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