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
1201
clean
/ˈklin/
1202
appears
/əˈpɪɹz/
1203
highly
/ˈhaɪli/
1204
stopped
/ˈstɑpt/
1205
northern
/ˈnɔɹðɚn/
1206
speech
/ˈspitʃ/
1207
supply
/səˈplaɪ/
1208
broken
/ˈbɹoʊkən/
1209
films
/ˈfɪlmz/
1210
announced
/əˈnaʊnst/
1211
southern
/ˈsʌðɚn/
1212
mass
/ˈmæs/
1213
coast
/ˈkoʊst/
1214
credit
/ˈkɹɛdət/
1215
surface
/ˈsɝfəs/
1216
otherwise
/ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz/
1217
count
/ˈkaʊnt/
1218
enjoy
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ/
1219
male
/ˈmeɪl/
1220
learned
/ˈlɝnd/
1221
civil
/ˈsɪvəl/
1222
shown
/ˈʃoʊn/
1223
fully
/ˈfʊli/
1224
crew
/ˈkɹu/
1225
dropped
/ˈdɹɑpt/
1226
separate
/ˈsɛpɚˌeɪt/
1227
effort
/ˈɛfɚt/
1228
species
/ˈspiʃiz/
1229
agreement
/əˈɡɹimənt/
1230
parties
/ˈpɑɹtiz/
1231
challenge
/ˈtʃæləndʒ/
1232
reasons
/ˈɹizənz/
1233
costs
/ˈkɑsts/
1234
explain
/ɪkˈspleɪn/
1235
showing
/ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
1236
discovered
/dɪˈskʌvɚd/
1237
welcome
/ˈwɛlkəm/
1238
touch
/ˈtʌtʃ/
1239
slow
/ˈsloʊ/
1240
appeared
/əˈpɪɹd/
1241
direction
/dɚˈɛkʃən/
1242
spot
/ˈspɑt/
1243
fit
/ˈfɪt/
1244
spend
/ˈspɛnd/
1245
hell
/ˈhɛl/
1246
guys
/ˈɡaɪz/
1247
criminal
/ˈkɹɪmənəl/
1248
spread
/ˈspɹɛd/
1249
onto
/ˈɑntu/
1250
demand
/dɪˈmænd/
1251
engine
/ˈɛndʒən/
1252
victory
/ˈvɪktɚi/
1253
plant
/ˈplænt/
1254
products
/ˈpɹɑdəkts/
1255
square
/ˈskwɛɹ/
1256
traditional
/tɹəˈdɪʃənəl/
1257
nor
/ˈnɔɹ/
1258
interview
/ˈɪntɚˌvju/
1259
accept
/ækˈsɛpt/
1260
governor
/ˈɡʌvɚnɚ/
1261
wearing
/ˈwɛɹɪŋ/
1262
reality
/ˌɹiˈæləˌti/
1263
pair
/ˈpɛɹ/
1264
arms
/ˈɑɹmz/
1265
claim
/ˈkleɪm/
1266
add
/ˈæd/
1267
daily
/ˈdeɪli/
1268
biggest
/ˈbɪɡəst/
1269
equipment
/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
1270
economy
/ɪˈkɑnəmi/
1271
attempt
/əˈtɛmpt/
1272
block
/ˈblɑk/
1273
killing
/ˈkɪlɪŋ/
1274
twice
/ˈtwaɪs/
1275
complex
/ˈkɑmplɛks/
1276
winning
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/
1277
violence
/ˈvaɪələns/
1278
file
/ˈfaɪl/
1279
firm
/ˈfɝm/
1280
clearly
/ˈklɪɹli/
1281
authority
/əˈθɔɹəti/
1282
uses
/ˈjusəz/
1283
seat
/ˈsit/
1284
stone
/ˈstoʊn/
1285
bottom
/ˈbɑtəm/
1286
planned
/ˈplænd/
1287
keeping
/ˈkipɪŋ/
1288
raise
/ˈɹeɪz/
1289
spirit
/ˈspɪɹət/
1290
advantage
/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
1291
cast
/ˈkæst/
1292
hearing
/ˈhiɹɪŋ/
1293
beach
/ˈbitʃ/
1294
soldiers
/ˈsoʊldʒɚz/
1295
carried
/ˈkæɹid/
1296
division
/dɪˈvɪʒən/
1297
plus
/ˈplʌs/
1298
episode
/ˈɛpəˌsoʊd/
1299
joined
/ˈdʒɔɪnd/
1300
cards
/ˈkɑɹdz/
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