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
2101
kitchen
/ˈkɪtʃən/
2102
candidate
/ˈkændədeɪt/
2103
parliament
/ˈpɑɹləmənt/
2104
storage
/ˈstɔɹədʒ/
2105
hits
/ˈhɪts/
2106
obvious
/ˈɑbviəs/
2107
historical
/hɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/
2108
mom
/ˈmɑm/
2109
assault
/əˈsɔlt/
2110
interests
/ˈɪntɹəsts/
2111
dreams
/ˈdɹimz/
2112
messages
/ˈmɛsədʒəz/
2113
papers
/ˈpeɪpɚz/
2114
depends
/dɪˈpɛndz/
2115
cat
/ˈkæt/
2116
worried
/ˈwɝid/
2117
captured
/ˈkæptʃɚd/
2118
severe
/səˈvɪɹ/
2119
votes
/ˈvoʊts/
2120
combat
/ˈkɑmbæt/
2121
tend
/ˈtɛnd/
2122
considering
/kənˈsɪdɚɪŋ/
2123
attend
/əˈtɛnd/
2124
copy
/ˈkɑpi/
2125
visited
/ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
2126
website
/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/
2127
tied
/ˈtaɪd/
2128
typical
/ˈtɪpəkəl/
2129
dancing
/ˈdænsɪŋ/
2130
extreme
/ɛkˈstɹim/
2131
bomb
/ˈbɑm/
2132
rice
/ˈɹaɪs/
2133
fat
/ˈfæt/
2134
dying
/ˈdaɪɪŋ/
2135
enjoyed
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪd/
2136
entertainment
/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnmənt/
2137
exact
/ɪɡˈzækt/
2138
pope
/ˈpoʊp/
2139
shots
/ˈʃɑts/
2140
emotional
/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
2141
harm
/ˈhɑɹm/
2142
jury
/ˈdʒʊɹi/
2143
clock
/ˈklɑk/
2144
convert
/ˈkɑnvɚt/
2145
thoughts
/ˈθɔts/
2146
reputation
/ˌɹɛpjəˈteɪʃən/
2147
electricity
/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsəti/
2148
stable
/ˈsteɪbəl/
2149
inspired
/ˌɪnˈspaɪɚd/
2150
realized
/ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/
2151
talks
/ˈtɔks/
2152
concert
/ˈkɑnsɚt/
2153
walked
/ˈwɔkt/
2154
palace
/ˈpæləs/
2155
assembly
/əˈsɛmbli/
2156
devices
/dɪˈvaɪsəz/
2157
numerous
/ˈnumɚəs/
2158
championship
/ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/
2159
hidden
/ˈhɪdən/
2160
calm
/ˈkɑm/
2161
pitch
/ˈpɪtʃ/
2162
honey
/ˈhʌni/
2163
struck
/ˈstɹʌk/
2164
fix
/ˈfɪks/
2165
sight
/ˈsaɪt/
2166
junior
/ˈdʒunjɚ/
2167
constant
/ˈkɑnstənt/
2168
permanent
/ˈpɝmənənt/
2169
scientists
/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/
2170
resistance
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
2171
debate
/dəˈbeɪt/
2172
baseball
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl/
2173
plate
/ˈpleɪt/
2174
replace
/ˌɹiˈpleɪs/
2175
downtown
/ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/
2176
length
/ˈlɛŋkθ/
2177
pure
/ˈpjʊɹ/
2178
exercise
/ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/
2179
methods
/ˈmɛθədz/
2180
wins
/ˈwɪnz/
2181
directed
/dɚˈɛktəd/
2182
cycle
/ˈsaɪkəl/
2183
combined
/kəmˈbaɪnd/
2184
chapter
/ˈtʃæptɚ/
2185
pushed
/ˈpʊʃt/
2186
talked
/ˈtɔkt/
2187
follows
/ˈfɑloʊz/
2188
luck
/ˈlʌk/
2189
moments
/ˈmoʊmənts/
2190
lying
/ˈlaɪɪŋ/
2191
operate
/ˈɑpɚˌeɪt/
2192
labour
/ˈleɪbɚ/
2193
ad
/ˈæd/
2194
adopted
/əˈdɑptɪd/
2195
schedule
/ˈskɛdʒʊl/
2196
spoken
/ˈspoʊkən/
2197
drama
/ˈdɹɑmə/
2198
stations
/ˈsteɪʃənz/
2199
communities
/kəˈmjunətiz/
2200
islands
/ˈaɪləndz/
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