The 1,000 most common Filipino words
This page lists the 1,000 most common Filipino words in frequency order, ranked using the wordfreq corpus — a large collection of real-world Filipino text. Every word has its rank, so you can see at a glance whether a word is everyday essential or just outside the core vocabulary. The list covers Tagalog-based Filipino as used in books, news, and everyday conversation.
The words are grouped into learning bands: the first 300 are the absolute bedrock of the language, and by the time you reach the 800-word band you will recognise the vast majority of the most common structures and content words. Reaching the 1,500-word mark puts you in strong territory — words up to that rank cover roughly 80% of everyday text, meaning most sentences you encounter will feel familiar rather than foreign.
Use this list to find gaps in your vocabulary, to guide what to study next, or to check which words in a text are high-frequency enough to be worth memorising first. Click any word to see it highlighted in real reading material inside Beeblio.
Words 1–300 · First words band
- sa
- ng
- ang
- na
- mga
- at
- ay
- isang
- hindi
- ito
- ko
- kung
- may
- ni
- si
- ako
- pa
- para
- mula
- siya
- mo
- o
- pag
- kanyang
- lang
- naman
- niya
- lahat
- ano
- rin
- ka
- dahil
- din
- upang
- kaya
- nito
- tao
- nila
- walang
- sila
- mas
- pero
- po
- nang
- araw
- isa
- ba
- bilang
- kay
- ngayon
- mag
- nga
- kanilang
- pang
- buhay
- wala
- di
- dapat
- iba
- maaaring
- kahit
- kapag
- saan
- yung
- dito
- ibang
- nag
- pamamagitan
- noong
- natin
- kasi
- ilang
- lamang
- ngunit
- taon
- taong
- alam
- kong
- nasa
- i
- panahon
- bagay
- gusto
- hanggang
- kami
- mong
- namin
- bahay
- bakit
- of
- the
- ayon
- akong
- kasama
- maraming
- naging
- pagkatapos
- tulad
- babae
- bansa
- maging
- man
- kailangan
- loob
- tayo
- 1
- 2
- habang
- talaga
- kanya
- kayo
- 3
- anak
- buong
- daw
- sarili
- and
- bago
- unang
- to
- bagong
- dalawang
- mukha
- itong
- pilipinas
- sabi
- ibig
- kaniyang
- oras
- ikaw
- siyang
- a
- paano
- parang
- sabihin
- akin
- bayan
- ilalim
- nya
- diyos
- lalo
- sakit
- kang
- uri
- bawat
- in
- lugar
- yun
- aaral
- bahagi
- tunay
- huwag
- mundo
- sana
- mata
- yan
- gagawin
- higit
- lalaki
- 5
- malaking
- pangalan
- puso
- e
- for
- iba't
- matapos
- tungkol
- gawin
- kaibigan
- sino
- aking
- bata
- eh
- ginagawa
- laban
- pagitan
- 4
- nakita
- sinabi
- ulo
- agad
- anong
- mayroon
- niyang
- on
- baka
- pilipino
- dahilan
- dating
- pagkain
- wika
- 7
- gaya
- ginawa
- inyo
- iyong
- pala
- problema
- kamay
- katawan
- malapit
- marami
- paggamit
- gabi
- iyon
- laro
- no
- pagiging
- pamilya
- pati
- ama
- halimbawa
- gamit
- gumawa
- halos
- kapatid
- makita
- minsan
- ring
- sya
- tapos
- tubig
- city
- dalawa
- sinasabi
- talagang
- 6
- kanila
- maliit
- tatlong
- batas
- mahal
- muna
- pera
- bang
- c
- kita
- mayroong
- namang
- paraan
- buwan
- kabilang
- maganda
- magiging
- naka
- nung
- nyo
- school
- ayaw
- tanong
- d
- de
- ina
- isip
- ma
- mataas
- pinaka
- siguro
- totoo
- ating
- ginagamit
- san
- sobrang
- una
- kaso
- maaari
- n
- ngayong
- salita
- up
- kanta
- madalas
- muling
- pelikula
- tama
- ulit
- 8
- buhok
- gawa
- ika
- love
- lupa
- pangunahing
- anumang
- ilan
- katulad
- kilala
- kumain
- nagkaroon
- nakikita
- silang
- so
- huling
- karamihan
- kasalanan
- lungsod
- magandang
- nitong
- s
All words of the First words band →
Words 301–800 · Getting by band
- asawa
- batang
- noon
- pamahalaan
- video
- kulay
- labas
- masaya
- sina
- tayong
- 9
- ari
- galing
- hari
- mahirap
- matagal
- parehong
- sagot
- tv
