1
chef
from chef de cuisine
4 955,5
points
The Franglais Index
Ranking for September 2026
The most popular French-derived words used in English this month, ranked by their Franglais Index.
2
prairie
from prairie
4 955,5
points
3
joie de vivre
from joie de vivre
31,2
points
4
chauffeur
from chauffeur
20,8
points
5
ballet
from ballet
20,8
points
6
château
from château
20,8
points
7
17,3
points
8
milieu
from milieu
10,4
points
9
boulevard
from boulevard
10,4
points
10
10,4
points
11
10,4
points
12
avant-garde
from avant-garde
10,4
points
13
10,4
points
14
10,4
points
15
rendezvous
from rendezvous
10,4
points
16
haute couture
from haute couture
10,4
points
17
gourmand
from gourmant (Middle French)
10,4
points
18
dossier
from dossier
10,4
points
19
coupon
from coupon
10,4
points
20
restaurant
from restaurant
10,4
points
No new words this month.
No rising words this month.
Top five popularity
Word popularity chart
View data as a table
| Word | Score |
|---|---|
| chef | 4,955.5 |
| prairie | 4,955.5 |
| joie de vivre | 31.2 |
| chauffeur | 20.8 |
| ballet | 20.8 |
chef
prairie
joie de vivre
chauffeur
ballet
How does the ranking work?
Each word receives a Franglais Index score from several data sources, reflecting how it is used in the language being tracked.
Sightings
Sightings reported by the community from conversations, adverts or media.
Votes
Community votes on each word and its everyday use.
External mentions
Mentions in selected media sources, collected automatically.
Recency
Recently documented words receive a recency bonus that gradually decreases.
The Franglais Index
The final score combines community data (40%) and composite data (60%) for a balanced ranking.