The most common Ukrainian words, in frequency order

This is a frequency-based Ukrainian 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 61% of the words in everyday Ukrainian. 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 Ukrainian words

#	Word	IPA	Part of speech	Meaning
1	в	[ʋ]	preposition	in, at
2	на	[na]	preposition	on, onto
3	не	[nɛ]	particle	not
4	з	[z]	preposition	from, out of
5	і	[i]	conjunction	and
6	у	/u/	preposition	in, at
7	що	[ʃt͡ʃɔ]	pronoun	what
8	я	[ja]	pronoun	I
9	та	[ta]	conjunction	and, but
10	це	[t͡sɛ]	pronoun	this, it
11	бути	[ˈbute]	verb	to be
12	до	[dɔ]	preposition	to, toward
13	за	[za]	preposition	during, in
14	який	[jɐˈkɪi̯]	pronoun	which
15	він	[ʋʲin]	pronoun	he
16	а	[a]	conjunction	and, but
17	як	[jak]	conjunction	as, like, than
18	про	[prɔ]	preposition	about
19	для	[dʲlʲa]	preposition	for
20	від	[ʋʲid]	preposition	from
21	ми	[mɪ]	pronoun	we
22	вони	[wɔˈnɪ]	pronoun	they
23	так	[tak]	adverb	so, thus
24	ви	[ʋɪ]	pronoun	you (formal)
25	той	[tɔi̯]	pronoun	that
26	вона	[wɔˈna]	pronoun	she
27	цей	[t͡sɛi̯]	article	this
28	свій	[sʲʋʲii̯]	pronoun	one's own
29	такий	[tɐˈkɪi̯]	article	such
30	все	[ʍsɛ]	pronoun	everything
31	але	[ɐˈɫɛ]	conjunction	but
32	могти	[mɔɦˈtɪ]	verb	can, to be able
33	рік	[rʲik]	noun · masculine	year
34	мати	[ˈmate]	verb	to have
35	один	[ɔˈdɪn]	numeral	one
36	то	[ˈtɔ]	conjunction	then
37	ти	[tɪ]	pronoun	you (singular)
38	український	[ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkei̯]	adjective	Ukrainian
39	по	[pɔ]	preposition	along, over, by
40	час	[t͡ʃas]	noun · masculine	time
41	вже	[wʒɛ]	adverb	already
42	ще	[ʃt͡ʃɛ]	adverb	still, yet, more
43	й	[j]	conjunction	and
44	під	[pʲid]	preposition	under
45	коли	[kɔˈɫɪ]	adverb	when
46	рок		noun · masculine	rock music
47	якщо	[jɐkʃˈt͡ʃɔ]	conjunction	if
48	всі	[ʍsʲi]	pronoun	everyone
49	хто	[xtɔ]	pronoun	who
50	або	[ɐˈbɔ]	conjunction	or
51	інший	[ˈinʃei̯]	adjective	other
52	наш	[naʃ]	pronoun	our
53	щоб	[ʃt͡ʃɔb]	conjunction	so that, in order to
54	людина	[lʲʊˈdɪnɐ]	noun · feminine	person, human being
55	тут	[tut]	adverb	here
56	чи	[t͡ʃɪ]	particle	whether
57	просто	[ˈprɔstɔ]	adverb	simply
58	день	[dɛnʲ]	noun · masculine	day
59	перший	[ˈpɛrʃei̯]	adjective	first
60	новий	[nɔˈʋɪi̯]	adjective	new
61	мій	[mʲii̯]	pronoun	my
62	ну	[nu]	particle	well, so
63	тому	[toˈmu]	adverb	therefore, that's why
64	весь	[ʋɛsʲ]	pronoun	all
65	також	[ˈtakɔʒ]	adverb	also, too
66	себе	[seˈbɛ]	pronoun	oneself
67	знати	[ˈznate]	verb	to know
68	дуже	[ˈduʒe]	adverb	very, very much
69	після	[ˈpʲisʲlʲɐ]	preposition	after
70	через	[ˈt͡ʃɛrez]	preposition	through, across
71	хотіти	[xoˈtʲite]	verb	to want
72	де	[dɛ]	adverb	where
73	там	[tam]	adverb	there
74	більше	[ˈbʲilʲʃe]	adverb	more
