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The 750 most common nouns in Italian 🇮🇹

Italian nouns ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

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1nelring
2sulroller, roll
3annoyear
4cosathing, matter
5partepart
6duetwo
7orahour
8tempotime
9modomanner, way
10voltatime, instance, occasion
11lavorowork
12casochance, fate
13giornoday
14vitalife
15personaperson, pl people, persons
16mondoworld
17puntopoint , jot, iota
18casahouse
19problemaproblem
20sistemasystem
21paesecountry
22uomoperson, man
23servizioservice, serve
24viastreet, path
25esempioexample
26programmaprogramme/program, schedule, agenda
27statostate
28leggelaw
29momentomoment
30versoverse
31theMisspelling of tè.
32parolaword
33gruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey
34trethree
35storiahistory
36ricercasearch, quest, hunt, manhunt, prospecting, pursuit
37attivitàactivity, operation
38livellolevel
39nomename
40sensosense
41basebase, alkaline
42numeronumber
43progettoplan, project, design, scheme, layout
44bambinochild, baby, toddler, tot
45informazioneinformation
46formaform
47rapportoreport, statement, account
48forzaforce
49scuolaschool
50librobook
51amicofriend, companion, partner
52commentocomment
53corsocourse
54societàsociety, community
55guerrawar, warfare
56termineend, close
57donnawoman
58cittàtown, city
59sviluppodevelopment, growth, strengthening, expansion
60situazionesituation, position, condition, circumstances
61governogovernment, administration, rule
62studiostudy
63colA dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
64mercatomarket
65condizionecondition
66ideaidea
67centrocentre, center
68realtàreality
69campofield
70politicapolitics
71seisix
72prodottoproduct
73processotrial, action, lawsuit, suit, proceedings
74luogoplace
75effettoeffect
76retenet, mesh
77figlioson
78domandaquestion
79terraground
80esperienzaexperience
81gradodegree
82risultatoresult, outcome, issue
83paginapage
84graziagrace
85diogod, deity
86operawork
87stradaroad, way, street
88consiglioadvice, counsel
89occhioeye
90azioneaction, deed
91famigliafamily
92bisognoneed
93presidentechairman, chairperson, chair, chief
94relazioneconnection
95possibilitàpossibility
96periodoperiod, time, span, run
97vocevoice
98interesseinterest, concern
99fortefort, fortress
100corpobody, corpse
101ragionereason
102attoact
103ordineorder
104spaziospace
105causacause
106strumentoinstrument , tool, implement, means
107rispostaanswer, reply, response, feedback
108mezzohalf, middle
109strutturastructure, construction, organization, frame, framework, system, fabric
110funzionefunction
111settoresector
112internetinternet
113immagineimage
114oggettoobject
115interventointervention
116fronteforehead, brow
117acquawater
118questionequestion, issue, matter, point
119titolotitle , headline , heading
120mortedeath
121sceltachoice
122giocogame
123manohand
124autoreauthor
125aziendafirm, company, business, concern, establishment
126settembreSeptember
127movimentomovement
128controllocheck, control, verification, examination, inspection
129areaarea, surface
130seraevening
131rispettorespect, deference
132contocalculation
133impresaenterprise, undertaking, exploit, feat, endeavour/endeavor
134marzoMarch
135lucelight
136amorelove
137classeclass
138naturanature
139mesemonth
140filaline, rank
141iniziobeginning, start, inception
142linealine
143sicurezzasafety, security
144letteraletter
145aspettolook
146modellomodel
147messaggiomessage
148filmfilm, movie
149ragazzoboy, young man
150costocost
151giugnoJune
152luglioJuly
153notiziaitem of news
154organizzazioneorganization, arrangement, planning
155conoscenzaknowledge, cognition
156signorelord
157utenteuser
158formazioneformation, group
159culturaculture
160qualitàquality
161ambienteenvironment
162tematheme, subject
163chiesachurch
164posizioneposition
165euroeuro
166commissionecommission, committee, board
167comunicazionecommunication
168stampapress
169elementoelement
170produzioneproduction, making, generation
171prezzoprice
172confrontocomparison
173capacitàcapacity , ability, skill
174datadate
175httpAlternative spelling of HTTP
176quattrofour
177pensierothought
178successosuccess
179accordoaccord, agreement, bond
180cartapaper
181serieseries
182maggioMay
183motivoreason, ground
184attenzioneattention
185ruolorole
186membromember
187misurameasure, measurement
188associazioneassociation, enterprise, partnership, joint venture
189presenzapresence
190padrefather
191settimanaweek
192generekind
193computercomputer
194studentestudent
195passofootstep
196rischiorisk, chance, hazard, peril, danger
197territorioterritory
