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
1701
plants
/ˈplænts/
1702
suggested
/səˈdʒɛstɪd/
1703
native
/ˈneɪtɪv/
1704
unable
/əˈneɪbəl/
1705
leg
/ˈlɛɡ/
1706
secure
/sɪˈkjʊɹ/
1707
explained
/ɪkˈspleɪnd/
1708
feature
/ˈfitʃɚ/
1709
entirely
/ɪnˈtaɪɚli/
1710
software
/ˈsɔfˌtwɛɹ/
1711
scale
/ˈskeɪl/
1712
flat
/ˈflæt/
1713
promised
/ˈpɹɑməst/
1714
saved
/ˈseɪvd/
1715
tonight
/təˈnaɪt/
1716
quiet
/ˈkwaɪət/
1717
apartment
/əˈpɑɹtmənt/
1718
forget
/fɚˈɡɛt/
1719
holiday
/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/
1720
filled
/ˈfɪld/
1721
chain
/ˈtʃeɪn/
1722
treated
/ˈtɹitɪd/
1723
develop
/dɪˈvɛləp/
1724
excellent
/ˈɛksələnt/
1725
classic
/ˈklæsɪk/
1726
map
/ˈmæp/
1727
understood
/ˌʌndɚˈstʊd/
1728
pop
/ˈpɑp/
1729
invited
/ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
1730
decisions
/dɪˈsɪʒənz/
1731
amazing
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
1732
concerns
/kənˈsɝnz/
1733
notice
/ˈnoʊtəs/
1734
variety
/vɚˈaɪəti/
1735
projects
/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkts/
1736
limit
/ˈlɪmət/
1737
grown
/ˈɡɹoʊn/
1738
busy
/ˈbɪzi/
1739
guns
/ˈɡʌnz/
1740
foundation
/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
1741
proud
/ˈpɹaʊd/
1742
bowl
/ˈboʊl/
1743
option
/ˈɑpʃən/
1744
noted
/ˈnoʊtəd/
1745
fifth
/ˈfɪfθ/
1746
windows
/ˈwɪndoʊz/
1747
falling
/ˈfɑlɪŋ/
1748
fund
/ˈfʌnd/
1749
unlike
/ənˈlaɪk/
1750
vision
/ˈvɪʒən/
1751
winner
/ˈwɪnɚ/
1752
obviously
/ˈɑbviəsli/
1753
jump
/ˈdʒʌmp/
1754
wave
/ˈweɪv/
1755
taught
/ˈtɔt/
1756
motion
/ˈmoʊʃən/
1757
arts
/ˈɑɹts/
1758
happening
/ˈhæpənɪŋ/
1759
guide
/ˈɡaɪd/
1760
usual
/ˈjuʒəwəl/
1761
heads
/ˈhɛdz/
1762
worry
/ˈwɝi/
1763
tough
/ˈtʌf/
1764
sets
/ˈsɛts/
1765
eating
/ˈitɪŋ/
1766
restaurant
/ˈɹɛstɚˌɑnt/
1767
leads
/ˈlidz/
1768
fashion
/ˈfæʃən/
1769
picked
/ˈpɪkt/
1770
artists
/ˈɑɹtɪsts/
1771
identified
/aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd/
1772
totally
/ˈtoʊtəli/
1773
offering
/ˈɔfɚɪŋ/
1774
offers
/ˈɔfɚz/
1775
thousand
/ˈθaʊzənd/
1776
dad
/ˈdæd/
1777
wood
/ˈwʊd/
1778
illegal
/ˌɪˈliɡəl/
1779
decades
/dɛˈkeɪdz/
1780
breaking
/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
1781
willing
/ˈwɪlɪŋ/
1782
sick
/ˈsɪk/
1783
clothes
/ˈkloʊðz/
1784
beer
/ˈbɪɹ/
1785
documents
/ˈdɑkjəmənts/
1786
shift
/ˈʃɪft/
1787
internal
/ˌɪnˈtɝnəl/
1788
joint
/ˈdʒɔɪnt/
1789
remove
/ɹiˈmuv/
1790
meat
/ˈmit/
1791
brand
/ˈbɹænd/
1792
bell
/ˈbɛl/
1793
experienced
/ɪkˈspɪɹiənst/
1794
maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
1795
medicine
/ˈmɛdəsən/
1796
moves
/ˈmuvz/
1797
discuss
/dɪˈskʌs/
1798
slightly
/ˈslaɪtli/
1799
era
/ˈɛɹə/
1800
hole
/ˈhoʊl/
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