Korean frequency dictionary

A frequency dictionary is a list of words ordered by how often they appear in real language use, not by alphabetical order.

Instead of guessing what vocabulary is important, a frequency dictionary shows what people actually say and write most of the time. The words at the top are the ones you will encounter constantly, in conversations, books, news, and everyday situations.

For language learners, this means maximum efficiency. By focusing on high-frequency words first, you understand more, faster, with less effort. Learning the top 1,000 words of a language can already give access to a large percentage of everyday texts and speech.

For teachers, app builders, and content creators, a frequency dictionary provides a data-driven foundation. It helps structure courses, apps, flashcards, and lessons around real usage, not intuition.

#	Korean	Romanization	Meaning (EN)
1	것	geot	thing
2	하다	hada	to do
3	있다	itda	to exist, to have
4	되다	doeda	to become
5	없다	eopda	to not exist
6	수	su	ability, way
7	나	na	I
8	너	neo	you (informal)
9	사람	saram	person
10	우리	uri	we, our
11	그	geu	that
12	이	i	this
13	저	jeo	that (over there)
14	말	mal	word, speech
15	아니다	anida	to not be
16	보다	boda	to see
17	주다	juda	to give
18	오다	oda	to come
19	가다	gada	to go
20	같다	gatda	to be the same
21	때	ttae	time, moment
22	잘	jal	well
23	안	an	not
24	정말	jeongmal	really
25	더	deo	more
26	많이	mani	a lot
27	너무	neomu	too, very
28	조금	jogeum	a little
29	왜	wae	why
30	어떻게	eotteoke	how
31	지금	jigeum	now
32	여기	yeogi	here
33	거기	geogi	there
34	어디	eodi	where
35	그리고	geurigo	and
36	그런데	geureonde	but
37	그래서	geuraeseo	so
38	또	tto	again
39	그냥	geunyang	just
40	아직	ajik	still
41	이미	imi	already
42	같이	gachi	together
43	혼자	honja	alone
44	일	il	work, thing
45	시간	sigan	time
46	생각	saenggak	thought
47	알다	alda	to know
48	모르다	moreuda	to not know
49	좋아하다	johahada	to like
50	싫다	silta	to dislike

#	Korean	Romanization	Meaning (EN)
51	크다	keuda	to be big
52	작다	jakda	to be small
53	많다	manta	many, a lot
54	적다	jeokda	few, little
55	좋다	jota	good
56	나쁘다	nappeuda	bad
57	새롭다	saeropda	new
58	오래	orae	a long time
59	빠르다	ppareuda	fast
60	늦다	neutda	late
61	사람들	saramdeul	people
62	여자	yeoja	woman
63	남자	namja	man
64	아이	ai	child
65	친구	chingu	friend
66	가족	gajok	family
67	회사	hoesa	company
68	학교	hakgyo	school
69	집	jip	house, home
70	나라	nara	country
71	음식	eumsik	food
72	물	mul	water
73	돈	don	money
74	문제	munje	problem
75	이유	iyu	reason
76	방법	bangbeop	method, way
77	결과	gyeolgwa	result
78	시작	sijak	start
79	끝	kkeut	end
80	중	jung	middle, during
81	항상	hangsang	always
82	자주	jaju	often
83	가끔	gakkeum	sometimes
84	거의	geoui	almost
85	절대	jeoldae	never
86	먼저	meonjeo	first
87	나중	najung	later
88	다시	dasi	again
89	계속	gyesok	continuously
90	바로	baro	immediately
91	전	jeon	before
92	후	hu	after
93	동안	dongan	during
94	때문에	ttaemune	because of
95	위해서	wiheseo	for, in order to
96	만큼	mankeum	as much as
97	전혀	jeonhyeo	not at all
98	아주	aju	very
99	특히	teukhi	especially
100	보통	botong	usually

#	Korean	Romanization	Meaning (EN)
101	있다	itda	there is, to exist
102	없다	eopda	there is not
103	만들다	mandeulda	to make
104	쓰다	sseuda	to use, to write
105	보다	boda	to watch, to see
106	듣다	deutda	to hear, to listen
107	말하다	malhada	to speak
108	배우다	baeuda	to learn
109	일하다	ilhada	to work
110	살다	salda	to live
111	먹다	meokda	to eat
112	마시다	masida	to drink
113	주다	juda	to give
114	받다	batda	to receive
115	만나다	mannada	to meet
116	찾다	chatda	to find
117	시작하다	sijakhada	to start
118	끝나다	kkeutnada	to end
119	필요하다	piryo-hada	to need
120	원하다	wonhada	to want
121	가능하다	ganeunghada	possible
122	중요하다	jungyohada	important
123	쉽다	swipda	easy
124	어렵다	eoryeopda	difficult
125	같다	gatda	same
126	다르다	dareuda	different
127	맞다	matda	correct
128	틀리다	teullida	wrong
129	많다	manta	many
130	적다	jeokda	few
131	오늘	oneul	today
132	내일	naeil	tomorrow
133	어제	eoje	yesterday
134	아침	achim	morning
135	점심	jeomsim	lunch
136	저녁	jeonyeok	evening
137	밤	bam	night
138	주	ju	week
139	달	dal	month
140	년	nyeon	year
141	어디	eodi	where
142	언제	eonje	when
143	누구	nugu	who
144	무엇	mueot	what
145	어느	eoneu	which
146	몇	myeot	how many
147	왜	wae	why
148	어떻게	eotteoke	how
149	얼마	eolma	how much
150	어떤	eotteon	what kind of

#	Korean	Romanization	Meaning (EN)
151	예	ye	yes
152	아니요	aniyo	no
153	맞아요	majayo	that’s right
154	아니에요	anieyo	that’s not it
155	괜찮아요	gwaenchana-yo	it’s okay
156	미안해요	mianhaeyo	sorry
157	감사합니다	gamsahamnida	thank you
158	주세요	juseyo	please give
159	있어요	isseoyo	there is
160	없어요	eopseoyo	there is not
161	입니다	imnida	to be (formal)
162	이에요	iyeyo	to be
163	예요	yeyo	to be
164	하고	hago	and, with
165	보다	boda	than
166	에서	eseo	from, at
167	에게	ege	to (a person)
168	에	e	at, to
169	도	do	also
170	만	man	only
171	은	eun	topic particle
172	는	neun	topic particle
173	이	i	subject particle
174	가	ga	subject particle
175	을	eul	object particle
176	를	reul	object particle
177	의	ui	of
178	와	wa	and (with consonant)
179	과	gwa	and (with vowel)
180	로	ro	to, by
181	밖	bak	outside
182	안	an	inside
183	위	wi	above
184	아래	arae	below
185	앞	ap	front
186	뒤	dwi	back
187	옆	yeop	side
188	근처	geuncheo	nearby
189	사이	sai	between
190	안쪽	anjjok	inside area
191	사실	sasil	fact
192	보통	botong	usually
193	특히	teukhi	especially
194	물론	mullon	of course
195	아마	ama	maybe
196	벌써	beolsseo	already
197	아직	ajik	yet
198	항상	hangsang	always
199	오늘날	oneulnal	nowadays
200	역시	yeoksi	also, as expected

Korean frequency dictionary

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