Wiktionary:Frequency lists/Khmer

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100 most common
   -- can; obtain; past marker   -- act; nominalizer   -- (to be) at   -- and   -- which (relative pronoun)   -- have; there is   -- to be; as  </li> -- this <li> </li> -- to say, to tell <li> </li> -- in, inside <li> </li> -- of; thing <li> </li> -- world; 2nd/3rd pers pronoun <li> </li> -- from <li> </li> -- one <li> </li> -- future marker; with <li> </li> -- to give; to, for <li> </li> -- that (demonstrative) <li> </li> -- not <li> </li> -- to go <li> </li> -- but; tea <li> </li> -- must; passive marker <li> </li> -- by; adverbializer <li> </li> -- already; past tense marker <li> </li> -- year <li> </li> -- person; 2nd pers pronoun <li> </li> -- time <li> </li> -- they, one <li> </li> -- I <li> </li> -- country <li> </li> -- can <li> </li> -- to be <li> </li> -- group <li> </li> -- to do, to make <li> </li> -- also <li> </li> -- on, above <li> </li> -- of, related to <li> </li> -- in order to <li> </li> -- we <li> </li> -- to come <li> </li> -- place; ordinal marker <li> </li> -- to follow; according to <li> </li> -- negative/interrogative particle <li> </li> -- to arrive; to <li> </li> -- 3rd pers pronoun <li> </li> -- also <li> </li> -- body; self <li> </li> -- for <li> </li> -- company, corporation <li> </li> -- day, sun <li> </li> -- number <li> </li> -- Cambodia <li> </li> -- to ascend; up <li> </li> -- again, another, more <li> </li> -- as well; all <li> </li> -- if <li> </li> -- to speak, to talk; to say, to tell <li> </li> -- to receive, to get <li> </li> -- which (relative pronoun) <li> </li> -- many, much <li> </li> -- as well <li> </li> -- to know <li> </li> -- with <li> </li> -- together; each other <li> </li> -- month, moon <li> </li> -- classifier for people <li> </li> -- but <li> </li> -- to be -ing; present continuous marker <li> </li> -- kind, aspect; adverbializer <li> </li> -- price <li> </li> -- to compete <li> </li> -- city <li> </li> -- area, place <li> </li> -- state, condition; nominalizer <li> </li> -- to take <li> </li> -- than; craftsman <li> </li> -- to enter <li> </li> -- with, and <li> </li> -- they <li> </li> -- at (a time), on {(a date) <li> </li> -- question / indefinite marker <li> </li> -- to continue <li> </li> -- race, nationality <li> </li> -- picture <li> </li> -- person <li> </li> -- time; when <li> </li> -- about <li> </li> -- like, similar <li> </li> -- moment? <li> </li> -- back <li> </li> -- she <li> </li> -- before, ago <li> </li> -- Phnom Penh <li> </li> -- to raise; time, occasion <li> </li> -- good, attractive <li> </li> -- side, direction, part <li> </li> -- dollar <li> </li> -- to see <li> </li> -- question, issue <li> </li> -- to use <li> </li> -- to catch </ol>

200 most common
<li> </li> — water <li> </li> — question marker <li> </li> — money, silver <li> </li> — big <li> </li> — Khmer <li> </li> — to leave; out, away <li> </li> — province <li> </li> — part, portion, section <li> </li> — mind, heart <li> </li> — 3rd pers pronoun <li> </li> — new <li> </li> — to show, demonstrate <li> </li> — to eat <li> </li> — America <li> </li> — to be <li> </li> — what <li> </li> — to sell <li> </li> — to want <li> </li> — to put, to place <li> </li> — one person <li> </li> — to combine, unite, join, connect <li> </li> — car <li> </li> — path, road <li> </li> — percent <li> </li> — to increase, multiply <li> </li> — to help <li> </li> — two <li> </li> — million; square, court <li> </li> — alternate Unicode spelling of <li> </li> — state, country <li> </li> — strong <li> </li> — a lot <li> </li> — city <li> </li> — person, people <li> </li> — sports <li> </li> — next, behind, after <li> </li> — to tell <li> </li> — government <li> </li> — to hold, to grasp <li> </li> — job <li> </li> — to look for <li> </li> — because; to sow <li> </li> — story <li> </li> — but <li> </li> — (not) at all <li> </li> — front, face <li> </li> — to declare <li> </li> — to cause, to make someone do <li> </li> — three <li> </li> — to lead <li> </li> — law, rule <li> </li> — land, ground <li> </li> — just like <li> </li> — (probably a parsing error}} <li> </li> — house <li> </li> — to confirm, to clarify <li> </li> — to go down <li> </li> — the most <li> </li> — feelings <li> </li> — group; they <li> </li> — kind, type <li> </li> — chinese <li> </li> — sportsman <li> </li> — september; young girl <li> </li> — plan, project <li> </li> — to create <li> </li> — at (time or place) <li> </li> — message <li> </li> — economy <li> </li> — bank <li> </li> — all; to be used up <li> </li> — part, portion <li> </li> — child <li> </li> — topic;chairman <li> </li> — market <li> </li> — high, elevated <li> </li> — not to have; there isn't <li> </li> — to continue <li> </li> — very <li> </li> — to decide <li> </li> — should; worthy of <li> </li> — all <li> </li> — people, population <li> </li> — to add <li> </li> — interval (time or space) <li> </li> — some <li> </li> — leg, road, composition <li> </li> — to buy <li> </li> — then <li> </li> — investment <li> </li> — busy; to have a problem <li> </li> — number <li> </li> — Thailand <li> </li> — to see <li> </li> — man <li> </li> — youth, young people <li> </li> — woman <li> </li> — politics <li> </li> — place <li> </li> — to think </ol>

