Wiktionary:Frequency lists/Tagalog/Top 2,000 most frequent headwords (1989)

The source of this word frequency list is:

McFarland, Curtis D. (1989) A Frequency Count of Filipino‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Linguistic Society of the Philippines

na (linker)
ang (nominative article)
sa (oblique article)
ng (genitive article)
ay (inversion marker)
at (“and”)
na (“already”)
mga (plural marker)
hindi (“no; not”)
ko (“my”)
ni (genitive article for names)
si (nominative article for names)
siya (“he; she”)
isa (“one”)
niya (“his; her”)
ako (“I”)
mo (“your (singular)”)
pa (“still; moreover”)
kung (“if”)
may (“have; there is”)
kaniya (“him; her”)
wala (“not have”)
ka (“you (singular)”)
ito (“this”)
sabi (“say”)
din (“also”)
nang (adverbial conjunction)
naman (“and; but”)
iyon (“that (far)”)
ba (question marker)
akin (“mine”)
ano (“what”)
lang (“only; just”)
nga (“really; please”)
lamang (“only; just”)
sila (“they”)
kaya (“so; therefore”)
gawa (“do; make”)
alam (“know”)
ngayon (“now”)
tao (“person”)
iba (“different; other”)
kay (oblique article for names)
paging (“becoming”)
bakit (“why”)
dito (“here”)
noon (“that (far)”)
o (“or”)
iyo (“yours”)
isip (“think”)
kita (“see”)
iyan (“that (near)”)
ngunit (“but”)
lahat (“all”)
nila (“their”)
kanila (“theirs”)
pero (“but”)
tayo (“we (inclusive)”)
bago (“new; before”)
dahil (“because”)
kayo (“you (plural)”)
nito (“of this; by this”)
buhay (“life; live”)
dami (“much; many”)
kami (“we (exclusive)”)
dalawa (“two”)
man (“even”)
para(-ng) (“like; seem”)
laki (“big”)
nasa (“be at”)
ninyo (“your (plural)”)
dating (“arrive”)
anak (“offspring”)
doon (“there (far)”)
tanong (“question”)
natin (“by us (inclusive)”)
bahay (“house”)
gusto (“want; like”)
kailangan (“need”)
araw (“day; sun”)
po (particle of respect)
e (interjection)
babae (“woman; female”)
bigay (“give”)
salita (“word; talk”)
loob (“inside”)
una (“first”)
talaga (“really”)
tingin (“look”)
upang (“so that”)
daw (“it is said”)
huwag (“don't”)
pangyari (“happening”)
bata (“child; young”)
sarili (“self”)
buti (“good”)
namin (“by us (exclusive)”)
kahit (“although”)
lalaki (“man; male”)
dapat (“should”)
tawag (“call”)
ibig (“love; desire”)
labas (“outside”)
ganda (“pretty; nice”)
sagot (“answer”)
ilan (“how many”)
alis (“depart”)
pala (particle of surprise)
hanggang (“until”)
amin (“our (exclusive)”)
atin (“our (inclusive)”)
kuha (“get; take”)
sunod (“follow; obey”)
para (“so that”)
ayaw (“not want”)
baka (“maybe”)
para (“for”)
ikaw (“you (singular)”)
buo (“whole; complete”)
maaari (“able to”)
mula (“from; since”)
asawa (“spouse”)
lapit (“close; near”)
pasok (“enter”)
lalo (“more”)
ho (particle of respect)
gabi (“night; evening”)
kasama (“companion”)
mukha (“face; seem”)
hirap (“suffer”)
wika (“language”)
dala (“carry; bring”)
bayan (“town; country”)
sino (“who”)
tapos (“finish”)
bagay (“thing; suitable”)
inyo (“your”)
panahon (“time; season”)
tanda (“old”)
sulat (“write”)
oo (“yes”)
balik (“return”)
kilala (“recognize”)
gamit (“use”)
dinig (“hear”)
aral (“study”)
bigla (“sudden”)
lakas (“strong”)
sana (“would; wish”)
mahal (“dear; expensive”)
tulong (“help”)
taon (“year”)
saan (“where”)
kaibigan (“friend”)
sama (“accompany”)
gayon (“like that (far)”)
kain (“eat”)
punta (“go to”)
paano (“how”)
tagal (“long time”)
mata (“eye”)
habang (“while”)
tatlo (“three”)
kamay (“hand”)
lakad (“walk”)
harap (“front”)
minsan (“once”)