198fasephase, stage, period, level, degree, step
199iniziativainitiative, enterprise
200cuoreheart
201nottenight
202propostaproposal
203soluzionesolution
204testahead
205comunitàcommunity
206energiaenergy
207disposizionedisposal
208regioneregion, area, zone, district
209documentodocument
210eraage, epoch, period
211popolopeople
212mediomiddle finger, tall man
213ufficiomoral duty
214eventoevent
215linguatongue
216regolarule, norm, code, principle, order
217capohead
218aprileApril
219libertàfreedom, liberty
220zonaa zone, area or district
221provatrial, test, experiment
222scopoaim, end, goal
223riferimentoreference, mention
224maresea
225musicamusic
226unitàunity
227macchinamachine
228gestionemanagement
229curacare
230moriredeath
231economiaeconomy
232passatopast
233limitelimit, limitation, bounds
234operazioneoperation
235unioneunion
236occasioneopportunity, chance, occasion, scope
237spesaexpense, expenditure, spending, cost, charge
238sedevenue
239risorsaresource
240restorest, remainder, balance
241colorecolor/colour
242differenzadifference
243richiestarequest, demand, claim, call
244opinioneopinion, mind, view, attitude
245caratterecharacter, letter
246decisionedecision
247versioneversion
248arteart
249madremother
250ministrominister
251tecnologiatechnology
252materiamatter, substance, material, stuff
253sinistraleft
254figurafigure
255viaggiojourney, trip, tour, voyage
256dimensionedimension
257portagate
258agostoAugust
259metodomethod
260analisianalysis, testing, test
261necessitànecessity, need
262pacepeace
263normarule, norm, regulation
264ottobreOctober
265dicembreDecember
266secolocentury
267ariaair
268malattiaillness, sickness, disease, ailment
269esameexamination, test
270votovow
271torretower
272amministrazioneadministration, management
273concettoconcept
274conseguenzaconsequence
275argomentotopic, matter, subject, issue, point
276manieramanner, way
277novembreNovember
278piedefoot
279mentamint
280universitàtotality, entirety, whole
281indirizzoaddress
282veritàtruth
283discussionediscussion
284softwaresoftware
285applicazioneapplication
286fontesource, spring
287lottafight, struggle
288autoritàauthority
289giroturn, twist, rotation, revolution
290praticapractice
291proprietàownership, proprietorship, property
292crescitagrowth
293discodisc, disk
294codicecode
295bancabank
296giornataday
297febbraioFebruary
298comportamentobehaviour/behavior, conduct, ways, actions
299difficoltàdifficulty
300clientecustomer
301scienzascience
302crisicrisis
303cinquefive
304linklink
305gennaioJanuary
306contattocontact
307direttoremanager, director
308istituzioneinstitution, institute
309fotophoto, snap
310genitoreparent
311responsabilitàresponsibility
312percorsodistance
313fenomenophenomenon
314paurafear
315aiutohelp, assistance, aid
316direzionedirection, way, course
317accessoaccess, admittance, approach
318Sana form of Santo or Santa
319popolazionepopulation
320latoside
321costruzioneconstruction
322postoplace, spot
323ragazzagirl, young woman
324segnosign
325sezionesection
326principiobeginning, start, inception
327principeprince
328esigenzarequirement, need
329entecorporation, body
330etàage
331riformareform
332repubblicarepublic
333teoriatheory
334trattamentotreatment
335acquistopurchase, acquisition
336dannodamage, harm, injury
337origineorigin, derivation
338cameraroom, chamber
339istitutocollege
340erroremistake, error, slip, howler, blunder, goof
341impegnopromise, pledge
342lavoriointense activity or work
343vistotick
344piazzasquare, plaza
345appuntonote
346salutehealth, wellbeing
347guidaguide
348discorsospeech, address, discourse
349mezzahalf-hour
350considerazioneconsideration, reflection, thought
351impiantoplant, factory
352provinciaprovince
353collaborazionecooperation, collaboration, teamwork, contribution
354cambiamentoa change or shift
355canzonesong
356tecnicatechnique
357finApocopic form of fine
358propositopurpose, intention, plan, design
359categoriacategory, topic
360dieciten
361modalitàformality
362personaggiofigure, personality, personage
363pezzopiece, chunk
364giornalistajournalist
365contributocontribution
366spiritospirit, mind
367competenzacompetence
368volontàwill, volition
369tramiteintermediary, link
370metrometre, meter
371memoriamemory, recall
372operatoreoperator
373stilestyle
374voltoface
375ministeroministry
376sudsouth
377valutazionevaluation, estimation, feedback
378giornalenewspaper
379importanzaimportance, consequence, significance
380proceduraprocedure
381favorefavour/favor
382cielosky
383postpost
384linguaggiolanguage
385realizzazionerealization
386malaunderworld, gangland
387doloreache, pain
388quotashare, amount, part