300 most common
<li> </li> — open? <li> </li> — so? <li> </li> — photos? <li> </li> — beat? <li> </li> — category? <li> </li> — important? <li> </li> — after? <li> </li> — program? <li> </li> — period? <li> </li> — producers? <li> </li> — wins? <li> </li> — world? <li> </li> — guest <li> </li> — because? <li> </li> — district? <li> </li> — old? <li> </li> — spend? <li> </li> — about? <li> </li> — stock? <li> </li> — study? <li> </li> — fit? <li> </li> — located? <li> </li> — classes? <li> </li> — sa? <li> </li> — growth? <li> </li> — under? <li> </li> — working? <li> </li> — become? <li> </li> — travel? <li> </li> — units? <li> </li> — meet? <li> </li> — only? <li> </li> — weekly? <li> </li> — officials? <li> </li> — billion? <li> </li> — ages? <li> </li> — although? <li> </li> — system? <li> </li> — play? <li> </li> — cut? <li> </li> — end? <li> </li> — associate? <li> </li> — food? <li> </li> — name? <li> </li> — current? <li> </li> — only? <li> </li> — canaan? <li> </li> — keep? <li> </li> — owner? <li> </li> — against? <li> </li> — agitatedly, noisily <li> </li> — participants? <li> </li> — feeling? <li> </li> — cars? <li> </li> — ever? <li> </li> — end? <li> </li> — side? <li> </li> — already? <li> </li> — again? <li> </li> — family? <li> </li> — falls? <li> </li> — god? <li> </li> — united states? <li> </li> — special? <li> </li> — share? <li> </li> — foreign? <li> </li> — really? <li> </li> — home? <li> </li> — organize? <li> </li> — japan? <li> </li> — international? <li> </li> — ministry? <li> </li> — action? <li> </li> — assets? <li> </li> — first? <li> </li> — building? <li> </li> — police? <li> </li> — until? <li> </li> — syria? <li> </li> — stars? <li> </li> — organizations? <li> </li> — new york? <li> </li> — social? <li> </li> — next? <li> </li> — apart? <li> </li> — always? <li> </li> — close? <li> </li> — tribunal? <li> </li> — phone? <li> </li> — born? <li> </li> — next? <li> </li> — lee? <li> </li> — capital? <li> </li> — demand? <li> </li> — from? <li> </li> — hours? <li> </li> — push? <li> </li> — protection? <li> </li> — the more? <li> </li> — central? </ol>

