There are a total of 1,961 Italian words compiled in this comprehensive list. The selection includes verified lemmas from frequency lists, bilingual dictionaries, linguistic corpora and Wiktionary, with common contemporary words listed first and notable less-common terms marked.

Italian words are the building blocks of the Italian language, covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and fixed expressions. They range from everyday vocabulary to specialized terms in culture, cuisine, law and science. They support learners, teachers, translators and content creators by providing clear meanings and usable examples. Many entries include frequency and learner-level tags to guide practical study.

Interesting and little-known facts about Italian words:
– The modern Italian alphabet has 21 native letters; j, k, w, x and y appear mainly in loanwords and proper names.
– Italian has seven vowel phonemes (a, e, ɛ, i, o, ɔ, u), so vowel quality often changes word meaning.
– A single Italian verb can produce more than 50 distinct inflected forms when mood, tense, person and number are combined.
– A core vocabulary of roughly 2,000–3,000 lemmas covers the majority of everyday spoken and written Italian.
– Many global musical and culinary terms in English come from Italian (for example, piano, concerto, espresso), showing Italian’s cultural reach.

The alphabetical index links each letter to a dedicated A–Z list and each entry provides consistent columns. Columns include: English translation — concise (one phrase); Example usage — one clear Italian sentence plus an immediate English gloss; Frequency — corpus-based frequency or rank; Learner level — beginner/intermediate/advanced tags; Notes — usage, regional labels or etymology when relevant.