Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Hungarian Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Hungarian vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Hungarian — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	a	the (before a consonant)	article	A1
2	az	the (before a vowel); that	article	A1
3	és	and	conjunction	A1
4	hogy	that (subordinator); how	conjunction	A1
5	nem	no; not	adverb	A1
6	egy	a; an; one	article	A1
7	is	also; too; as well	particle	A1
8	van	to be; is; there is	verb	A1
9	de	but; however	conjunction	A1
10	ez	this	pronoun	A1
11	meg	and; plus; (perfective prefix)	conjunction	A1
12	már	already; by now	adverb	A1
13	csak	only; just	adverb	A1
14	mi	we; what	pronoun	A1
15	én	I	pronoun	A1
16	te	you (singular)	pronoun	A1
17	ő	he; she	pronoun	A1
18	volt	was; were; there was	verb	A1
19	ha	if; when	conjunction	A1
20	mint	like; as; than	conjunction	A1
21	még	still; yet; even	adverb	A1
22	nagyon	very; really	adverb	A1
23	ki	who; out	pronoun	A1
24	itt	here	adverb	A1
25	most	now	adverb	A1
26	ott	there	adverb	A1
27	mert	because	conjunction	A1
28	vagy	or; you are	conjunction	A1
29	úgy	so; that way; like that	adverb	A1
30	így	this way; thus	adverb	A1
31	akkor	then; in that case	adverb	A1
32	minden	every; all; everything	determiner	A1
33	olyan	such; that kind of; so	adjective	A1
34	ilyen	such; this kind of	adjective	A1
35	lesz	will be; becomes	verb	A1
36	ők	they	pronoun	A1
37	ti	you (plural)	pronoun	A1
38	nincs	there is not; has no	verb	A1
39	kell	must; need to; is needed	verb	A1
40	mikor	when	adverb	A1
41	ahogy	as; the way that	conjunction	A1
42	sok	many; much; a lot	adjective	A1
43	jó	good; fine; okay	adjective	A1
44	amikor	when; at the time that	conjunction	A1
45	aki	who (relative)	pronoun	A1
46	ami	which; what (relative)	pronoun	A1
47	hol	where	adverb	A1
48	ilyenkor	at such times; on occasions like this	adverb	A2
49	pedig	although; whereas; and yet	conjunction	A1
50	fel	up; upwards; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A1
51	le	down; downwards; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A1
52	el	away; off; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A1
53	be	in; into; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A1
54	át	across; through; over; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A2
55	lehet	is possible; maybe; can be	verb	A1
56	tud	to know; to be able to; can	verb	A1
57	akar	to want	verb	A1
58	mond	to say; to tell	verb	A1
59	megy	to go; to walk	verb	A1
60	jön	to come	verb	A1
61	lát	to see	verb	A1
62	ad	to give	verb	A1
63	csinál	to do; to make	verb	A1
64	gondol	to think	verb	A1
65	ember	person; human; man	noun	A1
66	dolog	thing; matter	noun	A1
67	nap	day; sun	noun	A1
68	idő	time; weather	noun	A1
69	év	year	noun	A1
70	ház	house	noun	A1
71	kicsi	small; little	adjective	A1
72	nagy	big; large; great	adjective	A1
73	új	new	adjective	A1
74	másik	other; another	adjective	A1
75	annyi	so much; so many; that many	determiner	A2
76	valami	something	pronoun	A1
77	semmi	nothing	pronoun	A1
78	valaki	someone; somebody	pronoun	A1
79	senki	nobody; no one	pronoun	A1
80	mindenki	everyone; everybody	pronoun	A1
81	hogyan	how; in what way	adverb	A1
82	miért	why	adverb	A1
83	mennyi	how much; how many	determiner	A1
84	hány	how many	determiner	A1
85	melyik	which (one)	determiner	A1
86	olykor	occasionally; now and then	adverb	B1
87	sem	not either; neither; nor	particle	A1
88	vissza	back; (verbal prefix)	adverb	A2
89	együtt	together	adverb	A2
90	talán	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A1
91	persze	of course; sure	adverb	A2
92	igen	yes	adverb	A1
93	jól	well; nicely	adverb	A1
94	rossz	bad; wrong	adjective	A1
95	szép	beautiful; nice; pretty	adjective	A1
96	kér	to ask for; to request	verb	A1
97	tesz	to put; to do	verb	A1
98	vesz	to take; to buy	verb	A1
99	hisz	to believe	verb	A1
100	kap	to get; to receive	verb	A1
101	áll	to stand; to be located	verb	A1
102	marad	to stay; to remain	verb	A1
103	talál	to find	verb	A1
104	kérdez	to ask (a question)	verb	A1
105	ír	to write	verb	A1
106	olvas	to read	verb	A1
107	beszél	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
108	hall	to hear	verb	A1
109	néz	to look; to watch	verb	A1
110	dolgozik	to work	verb	A1
111	szeret	to love; to like	verb	A1
112	él	to live; to be alive	verb	A1
113	hív	to call; to invite	verb	A1
114	kezd	to begin; to start	verb	A1
