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Best French Anki Decks (Free and Paid, Compared)
Updated October 14, 2026. Prices checked on each seller's page on that date. We sell French decks at Anki Word Bank; every claim is linked so you can check it.
Short answer
- Cheapest paid French deck with audio: Anki Word Bank French Top 1000, $5. The 1,000 most common French words, audio and an example sentence on every card, 30-day money-back guarantee. Other paid French vocabulary decks we checked cost $24.99 to $199.
- Human-recorded audio: Refold French 1K, $29.99.
- DELF exam: Anki Word Bank DELF A1 ($4.99, 530 words) or Prep2go DELF B2 ($26).
- Free: French frequency decks on AnkiWeb. Quality and audio vary; check the last update date before importing.
Compared
| Deck | Price | Size | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anki Word Bank French Top 1000 | $5 | 1,000 words | Neural TTS, native accent |
| Anki Word Bank DELF A1 | $4.99 | 530 words | Neural TTS, native accent |
| Eidetic French | $24.99 | 18,000+ cards | AI voice (stated) |
| Refold French 1K | $29.99 | 1,000 cards | Native-speaker recordings (stated) |
| Language Atlas French (per level) | €29.99 (sale; A1 bundle €49.99) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Anki Core French | $199 | 8,000–11,000 cards | "Native-speaker audio" (type not stated) |
| AnkiWeb free decks | Free | Varies | Rarely |
Anki Word Bank French decks
All one-time purchases, delivered as a standard .apkg file for Anki desktop, AnkiMobile and AnkiDroid.
- French Top 1000: 1,000 words, frequency-ordered. $5.
- French DELF A1: 530 words covering the CEFR A1 topics. $4.99.
- French B1: 540 words. $4.99.
- French Top 300 Verbs: 310 verbs. $5.
Each card is an AI-generated French example sentence built around the target word (in bold), with its translation and audio. The audio is neural text-to-speech with a native French accent, not human recordings; each deck page has samples. Card fronts are available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Free samplers, all with audio: French Top 100 · DELF A1 starter, 99 words · 50 common verbs · Travel phrases
Which to pick
- Beginner, on a budget: French Top 1000 ($5).
- You want human voices: Refold French 1K ($29.99).
- You want 5,000+ words in one purchase: Eidetic or Anki Core.
- Your first language isn't English: Anki Word Bank decks come with Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean card fronts.
Sources
Checked October 14, 2026: Refold decks · Eidetic French · Eidetic FAQ (audio) · Language Atlas shop · Anki Core Decks store · Prep2go shop · AnkiWeb French decks