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
2301
stress
/ˈstɹɛs/
2302
reference
/ˈɹɛfɚəns/
2303
scheme
/ˈskim/
2304
unusual
/əˈnjuˌʒuəl/
2305
pride
/ˈpɹaɪd/
2306
argument
/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
2307
cap
/ˈkæp/
2308
seeking
/ˈsikɪŋ/
2309
views
/ˈvjuz/
2310
angry
/ˈæŋɡɹi/
2311
keys
/ˈkiz/
2312
proposal
/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
2313
loves
/ˈlʌvz/
2314
engineering
/ˈɛndʒəˈnɪɹɪŋ/
2315
relative
/ˈɹɛlətɪv/
2316
depending
/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/
2317
license
/ˈlaɪsəns/
2318
bills
/ˈbɪlz/
2319
developing
/dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/
2320
owners
/ˈoʊnɚz/
2321
violent
/ˈvaɪələnt/
2322
contains
/kənˈteɪnz/
2323
actors
/ˈæktɚz/
2324
literally
/ˈlɪtɚəli/
2325
hide
/ˈhaɪd/
2326
hired
/ˈhaɪɚd/
2327
sites
/ˈsaɪts/
2328
decade
/dɛˈkeɪd/
2329
teachers
/ˈtitʃɚz/
2330
stuck
/ˈstʌk/
2331
tape
/ˈteɪp/
2332
burn
/ˈbɝn/
2333
grade
/ˈɡɹeɪd/
2334
campus
/ˈkæmpəs/
2335
comment
/ˈkɑmɛnt/
2336
abandoned
/əˈbændənd/
2337
photos
/ˈfoʊˌtoʊz/
2338
chicken
/ˈtʃɪkən/
2339
defend
/dɪˈfɛnd/
2340
edition
/əˈdɪʃən/
2341
revenue
/ˈɹɛvəˌnu/
2342
shock
/ˈʃɑk/
2343
referred
/ɹəˈfɝd/
2344
neighborhood
/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
2345
plot
/ˈplɑt/
2346
machines
/məˈʃinz/
2347
soil
/ˈsɔɪl/
2348
closing
/ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
2349
upset
/əpˈsɛt/
2350
dates
/ˈdeɪts/
2351
comfortable
/ˈkʌmfɚtəbəl/
2352
occur
/əˈkɝ/
2353
dramatic
/dɹəˈmætɪk/
2354
initially
/ˌɪˈnɪʃəli/
2355
deaths
/ˈdɛθs/
2356
fallen
/ˈfɑlən/
2357
capture
/ˈkæptʃɚ/
2358
clients
/ˈklaɪənts/
2359
pleasure
/ˈplɛʒɚ/
2360
mad
/ˈmæd/
2361
trained
/ˈtɹeɪnd/
2362
anybody
/ˈɛnibədi/
2363
anniversary
/ˌænəˈvɝsɚi/
2364
conduct
/ˈkɑndəkt/
2365
listening
/ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
2366
scenes
/ˈsinz/
2367
ray
/ˈɹeɪ/
2368
surrounding
/sɚˈaʊndɪŋ/
2369
fruit
/ˈfɹut/
2370
hunt
/ˈhʌnt/
2371
comedy
/ˈkɑmədi/
2372
cent
/ˈsɛnt/
2373
users
/ˈjuzɚz/
2374
flag
/ˈflæɡ/
2375
discussion
/dɪˈskʌʃən/
2376
pattern
/ˈpætɚn/
2377
mainly
/ˈmeɪnli/
2378
environmental
/ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛntəl/
2379
estimated
/ˈɛstəˌmeɪtəd/
2380
manner
/ˈmænɚ/
2381
recognized
/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪzd/
2382
democratic
/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/
2383
tournament
/ˈtʊɹnəmənt/
2384
appointment
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
2385
cooking
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
2386
staying
/ˈsteɪɪŋ/
2387
improved
/ˌɪmˈpɹuvd/
2388
prefer
/pɹəˈfɝ/
2389
roof
/ˈɹuf/
2390
tool
/ˈtul/
2391
brief
/ˈbɹif/
2392
author
/ˈɔθɚ/
2393
loan
/ˈloʊn/
2394
opportunities
/ˌɑpɚˈtunətiz/
2395
recovery
/ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/
2396
noticed
/ˈnoʊtəst/
2397
waves
/ˈweɪvz/
2398
discovery
/dɪˈskʌvɚi/
2399
threatened
/ˈθɹɛtənd/
2400
liked
/ˈlaɪkt/
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