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
1001
judge
/ˈdʒʌdʒ/
1002
unit
/ˈjunət/
1003
therefore
/ˈðɛɹˌfɔɹ/
1004
title
/ˈtaɪtəl/
1005
fish
/ˈfɪʃ/
1006
western
/ˈwɛstɚn/
1007
grow
/ˈɡɹoʊ/
1008
reached
/ˈɹitʃt/
1009
flight
/ˈflaɪt/
1010
drop
/ˈdɹɑp/
1011
district
/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
1012
growth
/ˈɡɹoʊθ/
1013
workers
/ˈwɝkɚz/
1014
powerful
/ˈpaʊɚfəl/
1015
heat
/ˈhit/
1016
prison
/ˈpɹɪzən/
1017
ring
/ˈɹɪŋ/
1018
responsible
/ɹiˈspɑnsəbəl/
1019
beat
/ˈbit/
1020
region
/ˈɹidʒən/
1021
successful
/səkˈsɛsfəl/
1022
treatment
/ˈtɹitmənt/
1023
memory
/ˈmɛmɚi/
1024
arrived
/ɚˈaɪvd/
1025
bar
/ˈbɑɹ/
1026
sit
/ˈsɪt/
1027
regular
/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
1028
broke
/ˈbɹoʊk/
1029
stars
/ˈstɑɹz/
1030
except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
1031
hotel
/hoʊˈtɛl/
1032
currently
/ˈkɝəntli/
1033
cash
/ˈkæʃ/
1034
missing
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
1035
quality
/ˈkwɑləti/
1036
pick
/ˈpɪk/
1037
respect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/
1038
approach
/əˈpɹoʊtʃ/
1039
lady
/ˈleɪdi/
1040
records
/ɹəˈkɔɹdz/
1041
centre
/ˈsɛntɚ/
1042
drink
/ˈdɹɪŋk/
1043
exchange
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
1044
television
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/
1045
ability
/əˈbɪləˌti/
1046
previously
/ˈpɹiviəsli/
1047
holding
/ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
1048
animals
/ˈænəməlz/
1049
damage
/ˈdæmədʒ/
1050
economic
/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/
1051
appear
/əˈpɪɹ/
1052
reading
/ˈɹidɪŋ/
1053
previous
/ˈpɹiviəs/
1054
super
/ˈsupɚ/
1055
planning
/ˈplænɪŋ/
1056
none
/ˈnʌn/
1057
required
/ɹiˈkwaɪɚd/
1058
supposed
/səˈpoʊzd/
1059
pain
/ˈpeɪn/
1060
miles
/ˈmaɪlz/
1061
trial
/ˈtɹaɪəl/
1062
served
/ˈsɝvd/
1063
thousands
/ˈθaʊzəndz/
1064
response
/ɹɪˈspɑns/
1065
addition
/əˈdɪʃən/
1066
reports
/ɹɪˈpɔɹts/
1067
tree
/ˈtɹi/
1068
standard
/ˈstændɚd/
1069
grew
/ˈɡɹu/
1070
famous
/ˈfeɪməs/
1071
sounds
/ˈsaʊndz/
1072
increased
/ˌɪnˈkɹist/
1073
color
/ˈkʌlɚ/
1074
dangerous
/ˈdeɪndʒɚəs/
1075
female
/ˈfiˌmeɪl/
1076
caught
/ˈkɑt/
1077
professional
/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/
1078
provided
/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
1079
rise
/ˈɹaɪz/
1080
lake
/ˈleɪk/
1081
plays
/ˈpleɪz/
1082
queen
/ˈkwin/
1083
brown
/ˈbɹaʊn/
1084
shares
/ˈʃɛɹz/
1085
bridge
/ˈbɹɪdʒ/
1086
cross
/ˈkɹɔs/
1087
committee
/kəˈmɪti/
1088
winter
/ˈwɪntɚ/
1089
signed
/ˈsaɪnd/
1090
cars
/ˈkɑɹz/
1091
listen
/ˈlɪsən/
1092
driving
/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
1093
cell
/ˈsɛl/
1094
fear
/ˈfɪɹ/
1095
competition
/ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/
1096
tour
/ˈtʊɹ/
1097
designed
/dɪˈzaɪnd/
1098
certainly
/ˈsɝtənli/
1099
teams
/ˈtimz/
1100
schools
/ˈskulz/
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