75	тільки	[ˈtʲilʲke]	adverb	only
76	можна	[ˈmɔʒnɐ]	adjective	it is possible, one can
77	два	[ˈdʋa]	numeral	two
78	стати	[ˈstate]	verb	to become
79	ні	[nʲi]	particle	no
80	при	[prɪ]	preposition	at, near, by
81	раз	[raz]	noun · masculine	time, occasion
82	російський	[roˈsʲii̯sʲkei̯]	adjective	Russian
83	добре	[ˈdɔbre]	adverb	well
84	без	[bɛz]	preposition	without
85	сказати	[skɐˈzate]	verb	to say, to tell
86	країна	[krɐˈjinɐ]	noun · feminine	country
87	рада	[ˈradɐ]	noun · feminine	council
88	місто	[ˈmʲistɔ]	noun · neuter	city, town
89	зробити	[zrɔˈbɪte]	verb	to do, to make
90	треба	[ˈtrɛbɐ]	verb	need to
91	місце	[ˈmʲist͡se]	noun · neuter	place, spot
92	великий	[ʋeˈɫɪkei̯]	adjective	big, great
93	життя	[ʒeˈtʲːa]	noun · neuter	life
94	чому	[t͡ʃoˈmu]	adverb	why
95	самий	[ˈsamei̯]	pronoun	the very
96	робити	[rɔˈbɪte]	verb	to do, to make
97	зараз	[ˈzarɐz]	adverb	now
98	дитина	[deˈtɪnɐ]	noun · feminine	child
99	бо	[bɔ]	conjunction	because, since
100	справа	[ˈspraʋɐ]	adverb	on the right
101	голова	[ɦɔɫɔˈʋa]	noun · masculine	head, chairman
102	немає	[neˈmaje]	verb	there is no
103	мова	[ˈmɔʋɐ]	noun · feminine	language
104	щодо	[ˈʃt͡ʃɔdɔ]	preposition	regarding, concerning
105	ваш	[ʋaʃ]	pronoun	your
106	особа	[ɔˈsɔbɐ]	noun · feminine	person
107	область	[ˈɔbɫɐsʲtʲ]	noun · feminine	region, province
108	навіть	[ˈnaʋʲitʲ]	adverb	even
109	багато	[bɐˈɦatɔ]	adverb	a lot, much
110	державний	[derˈʒau̯nei̯]	adjective	state, government
111	світ	[sʲʋʲit]	noun · masculine	world
112	лише	[ɫeˈʃɛ]	adverb	only
113	казати	[kɐˈzate]	verb	to say, to tell
114	право	[ˈprawɔ]	noun · neuter	right, law
115	слово	[ˈsɫɔwɔ]	noun · neuter	word
116	щось	[ʃt͡ʃɔsʲ]	pronoun	something
117	от	[ɔt]	particle	here, so, well
118	війна	[ʋʲii̯ˈna]	noun · feminine	war
119	кожний	[ˈkɔʒnei̯]	adjective	every
120	частина	[t͡ʃɐˈstɪnɐ]	noun · feminine	part
121	думати	[ˈdumɐte]	verb	to think
122	тепер	[teˈpɛr]	adverb	now
123	бачити	[ˈbat͡ʃete]	verb	to see
124	о	[ɔ]	preposition	at (time)
125	влада	[ˈwɫadɐ]	noun · feminine	power, authority
126	президент	[prezeˈdɛnt]	noun · masculine	president
127	ніщо	[nʲiʃˈt͡ʃɔ]	pronoun	nothing
128	питання	[peˈtanʲːɐ]	noun · neuter	question, issue
129	працювати	[prɐt͡sʲʊˈʋate]	verb	to work
130	закон	[zɐˈkɔn]	noun · masculine	law
131	суд	[sud]	noun · masculine	court
132	система	[seˈstɛmɐ]	noun · feminine	system
133	проти	[ˈprɔte]	preposition	against
134	другий	[ˈdruɦei̯]	adjective	second
135	люди	[ˈlʲude]	noun · feminine	people
136	територія	[tereˈtɔrʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	territory
137	ось	[ɔsʲ]	particle	here is, there is
138	сьогодні	[sʲɔˈɦɔdʲnʲi]	adverb	today
139	отримати	[ɔˈtrɪmɐte]	verb	to receive, to get
140	сила	[ˈsɪɫɐ]	noun · feminine	force, strength