115	ért	to understand	verb	A1
116	tanul	to learn; to study	verb	A1
117	eszik	to eat	verb	A1
118	iszik	to drink	verb	A1
119	alszik	to sleep	verb	A1
120	jár	to walk; to go regularly; to run (of a machine)	verb	A1
121	víz	water	noun	A1
122	kéz	hand	noun	A1
123	fej	head	noun	A1
124	szem	eye	noun	A1
125	szó	word	noun	A1
126	gyerek	child; kid	noun	A1
127	nő	woman	noun	A1
128	férfi	man	noun	A1
129	barát	friend	noun	A1
130	anya	mother; mom	noun	A1
131	apa	father; dad	noun	A1
132	család	family	noun	A1
133	város	city; town	noun	A1
134	ország	country	noun	A1
135	világ	world	noun	A1
136	élet	life	noun	A1
137	munka	work; job	noun	A1
138	pénz	money	noun	A1
139	perc	minute	noun	A1
140	óra	hour; clock; class	noun	A1
141	hét	week; seven	noun	A1
142	hónap	month	noun	A1
143	reggel	morning; in the morning	noun	A1
144	este	evening; in the evening	noun	A1
145	éjszaka	night; at night	noun	A2
146	ma	today	adverb	A1
147	holnap	tomorrow	adverb	A1
148	tegnap	yesterday	adverb	A1
149	mindig	always	adverb	A1
150	soha	never	adverb	A1
151	gyakran	often; frequently	adverb	A2
152	néha	sometimes	adverb	A2
153	később	later	adverb	A2
154	hamarosan	soon	adverb	A2
155	régen	long ago; in the past	adverb	A2
156	megint	again	adverb	A2
157	újra	again; anew	adverb	A2
158	együttes	joint; combined; band	adjective	B1
159	nélkül	without	preposition	A2
160	után	after; behind	preposition	A1
161	előtt	before; in front of	preposition	A1
162	alatt	under; below; during	preposition	A2
163	felett	above; over	preposition	A2
164	mögött	behind	preposition	A2
165	között	between; among	preposition	A2
166	mellett	next to; beside	preposition	A2
167	körül	around; about	preposition	A2
168	szerint	according to	preposition	A2
169	miatt	because of; due to	preposition	A2
170	ellen	against	preposition	A2
171	felé	towards; in the direction of	preposition	A2
172	nagyobb	bigger; larger; greater	adjective	A2
173	kisebb	smaller; lesser	adjective	A2
174	jobb	better; right (side)	adjective	A1
175	legjobb	best	adjective	A2
176	fontos	important	adjective	A2
177	igaz	true; right	adjective	A1
178	biztos	sure; certain	adjective	A2
179	nehéz	difficult; hard; heavy	adjective	A1
180	könnyű	easy; light	adjective	A2
181	egész	whole; entire	adjective	A1
182	fiatal	young	adjective	A1
183	öreg	old (of people)	adjective	A1
184	régi	old (of things); former	adjective	A2
185	magas	tall; high	adjective	A1
186	hosszú	long	adjective	A1
187	rövid	short	adjective	A2
188	első	first	number	A1
189	utolsó	last; final	adjective	A2
190	következő	next; following	adjective	A2
191	kettő	two	number	A1
192	három	three	number	A1
193	négy	four	number	A1
194	öt	five	number	A1
195	hat	six	number	A1
196	nyolc	eight	number	A1
197	kilenc	nine	number	A1
198	tíz	ten	number	A1
199	száz	hundred	number	A1
200	ezer	thousand	number	A1
201	kérdés	question	noun	A2
202	válasz	answer; reply	noun	A2
203	probléma	problem; issue	noun	A2
204	ötlet	idea	noun	A2
205	történet	story; history	noun	A2
206	név	name	noun	A1
207	szám	number	noun	A1
208	rész	part; portion	noun	A2
209	hely	place; spot; room	noun	A1
210	oldal	side; page	noun	A2
211	vég	end	noun	A2
212	eleje	beginning; front part	noun	A2
213	közép	middle; centre	noun	A2
214	út	road; way; journey	noun	A1
215	utca	street	noun	A1
216	szoba	room	noun	A1
217	ajtó	door	noun	A1
218	ablak	window	noun	A1
219	asztal	table; desk	noun	A1
220	szék	chair	noun	A1
221	ágy	bed	noun	A1
222	autó	car	noun	A1
223	vonat	train	noun	A1
224	busz	bus	noun	A1
225	könyv	book	noun	A1
226	levél	letter; leaf	noun	A2
227	kép	picture; image	noun	A1
228	film	film; movie	noun	A1
229	zene	music	noun	A1
230	étel	food; dish	noun	A1
231	kenyér	bread	noun	A1
232	kávé	coffee	noun	A1
233	tej	milk	noun	A1
234	bor	wine	noun	A2
235	hús	meat	noun	A2
236	alma	apple	noun	A1
237	iskola	school	noun	A1
238	tanár	teacher	noun	A1
239	diák	student; pupil	noun	A1
240	orvos	doctor	noun	A1
241	boldog	happy	adjective	A1
242	szomorú	sad	adjective	A2
243	beteg	sick; ill; a patient	adjective	A1
244	egészséges	healthy	adjective	A2
245	fáradt	tired	adjective	A2
246	éhes	hungry	adjective	A2
247	meleg	warm; hot	adjective	A1
248	hideg	cold	adjective	A1
249	drága	expensive; dear	adjective	A2
250	olcsó	cheap; inexpensive	adjective	A2
251	gyors	fast; quick	adjective	A1
252	lassú	slow	adjective	A2
253	tiszta	clean; pure; clear	adjective	A2
254	piszkos	dirty	adjective	A2
255	teli	full	adjective	A2
