1
chef
from chef de cuisine
10 856,6
points
The Franglais Index
Annual ranking 2026
The most popular French-derived words used in English this year, ranked by their Franglais Index.
Top 50 for 2026
2
prairie
from prairie
9 927,2
points
3
franchise
from franchise (Anglo-French)
7 990,2
points
4
restaurant
from restaurant
6 302,9
points
5
salon
from salon
5 616,0
points
6
entrepreneur
from entrepreneur
5 569,8
points
7
bureau
from bureau
5 482,5
points
8
regime
from régime
5 482,5
points
9
sabotage
from sabotage
5 482,5
points
10
depot
from dépôt
5 459,7
points
11
bistro
from bistro
4 536,0
points
12
café
from café
4 536,0
points
13
menu
from menu
4 536,0
points
14
genre
from genre
4 536,0
points
15
camouflage
from camouflage
4 536,0
points
16
plateau
from plateau
4 536,0
points
17
ballet
from ballet
4 358,5
points
18
joie de vivre
from joie de vivre
41,2
points
19
haute couture
from haute couture
40,8
points
20
au gratin
from au gratin
40,8
points
21
chauffeur
from chauffeur
30,8
points
22
promenade
from promenade
30,8
points
23
château
from château
30,8
points
24
pied-à-terre
from pied-à-terre
30,8
points
25
27,3
points
26
20,4
points
27
20,4
points
28
20,4
points
29
avant-garde
from avant-garde
20,4
points
30
20,4
points
31
20,4
points
32
rendezvous
from rendezvous
20,4
points
33
cuisine
from cuisine
20,4
points
34
gourmand
from gourmant (Middle French)
20,4
points
35
flambé
from flambé
20,4
points
36
encore
from encore
20,4
points
37
boutique
from boutique
20,4
points
38
corsage
from corsage
20,4
points
39
chignon
from chignon
20,4
points
40
savoir-faire
from savoir-faire
20,4
points
41
déjà vu
from déjà vu
20,4
points
42
bourgeoisie
from bourgeoisie
20,4
points
43
fiancé / fiancée
from fiancé / fiancée
20,4
points
44
entourage
from entourage
20,4
points
45
coupon
from coupon
20,4
points
46
dossier
from dossier
20,4
points
47
milieu
from milieu
20,4
points
48
boulevard
from boulevard
20,4
points
49
16,9
points
50
0,0
points
Top five over the year
chef
prairie
franchise
restaurant
salon
Yearly statistics
- Ranked words
- 94
- Submissions
- 0
- Votes
- 7