141	військовий	[ʋʲii̯ˈsʲkɔʋei̯]	adjective	military
142	робота	[rɔˈbɔtɐ]	noun · feminine	work, job
143	саме	[ˈsame]	adverb	exactly
144	головний	[ɦɔɫɔu̯ˈnɪi̯]	adjective	main, chief
145	національний	[nɐt͡sʲiɔˈnalʲnei̯]	adjective	national
146	повинен	[pɔˈʋɪnen]	adjective	must, should
147	історія	[iˈstɔrʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	history, story
148	три	[trɪ]	numeral	three
149	тоді	[toˈdʲi]	adverb	then, at that time
150	останній	[ɔˈstanʲːii̯]	adjective	last, latest
151	проблема	[prɔˈbɫɛmɐ]	noun · feminine	problem
152	між	[mʲiʒ]	preposition	between, among
153	українець	[ʊkrɐˈjinet͡sʲ]	noun · masculine	Ukrainian (man)
154	участь	[ˈut͡ʃɐsʲtʲ]	noun · feminine	participation
155	говорити	[ɦɔwɔˈrɪte]	verb	to speak, to talk
156	держава	[derˈʒaʋɐ]	noun · feminine	state, country
157	завжди	[ˈzau̯ʒde]	adverb	always
158	знайти	[znɐi̯ˈtɪ]	verb	to find
159	піти	[pʲiˈtɪ]	verb	to go, to set off
160	дати	[ˈdate]	verb	to give
161	дякувати	[ˈdʲakʊʋɐte]	verb	to thank
162	допомога	[dɔpɔˈmɔɦɐ]	noun · feminine	help, assistance
163	школа	[ˈʃkɔɫɐ]	noun · feminine	school
164	група	[ˈɦrupɐ]	noun · feminine	group
165	інформація	[infɔrˈmat͡sʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	information
166	район	[rɐˈjɔn]	noun · masculine	district, area
167	би	[bɪ]	particle	would
168	гроші	[ˈɦrɔʃʲi]	noun · masculine	money
169	депутат	[depʊˈtat]	noun · masculine	deputy, MP
170	ніж	[nʲiʒ]	conjunction	than
171	жити	[ˈʒɪte]	verb	to live
172	потрібно	[poˈtʲrʲibnɔ]	adjective	necessary
173	рішення	[ˈrʲiʃenʲːɐ]	noun · neuter	decision
174	центр	[t͡sɛntr]	noun · masculine	center
175	теж	[tɛʒ]	adverb	also, too
176	різний	[ˈrʲiznei̯]	adjective	different, various
177	йти	[i̯tɪ]	verb	to go, to walk
178	чоловік	[t͡ʃɔɫɔˈʋʲik]	noun · masculine	man, husband
179	міжнародний	[mʲiʒnɐˈrɔdnei̯]	adjective	international
180	разом	[ˈrazɔm]	adverb	together
181	ніхто	[nʲixˈtɔ]	pronoun	nobody, no one
182	результат	[rezʊlʲˈtat]	noun · masculine	result, outcome
183	давати	[dɐˈʋate]	verb	to give
184	мільйон	[mʲiˈlʲjɔn]	noun · masculine	million
185	почати	[pɔˈt͡ʃate]	verb	to begin, to start
186	над	[nad]	preposition	above, over
187	хтось	[xtɔsʲ]	pronoun	someone, somebody
188	дія	[ˈdʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	action, act
189	початок	[pɔˈt͡ʃatɔk]	noun · masculine	beginning, start
190	земля	[zemˈlʲa]	noun · feminine	earth, land
191	кількість	[ˈkʲilʲkʲisʲtʲ]	noun · feminine	quantity, amount
192	якийсь	[jɐˈkɪi̯sʲ]	article	some, a certain
193	потім	[ˈpɔtʲim]	adverb	then, afterwards
194	рука	[rʊˈka]	noun · feminine	hand, arm
195	жінка	[ˈʒʲinkɐ]	noun · feminine	woman, wife
196	рівень	[ˈrʲiʋenʲ]	noun · masculine	level
197	потрібний	[poˈtʲrʲibnei̯]	adjective	necessary, required
