Most Common Words: 1801-1900
In our student guides, we provide a list of the most common Irish words to give learners the most useful words for speaking the language today (modified for this purpose from "Irish Word Frequency - Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge" by Michal Boleslav Měchura, 2015). This list helps learners know which words are used most often in everyday Irish conversations.
Print out the list and grab a pen! Start by writing in the definitions for any words you already know. Then, look up the ones you don’t and add their meanings. Keep working with your list—reviewing, practicing, and using the words in sentences—until you know them all by heart. These are the building blocks of spoken Irish, so mastering them will give your language skills a huge boost!
1801 fáisc
1802 oil
1803 trealamh
1804 pláta
1805 cú
1806 sult
1807 ithir
1808 corraigh
1809 luachmhar
1810 anailís
1811 airí
1812 se
1813 bileog
1814 fóir
1815 neartaigh
1816 tiontaigh
1817 iarratasóir
1818 athchóirigh
1819 call
1820 áth
1821 canúint
1822 suirbhé
1823 iomad
1824 cíor
1825 lánúin
1826 tionól
1827 riocht
1828 aerfort
1829 díbir
1830 tomhais
1831 iomáin
1832 scáil
1833 from
1834 sásúil
1835 eitil
1836 clós
1837 eireaball
1838 sor
1839 comh
1840 feith
1841 múscail
1842 feithicil
1843 briste
1844 cór
1845 bagairt
1846 túisce
1847 tionóil
1848 galánta
1849 tobac
1850 cuardaigh
1851 teoiric
1852 dramhaíl
1853 gal
1854 fionn
1855 úll
1856 daor
1857 nua-aimseartha
1858 comhrac
1859 Breathnach
1860 bomaite
1861 tomhas
1862 strainséir
1863 crith
1864 mil
1865 príomhoide
1866 ál
1867 teist
1868 muineál
1869 sciathán
1870 léirmheas
1871 gníomhaireacht
1872 tástáil
1873 bráid
1874 léine
1875 scata
1876 sleamhnaigh
1877 cinnteach
1878 flaitheas
1879 dátheangach
1880 giota
1881 réabhlóid
1882 bruscar
1883 sochraid
1884 timpiste
1885 bialann
1886 feall
1887 scair
1888 toirt
1889 amadán
1890 síoraí
1891 foréigean
1892 tríú
1893 sciob
1894 daite
1895 stailc
1896 reachtúil
1897 contúirteach
1898 scread
1899 imshaol
1900 maisigh
