˈat/ | noun | horse |
| 227 | açıklamak | /a.t͡ʃɯk.ɫaˈmak/ | verb | to explain |
| 228 | savaş | /sɑˈvɑʃ/ | noun | war |
| 229 | sayı | /sɑ.jɯ/ | noun | number |
| 230 | yakın | /jɑˈkɯn/ | adjective | close |
| 231 | sağlamak | verb | to provide, ensure | |
| 232 | evet | /ˈe.vet/ | interjection | yes |
| 233 | atmak | /atˈmak/ | verb | to throw |
| 234 | kötü | /cøˈty/ | adjective | bad |
| 235 | hâlâ | /ˈhaː.laː/ | adverb | still, yet |
| 236 | hareket | noun | movement | |
| 237 | sorun | /soˈɾun/ | noun | problem |
| 238 | akıl | /ɑ.kɯɫ/ | noun | mind |
| 239 | hız | /hɯz/ | noun | speed |
| 240 | oynamak | /oj.naˈmak/ | verb | to play |
| 241 | fakat | /ˈfa.kat/ | conjunction | but |
| 242 | kez | [cɛz̪] | noun | time |
| 243 | zaten | /ˈzaː.ten/ | adverb | already |
| 244 | anlam | /anˈɫam/ | noun | meaning |
| 245 | dikkat | /dik.kätʲ/ | noun | attention |
| 246 | açmak | /ɑt͡ʃˈmɑk/ | verb | to open |
| 247 | anlatmak | /ɑn.ɫɑt.ˈmɑk/ | verb | to explain, to tell |
| 248 | site | [siˈte] | noun | website; housing complex |
| 249 | kardeş | /kaɾˈdeʃ/ | noun | sibling |
| 250 | can | /ˈd͡ʒan/ | noun | soul, life; dear |
Words 251–5,000, with inflection tables, practice and the AI tutor, are in the app. Open Zipf →