- ganito
- kaming
- malaman
- muli
- nagbibigay
- nilang
- taga
- time
- apat
- laki
- simula
- tamang
- wikang
- you
- dati
- kapangyarihan
- kayong
- kundi
- nating
- niyo
- pagbabago
- dami
- is
- kaysa
- lumabas
- maayos
- malakas
- manila
- mawala
- meron
- or
- papa
- salitang
- sanhi
- sariling
- subalit
- susunod
- tinatawag
- daan
- gaano
- grupo
- lakas
- medyo
- nangyari
- pangulo
- programa
- pumunta
- salamat
- simbahan
- bawal
- m
- makikita
- pwede
- tingin
- edad
- gawain
- kuwento
- my
- nina
- pagkakaroon
- halaga
- likod
- oo
- pinag
- relasyon
- rito
- tuloy
- babaeng
- karaniwang
- mahalaga
- nawala
- online
- opisyal
- tagalog
- umaga
- yo
- yon
- b
- be
- huli
- mabuti
- mang
- sabay
- barangay
- bumili
- init
- kayang
- miyembro
- paggawa
- aral
- banal
- basta
- best
- filipino
- one
- patuloy
- post
- tanging
- tuwing
- wag
- with
- ganun
- hesus
- kasalukuyang
- lalake
- linggo
- more
- pangarap
- pumasok
- sarap
- tignan
- bigyan
- ding
- dugo
- galit
- ganap
- gulang
- kasaysayan
- lagi
- media
- p
- pakiramdam
- takot
- tingnan
- dumating
- dun
- ganitong
- kwento
- magulang
- mukhang
- resulta
- serbisyo
- aklat
- beses
- dagat
- gustong
- kailan
- laging
- larawan
- madaling
- masama
- masyadong
- papel
- y
- damit
- gma
- inyong
- it
- kahulugan
- nanalo
- out
- paa
- pagkakataon
- panahong
- philippine
- team
- trabaho
- bukod
- gumagamit
- impormasyon
- me
- namatay
- puno
- sistema
- antas
- as
- drama
- gamitin
- halaman
- israel
- iyo
- kapwa
- katutubong
- nagsimula
- nanay
- sumusunod
- bumalik
- halip
- hapon
- hayop
- hirap
- layunin
- limang
- naniniwala
- paaralan
- pangyayari
- sapagkat
- abs
- batay
- bukas
- harap
- ibabaw
- juan
- lalaking
- live
- nangyayari
- napaka
- pagmamahal
- pangulong
- sunod
- tawag
- usapan
- website
- dr
- kaugnay
- mabilis
- national
- patay
- produkto
- tahanan
- anyo
- biglang
- by
- doon
- edukasyon
- game
- ganda
- gayon
- ginamit
- gitna
- klase
- lipunan
- lupain
- magkaroon
- mamamayan
- nalang
- network
- pambansang
- sapat
- super
- tag
- umalis
- ako'y
- all
- darating
- dulo
- lokal
- nararamdaman
- pagdating
- saka
- sumunod
- totoong
- bansang
- bigla
- g
- labis
- nagawa
- negosyo
- star
- t
- this
- ukol
- year
- amin
- epekto
- ibinigay
- ingles
- itinuturing
- kaharian
- katangian
- kaya't
- maaring
- mahalagang
- mali
- maynila
- ninyo
- pananaliksik
- proseso
- account
- artista
- gamot
- internet
- itaas
- kababaihan
- kamatayan
- kasalukuyan
- kuya
- mahigit
- maliliit
- miss
- nagbigay
- nagiging
- news
- pananaw
- pinakamahusay
- aktres
- anim
- asa
- atin
- first
- ha
- haba
- hangin
- nawawala
- pamamaraan
- rizal
- sama
- sasabihin
- single
- yong
- yugto
- akala
- day
- kabataan
- kabila
- labanan
- laman
- listahan
- malaki
- pagsusuri
- show
- sikat
- st
- us
- cbn
- itim
- jose
- k
- kahapon
- lola
- metro
- mismo
- nabubuhay
- ekonomiya
- estado
- guro
- h
- karapatan
- katotohanan
- marcos
- nakuha
- new
- pong
- pwedeng
- tulong
- aquino
- balat
- bato
- center
- dala
- ganyan
- good
- handa
- hawak
- host
- kakayahan
- maikling
- maliban
- nagpapakita
- nakaraang
- pinuno
- taas
- tiyak
- usap
- utak
- aktor
- bibliya
- code
- gumagawa
- iniisip
- kultura
- liza
- partikular
- personal
- site
- tauhan
- that
- aalis
- ate
- binigyan
- boy
- don
- high
- john
- kristiyano
- la
- mahusay
- mainit
- mangyari
- matatagpuan
- naming
- nasabing
- system
- tinawag
- tiyan
- unlad
- big
- david
- from
- isa't
- isipin
- ito'y
- kulang
- lalong
- lumang
- nais
- pagbibigay
- paniniwala
- plano
- proyekto
- quezon
- samantalang
- sayo
- tatay
- top
- bundok
- hair
- ikalawang
- kasing
- kinuha
