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
1301
glass
/ˈɡlæs/
1302
strike
/ˈstɹaɪk/
1303
sexual
/ˈsɛkʃuəl/
1304
disease
/dɪˈziz/
1305
protection
/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/
1306
internet
/ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/
1307
skin
/ˈskɪn/
1308
incident
/ˈɪnsədənt/
1309
acting
/ˈæktɪŋ/
1310
purpose
/ˈpɝpəs/
1311
connection
/kəˈnɛkʃən/
1312
indeed
/ˌɪnˈdid/
1313
patients
/ˈpeɪʃənts/
1314
wild
/ˈwaɪld/
1315
songs
/ˈsɔŋz/
1316
van
/ˈvæn/
1317
professor
/pɹəˈfɛsɚ/
1318
becomes
/bɪˈkʌmz/
1319
distance
/ˈdɪstəns/
1320
apart
/əˈpɑɹt/
1321
senior
/ˈsinjɚ/
1322
ordered
/ˈɔɹdɚd/
1323
drugs
/ˈdɹʌɡz/
1324
catch
/ˈkætʃ/
1325
shooting
/ˈʃutɪŋ/
1326
losing
/ˈluzɪŋ/
1327
seconds
/ˈsɛkəndz/
1328
operations
/ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃənz/
1329
learning
/ˈlɝnɪŋ/
1330
commercial
/kəˈmɝʃəl/
1331
commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/
1332
impossible
/ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
1333
article
/ˈɑɹtəkəl/
1334
shared
/ˈʃɛɹd/
1335
produce
/pɹəˈdus/
1336
approximately
/əˈpɹɑksəmətli/
1337
extremely
/ɛkˈstɹimli/
1338
path
/ˈpæθ/
1339
located
/ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd/
1340
presence
/ˈpɹɛzəns/
1341
fresh
/ˈfɹɛʃ/
1342
trouble
/ˈtɹʌbəl/
1343
leaves
/ˈlivz/
1344
greatest
/ˈɡɹeɪtəst/
1345
faith
/ˈfeɪθ/
1346
agent
/ˈeɪdʒənt/
1347
herself
/hɚˈsɛlf/
1348
laws
/ˈlɔz/
1349
pieces
/ˈpisəz/
1350
investment
/ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt/
1351
foot
/ˈfʊt/
1352
effects
/ɪˈfɛkts/
1353
camp
/ˈkæmp/
1354
leaders
/ˈlidɚz/
1355
cancer
/ˈkænsɚ/
1356
concerned
/kənˈsɝnd/
1357
interesting
/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/
1358
command
/kəˈmænd/
1359
coffee
/ˈkɑfi/
1360
produced
/pɹəˈdust/
1361
moon
/ˈmun/
1362
agree
/əˈɡɹi/
1363
honor
/ˈɑnɚ/
1364
driver
/ˈdɹaɪvɚ/
1365
airport
/ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/
1366
birth
/ˈbɝθ/
1367
influence
/ˈɪnfluəns/
1368
basis
/ˈbeɪsəs/
1369
boat
/ˈboʊt/
1370
secretary
/ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/
1371
primary
/ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/
1372
highest
/ˈhaɪəst/
1373
negative
/ˈnɛɡətɪv/
1374
sorry
/ˈsɑɹi/
1375
yeah
/ˈjæ/
1376
mountain
/ˈmaʊntən/
1377
notes
/ˈnoʊts/
1378
finding
/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
1379
resources
/ˈɹisɔɹsɪz/
1380
units
/ˈjunəts/
1381
worse
/ˈwɝs/
1382
organization
/ˌɔɹɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
1383
placed
/ˈpleɪst/
1384
covered
/ˈkʌvɚd/
1385
customers
/ˈkʌstəmɚz/
1386
plane
/ˈpleɪn/
1387
seemed
/ˈsimd/
1388
text
/ˈtɛkst/
1389
prepared
/pɹiˈpɛɹd/
1390
hill
/ˈhɪl/
1391
charges
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒəz/
1392
score
/ˈskɔɹ/
1393
handle
/ˈhændəl/
1394
introduced
/ˌɪntɹəˈdust/
1395
critical
/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
1396
efforts
/ˈɛfɚts/
1397
claims
/ˈkleɪmz/
1398
agency
/ˈeɪdʒənsi/
1399
jobs
/ˈdʒɑbz/
1400
award
/əˈwɔɹd/
Page 14 of 50