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
1401
managed
/ˈmænədʒd/
1402
exist
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
1403
selling
/ˈsɛlɪŋ/
1404
features
/ˈfitʃɚz/
1405
horse
/ˈhɔɹs/
1406
window
/ˈwɪndoʊ/
1407
smaller
/ˈsmɔlɚ/
1408
generally
/ˈdʒɛnɚəli/
1409
walking
/ˈwɔkɪŋ/
1410
orders
/ˈɔɹdɚz/
1411
device
/dɪˈvaɪs/
1412
kingdom
/ˈkɪŋdəm/
1413
putting
/ˈpʌtɪŋ/
1414
recorded
/ɹəˈkɔɹdɪd/
1415
cities
/ˈsɪtiz/
1416
status
/ˈstætəs/
1417
magic
/ˈmædʒɪk/
1418
active
/ˈæktɪv/
1419
bringing
/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/
1420
wedding
/ˈwɛdɪŋ/
1421
larger
/ˈlɑɹdʒɚ/
1422
escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/
1423
solution
/səˈluʃən/
1424
collection
/kəˈlɛkʃən/
1425
religious
/ɹɪˈlɪdʒəs/
1426
enter
/ˈɛntɚ/
1427
prove
/ˈpɹuv/
1428
powers
/ˈpaʊɚz/
1429
bear
/ˈbɛɹ/
1430
valley
/ˈvæli/
1431
journey
/ˈdʒɝni/
1432
possibly
/ˈpɑsəbli/
1433
activity
/ækˈtɪvəti/
1434
bodies
/ˈbɑdiz/
1435
everybody
/ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi/
1436
studies
/ˈstʌdiz/
1437
toward
/təˈwɔɹd/
1438
mentioned
/ˈmɛnʃənd/
1439
established
/ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
1440
sales
/ˈseɪlz/
1441
teacher
/ˈtitʃɚ/
1442
threat
/ˈθɹɛt/
1443
understanding
/ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/
1444
prevent
/pɹɪˈvɛnt/
1445
victim
/ˈvɪktəm/
1446
afternoon
/ˌæftɚˈnun/
1447
forest
/ˈfɔɹəst/
1448
closer
/ˈkloʊsɚ/
1449
sitting
/ˈsɪtɪŋ/
1450
stuff
/ˈstʌf/
1451
shop
/ˈʃɑp/
1452
mental
/ˈmɛntəl/
1453
rain
/ˈɹeɪn/
1454
sweet
/ˈswit/
1455
independent
/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
1456
ancient
/ˈeɪntʃənt/
1457
host
/ˈhoʊst/
1458
surprise
/sɚˈpɹaɪz/
1459
planet
/ˈplænət/
1460
promise
/ˈpɹɑməs/
1461
executive
/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
1462
crisis
/ˈkɹaɪsəs/
1463
border
/ˈbɔɹdɚ/
1464
spoke
/ˈspoʊk/
1465
festival
/ˈfɛstəvəl/
1466
accident
/ˈæksədənt/
1467
artist
/ˈɑɹtəst/
1468
fellow
/ˈfɛloʊ/
1469
tells
/ˈtɛlz/
1470
starts
/ˈstɑɹts/
1471
letters
/ˈlɛtɚz/
1472
intelligence
/ˌɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/
1473
weekend
/ˈwiˌkɛnd/
1474
album
/ˈælbəm/
1475
progress
/ˈpɹɑˌɡɹɛs/
1476
basic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
1477
structure
/ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
1478
push
/ˈpʊʃ/
1479
movies
/ˈmuviz/
1480
electric
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/
1481
ends
/ˈɛndz/
1482
helping
/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/
1483
lie
/ˈlaɪ/
1484
crowd
/ˈkɹaʊd/
1485
fuel
/ˈfjuəl/
1486
arrest
/ɚˈɛst/
1487
absolutely
/ˌæbsəˈlutli/
1488
universe
/ˈjunəˌvɝs/
1489
sale
/ˈseɪl/
1490
wine
/ˈwaɪn/
1491
completed
/kəmˈplitəd/
1492
trees
/ˈtɹiz/
1493
officials
/əˈfɪʃəlz/
1494
content
/ˈkɑntɛnt/
1495
hundreds
/ˈhʌndɹədz/
1496
activities
/ækˈtɪvətiz/
1497
dollars
/ˈdɑlɚz/
1498
actions
/ˈækʃənz/
1499
library
/ˈlaɪbɹɛˌɹi/
1500
committed
/kəˈmɪtɪd/
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