layo (“far”)
kasi (“because”)
kita (“you are my”)
ina (“mother”)
totoo (“true”)
galit (“anger”)
sapagkat (“because”)
saka (“and; later”)
kundi (“if not; but”)
taas (“high”)
muli (“again”)
mayroon (“have; there”)
tuloy (“continue; enter”)
katawan (“body”)
ama (“father”)
uwi (“go home”)
daan (“road; pass”)
tulad (“like”)
a (interjection)
tungkol (“about”)
tawa (“laugh”)
sakit (“pain; sickness”)
abot (“reach; overtake”)
halos (“almost”)
ganoon (“like that (far)”)
muna (“first; awhile”)
alaala (“memory”)
pansin (“notice”)
usap (“converse”)
tiyak (“sure”)
tila (“as if”)
matay (“die”)
akala (“assumption”)
ganito (“like this”)
siguro (“maybe”)
pag (“when; if”)
halaga (“value”)
sama (“bad”)
lagi (“always”)
basa (“read”)
simula (“begin”)
paniwala (“believe”)
sandali (“moment”)
bilang (“number; count”)
hintay (“wait”)
pagkatapos (“after”)
higit (“more than”)
agad (“immediately”)
balita (“report”)
iwan (“leave behind”)
bili (“buy”)
lagay (“put”)
patay (“kill; dead”)
kapag (“when”)
tanggap (“receive”)
pilit (“force”)
tama (“correct; hit”)
dalaga (“unmarried girl”)
trabaho (“work”)
huli (“late”)
tulog (“sleep”)
dali (“quick; easy”)
oras (“hour”)
liit (“small”)
puso (“heart”)
yata (“it seems”)
o (interjection)
kausap (“colocutor”)
patuloy (“continue”)
takot (“fear”)
Maynila (“Manila”)
tigil (“stop”)
lupa (“land”)
ngiti (“smile”)
bukas (“open”)
ulo (“head”)
dati (“former”)
doktor (“doctor”)
tubig (“water”)
hawak (“hold”)
Pilipino (“Filipino”)
diyan (“there (near)”)
pangalan (“name”)
pagkaroon (“have; get”)
bawat (“every”)
baba (“low”)
damdam (“feel”)
ayos (“order; condition”)
diyos (“god”)
kapatid (“sibling”)
tinig (“voice”)
taga- (“resident of”)
mas (“more”)
silid (“room”)
mister (“mister”)
puwede (“can; maybe”)
dahilan (“reason”)
umaga (“morning”)
limot (“forget”)
upo (“sit”)
hanap (“look for”)
sige (“okay”)
handa (“prepare”)
sina (plural nominative article for names)
tunay (“real”)
uli (“again”)
takbo (“run”)
wari (“it seems”)
Aling (“woman”)
iyak (“cry”)
pag-ibig (“love”)
kaunti (“few”)
hingi (“request”)
kanina (“earlier”)
laban (“oppose”)
init (“heat”)
aba (interjection)
marahil (“maybe”)
naroon (“be there (far)”)
yaman (“rich”)
turo (“teach; point”)
buwan (“month; moon”)
pati (“even”)
tayo (“stand”)
narito (“be here”)
tatay (“daddy”)
galing (“coming from”)
larawan (“picture”)
laro (“play”)
linggo (“week; Sunday”)
lungkot (“sad”)
binata (“bachelor”)
kaya (“able”)
pinto (“door”)
ganiyan (“like that (near)”)
tabi (“side”)
bayad (“pay”)
haba (“long”)
tungo (“toward”)
sigaw (“shout”)
ganap (“complete”)
kilos (“move; act”)
pagkain (“food”)
pera (“money”)
kailan (“when”)
tagpo (“meet; find”)
Mang (term for man)
paraan (“method”)
samantala (“meanwhile”)
unawa (“understand”)
liwanag (“bright”)
gaya (“like”)
magulang (“parent”)
palagay (“opinion”)
kabila (“other side”)
nina (plural genitive article for names)
subalit (“but”)
damit (“clothes”)
basta (“provided”)
nanay (“mommy”)
kuwento (“story”)
bilis (“fast”)
kaysa (“than”)
hapon (“afternoon”)
tanaw (“see from afar”)
bukas (“tomorrow”)
tahimik (“quiet”)
bahagi (“part”)
sira (“broken”)
tapat (“honest; facing”)
inom (“drink”)
puti (“white”)
galing (“well; good”)
mali (“error”)
tanda (“sign; remember”)
damdamin (“feeling”)
pigil (“restrain”)
yaon (“that (far)”)
apat (“four”)
ha (interjection)
dibdib (“chest; breast”)
pagkat (“because”)
lihim (“secret”)
pahayag (“announce”)
misis (“Mrs.”)
