The table below contains the 100 most common Italian nouns. For each noun is also shown the gender (female or male) and an English translation.
Nouns are used to identify the subject of a sentence, which can be a thing, an animal, a person or even a plant. They are often viewed as the most basic part of the speech, since they can be used on their own and they do not need to be conjugated.
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Common and Proper Nouns
Common Nouns (nomi comuni) indicate people, animals, places and abstract ideas: ragazzo (kid), albero (tree), cane (dog), amore (love).
Proper Nouns (nomi propri) refer to specific beings or things, that are usually one of a kind: Napoli (Naples), Marco, Milano (Milan).
Gender and Number of Nouns
In Italian, common and proper nouns can be feminine or masculine, singular or plural. Although there are some exceptions, the following are the rules that Italian nouns usually follow:
- Masculine nouns end with -o for singular, -i for plural (ragazzo – ragazzi);
- Feminine nouns end with -a for singular, -e for plural (ragazza – ragazze);
- There is a third category of gender-neutral nouns that end with -e for singular and -i for plural. They can either be masculine or feminine, according to the context of the sentence.
Top 100 Italian Nouns
To build a strong Italian vocabulary, you need to know different kinds of nouns. They can be used as a part of everyday conversations to describe your job, your favorite hobbies, the food you like to eat, or the clothes you wear.
Here you can find a comprehensive list of the top 100 most commonly used Italian nouns. This is the perfect opportunity to enhance your dictionary and to start learning Italian!
| Rank | Italian word | m/f | English translation |
| 1 | parte | f | part |
| 2 | tempo | m | time |
| 3 | anno | m | year |
| 4 | modo | m | way |
| 5 | vita | f | life |
| 6 | caso | m | case |
| 7 | Roma | f | Rome |
| 8 | Italia | f | Italy |
| 9 | lavoro | m | work |
| 10 | punto | m | point |
| 11 | volta | f | time |
| 12 | cosa | f | thing |
| 13 | mondo | m | world |
| 14 | città | f | city |
| 15 | Milano | f | Milan |
| 16 | forma | f | shape |
| 17 | fine | m | end |
| 18 | luogo | m | place |
| 19 | guerra | f | war |
| 20 | natura | f | nature |
| 21 | momento | m | moment |
| 22 | esempio | m | example |
| 23 | opera | f | work, opera |
| 24 | giorno | m | day |
| 25 | base | f | base |
| 26 | numero | m | number |
| 27 | anno | m | year |
| 28 | via | f | street |
| 29 | nome | m | name |
| 30 | uomo | m | man |
| 31 | rapporto | m | report, relationship |
| 32 | valore | m | value |
| 33 | attività | f | activity |
| 34 | realtà | f | reality |
| 35 | problema | f | problem |
| 36 | periodo | m | period |
| 37 | mezzo | m | means |
| 38 | cura | f | care |
| 39 | ordine | m | order |
| 40 | principio | m | principle, beginning |
| 41 | casa | f | house, home |
| 42 | ragione | f | reason |
| 43 | morte | f | death |
| 44 | forza | f | force |
| 45 | parola | f | word |
| 46 | tipo | m | type |
| 47 | carattere | m | character |
| 48 | Dio | m | God |
| 49 | governo | m | government |
| 50 | causa | f | cause |
| 51 | Firenze | f | Florence |
| 52 | libertà | f | freedom |
| 53 | politica | f | politics |
| 54 | processo | m | process |
| 55 | mano | f | hand |
| 56 | pensiero | m | thought |
| 57 | piano | m | surface, level |
| 58 | conto | m | count, bill |
| 59 | questione | f | question |
| 60 | azione | f | action |
| 61 | fronte | m, f | front, forehead |
| 62 | elemento | m | element |
| 63 | terra | f | earth |
| 64 | produzione | f | production |
| 65 | Napoli | f | Naples |
| 66 | campo | m | field |
| 67 | ricerca | f | search |
| 68 | relazione | f | relationship |
| 69 | paese | m | country |
| 70 | Francia | f | France |
| 71 | Torino | f | Turin |
| 72 | corpo | m | body |
| 73 | presenza | f | presence |
| 74 | libro | m | book |
| 75 | atto | m | act |
| 76 | famiglia | f | family |
| 77 | testo | m | text |
| 78 | possibilità | f | possibility |
| 79 | fondo | m | bottom |
| 80 | persona | f | person |
| 81 | materia | f | material, subject |
| 82 | corso | m | course |
| 83 | grado | m | degree |
| 84 | luce | f | light |
| 85 | termine | m | end |
| 86 | vista | f | view |
| 87 | cultura | f | culture |
| 88 | necessità | f | need |
| 89 | popolo | m | people |
| 90 | genere | m | kind |
| 91 | chiesa | f | church |
| 92 | funzione | f | function |
| 93 | titolo | m | title |
| 94 | uso | m | use |
| 95 | gruppo | m | group |
| 96 | giudizio | m | opinion |
| 97 | re | m | king |
| 98 | lettera | f | letter |
| 99 | consiglio | m | advice |
| 100 | interesse | m | interest |
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