Language Learning

Reading of true native books is also a great option. French in particular has "Le Petit Prince", an excellent book for the A2+ level or B1- level. 15000 words, pictures/illustrations to help you out. And a story that is simple enough for a child, but enough nuance for adults to have celebrated for the past century.

You'll see what I mean about "frequency lists" when you read any book. You'll have both common words, but also important "rare" words that you need to master to get through the book.

A2 is too early to completely understand the book. But you will get a better idea of how language is used by natives by reading native books.

This is where Anki's true superpower comes up. Building your own cards. If you set your goal as "Le Petit Prince", you simply put into Anki every card you don't know yet and feels important (don't aim for 100% understanding, its basically impossible at A2 level). Then you keep drilling until you can read the book. Easy and done. Its not as good as roleplay (where your brain starts to search for new words to continue a discussion). But its still better than a frequency list.

But yes, keep studying the frequency list! Its not bad. I'm just trying to say where you can get some "better" and more meaningful material.