lugar (“place”)
nais (“desire”)
pakita (“show”)
Pilipinas (“Philippines”)
suot (“wear”)
tangi (“distinctive”)
tuwa (“joy”)
salamat (“thanks”)
buhat (“since; raise”)
kotse (“automobile”)
sakay (“ride”)
asa (“hope; expect”)
ulit (“repeat”)
panood (“watch”)
paliwanag (“explain”)
saya (“happy”)
laman (“contents”)
lima (“five”)
dunong (“wise”)
sabay (“at the same time”)
biro (“joke”)
lamig (“cool”)
ewan (“don't know”)
utang (“debt”)
dilim (“dark”)
anyo (“form; appearance”)
gising (“awake”)
payag (“consent”)
tago (“hide”)
anuman (“whatever”)
dagdag (“increase”)
palad (“palm; luck”)
uri (“sort; kind”)
tindig (“stand”)
don (“Spanish title”)
talo (“lose; dispute”)
kulay (“color”)
luha (“tear”)
kahulugan (“meaning”)
gitna (“center”)
pagkakataon (“occassion”)
utos (“order”)
pasiya (“decide”)
hangin (“wind”)
ate (“older sister”)
katulad (“like”)
sadya (“intend”)
bato (“stone”)
hiya (“shame”)
dalas (“frequent”)
ligaya (“happy”)
kapuwa (“both; fellow”)
bulaklak (“flower”)
pakinig (“listen”)
bunga (“fruit; result”)
patungo (“toward”)
alas (“o'clock”)
bahala (“responsible”)
pamamagitan (“means”)
ingat (“caution”)
palit (“replace”)
bait (“kind”)
naku (interjection)
taka (“surprise”)
tanim (“plant”)
halimbawa (“example”)
pili (“choose”)
pula (“red”)
ni (“not even”)
ilaw (“light; lamp”)
hatid (“escort”)
dugo (“blood”)
masid (“observe”)
salubong (“meet; welcome”)
karaniwan (“ordinary”)
gulo (“disorder”)
ayon (“according to”)
masyado (“too; very”)
problema (“problema”)
halik (“kiss”)
awa (“pity”)
langit (“sky; heaven”)
munti (“tiny”)
tuwi (“every”)
opisina (“office”)
ulan (“rain”)
linis (“clean”)
hina (“weak”)
di (“so; therefore”)
puno (“full”)
iwas (“avoid”)
luto (“cook”)
dagat (“sea”)
hilig (“inclination”)
balak (“plan”)
kulang (“lacking”)
likha (“create”)
sarap (“delicious”)
ibabaw (“on top”)
bahagya (“slight”)
bigat (“heavy”)
pagkita (“meet”)
labi (“lip”)
dama (“feel”)
niyon (“of that (far)”)
bati (“greet”)
habol (“chase”)
paligid (“surround”)
dako (“direction”)
tugon (“reply”)
mundo (“world”)
piso (“peso”)
kasal (“marriage”)
bansa (“nation”)
tuto (“learn”)
itaas (“above”)
pagkaraan (“after”)
puno (“tree”)
banggit (“mention”)
bukod (“apart”)
bukid (“field”)
awit (“sing”)
likod (“back”)
ilalim (“under”)
bagamat (“although”)
huli (“catch”)
paghanap (“search”)
saglit (“instant”)
ukol (“about”)
itim (“black”)
bundok (“mountain”)
gaano (“how”)
dalaw (“visit”)
tahanan (“home”)
pamilya (“family”)
laya (“free”)
bibig (“mouth”)
paa (“foot”)
katuwiran (“reasoning”)
pagtapat (“confess”)
daigdig (“world”)
galang (“respect”)