- likas
- malawak
- mangyayari
- movie
- natural
- pahayag
- pareho
- punong
- sobra
- teknolohiya
- tsina
- ugat
- ibigay
- kaalaman
- lalawigan
- liwanag
- mabuhay
- magagawa
- mahabang
- masakit
- pagka
- paligid
- puro
- raw
- taba
- balita
- base
- gayundin
- gobyerno
- kalikasan
- kalusugan
- kawalan
- langit
- masasabi
- okay
- operasyon
- simpleng
- tabi
- tungkulin
- ulat
- umabot
- years
- diyan
- fans
- go
- hanay
- kanina
- kumpanya
- mababa
- malamang
- nalaman
- off
- ung
- http
- iisang
- linya
- malayo
- milyong
- natapos
- patungo
- pelikulang
- relihiyon
- after
- anu
- baby
- gumamit
- ilog
- jesus
- kailangang
- kapaligiran
All words of the Getting by band →
Words 801–1,000 · Everyday band
- mababang
- madali
- napansin
- narinig
- paksa
- pamamahala
- panaginip
- publiko
- tagumpay
- ugnayan
- world
- bibig
- group
- isda
- life
- maria
- masarap
- nabanggit
- naghahanap
- nagsisimula
- nakilala
- nyang
- pictures
- pinoy
- posisyon
- rehiyon
- sintomas
- tinanong
- tula
- unti
- yata
- about
- amerika
- aming
- an
- boses
- gawaing
- iisa
- kalagayan
- kalayaan
- last
- magaling
- normal
- pagkakaiba
- pagtaas
- philippines
- tunog
- x
- china
- dakilang
- house
- ideya
- nagulat
- oh
- pagsasanay
- pangangailangan
- party
- pitong
- sukat
- tanggapin
- ulan
- uli
- alang
- computer
- daigdig
- eksena
- gayunpaman
- girl
- hinggil
- kc
- kwarto
- mamatay
- nagsabi
- ngang
- pangkat
- pansin
- popular
- asya
- buto
- damdamin
- espesyal
- film
- gilid
- ginawang
- halamang
- industriya
- james
- kaniya
- komunidad
- malalaking
- maya
- nilalaman
- not
- ok
- pablo
- panganib
- pari
- pedro
- pinili
- posibleng
- propesyonal
- suot
- tandaan
- akda
- apoy
- binubuo
- boyfriend
- cream
- isyu
- kada
- kasal
- kilalang
- kinakailangan
- link
- maka
- militar
- music
- naglalaman
- numero
- order
- palabas
- papunta
- presyo
- puting
- sinasabing
- song
- u
- wakas
- yang
- your
- area
- awit
- ayos
- english
- kagandahan
- karagdagang
- kaugnayan
- l
- libre
- mahilig
- makabagong
- mawalan
- nagsasalita
- nun
- panig
- patakaran
- pinsala
- regular
- serye
- simple
- sitwasyon
- suporta
- tapat
- text
- tradisyonal
- tungo
- umaasa
- uminom
- umuwi
- utang
- v
- ya
- am
- bagaman
- daniel
- estudyante
- interes
- international
- kahoy
- kanser
- kapamilya
- lahi
- lumikha
- makipag
- mark
- matinding
- naganap
- nakatira
- naninirahan
- natagpuan
- number
- pakikipag
- palaging
- pampublikong
- populasyon
- sir
- tatlo
- timog
- bayani
- bus
- eto
- home
- ibalik
- kape
- kolehiyo
- krus
- lumitaw
- makapag
- maling
- mama
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Questions
Why does the list go to 1,000 if the first learning band is 300 words?
The bands (300, 800, 1,500 …) show natural checkpoints in vocabulary growth, not the size of the list itself. Seeing all 1,000 words at once lets you plan ahead — for example, if you already know most of the top 300, you can focus your energy on closing the gap to the 800-word band.
Is this list Tagalog or Filipino — what is the difference?
Filipino is the standardised national language of the Philippines and is based on Tagalog, with some loanwords from Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages. In practice the most frequent words on this list are identical to everyday Tagalog, so it is useful for learners of both.
How were the word ranks calculated?
Ranks come from the wordfreq corpus, which analyses word frequency across a large volume of real-world text including news articles, books, and web pages. The higher a word appears on the list (i.e. the lower its rank number), the more often it appears in that corpus.