256	üres	empty	adjective	A2
257	erős	strong	adjective	A2
258	gyenge	weak	adjective	A2
259	piros	red	adjective	A1
260	fehér	white	adjective	A1
261	fekete	black	adjective	A1
262	kék	blue	adjective	A1
263	zöld	green	adjective	A1
264	sárga	yellow	adjective	A1
265	barna	brown	adjective	A1
266	segít	to help	verb	A1
267	vár	to wait; to expect	verb	A1
268	keres	to look for; to earn	verb	A1
269	mutat	to show; to point	verb	A2
270	visz	to carry; to take (away)	verb	A2
271	hoz	to bring	verb	A2
272	nyit	to open	verb	A2
273	zár	to close; to lock	verb	A2
274	ül	to sit	verb	A1
275	fut	to run	verb	A2
276	repül	to fly	verb	A2
277	úszik	to swim	verb	A2
278	esik	to fall; to rain	verb	A2
279	növekszik	to grow; to increase	verb	B1
280	kezdődik	to begin; to start (intransitive)	verb	A2
281	végződik	to end; to finish (intransitive)	verb	B1
282	emlékszik	to remember	verb	A2
283	felejt	to forget	verb	A2
284	próbál	to try; to attempt	verb	A2
285	sikerül	to succeed; to manage	verb	A2
286	fizet	to pay	verb	A1
287	vásárol	to shop; to buy	verb	A2
288	főz	to cook	verb	A2
289	mosogat	to wash the dishes	verb	B1
290	takarít	to clean; to tidy up	verb	A2
291	pihen	to rest; to relax	verb	A2
292	játszik	to play	verb	A1
293	énekel	to sing	verb	A2
294	táncol	to dance	verb	A2
295	nevet	to laugh	verb	A2
296	sír	to cry; to weep	verb	A2
297	ígér	to promise	verb	A2
298	köszön	to greet; to thank	verb	A1
299	bocsánat	sorry; excuse me; pardon	noun	A1
300	köszönöm	thank you; thanks	interjection	A1
301	kérem	please; here you are	interjection	A1
302	szia	hi; bye	interjection	A1
303	igazán	really; truly	adverb	A2
304	valóban	indeed; really	adverb	B1
305	természetesen	naturally; of course	adverb	B1
306	inkább	rather; instead	adverb	A2
307	szinte	almost; practically	adverb	B1
308	majdnem	almost; nearly	adverb	A2
309	nagyjából	roughly; more or less	adverb	B1
310	legalább	at least	adverb	A2
311	körülbelül	about; approximately	adverb	A2
312	egyáltalán	at all	adverb	B1
313	különösen	especially; particularly	adverb	B1
314	főleg	mainly; mostly	adverb	B1
315	ráadásul	moreover; on top of that	adverb	B1
316	viszont	however; on the other hand	conjunction	B1
317	tehát	so; therefore	conjunction	A2
318	illetve	respectively; or rather	conjunction	B1
319	ugyanis	namely; for; because	conjunction	B1
320	hiszen	after all; since	conjunction	B1
321	vajon	I wonder; whether	particle	B1
322	bár	although; even though	conjunction	A2
323	noha	although; though	conjunction	B2
324	mégis	still; nevertheless	adverb	A2
325	egyébként	otherwise; by the way	adverb	B1
326	szükség	need; necessity	noun	A2
327	lehetőség	possibility; opportunity	noun	B1
328	eset	case; instance	noun	A2
329	példa	example	noun	A2
330	ok	reason; cause	noun	A2
331	cél	goal; aim; target	noun	A2
332	eredmény	result; outcome	noun	A2
333	módszer	method	noun	B1
334	mód	way; manner; mode	noun	A2
335	forma	form; shape	noun	A2
336	érzés	feeling; sensation	noun	A2
337	gondolat	thought; idea	noun	A2
338	vélemény	opinion; view	noun	B1
339	igazság	truth; justice	noun	B1
340	szabadság	freedom; holiday; leave	noun	B1
341	jog	right; law	noun	B1
342	törvény	law; act	noun	B1
343	kormány	government; steering wheel	noun	B1
344	állam	state	noun	B1
345	nép	people; nation	noun	A2
346	nemzet	nation	noun	B1
347	társadalom	society	noun	B1
348	gazdaság	economy	noun	B1
349	piac	market	noun	A2
350	üzlet	shop; business; deal	noun	A2
351	cég	company; firm	noun	A2
352	vállalat	company; enterprise	noun	B1
353	termék	product	noun	B1
354	ár	price; flood	noun	A1
355	költség	cost; expense	noun	B1
356	fizetés	salary; payment	noun	A2
357	adó	tax; transmitter	noun	B1
358	számla	bill; account; invoice	noun	A2
359	bank	bank	noun	A1
360	iroda	office	noun	A2
361	gyár	factory	noun	A2
362	kórház	hospital	noun	A2
363	templom	church	noun	A2
364	bolt	shop; store	noun	A1
365	étterem	restaurant	noun	A1
366	szálloda	hotel	noun	A2
367	repülőtér	airport	noun	A2
368	állomás	station	noun	A2
369	híd	bridge	noun	A2
370	tér	square; space	noun	A2
371	park	park	noun	A1
372	kert	garden	noun	A1
373	fa	tree; wood	noun	A1
374	virág	flower	noun	A1
375	állat	animal	noun	A1
376	kutya	dog	noun	A1
377	macska	cat	noun	A1
378	madár	bird	noun	A2
379	hal	fish	noun	A1
380	ló	horse	noun	A2
381	napsütés	sunshine	noun	B1
382	hold	moon	noun	A2
383	csillag	star	noun	A2
384	ég	sky	noun	A2
385	föld	earth; ground; land	noun	A2