hari (“king”)
pangako (“promise”)
hiwalay (“separate”)
heto (“here is”)
papel (“paper; role”)
intindi (“understand”)
aga (“early”)
bintana (“window”)
ani (“said by”)
tutol (“protest; object”)
malay (“awareness”)
halip (“instead”)
buhok (“hair”)
akyat (“go up”)
tigas (“hard”)
tiya (“aunt”)
lipat (“transfer”)
sisi (“blame”)
gutom (“hungry”)
tatag (“establish”)
mesa (“table”)
tindahan (“store”)
hayop (“animal”)
katotohanan (“truth”)
turing (“consider”)
hinto (“stop”)
kumusta (“how (are you)”)
labis (“excess”)
tiis (“endure”)
halata (“notice”)
kahoy (“wood; tree”)
husay (“skillful”)
kasalanan (“sin; fault”)
kalagayan (“situation”)
mag-asawa (“man & wife”)
tunog (“sound”)
paalam (“goodbye”)
ugali (“custom”)
sukat (“measure”)
lola (“grandmother”)
wakas (“end”)
usapan (“agreement”)
pangarap (“ambition”)
padala (“send”)
sanay (“accustomed”)
lipas (“elapse”)
libo (“thousand”)
diwa (“spirit”)
hoy (“hey”, interjection)
ligtas (“safe”)
gawain (“job”)
inay (“mom”)
pook (“place”)
lalim (“deep”)
sayaw (“dance”)
loko (“crazy; deceive”)
ginoo (“gentleman; Mr.”)
linaw (“clear”)
klase (“class”)
ngalan (“name”)
bulong (“whisper”)
lubha (“severe; extreme”)
unti-unti (“gradually”)
iisa (“only one”)
hulog (“drop; fall”)
gulat (“surprise”)
sigla (“lively”)
paaralan (“school”)
yakap (“embrace”)
tanggi (“refuse”)
alin (“which”)
yari (“make”)
may-ari (“owner”)
salapi (“lots of money”)
mamaya (“later”)
diin (“press; emphasize”)
kahapon (“yesterday”)
hiram (“borrow”)
sampu (“ten”)
halaman (“plant”)
kapangyarihan (“authority”)
putol (“cut off”)
salamin (“mirror”)
bisita (“visitor”)
Ingles (“English”)
alaga (“care for”)
niyan (“of that (near); by that (near)”)
tupad (“fulfill”)
kibo (“say something”)
balikat (“shoulder”)
batas (“law”)
okey (“okay”)
pareho (“same”)
pag-asa (“hope”)
tiyo (“uncle”)
daan (“hundred”)
simbahan (“church”)
anim (“six”)
guro (“teacher”)
kanan (“right (hand)”)
panatili (“remain”)
nasaan (“be where”)
gamot (“medicine”)
pulis (“policeman”)
ligaw (“courtship”)
tapon (“discard”)
tula (“poem”)
kinabukasan (“next day”)
bihis (“get dressed”)
pito (“seven”)
lipunan (“society”)
pagod (“tired”)
dulot (“offer”)
nakaupo (“seated”)
ikalawa (“second”)
tauhan (“employee”)
tuklas (“discover”)
isda (“fish”)
kasabay (“at the same time”)
katulong (“helper”)
tugtog (“play music”)
Papa (“Papa; Pope”)
titig (“stare”)
liban (“except”)
paningin (“sight”)
bagsak (“collapse”)
medyo (“rather”)
subok (“try”)
ikli (“short”)
pangulo (“president”)
kaliwa (“left (hand)”)
taba (“fat”)
halo (“mix”)
kina (“by them; for them”)
balot (“wrap”)