400 most common
<li> </li> -- stores? <li> </li> -- full? <li> </li> -- director? <li> </li> -- various? <li> </li> -- ma? <li> </li> -- all? <li> </li> -- supports? <li> </li> -- activities? <li> </li> -- leg? <li> </li> -- small? <li> </li> -- through? <li> </li> -- approximately? <li> </li> -- dead? <li> </li> -- life? <li> </li> -- since? <li> </li> -- animals? <li> </li> -- ms? <li> </li> -- hand? <li> </li> -- wrong? <li> </li> -- increase? <li> </li> -- walking? <li> </li> -- censorship? <li> </li> -- usage? <li> </li> -- understand? <li> </li> -- expert? <li> </li> -- diseases? <li> </li> -- development? <li> </li> -- party? <li> </li> -- results? <li> </li> -- customers? <li> </li> -- force? <li> </li> -- please? <li> </li> -- trade? <li> </li> -- management? <li> </li> -- to? <li> </li> -- pair? <li> </li> -- school? <li> </li> -- apply? <li> </li> -- references? <li> </li> -- own? <li> </li> -- freeze? <li> </li> -- citizenship? <li> </li> -- other? <li> </li> -- with? <li> </li> -- leaders? <li> </li> -- define? <li> </li> -- benchmark? <li> </li> -- counting? <li> </li> -- protest? <li> </li> -- characteristics? <li> </li> -- announced? <li> </li> -- yes? <li> </li> -- korea? <li> </li> -- those? <li> </li> -- health? <li> </li> -- party? <li> </li> -- discreet? <li> </li> -- member? <li> </li> -- really? <li> </li> -- popular? <li> </li> -- thousand? <li> </li> -- rights? <li> </li> -- learn? <li> </li> -- court? <li> </li> -- systems? <li> </li> -- effects? <li> </li> -- motorcycles? <li> </li> -- living? <li> </li> -- opportunities? <li> </li> -- still? <li> </li> -- children? <li> </li> -- performances? <li> </li> -- case? <li> </li> -- also? <li> </li> -- the term? <li> </li> -- obama? <li> </li> -- clear? <li> </li> -- point? <li> </li> -- submitted? <li> </li> -- students? <li> </li> -- challenges? <li> </li> -- article? <li> </li> -- times? <li> </li> -- yet? <li> </li> -- asked? <li> </li> -- price? <li> </li> -- between? <li> </li> -- villages? <li> </li> -- health? <li> </li> -- island? <li> </li> -- start? <li> </li> -- provided? <li> </li> -- officials? <li> </li> -- killing? <li> </li> -- money? <li> </li> -- claim? <li> </li> -- growing? <li> </li> -- ny? <li> </li> -- other? <li> </li> -- not? </ol>

500 most common
<li> </li> — wear? <li> </li> — reason <li> </li> — trying? <li> </li> — living? <li> </li> — on? <li> </li> — history? <li> </li> — process? <li> </li> — Asia <li> </li> — less? <li> </li> — various meanings <li> </li> — modern? <li> </li> — how much, how many <li> </li> — Europe <li> </li> — exactly <li> </li> — voa? <li> </li> — various meanings <li> </li> — development? <li> </li> — cause? <li> </li> — most? <li> </li> — missing? <li> </li> — regarding <li> </li> — losers? <li> </li> — e? <li> </li> — construction? <li> </li> — total? <li> </li> — post, etc. <li> </li> — step; meditate <li> </li> — meat <li> </li> — ba? <li> </li> — products? <li> </li> — all? <li> </li> — capacity? <li> </li> — colour <li> </li> — excellent, perfect <li> </li> — not? <li> </li> — known? <li> </li> — woman <li> </li> — related, etc. <li> </li> — build <li> </li> — Mrs. <li> </li> — not <li> </li> — etc.? <li> </li> — by? <li> </li> — construction? <li> </li> — around? <li> </li> — gold? <li> </li> — citizens? <li> </li> — teacher? <li> </li> — factory? <li> </li> — size? <li> </li> — maintain? <li> </li> — as well as? <li> </li> — rates? <li> </li> — actions? <li> </li> — serve? <li> </li> — methods? <li> </li> — metre, meter <li> </li> — khan? <li> </li> — because? <li> </li> — recently? <li> </li> — run? <li> </li> — probably? <li> </li> — mothers? <li> </li> — service? <li> </li> — fish? <li> </li> — television <li> </li> — vietnam? <li> </li> — ceremony? <li> </li> — compared? <li> </li> — because? <li> </li> — self? <li> </li> — tourists? <li> </li> — financial? <li> </li> — consumption? <li> </li> — occurred? <li> </li> — iran? <li> </li> — start? <li> </li> — suspect? <li> </li> — election? <li> </li> — success? <li> </li> — students? <li> </li> — treatment? <li> </li> — people? <li> </li> — expected? <li> </li> — location? <li> </li> — statement? <li> </li> — riding? <li> </li> — base? <li> </li> — hope? <li> </li> — songs? <li> </li> — young <li> </li> — last <li> </li> — former <li> </li> — to correct <li> </li> — public <li> </li> — event <li> </li> — love <li> </li> — since <li> </li> — worker <li> </li> — English </ol>