386	tenger	sea	noun	A2
387	folyó	river	noun	A2
388	hegy	mountain; hill	noun	A2
389	erdő	forest; wood	noun	A2
390	levegő	air	noun	A2
391	tűz	fire	noun	A2
392	eső	rain	noun	A1
393	hó	snow	noun	A1
394	szél	wind; edge	noun	A2
395	nyár	summer	noun	A1
396	tél	winter	noun	A1
397	tavasz	spring	noun	A1
398	ősz	autumn; fall	noun	A2
399	szín	colour	noun	A1
400	hang	sound; voice	noun	A2
401	láb	foot; leg	noun	A1
402	kar	arm	noun	A2
403	ujj	finger; toe	noun	A2
404	haj	hair	noun	A1
405	arc	face	noun	A2
406	fül	ear	noun	A2
407	orr	nose	noun	A2
408	száj	mouth	noun	A2
409	fog	tooth; will (future auxiliary)	noun	A2
410	szív	heart	noun	A2
411	test	body	noun	A2
412	vér	blood	noun	A2
413	bőr	skin; leather	noun	A2
414	csont	bone	noun	B1
415	ruha	clothes; dress	noun	A1
416	cipő	shoe	noun	A1
417	kalap	hat	noun	A2
418	táska	bag	noun	A1
419	kulcs	key	noun	A2
420	telefon	phone; telephone	noun	A1
421	gép	machine; computer	noun	A2
422	számítógép	computer	noun	A2
423	papír	paper	noun	A2
424	toll	pen; feather	noun	A2
425	pénztárca	wallet; purse	noun	B1
426	szemüveg	glasses; spectacles	noun	B1
427	ital	drink; beverage	noun	A2
428	gyümölcs	fruit	noun	A2
429	zöldség	vegetable	noun	A2
430	tojás	egg	noun	A2
431	sajt	cheese	noun	A2
432	cukor	sugar	noun	A2
433	só	salt	noun	A2
434	leves	soup	noun	A2
435	ebéd	lunch	noun	A2
436	vacsora	dinner; supper	noun	A2
437	reggeli	breakfast	noun	A2
438	konyha	kitchen	noun	A2
439	fürdőszoba	bathroom	noun	A2
440	fal	wall	noun	A2
441	tető	roof	noun	B1
442	padló	floor	noun	B1
443	lépcső	stairs; staircase	noun	B1
444	lakás	flat; apartment	noun	A2
445	otthon	home; at home	noun	A1
446	falu	village	noun	A2
447	terület	area; territory	noun	B1
448	határ	border; limit	noun	B1
449	irány	direction	noun	A2
450	távolság	distance	noun	B1
451	segítség	help; assistance	noun	A2
452	veszély	danger	noun	B1
453	baj	trouble; problem	noun	A2
454	hiba	mistake; error; fault	noun	A2
455	siker	success	noun	B1
456	változás	change	noun	B1
457	fejlődés	development; progress	noun	B1
458	kezdet	beginning; start	noun	B1
459	folytatás	continuation; sequel	noun	B2
460	befejezés	ending; completion	noun	B2
461	kezel	to handle; to treat; to manage	verb	B1
462	használ	to use	verb	A2
463	épít	to build	verb	A2
464	készít	to make; to prepare	verb	A2
465	javít	to fix; to repair; to correct	verb	B1
466	változtat	to change (something)	verb	B1
467	fejleszt	to develop; to improve	verb	B1
468	növel	to increase; to raise	verb	B2
469	csökkent	to reduce; to decrease	verb	B2
470	választ	to choose; to select	verb	A2
471	dönt	to decide	verb	A2
472	tervez	to plan; to design	verb	B1
473	szervez	to organize; to arrange	verb	B1
474	vezet	to lead; to drive	verb	A2
475	irányít	to direct; to control	verb	B2
476	követ	to follow	verb	A2
477	ellenőriz	to check; to control	verb	B1
478	vizsgál	to examine; to investigate	verb	B1
479	figyel	to pay attention; to watch	verb	A2
480	érdekel	to interest; to be interested in	verb	A2
481	számít	to count; to matter; to expect	verb	B1
482	jelent	to mean; to report	verb	A2
483	magyaráz	to explain	verb	A2
484	ismer	to know (someone); to be familiar with	verb	A1
485	felismer	to recognize	verb	B1
486	érez	to feel	verb	A2
487	remél	to hope	verb	A2
488	fél	to be afraid; to fear	verb	A2
489	örül	to be glad; to be happy	verb	A2
490	utál	to hate	verb	A2
491	kíván	to wish; to desire	verb	B1
492	enged	to allow; to let	verb	B1
493	tilt	to forbid; to ban	verb	B2
494	parancsol	to command; to order	verb	B2
495	javasol	to suggest; to propose	verb	B1
496	tanácsol	to advise	verb	B2
497	köszönt	to greet; to welcome	verb	B2
498	búcsúzik	to say goodbye	verb	B2
499	meghív	to invite	verb	A2
500	találkozik	to meet	verb	A2
501	elmegy	to leave; to go away	verb	A2
502	megérkezik	to arrive	verb	A2
503	érkezik	to arrive; to come in	verb	A2
504	indul	to set off; to depart; to start	verb	A2
505	megáll	to stop; to come to a halt	verb	A2
506	belép	to enter; to step in	verb	B1
507	kilép	to step out; to exit; to quit	verb	B1
508	kimegy	to go out	verb	A2
509	bejön	to come in	verb	A2
510	feláll	to stand up; to get up	verb	A2
511	leül	to sit down	verb	A2
512	lefekszik	to lie down; to go to bed	verb	A2
513	felkel	to get up; to rise	verb	A2
514	felébred	to wake up	verb	A2
515	megcsinál	to do; to make; to finish making	verb	A2
516	megért	to understand	verb	A2
517	megnéz	to look at; to have a look	verb	A2