389offertaoffer
390passaggiopassage, passing, gap
391individuoindividual
392aumentoincrease, rise, growth
393trasportotransport, carriage, conveyance, freight, freighting, haulage
394coscienzaconscience
395animasoul
396fedefaith, belief
397riguardorespect, connection, regard
398visionevision
399campagnarural area: country, countryside
400metàhalf
401lettobed
402stanzaroom
403festafeast
404giustiziajustice, fairness, equity
405scenascene
406attaccoattack, assault
407decretodecree
408costituzioneconstitution, structure, composition
409mattinamorning
410democraziademocracy
411strategiastrategy
412espressioneexpression
413manifestazioneexpression
414giudiziojudgment, wisdom, sense
415fratellobrother, sibling
416esistenzaexistence
417chiavekey
418edizioneedition
419istruzioneeducation, schooling
420sangueblood
421pesoweight
422componentecomponent
423tradizionetradition, custom, use, heritage
424desideriowish, desire, longing
425creazionecreation
426blogblog
427ritornoreturn
428partecipazioneparticipation
429corrieracoach, bus
430tentativoattempt, try, effort, shot, endeavour/endeavor
431maggioranzamajority, most
432commerciocommerce, trade, trading, market, business
433ricordomemory, recollection, remembrance
434nazionenation
435soldopenny, cent
436supportohelper
437filosofiaphilosophy
438frasesentence
439sostanzasubstance, matter, material
440consumoconsumption, use, expenditure, wear
441letturareading
442massamass
443listalist, pile
444distanzadistance, interval
445Mariacannabis, marijuana
446utilizzoutilization
447contestocontext, setting
448sognodream
449nordnorth
450fattorefactor, element
451significatomeaning, sense
452giudicejudge, magistrate
453comandoorder, command
454sforzoeffort, endeavour/endeavor
455definizionedefinition
456sguardoglance, look
457prospettivaperspective
458quantitàquantity
459criteriocriterion, rule
460modificaadjustment
461salaroom
462nemicoenemy, foe
463copiacopy
464commasubsection, subparagraph
465investimentoinvestment
466sabatoSaturday
467venditasale
468protezioneprotection
469facciaface
470vantaggioadvantage, vantage
471mostraexhibition, show
472cortecourtyard
473regolamentoregulation
474esseThe name of the Latin-script letter S., ess
475domenicaSunday
476mezzogiornomidday, noon
477bibliotecalibrary
478poliziapolity
479speranzahope
480fuocofire
481penasorrow
482lettorereader
483finestrawindow
484videovideo
485conclusioneconclusion
486scalaladder
487braccioarm
488esercizioexercise
489marcomark
490postamail, post
491conflittoconflict
492mancanzalack, shortage, deficiency, want
493portoport, harbour/harbor
494mogliewife
495rivoluzionerevolution
496spallashoulder
497vittimavictim
498scambioexchange, interchange, swap
499volumevolume
500riflessionereflection, meditation, consideration
501industriaindustry
502palazzoa royal palace
503comitatocommittee, board
504raccontostory, tale, short story, account
505gazzettagazette
506sentimentofeeling, emotion, sentiment
507tutelaguardianship, tutorship
508ventowind
509creditocredit
510sostegnosupport
511passionepassion, love, addiction
512ipotesihypothesis
513vicendaaffair, event, story
514venerdìFriday
515velocitàspeed, velocity, rate, pace, rapidity
516dettagliodetail
517murowall
518estatesummer
519dollarodollar
520silenziosilence, quiet
521assembleaassembly, meeting, convention, muster
522esercitoarmy
523tassorate, level, percentage
524testtest
525opportunitàexpediency, advisability, opportunity, timeliness
526criticacriticism
527contecount
528battagliabattle
529regimeregime, régime
530epocaepoch, era, age, period
531forumforum
532destraright
533webweb
534colpoblow, knock, shock
535bilanciobalance , balance sheet, budget
536disegnodrawing, cartoon
537integrazioneintegration
538meccanismomechanism
539sortasort, type, kind
540violenzaviolence
541potenzapower, strength, force, authority
542generazionegeneration, procreation, production
543religionereligion
544maestroteacher
545pagamentopayment
546provvedimentomeasure, act, step
547e-maile-mail
548pressionepressure
549conferenzaconference
550sentenzaverdict, judgment, ruling
551presentazionepresentation
552obbligoobligation, duty
553riunionemeeting, assembly, conference
554cinemacinema
555indagineinvestigation, inquiry, probe, enquiry
556durataduration, length
557lunedìMonday
558fortunaluck
559teatrotheatre, theater
560concertoconcert, recital
561agenziaagency, bureau
562visitavisit
563elezioneelection
564pubblicazionepublication
565indicazioneindication
566distribuzionedistribution
567rassegnainspection
568stellastar
569esteast
570protagonistaprotagonist
571dominiorule, dominion
572capelloa single hair
573cambioexchange