aklat (“book”)
nayon (“village”)
kuya (“older brother”)
higpit (“strict; tight”)
ano-ano (“what (plural)”)
panig (“side”)
dulo (“end”)
gawi (“direction”)
hali (“come (here)”)
tukoy (“refer”)
manok (“chicken”)
ilog (“river”)
sasakyan (“vehicle”)
lipad (“fly”)
boses (“voice”)
pakasal (“getting married”)
bale (“value”)
Tagalog (“Tagalog”)
ubos (“consume all”)
ospital (“hospital”)
Amerikano (“American”)
takip (“cover”)
dasal (“pray”)
hakbang (“step”)
baryo (“barrio”)
patunay (“proof”)
batid (“know”)
pakilala (“introduction”)
kabataan (“youth”)
Hapon (“Japan”)
kawawa (“pitiful”)
sayang (“waste”)
bigkas (“pronounce”)
ginto (“gold”)
sugat (“injury; wound”)
kagabi (“last night”)
abala (“bother”)
kamatayan (“death”)
tagumpay (“victory”)
siya (“satisfaction”)
pagitan (“between”)
tungkulin (“duty”)
haya (“leave alone”)
kita (“earn”)
sumpa (“vow; curse”)
libing (“bury the dead”)
lawak (“vastness”)
estudyante (“student”)
talikod (“turn back”)
talino (“intelligence”)
paksa (“theme”)
pakiusap (“appeal”)
kalooban (“inner feeling”)
gunita (“memory”)
hula (“predict; guess”)
karapatan (“right”)
tali (“string; tie”)
tibay (“durability”)
sapat (“sufficient”)
hiling (“request”)
kuwarto (“room”)
agaw (“snatch”)
kaharap (“facing”)
silang (“birth”)
siyempre (“of course”)
dakila (“great”)
pagmamahal (“love”)
miss (“miss”)
Rizal (“José Rizal”)
aso (“dog”)
galaw (“movement”)
usisa (“inquire”)
ugnay (“connect; relate”)
basag (“break”)
sigarilyo (“cigarette”)
sikat (“well-known”)
katahimikan (“silence”)
tanghali (“noon”)
kaluluwa (“soul”)
sunog (“burn”)
pagmadali (“hurry”)
inis (“annoyed”)
guhit (“line”)
apoy (“fire”)
Kastila (“Spanish”)
kakilala (“acquaintance”)
iling (“shaking the head”)
litaw (“appear”)
otel (“hotel”)
away (“quarrel”)
tapang (“bravery; ferocity”)
baril (“gun”)
pahinga (“rest”)
noo (“forehead”)
sikap (“strive”)
tanggol (“defend”)
tamis (“sweetness”)
araw-araw (“every day”)
nariyan (“be there (near)”)
ingay (“noise”)
tindi (“intense”)
anyaya (“invitation”)
pari (“priest”)
hanga (“admire”)
pagbili (“sell”)
kalaban (“opponent”)
tukso (“tease; tempt”)
dahan (“slow”)
lungsod (“city”)
hangad (“intention”)
paligo (“bathe”)
pangalawa (“second”)
takas (“escape”)
husto (“sufficient”)
suri (“analyze”)
telepono (“telephone”)
karamihan (“majority”)
panaganak (“give birth”)
amoy (“smell”)
mama (“Mama”)
nakangiti (“smiling”)
kasaysayan (“history”)
sabog (“scatter; burst”)
kapal (“thick”)
panalo (“win”)
panganib (“danger”)
palagi (“always”)
pares (“matching”)
pakiramdam (“feeling”)

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