518	megmond	to tell; to say	verb	A2
519	megkérdez	to ask	verb	A2
520	elkezd	to begin; to start	verb	A2
521	befejez	to finish; to complete	verb	A2
522	folytat	to continue	verb	B1
523	megvesz	to buy	verb	A2
524	elad	to sell	verb	A2
525	elveszít	to lose	verb	B1
526	megtalál	to find	verb	A2
527	megtart	to keep; to hold	verb	B1
528	tart	to hold; to keep; to last	verb	A2
529	elkap	to catch; to grab	verb	B1
530	húz	to pull; to draw	verb	A2
531	tol	to push	verb	B1
532	dob	to throw	verb	A2
533	üt	to hit; to strike	verb	B1
534	vág	to cut	verb	A2
535	tör	to break	verb	B1
536	ejt	to drop; to let fall	verb	B2
537	emel	to lift; to raise	verb	B1
538	fordul	to turn	verb	B1
539	fordít	to translate; to turn	verb	B1
540	mozog	to move	verb	B1
541	mozdul	to move; to budge	verb	B2
542	lép	to step	verb	A2
543	mászik	to climb; to crawl	verb	B1
544	esküszik	to swear; to vow	verb	B2
545	harcol	to fight	verb	B1
546	győz	to win	verb	B1
547	veszít	to lose (a game); to shed	verb	B1
548	véd	to protect; to defend	verb	B1
549	támad	to attack	verb	B2
550	menekül	to flee; to escape	verb	B2
551	rejt	to hide; to conceal	verb	B2
552	kaland	adventure	noun	B2
553	álom	dream	noun	A2
554	emlék	memory; souvenir	noun	B1
555	félelem	fear	noun	B1
556	öröm	joy; delight	noun	B1
557	harag	anger	noun	B2
558	düh	rage; fury	noun	B2
559	szeretet	love; affection	noun	B1
560	gyűlölet	hatred	noun	B2
561	remény	hope	noun	B1
562	bánat	sorrow; grief	noun	B2
563	fájdalom	pain	noun	B1
564	betegség	illness; disease	noun	B1
565	gyógyszer	medicine; drug	noun	B1
566	kezelés	treatment	noun	B2
567	egészség	health	noun	A2
568	erő	strength; force; power	noun	A2
569	hatalom	power; authority	noun	B2
570	képesség	ability; skill	noun	B1
571	tudás	knowledge	noun	B1
572	tapasztalat	experience	noun	B1
573	tehetség	talent	noun	B2
574	siet	to hurry	verb	A2
575	késik	to be late	verb	A2
576	kész	ready; done; finished	adjective	A2
577	szabad	free; allowed	adjective	A2
578	foglalt	occupied; taken; busy	adjective	B1
579	nyitott	open; open-minded	adjective	B1
580	zárt	closed; enclosed	adjective	B1
581	közös	common; shared; joint	adjective	B1
582	különböző	different; various	adjective	B1
583	hasonló	similar	adjective	B1
584	egyszerű	simple; plain	adjective	A2
585	bonyolult	complicated; complex	adjective	B2
586	pontos	exact; precise; punctual	adjective	B1
587	helyes	correct; right	adjective	A2
588	valódi	real; genuine	adjective	B1
589	hamis	false; fake	adjective	B1
590	lehetséges	possible	adjective	B1
591	szükséges	necessary	adjective	B1
592	elég	enough; quite; fairly	adverb	A2
593	kevés	few; little; not much	adjective	A1
594	több	more; several	adjective	A1
595	kevesebb	less; fewer	adjective	A2
596	legtöbb	most	adjective	A2
597	néhány	some; a few	determiner	A2
598	számos	numerous; several	adjective	B2
599	bármi	anything	pronoun	A2
600	bárki	anyone; anybody	pronoun	A2
601	bárhol	anywhere	adverb	B1
602	bármikor	anytime; whenever	adverb	B1
603	sehol	nowhere	adverb	B1
604	mindenhol	everywhere	adverb	B1
605	valahol	somewhere	adverb	A2
606	valahogy	somehow	adverb	B1
607	sehogy	in no way	adverb	B2
608	híres	famous	adjective	A2
609	ismert	well-known; known	adjective	B1
610	ismeretlen	unknown	adjective	B1
611	sajtó	the press; media	noun	B2
612	újság	newspaper	noun	A2
613	hír	news; piece of news	noun	A2
614	műsor	programme; show	noun	B1
615	televízió	television	noun	A2
616	rádió	radio	noun	A2
617	internet	internet	noun	A2
618	oldalszám	page number	noun	B2
619	cikk	article	noun	B1
620	szöveg	text	noun	B1
621	mondat	sentence	noun	A2
622	nyelv	language; tongue	noun	A2
623	jelentés	meaning; report	noun	B1
624	kifejezés	expression; phrase	noun	B2
625	beszéd	speech	noun	B1
626	vita	debate; argument	noun	B1
627	megbeszélés	meeting; discussion	noun	B2
628	döntés	decision	noun	B1
629	terv	plan	noun	A2
630	feladat	task; assignment	noun	A2
631	felelősség	responsibility	noun	B2
632	szerep	role; part	noun	B1
633	helyzet	situation; position	noun	B1
634	körülmény	circumstance	noun	B2
635	feltétel	condition; requirement	noun	B2
636	szabály	rule	noun	B1
637	rend	order; system	noun	B1
638	rendszer	system	noun	B1
639	szervezet	organization; organism	noun	B2
640	csoport	group	noun	A2
641	tag	member; limb	noun	B1
642	vezető	leader; manager; driver	noun	B1
643	főnök	boss	noun	A2
644	kolléga	colleague	noun	B1
645	ügyfél	client; customer	noun	B2
646	vevő	buyer; customer	noun	B1
