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Name in Open Lexicon
ReferenceNumber of WordsPopulation
Genral Databases
LexiqueNew et al. (2004)140 000
ManulexLété et al. (2004)49 000Enfants
Sublexical Databases
Lexique-InfraGimenes et al. (under press)
DiphonesNew & Spinelli (2013)
Manulex-Infra
Word Frequency
WorldLexGimenes & New 188 000
Age of Acquisition (AoA)
AoA_Fam_1225Lachaud (2007)1225
AoA_400Alario & Ferrand (1999)400
AoA_FreqSub_1493Ferrand (2008)1493
AoA_Concr_FreqSub_Imag_Valemo_866Bonin et al. (2003)866
Emotional Valence
AoA_Concr_FreqSub_Imag_Valemo_866Bonin et al. (2003)866
ValEmo_Arous_1286Gobin et al. (2017)1286
ValEmo_Arous_Imag_835Gilet et al. (2012)835
ValEmo_Adulte_735Syssau & Font (2005)735
ValEmo_Enfant_600Syssau & Monnier (2009)600Enfants
ValEmo_Ado_Enfants_720Monnier & Syssau (2017)720Enfants / Ado
Imageability/Concreteness
FreqSub_Imag_ParAge_1286Ballot et al. (2022)1286
AoA_Concr_FreqSub_Imag_Valemo_866Bonin et al. (2003)866
Imag_1493Bonin et al. (2011)1493
Concr_1659Bonin et al. (2018)1659
FreqSub_Imag_3600Desrochers et Thomson (2009)3600
FreqSub_Imag_1916Desrochers et Bergeron (2000)1916
Subjective Frequency / Familiarity
FreqSub_Imag_ParAge_1286Ballot et al. (2022)1286
AoA_Concr_FreqSub_Imag_Valemo_866Bonin et al. (2003)866
FreqSub_Imag_3600Desrochers et Thomson (2009)3600
FreqSub_Imag_1916Desrochers et Bergeron (2000)1916
AoA_FreqSub_1493Ferrand (2008)1493
FreqSub_660Robert et al (2012)660Jeunes / Agés
Sensorimotor Norms
SensoryExp_1659Bonin et al. (2014)1659
SemantiQcChedid et al. (2018, 2019)3596
Verbal Association Norms
Assoc_366Ferrand & Alario (1998)366
Assoc_520Bonin et al. (2013)520
Reading Times (RT)
French_Lexicon_ProjectFerrand et al. (2010)38 840
French_Lexicon_Project_MonoFerrand et al. (2011)1492
MegalexFerrand et al. (2018)28 466
Vocabulary Lists
Listes de mots essentiels du françaisCobb et al. (2026)10458