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
2001
sentence
/ˈsɛntəns/
2002
familiar
/fəˈmɪljɚ/
2003
lucky
/ˈlʌki/
2004
mixed
/ˈmɪkst/
2005
confidence
/ˈkɑnfədəns/
2006
importance
/ˌɪmˈpɔɹtəns/
2007
hoping
/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
2008
kick
/ˈkɪk/
2009
earned
/ˈɝnd/
2010
imagine
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
2011
causes
/ˈkɑzəz/
2012
holds
/ˈhoʊldz/
2013
increasing
/ˌɪnˈkɹisɪŋ/
2014
jail
/ˈdʒeɪl/
2015
brings
/ˈbɹɪŋz/
2016
link
/ˈlɪŋk/
2017
standards
/ˈstændɚdz/
2018
appeal
/əˈpil/
2019
doors
/ˈdɔɹz/
2020
mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
2021
adding
/ˈædɪŋ/
2022
lay
/ˈleɪ/
2023
engaged
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/
2024
milk
/ˈmɪlk/
2025
magazine
/ˈmæɡəˌzin/
2026
injury
/ˈɪndʒɚi/
2027
visitors
/ˈvɪzɪtɚz/
2028
express
/ɪkˈspɹɛs/
2029
serving
/ˈsɝvɪŋ/
2030
object
/ˈɑbdʒɛkt/
2031
false
/ˈfɔls/
2032
domestic
/dəˈmɛstɪk/
2033
facing
/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
2034
healthy
/ˈhɛlθi/
2035
industrial
/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəl/
2036
ministry
/ˈmɪnəstɹi/
2037
bright
/ˈbɹaɪt/
2038
painting
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
2039
witness
/ˈwɪtnəs/
2040
chose
/ˈtʃoʊz/
2041
alcohol
/ˈælkəˌhɑl/
2042
haven
/ˈheɪvən/
2043
wonder
/ˈwʌndɚ/
2044
row
/ˈɹoʊ/
2045
commander
/kəˈmændɚ/
2046
cook
/ˈkʊk/
2047
session
/ˈsɛʃən/
2048
tower
/ˈtaʊɚ/
2049
prize
/ˈpɹaɪz/
2050
ultimately
/ˈʌltəmətli/
2051
solar
/ˈsoʊlɚ/
2052
communication
/kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃən/
2053
destroy
/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/
2054
injured
/ˈɪndʒɚd/
2055
stake
/ˈsteɪk/
2056
technical
/ˈtɛknɪkəl/
2057
providing
/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
2058
neck
/ˈnɛk/
2059
typically
/ˈtɪpɪkli/
2060
attorney
/əˈtɝni/
2061
recognize
/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/
2062
possibility
/ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti/
2063
rising
/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/
2064
grace
/ˈɡɹeɪs/
2065
specifically
/spəˈsɪfɪkli/
2066
doctors
/ˈdɑktɚz/
2067
bird
/ˈbɝd/
2068
proof
/ˈpɹuf/
2069
opposite
/ˈɑpəzət/
2070
marks
/ˈmɑɹks/
2071
steel
/ˈstil/
2072
sending
/ˈsɛndɪŋ/
2073
platform
/ˈplætˌfɔɹm/
2074
stayed
/ˈsteɪd/
2075
believes
/bɪˈlivz/
2076
talent
/ˈtælənt/
2077
benefits
/ˈbɛnəfɪts/
2078
bond
/ˈbɑnd/
2079
feed
/ˈfid/
2080
degrees
/dɪˈɡɹiz/
2081
delivery
/dɪˈlɪvɚi/
2082
laid
/ˈleɪd/
2083
guest
/ˈɡɛst/
2084
relationships
/ɹiˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps/
2085
pilot
/ˈpaɪlət/
2086
facility
/fəˈsɪlɪti/
2087
celebrate
/ˈsɛləˌbɹeɪt/
2088
determine
/dəˈtɝmən/
2089
applied
/əˈplaɪd/
2090
seats
/ˈsits/
2091
stronger
/ˈstɹɔŋɚ/
2092
dedicated
/ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd/
2093
goals
/ˈɡoʊlz/
2094
struggle
/ˈstɹʌɡəl/
2095
lots
/ˈlɑts/
2096
recording
/ɹəˈkɔɹdɪŋ/
2097
mountains
/ˈmaʊntənz/
2098
suicide
/ˈsuəˌsaɪd/
2099
properties
/ˈpɹɑpɚtiz/
2100
measures
/ˈmɛʒɚz/
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