647	szomszéd	neighbour	noun	A2
648	vendég	guest	noun	A2
649	idegen	stranger; foreign	adjective	B1
650	külföld	abroad; foreign countries	noun	B1
651	utazás	trip; travel; journey	noun	A2
652	jegy	ticket	noun	A2
653	csomag	package; luggage	noun	B1
654	repülőgép	airplane	noun	A2
655	hajó	ship; boat	noun	A2
656	kerékpár	bicycle	noun	B1
657	motor	engine; motorbike	noun	B1
658	sebesség	speed	noun	B2
659	közlekedés	traffic; transport	noun	B2
660	baleset	accident	noun	B1
661	sport	sport	noun	A1
662	labda	ball	noun	A2
663	csapat	team	noun	A2
664	játék	game; toy; play	noun	A1
665	verseny	competition; race	noun	B1
666	győzelem	victory	noun	B2
667	vereség	defeat	noun	B2
668	edzés	training; workout	noun	B2
669	tudomány	science	noun	B1
670	kutatás	research	noun	B2
671	kísérlet	experiment; attempt	noun	B2
672	elmélet	theory	noun	B2
673	tény	fact	noun	B1
674	adat	data; piece of information	noun	B1
675	információ	information	noun	A2
676	tudomás	awareness; knowledge	noun	B2
677	egyetem	university	noun	A2
678	osztály	class; department	noun	A2
679	vizsga	exam	noun	A2
680	lecke	lesson	noun	A2
681	tudós	scientist; scholar	noun	B2
682	mérnök	engineer	noun	B1
683	ügyvéd	lawyer	noun	B1
684	rendőr	police officer	noun	A2
685	katona	soldier	noun	B1
686	művész	artist	noun	B1
687	színész	actor	noun	B1
688	író	writer; author	noun	B1
689	zenész	musician	noun	B2
690	festő	painter	noun	B2
691	képvisel	to represent	verb	B2
692	létrehoz	to create; to establish	verb	B2
693	megold	to solve	verb	B1
694	okoz	to cause	verb	B1
695	befolyásol	to influence	verb	B2
696	bizonyít	to prove	verb	B2
697	tagad	to deny	verb	B2
698	elismer	to admit; to acknowledge	verb	B2
699	megegyezik	to agree; to match	verb	B2
700	egyetért	to agree	verb	B1
701	vitatkozik	to argue; to debate	verb	B2
702	panaszkodik	to complain	verb	B2
703	dicsér	to praise	verb	B2
704	kritizál	to criticize	verb	B2
705	javaslat	proposal; suggestion	noun	B2
706	említ	to mention	verb	B2
707	idéz	to quote; to summon	verb	B2
708	ismétel	to repeat	verb	B1
709	fordítás	translation	noun	B1
710	megjegyzés	remark; note; comment	noun	B2
711	kérés	request	noun	B1
712	engedély	permission; permit; licence	noun	B2
713	tilalom	ban; prohibition	noun	B2
714	büntetés	punishment; penalty	noun	B2
715	jutalom	reward	noun	B2
716	ajándék	gift; present	noun	A2
717	ünnep	holiday; celebration	noun	A2
718	karácsony	Christmas	noun	A2
719	születésnap	birthday	noun	A2
720	esküvő	wedding	noun	B1
721	házasság	marriage	noun	B1
722	szerelem	love (romantic)	noun	B1
723	kapcsolat	relationship; connection; contact	noun	B1
724	barátság	friendship	noun	B1
725	bizalom	trust; confidence	noun	B2
726	titok	secret	noun	B1
727	igazgató	director; principal	noun	B2
728	elnök	president; chairman	noun	B1
729	miniszter	minister	noun	B2
730	képviselő	representative; MP	noun	B2
731	párt	party (political)	noun	B1
732	választás	election; choice	noun	B1
733	szavazat	vote	noun	B2
734	politika	politics; policy	noun	B1
735	háború	war	noun	B1
736	béke	peace	noun	B1
737	fegyver	weapon	noun	B1
738	bűn	crime; sin	noun	B2
739	tolvaj	thief	noun	B2
740	bíróság	court	noun	B2
741	ítélet	verdict; judgment	noun	B2
742	börtön	prison; jail	noun	B2
743	pénzügy	finance	noun	B2
744	hitel	credit; loan	noun	B2
745	kölcsön	loan	noun	B2
746	nyereség	profit; gain	noun	B2
747	veszteség	loss	noun	B2
748	érték	value; worth	noun	B1
749	mennyiség	quantity; amount	noun	B2
750	minőség	quality	noun	B2
751	súly	weight	noun	B1
752	méret	size	noun	B1
753	hossz	length	noun	B2
754	magasság	height	noun	B2
755	mélység	depth	noun	B2
756	szélesség	width; latitude	noun	B2
757	anyag	material; substance	noun	B1
758	vas	iron	noun	B1
759	arany	gold	noun	B1
760	ezüst	silver	noun	B2
761	kő	stone; rock	noun	A2
762	homok	sand	noun	B1
763	üveg	glass; bottle	noun	A2
764	műanyag	plastic	noun	B2
765	gyümölcsfa	fruit tree	noun	B2
766	növény	plant	noun	B1
767	fű	grass	noun	A2
768	ág	branch; twig	noun	B1
769	gyökér	root	noun	B2
770	mag	seed; core	noun	B2
771	rovar	insect	noun	B2
772	méh	bee	noun	B2
773	medve	bear	noun	B1
774	farkas	wolf	noun	B2
775	oroszlán	lion	noun	B2
776	tehén	cow	noun	B1
777	disznó	pig	noun	B1
778	csirke	chicken	noun	A2
779	nyúl	rabbit	noun	B2
780	egér	mouse	noun	B1
781	természet	nature	noun	B1
782	környezet	environment; surroundings	noun	B1
783	időjárás	weather	noun	A2
784	felhő	cloud	noun	B1
785	vihar	storm	noun	B1
786	jég	ice	noun	B1