198	міністр	[mʲiˈnʲistr]	noun · masculine	minister
199	вважати	[ʋːɐˈʒate]	verb	to consider, to think
200	компанія	[kɔmˈpanʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	company, firm
201	сайт	[ˈsai̯t]	noun · masculine	website, site
202	перед	[ˈpɛred]	preposition	before, in front of
203	серед	[ˈsɛred]	preposition	among, amidst
204	взяти	[ˈwzʲate]	verb	to take
205	правда	[ˈprau̯dɐ]	noun · feminine	truth
206	місяць	[ˈmʲisʲɐt͡sʲ]	noun · masculine	month, moon
207	крім	[krʲim]	preposition	except, besides
208	місцевий	[mʲiˈst͡sɛʋei̯]	adjective	local
209	стан	[stan]	noun · masculine	waist, torso
210	розуміти	[rɔzʊˈmʲite]	verb	to understand
211	любити	[lʲʊˈbɪte]	verb	to like, to love
212	батько	[ˈbatʲkɔ]	noun · masculine	father
213	проект	[prɔˈɛkt]	noun · masculine	project
214	захід	[ˈzaxʲid]	noun · masculine	sunset; west
215	вода	[wɔˈda]	noun · feminine	water
216	річ	[rʲit͡ʃ]	noun · feminine	thing, matter
217	склад	[skɫad]	noun · masculine	warehouse; composition
218	організація	[ɔrɦɐnʲiˈzat͡sʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	organization
219	народ	[nɐˈrɔd]	noun · masculine	people, nation
220	прийти	[prei̯ˈtɪ]	verb	to arrive, to come
221	знову	[ˈznɔwʊ]	adverb	again
222	ніколи	[nʲiˈkɔɫe]	adverb	never
223	відбутися	[ʋʲidˈbutesʲɐ]	verb	to happen, to take place
224	писати	[peˈsate]	verb	to write
225	деякий	[ˈdɛjɐkei̯]	adjective	some
226	будинок	[bʊˈdɪnɔk]	noun · masculine	house, building
227	вийти	[ˈʋɪi̯te]	verb	to go out, to leave
228	служба	[ˈsɫuʒbɐ]	noun · feminine	service; job
229	кілька	[ˈkʲilʲkɐ]	article	several, a few
230	ім'я	[iˈmja]	noun · neuter	name
231	шо	[ʃɔ]	pronoun	what
232	хлопець	[ˈxɫɔpet͡sʲ]	noun · masculine	boy, boyfriend
233	увага	[ʊˈʋaɦɐ]	noun · feminine	attention, care
234	партія	[ˈpartʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	party
235	дані	[ˈdanʲi]	noun · neuter	data, information
236	випадок	[ˈʋɪpɐdɔk]	noun · masculine	case, incident
237	брати	[ˈbrate]	verb	to take
238	твій	[tʲʋʲii̯]	pronoun	your
239	робот	[ˈrɔbɔt]	noun · masculine	robot
240	народний	[nɐˈrɔdnei̯]	adjective	folk, people's
241	діяльність	[dʲiˈjalʲnʲisʲtʲ]	noun · feminine	activity
242	стаття	[stɐˈtʲːa]	noun · feminine	article
243	грн	[ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɐ]	noun · feminine	hryvnia
244	тисяча	[ˈtɪsʲɐt͡ʃɐ]	noun · feminine	thousand
245	основний	[ɔsnɔu̯ˈnɪi̯]	adjective	basic, main
246	політичний	[pɔlʲiˈtɪt͡ʃnei̯]	adjective	political
247	зміна	[ˈzʲmʲinɐ]	noun · feminine	change, shift
248	думка	[ˈdumkɐ]	noun · feminine	thought, opinion
249	ситуація	[setʊˈat͡sʲijɐ]	noun · feminine	situation
250	майже	[ˈmai̯ʒe]	adverb	almost

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