574compagniacompany, companionship, fellowship, society, people
575paiopair
576pericoloperil, danger
577tesithesis
578digitalefoxglove
579solestar
580artistaartist
581suonosound
582laboratoriolaboratory, lab
583ospedalehospital
584costameanings related to the literal sense:
585spettacoloshow, performance, play, review
586polopole
587identitàidentity
588resistenzaresistance
589papapope
590isolaisland, isle
591riduzionereduction, cut, cutback, retrenchment
592perditaloss, waste, deprivation
593schedacard
594sensazionesensation, feeling
595mammamom , mommy , mum , mummy
596organismoorganism
597parlamentoconversation, talk
598fruttofruit
599regnokingdom
600collegacolleague
601garanziaguarantee, warrant, security
602negozioshop, a store
603moduloform
604simbolosymbol, sign, emblem, icon
605ingressoentrance, hall
606giovedìThursday
607vacanzaholiday , vacation
608assistenzaassistance
609attoreactor, player
610evoluzionean ordered movement
611boccamouth
612disciplinadiscipline
613farmacomedicine, medication, drug
614occupazioneoccupation
615letteraturaliterature
616colpafault
617poesiapoetry, verse
618dibattitodebate, discussion
619lezionelesson
620premioprize, award
621testewitness
622autoClipping of automobile: car
623tendenzatendency, bent, inclination, proneness, propension
624finanziamentofinancing
625arrivoarrival
626signorApocopic form of signore
627dialogodialogue
628fogliosheet
629denaromoney
630entratathe act of entering, entry, entrance, arrival, admission
631collegamentoconnection, link, contact, relation, association
632legamelink, bond
633intervistainterview
634edificiobuilding
635rappresentanterepresentative
636uscitaexit, way out
637convenzioneagreement
638emozioneemotion
639prestazionea service
640soldatosoldier
641sociomember, affiliate, partner, associate, fellow, mate
642trafficotraffic
643setteseven
644partenzadeparture, leaving, starting
645pelleskin
646elencolist, pile
647atteggiamentoattitude, behaviour/behavior, ways, position, stance, air, pose
648calcolocalculus
649trasformazionechange, alteration
650reazionereaction, backlash
651cervellobrain
652candidatocandidate
653superficiesurface
654convegnomeeting
655coppiacouple
656redditoincome
657carcerejail, prison
658approccioapproach
659trasmissionetransmission
660migliaiothousand, about a thousand, about one thousand
661aperturaopening
662ciclocycle , bike
663intenzioneintention, intent, purpose, mind, wish
664fiduciatrust, faith
665pomeriggioafternoon
666riconoscimentorecognition, identification
667radioradius
668raccoltagathering, collecting, collection, raising
669introduzioneinsertion
670rifiutorefusal, declination, rejection, denial
671pianetaplanet
672telefonotelephone, phone
673mercegoods, wares, merchandise, products, commodities
674educazioneeducation, training
675logicalogic
676canalechannel
677innovazioneinnovation
678scrittorewriter, author
679organoorgan
680indiceindex, index finger, forefinger
681medicinamedicine
682serataevening, night
683missionemission
684umanitàhumanity, mankind
685cristoChrist
686ritardodelay, lag
687paretewall
688novitànovelty
689cantosong
690disponibilitàavailability, supply
691leaderleader
692rivistamagazine
693proprietarioowner, proprietary, proprietor, landlord
694tabellatable
695canedog, male dog
696tribunalecourt
697osservazioneobservation
698confineborder, frontier
699cavallohorse
700martedìTuesday
701tavolotable, board, desk
702maritohusband
703mercoledìWednesday
704voloflight
705capitolochapter
706assenzaabsence
707affareaffair, matter
708sfidachallenge
709gambaleg
710bloccoblock
711destinodestiny, fate
712nascitabirth
713interpretazioneinterpretation
714ottoeight
715descrizionedescription, sketch
716rumorenoise, sound
717piantaplant, tree
718appelloplea, appeal, call
719amiciziafriendship
720sindacomayor
721aggiornamentoupdate, updating
722trenotrain
723professoreteacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, master, professor, lecturer
724impiegojob, position, post, situation
725cibofood
726procedimentocourse
727traduzionetranslation
728equilibriobalance, equilibrium
729sorellasister
730agenteagent, representative
731fiancoflank, haunch
732orogold
733opposizioneopposition
734appartamentoapartment, flat
735salariopay, wages, salary
736angoloangle, corner
737segnalesignal, sign
738gioiajoy, delight
739direttivadirective, instruction
740diffusionediffusion, spread
741filothread
742salutohello, good morning, good night, goodbye, farewell
743padronemaster
744borsabag, handbag, purse, briefcase
745visoface
746trasferimentotransfer
747festivalfestival
748dottoredoctor
749profiloprofile
750episodioepisode

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