787	hőség	heat; hot weather	noun	B2
788	napfény	sunlight	noun	B2
789	árnyék	shadow; shade	noun	B1
790	fény	light	noun	A2
791	sötét	dark; darkness	adjective	A2
792	világos	light; bright; clear	adjective	A2
793	hangos	loud	adjective	A2
794	csendes	quiet; silent	adjective	A2
795	csend	silence; quiet	noun	B1
796	zaj	noise	noun	B1
797	illat	scent; aroma	noun	B2
798	szag	smell; odour	noun	B1
799	íz	taste; flavour	noun	B1
800	érintés	touch	noun	B2
801	lehetetlen	impossible	adjective	B1
802	valószínű	likely; probable	adjective	B2
803	biztonságos	safe; secure	adjective	B1
804	veszélyes	dangerous	adjective	B1
805	kényelmes	comfortable; convenient	adjective	B1
806	kellemes	pleasant	adjective	B1
807	kellemetlen	unpleasant	adjective	B2
808	érdekes	interesting	adjective	A2
809	unalmas	boring	adjective	A2
810	furcsa	strange; odd; weird	adjective	B1
811	különös	peculiar; strange	adjective	B2
812	meglepő	surprising	adjective	B2
813	komoly	serious	adjective	B1
814	vicces	funny	adjective	A2
815	okos	clever; smart	adjective	A2
816	buta	stupid; silly	adjective	A2
817	ügyes	skilful; clever	adjective	B1
818	bátor	brave	adjective	B1
819	gyáva	cowardly	adjective	B2
820	kedves	kind; nice; dear	adjective	A2
821	udvarias	polite	adjective	B2
822	goromba	rude; coarse	adjective	B2
823	büszke	proud	adjective	B1
824	ideges	nervous; irritable	adjective	B1
825	nyugodt	calm; relaxed	adjective	B1
826	izgatott	excited	adjective	B2
827	csalódott	disappointed	adjective	B2
828	elégedett	satisfied; content	adjective	B2
829	magányos	lonely	adjective	B2
830	szerencsés	lucky; fortunate	adjective	B1
831	szerencse	luck; fortune	noun	B1
832	sors	fate; destiny	noun	B2
833	véletlen	chance; coincidence; accidental	noun	B2
834	valóság	reality	noun	B2
835	igazságosság	fairness; justice	noun	B2
836	szabadidő	free time; leisure	noun	B1
837	pihenés	rest; relaxation	noun	B2
838	szokás	habit; custom	noun	B1
839	hagyomány	tradition	noun	B2
840	kultúra	culture	noun	B1
841	vallás	religion	noun	B1
842	isten	god	noun	A2
843	lélek	soul; spirit	noun	B2
844	szellem	ghost; spirit; intellect	noun	B2
845	halál	death	noun	B1
846	születés	birth	noun	B2
847	temetés	funeral	noun	B2
848	temető	cemetery; graveyard	noun	B2
849	korszak	era; age; period	noun	B2
850	évszázad	century	noun	B2
851	évtized	decade	noun	B2
852	pillanat	moment; instant	noun	B1
853	jövő	future	noun	B1
854	múlt	past	noun	B1
855	jelen	present (time)	noun	B1
856	kor	age; era	noun	B1
857	ifjúság	youth	noun	B2
858	öregség	old age	noun	B2
859	gyermekkor	childhood	noun	B2
860	nemzedék	generation	noun	B2
861	rokon	relative; kin	noun	B1
862	szülő	parent	noun	A2
863	nagyszülő	grandparent	noun	B1
864	unoka	grandchild	noun	B1
865	testvér	sibling; brother or sister	noun	A2
866	feleség	wife	noun	A2
867	férj	husband	noun	A2
868	házaspár	married couple	noun	B2
869	közösség	community	noun	B2
870	lakosság	population	noun	B2
871	lakos	resident; inhabitant	noun	B2
872	polgár	citizen	noun	B2
873	tulajdon	property; possession	noun	B2
874	tulajdonos	owner	noun	B2
875	birtok	estate; possession	noun	B2
876	vagyon	fortune; wealth; assets	noun	B2
877	szegénység	poverty	noun	B2
878	gazdag	rich; wealthy	adjective	A2
879	szegény	poor	adjective	A2
880	áldozat	victim; sacrifice	noun	B2
881	segély	aid; benefit; relief	noun	B2
882	támogatás	support; grant	noun	B2
883	szolgáltatás	service	noun	B2
884	ellátás	provision; care; supply	noun	B2
885	fejlesztés	development; improvement	noun	B2
886	kutató	researcher	noun	B2
887	szakértő	expert	noun	B2
888	szakma	profession; trade	noun	B2
889	foglalkozás	occupation; job	noun	B1
890	karrier	career	noun	B2
891	álláspont	standpoint; position	noun	B2
892	állás	job; position; standing	noun	A2
893	pályázat	application; tender	noun	B2
894	interjú	interview	noun	B1
895	önéletrajz	CV; résumé	noun	B2
896	képzés	training; education	noun	B2
897	tudásanyag	body of knowledge; material	noun	B2
898	oktatás	education; teaching	noun	B1
899	nevelés	upbringing; education	noun	B2
900	fejlődik	to develop; to grow	verb	B1
901	változik	to change (intransitive)	verb	B1
902	alakul	to form; to develop; to turn out	verb	B2
903	alakít	to shape; to form; to play (a role)	verb	B2
904	keletkezik	to arise; to come into being	verb	B2
905	megszűnik	to cease; to come to an end	verb	B2
906	megjelenik	to appear; to be published	verb	B1
907	eltűnik	to disappear; to vanish	verb	B1
