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
2201
ticket
/ˈtɪkət/
2202
deeply
/ˈdipli/
2203
properly
/ˈpɹɑpɚli/
2204
agents
/ˈeɪdʒənts/
2205
combination
/ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən/
2206
dear
/ˈdɪɹ/
2207
surprised
/sɚˈpɹaɪzd/
2208
hello
/həˈloʊ/
2209
regional
/ˈɹidʒənəl/
2210
dealing
/ˈdilɪŋ/
2211
essential
/ɛˈsɛnʃəl/
2212
temple
/ˈtɛmpəl/
2213
aside
/əˈsaɪd/
2214
customer
/ˈkʌstəmɚ/
2215
fishing
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
2216
attempted
/əˈtɛmptɪd/
2217
returns
/ɹɪˈtɝnz/
2218
describe
/dɪˈskɹaɪb/
2219
opposition
/ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən/
2220
fault
/ˈfɔlt/
2221
assistance
/əˈsɪstəns/
2222
ratio
/ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/
2223
newspaper
/ˈnuzˌpeɪpɚ/
2224
anymore
/ˌɛniˈmɔɹ/
2225
atmosphere
/ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/
2226
thinks
/ˈθɪŋks/
2227
marked
/ˈmɑɹkt/
2228
awards
/əˈwɔɹdz/
2229
appropriate
/əˈpɹoʊpɹiət/
2230
ages
/ˈeɪdʒəz/
2231
sing
/ˈsɪŋ/
2232
fought
/ˈfɔt/
2233
faced
/ˈfeɪst/
2234
salt
/ˈsɔlt/
2235
realize
/ˈɹiəˌlaɪz/
2236
maximum
/ˈmæksəməm/
2237
defence
/dɪˈfɛns/
2238
shoes
/ˈʃuz/
2239
funding
/ˈfʌndɪŋ/
2240
guests
/ˈɡɛsts/
2241
plenty
/ˈplɛnti/
2242
aim
/ˈeɪm/
2243
relief
/ɹɪˈlif/
2244
drew
/ˈdɹu/
2245
circle
/ˈsɝkəl/
2246
closely
/ˈkloʊsli/
2247
creation
/kɹiˈeɪʃən/
2248
affect
/əˈfɛkt/
2249
declared
/dɪˈklɛɹd/
2250
terrible
/ˈtɛɹəbəl/
2251
tickets
/ˈtɪkəts/
2252
mix
/ˈmɪks/
2253
tight
/ˈtaɪt/
2254
keeps
/ˈkips/
2255
creative
/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/
2256
religion
/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/
2257
extended
/ɪkˈstɛndəd/
2258
entry
/ˈɛntɹi/
2259
enemies
/ˈɛnəmiz/
2260
rooms
/ˈɹumz/
2261
singer
/ˈsɪŋɚ/
2262
carbon
/ˈkɑɹbən/
2263
approved
/əˈpɹuvd/
2264
orange
/ˈɔɹəndʒ/
2265
dollar
/ˈdɑlɚ/
2266
factory
/ˈfæktɚi/
2267
factor
/ˈfæktɚ/
2268
frame
/ˈfɹeɪm/
2269
crimes
/ˈkɹaɪmz/
2270
injuries
/ˈɪndʒɚiz/
2271
lift
/ˈlɪft/
2272
complicated
/ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd/
2273
elections
/ɪˈlɛkʃənz/
2274
chairman
/ˈtʃɛɹmən/
2275
principal
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
2276
trading
/ˈtɹeɪdɪŋ/
2277
eggs
/ˈɛɡz/
2278
receiving
/ɹəˈsivɪŋ/
2279
relatively
/ˈɹɛlətɪvli/
2280
businesses
/ˈbɪznəsəz/
2281
stolen
/ˈstoʊlən/
2282
revolution
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃən/
2283
driven
/ˈdɹɪvən/
2284
detail
/dɪˈteɪl/
2285
everywhere
/ˈɛvɹiˌwɛɹ/
2286
rings
/ˈɹɪŋz/
2287
marry
/ˈmɛɹi/
2288
immediate
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiət/
2289
mail
/ˈmeɪl/
2290
shopping
/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
2291
headed
/ˈhɛdəd/
2292
existence
/ɛɡˈzɪstəns/
2293
represents
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnts/
2294
supporting
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/
2295
admitted
/ədˈmɪtɪd/
2296
personally
/ˈpɝsənəli/
2297
sons
/ˈsʌnz/
2298
pregnant
/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/
2299
permission
/pɚˈmɪʃən/
2300
appointed
/əˈpɔɪntɪd/
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