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The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language

 

Based on the combined results of British English, American English and Australian English surveys of contemporary sources in English: newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio and real life conversations - the language as it is written and spoken today.

 

RankWordRankWord
1the126name
2of127very
3to128through
4and129just
5a130form
6in131much
7is132great
8it133think
9you134say
10that135help
11he136low
12was137line
13for138before
14on139turn
15are140cause
16with141same
17as142mean
18I143differ
19his144move
20they145right
21be146boy
22at147old
23one148too
24have149does
25this150tell
26from151sentence
27or152set
28had153three
29by154want
30hot155air
31but156well
32some157also
33what158play
34there159small
35we160end
36can161put
37out162home
38other163read
39were164hand
40all165port
41your166large
42when167spell
43up168add
44use169even
45word170land
46how171here
47said172must
48an173big
49each174high
50she175such
51which176follow
52do177act
53their178why
54time179ask
55if180men
56will181change
57way182went
58about183light
59many184kind
60then185off
61them186need
62would187house
63write188picture
64like189try
65so190us
66these191again
67her192animal
68long193point
69make194mother
70thing195world
71see196near
72him197build
73two198self
74has199earth
75look200father
76more201head
77day202stand
78could203own
79go204page
80come205should
81did206country
82my207found
83sound208answer
84no209school
85most210grow
86number211study
87who212still
88over213learn
89know214plant
90water215cover
91than216food
92call217sun
93first218four
94people219thought
95may220let
96down221keep
97side222eye
98been223never
99now224last
100find225door
101any226between
102new227city
103work228tree
104part229cross
105take230since
106get231hard
107place232start
108made233might
109live234story
110where235saw
111after236far
112back237sea
113little238draw
114only239left
115round240late
116man241run
117year242don‘t
118came243while
119show244press
120every245close
121good246night
122me247real
123give248life
124our249few
125under250stop
 
RankWordRankWord
251open376ten
252seem377simple
253together378several
254next379vowel
255white380toward
256children381war
257begin382lay
258got383against
259walk384pattern
260example385slow
261ease386center
262paper387love
263often388person
264always389money
265music390serve
266those391appear
267both392road
268mark393map
269book394science
270letter395rule
271until396govern
272mile397pull
273river398cold
274car399notice
275feet400voice
276care401fall
277second402power
278group403town
279carry404fine
280took405certain
281rain406fly
282eat407unit
283room408lead
284friend409cry
285began410dark
286idea411machine
287fish412note
288mountain413wait
289north414plan
290once415figure
291base416star
292hear417box
293horse418noun
294cut419field
295sure420rest
296watch421correct
297color422able
298face423pound
299wood424done
300main425beauty
301enough426drive
302plain427stood
303girl428contain
304usual429front
305young430teach
306ready431week
307above432final
308ever433gave
309red434green
310list435oh
311though436quick
312feel437develop
313talk438sleep
314bird439warm
315soon440free
316body441minute
317dog442strong
318family443special
319direct444mind
320pose445behind
321leave446clear
322song447tail
323measure448produce
324state449fact
325product450street
326black451inch
327short452lot
328numeral453nothing
329class454course
330wind455stay
331question456wheel
332happen457full
333complete458force
334ship459blue
335area460object
336half461decide
337rock462surface
338order463deep
339fire464moon
340south465island
341problem466foot
342piece467yet
343told468busy
344knew469test
345pass470record
346farm471boat
347top472common
348whole473gold
349king474possible
350size475plane
351heard476age
352best477dry
353hour478wonder
354better479laugh
355true .480thousand
356during481ago
357hundred482ran
358am483check
359remember484game
360step485shape
361early486yes
362hold487hot
363west488miss
364ground489brought
365interest490heat
366reach491snow
367fast492bed
368five493bring
369sing494sit
370listen495perhaps
371six496fill
372table497east
373travel498weight
374less499language
375morning500among

The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language