908	fennmarad	to survive; to remain; to persist	verb	B2
909	hiányzik	to be missing; to be absent; to miss	verb	B1
910	létezik	to exist	verb	B1
911	előfordul	to occur; to happen	verb	B2
912	történik	to happen; to take place	verb	A2
913	kiderül	to turn out; to become clear	verb	B2
914	bizonyul	to prove to be; to turn out	verb	B2
915	tűnik	to seem; to appear	verb	B1
916	látszik	to seem; to be visible	verb	B1
917	hangzik	to sound	verb	B1
918	számol	to count; to calculate	verb	B1
919	mér	to measure	verb	B1
920	becsül	to estimate; to esteem	verb	B2
921	összehasonlít	to compare	verb	B2
922	megkülönböztet	to distinguish; to discriminate	verb	B2
923	osztályoz	to classify; to grade	verb	B2
924	rendez	to arrange; to organize; to direct	verb	B2
925	gyűjt	to collect; to gather	verb	B1
926	oszt	to divide; to share out; to deal	verb	B2
927	kever	to mix; to stir	verb	B2
928	önt	to pour	verb	B2
929	tölt	to fill; to spend (time)	verb	B1
930	ürít	to empty; to drain	verb	B2
931	takar	to cover; to conceal	verb	B2
932	borít	to cover; to overturn	verb	B2
933	díszít	to decorate	verb	B2
934	javul	to improve; to get better	verb	B2
935	romlik	to deteriorate; to go bad	verb	B2
936	erősödik	to strengthen; to grow stronger	verb	B2
937	gyengül	to weaken	verb	B2
938	melegszik	to warm up; to get warm	verb	B2
939	hűl	to cool down	verb	B2
940	szárad	to dry	verb	B2
941	ázik	to get wet; to soak	verb	B2
942	lángol	to blaze; to be in flames	verb	B2
943	olvad	to melt	verb	B2
944	fagy	to freeze	verb	B2
945	süt	to bake; to fry; to shine	verb	B1
946	fő	to boil; to cook (intransitive)	verb	B2
947	ízlik	to taste good; to like the taste	verb	B1
948	kóstol	to taste; to sample	verb	B2
949	harap	to bite	verb	B2
950	rág	to chew	verb	B2
951	nyel	to swallow	verb	B2
952	lélegzik	to breathe	verb	B2
953	köhög	to cough	verb	B2
954	ásít	to yawn	verb	B2
955	izzad	to sweat	verb	B2
956	remeg	to tremble; to shake	verb	B2
957	reszket	to shiver; to quiver	verb	B2
958	mosolyog	to smile	verb	A2
959	integet	to wave	verb	B2
960	bólint	to nod	verb	B2
961	mutogat	to gesture; to point repeatedly	verb	B2
962	suttog	to whisper	verb	B2
963	kiabál	to shout; to yell	verb	B1
964	kiált	to cry out; to exclaim	verb	B2
965	ordít	to roar; to scream	verb	B2
966	morog	to grumble; to growl	verb	B2
967	sóhajt	to sigh	verb	B2
968	sétál	to walk; to stroll	verb	A2
969	kirándul	to go on an excursion; to hike	verb	B2
970	utazik	to travel	verb	A2
971	költözik	to move (house); to relocate	verb	B1
972	lakik	to live; to reside	verb	A1
973	bérel	to rent; to hire	verb	B2
974	foglal	to book; to reserve; to occupy	verb	B1
975	ajánl	to recommend; to offer	verb	B1
976	kínál	to offer	verb	B2
977	szállít	to transport; to deliver	verb	B2
978	rendel	to order	verb	B1
979	kiszolgál	to serve (a customer)	verb	B2
980	szolgál	to serve	verb	B2
981	működik	to work; to function; to operate	verb	B1
982	kapcsol	to switch; to connect	verb	B2
983	nyom	to press; to push; to print	verb	B1
984	kattint	to click	verb	B2
985	letölt	to download	verb	B2
986	ment	to save; to rescue	verb	B1
987	töröl	to delete; to wipe	verb	B1
988	másol	to copy	verb	B2
989	megoszt	to share	verb	B1
990	jelez	to signal; to indicate	verb	B2
991	figyelmeztet	to warn; to remind	verb	B2
992	értesít	to notify; to inform	verb	B2
993	tájékoztat	to inform; to brief	verb	B2
994	hirdet	to advertise; to announce	verb	B2
995	közöl	to communicate; to state	verb	B2
996	kifejez	to express	verb	B2
997	megfogalmaz	to formulate; to phrase	verb	B2
998	összefoglal	to summarize	verb	B2
999	következtet	to conclude; to infer	verb	B2
1000	megvalósít	to realize; to implement; to bring about	verb	B2

Showing the top 1000 of 1000 words, by frequency · audio: female voice

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Why learn Hungarian words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Hungarian words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Hungarian words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Hungarian verbs are listed in their dictionary citation form, the third-person singular indefinite present (van 'to be', csinál 'to do', megy 'to go'); nouns appear in the nominative singular. Hungarian is agglutinative, so grammar is built by stacking suffixes onto these base forms.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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