The 5,000 most common English words
Ranked by how often each word appears across film dialogue, journalism and encyclopedic prose, with the pronunciation of every word. Translations and example sentences are being written; the ranking is complete.
RankWordPronunciation
0001
the
/ðə/
0002
to
/ˈtu/
0003
and
/ənd/
0004
of
/ˈʌv/
0005
a
/ə/
0006
in
/ɪn/
0007
that
/ˈðæt/
0008
is
/ˈɪz/
0009
it
/ˈɪt/
0010
for
/ˈfɔɹ/
0011
on
/ˈɑn/
0012
was
/ˈwɑz/
0013
with
/ˈwɪð/
0014
this
/ˈðɪs/
0015
are
/ˈɑɹ/
0016
he
/ˈhi/
0017
i
/ˈaɪ/
0018
be
/ˈbi/
0019
as
/ˈæz/
0020
have
/ˈhæv/
0021
at
/ˈæt/
0022
not
/ˈnɑt/
0023
from
/ˈfɹʌm/
0024
but
/ˈbʌt/
0025
you
/ˈju/
0026
by
/ˈbaɪ/
0027
his
/ˈhɪz/
0028
they
/ˈðeɪ/
0029
an
/ˈæn/
0030
can
/ˈkæn/
0031
all
/ˈɔl/
0032
or
/ˈɔɹ/
0033
one
/ˈwʌn/
0034
has
/ˈhæz/
0035
were
/ˈwɝ/
0036
we
/ˈwi/
0037
there
/ˈðɛɹ/
0038
had
/ˈhæd/
0039
will
/ˈwɪl/
0040
who
/ˈhu/
0041
her
/ˈhɝ/
0042
so
/ˈsoʊ/
0043
been
/ˈbɪn/
0044
what
/ˈwʌt/
0045
about
/əˈbaʊt/
0046
no
/ˈnoʊ/
0047
their
/ˈðɛɹ/
0048
when
/ˈwɛn/
0049
she
/ˈʃi/
0050
if
/ˈɪf/
0051
more
/ˈmɔɹ/
0052
up
/ˈʌp/
0053
out
/ˈaʊt/
0054
time
/ˈtaɪm/
0055
would
/ˈwʊd/
0056
some
/ˈsʌm/
0057
which
/ˈwɪtʃ/
0058
do
/ˈdu/
0059
him
/ˈhɪm/
0060
like
/ˈlaɪk/
0061
after
/ˈæftɚ/
0062
first
/ˈfɝst/
0063
just
/ˈdʒʌst/
0064
two
/ˈtu/
0065
other
/ˈʌðɚ/
0066
now
/ˈnaʊ/
0067
them
/ˈðɛm/
0068
also
/ˈɔlsoʊ/
0069
over
/ˈoʊvɚ/
0070
said
/ˈsɛd/
0071
new
/ˈnu/
0072
my
/ˈmaɪ/
0073
into
/ˈɪntu/
0074
only
/ˈoʊnli/
0075
people
/ˈpipəl/
0076
well
/ˈwɛl/
0077
these
/ˈðiz/
0078
than
/ˈðæn/
0079
where
/ˈwɛɹ/
0080
then
/ˈðɛn/
0081
could
/ˈkʊd/
0082
its
/ˈɪts/
0083
how
/ˈhaʊ/
0084
me
/ˈmi/
0085
your
/ˈjɔɹ/
0086
because
/bɪˈkɔz/
0087
did
/ˈdɪd/
0088
years
/ˈjɪɹz/
0089
see
/ˈsi/
0090
back
/ˈbæk/
0091
any
/ˈɛni/
0092
get
/ˈɡɛt/
0093
may
/ˈmeɪ/
0094
right
/ˈɹaɪt/
0095
most
/ˈmoʊst/
0096
very
/ˈvɛɹi/
0097
many
/ˈmɛni/
0098
before
/bɪˈfɔɹ/
0099
our
/ˈaʊɚ/
0100
even
/ˈivɪn/
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