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
2401
horses
/ˈhɔɹsəz/
2402
personnel
/ˌpɝsəˈnɛl/
2403
afford
/əˈfɔɹd/
2404
scored
/ˈskɔɹd/
2405
paint
/ˈpeɪnt/
2406
expressed
/ɪkˈspɹɛst/
2407
threw
/ˈθɹu/
2408
objects
/ˈɑbdʒɛkts/
2409
stadium
/ˈsteɪdiəm/
2410
yesterday
/ˈjɛstɚˌdeɪ/
2411
expert
/ˈɛkspɚt/
2412
minimum
/ˈmɪnəməm/
2413
buried
/ˈbɛɹid/
2414
chamber
/ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/
2415
tie
/ˈtaɪ/
2416
sharp
/ˈʃɑɹp/
2417
innocent
/ˈɪnəsənt/
2418
challenges
/ˈtʃæləndʒɪz/
2419
adults
/əˈdʌlts/
2420
contain
/kənˈteɪn/
2421
theater
/ˈθiətɚ/
2422
meetings
/ˈmitɪŋz/
2423
respond
/ɹɪˈspɑnd/
2424
burning
/ˈbɝnɪŋ/
2425
ordinary
/ˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/
2426
champion
/ˈtʃæmpiən/
2427
producer
/pɹəˈdusɚ/
2428
romantic
/ɹoʊˈmæntɪk/
2429
drawing
/ˈdɹɔɪŋ/
2430
supplies
/səˈplaɪz/
2431
honest
/ˈɑnəst/
2432
nervous
/ˈnɝvəs/
2433
landing
/ˈlændɪŋ/
2434
joy
/ˈdʒɔɪ/
2435
tracks
/ˈtɹæks/
2436
whenever
/wɛˈnɛvɚ/
2437
vast
/ˈvæst/
2438
possession
/pəˈzɛʃən/
2439
tank
/ˈtæŋk/
2440
files
/ˈfaɪlz/
2441
settled
/ˈsɛtəld/
2442
objective
/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/
2443
denied
/dɪˈnaɪd/
2444
heading
/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
2445
drawn
/ˈdɹɔn/
2446
perfectly
/ˈpɝfəktli/
2447
acquired
/əˈkwaɪɚd/
2448
tone
/ˈtoʊn/
2449
facilities
/fəˈsɪlətiz/
2450
branch
/ˈbɹæntʃ/
2451
charity
/ˈtʃɛɹɪti/
2452
purchase
/ˈpɝtʃəs/
2453
kinds
/ˈkaɪndz/
2454
matches
/ˈmætʃəz/
2455
passengers
/ˈpæsəndʒɚz/
2456
ideal
/aɪˈdil/
2457
hunting
/ˈhʌntɪŋ/
2458
wars
/ˈwɔɹz/
2459
chemical
/ˈkɛməkəl/
2460
tiny
/ˈtaɪni/
2461
existing
/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
2462
marine
/mɚˈin/
2463
friendly
/ˈfɹɛndli/
2464
document
/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/
2465
arrive
/ɚˈaɪv/
2466
discussed
/dɪˈskʌst/
2467
deputy
/ˈdɛpjəti/
2468
scheduled
/ˈskɛdʒʊld/
2469
chase
/ˈtʃeɪs/
2470
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
2471
disaster
/dɪˈzæstɚ/
2472
achieved
/əˈtʃivd/
2473
harder
/ˈhɑɹdɚ/
2474
cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
2475
memories
/ˈmɛmɚiz/
2476
naturally
/ˈnætʃɚəli/
2477
therapy
/ˈθɛɹəpi/
2478
stores
/ˈstɔɹz/
2479
programme
/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
2480
founded
/ˈfaʊndɪd/
2481
opens
/ˈoʊpənz/
2482
experiences
/ɪkˈspɪɹiənsɪz/
2483
ourselves
/aʊɚˈsɛlvz/
2484
tired
/ˈtaɪɚd/
2485
assigned
/əˈsaɪnd/
2486
nights
/ˈnaɪts/
2487
hopes
/ˈhoʊps/
2488
element
/ˈɛləmənt/
2489
valuable
/ˈvæljəbəl/
2490
wing
/ˈwɪŋ/
2491
commitment
/kəˈmɪtmənt/
2492
ladies
/ˈleɪdiz/
2493
lunch
/ˈlʌntʃ/
2494
gate
/ˈɡeɪt/
2495
locked
/ˈlɑkt/
2496
parking
/ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/
2497
fate
/ˈfeɪt/
2498
tall
/ˈtɔl/
2499
journal
/ˈdʒɝnəl/
2500
assume
/əˈsum/
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