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
2501
contest
/ˈkɑntɛst/
2502
plastic
/ˈplæstɪk/
2503
retired
/ɹɪˈtaɪɹd/
2504
pounds
/ˈpaʊndz/
2505
taxes
/ˈtæksəz/
2506
load
/ˈloʊd/
2507
meal
/ˈmil/
2508
fantastic
/fænˈtæstɪk/
2509
sought
/ˈsɔt/
2510
consequences
/ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛnsəz/
2511
pack
/ˈpæk/
2512
ill
/ˈɪl/
2513
script
/ˈskɹɪpt/
2514
headquarters
/ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹtɚz/
2515
farmers
/ˈfɑɹmɚz/
2516
cloud
/ˈklaʊd/
2517
argue
/ˈɑɹɡju/
2518
suggests
/səˈdʒɛsts/
2519
informed
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹmd/
2520
persons
/ˈpɝsənz/
2521
clubs
/ˈklʌbz/
2522
lock
/ˈlɑk/
2523
temperatures
/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚz/
2524
sharing
/ˈʃɛɹɪŋ/
2525
independence
/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/
2526
waters
/ˈwɔtɚz/
2527
hang
/ˈhæŋ/
2528
error
/ˈɛɹɚ/
2529
markets
/ˈmɑɹkəts/
2530
survived
/sɚˈvaɪvd/
2531
trail
/ˈtɹeɪl/
2532
detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
2533
divorce
/dɪˈvɔɹs/
2534
communications
/kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃənz/
2535
introduce
/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/
2536
remote
/ɹɪˈmoʊt/
2537
passes
/ˈpæsəz/
2538
highway
/ˈhaɪˌweɪ/
2539
somewhat
/ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
2540
pages
/ˈpeɪdʒəz/
2541
organized
/ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/
2542
performing
/pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
2543
constitution
/ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən/
2544
formal
/ˈfɔɹməl/
2545
blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
2546
voted
/ˈvoʊtɪd/
2547
mode
/ˈmoʊd/
2548
heaven
/ˈhɛvən/
2549
warned
/ˈwɔɹnd/
2550
defeated
/dɪˈfitəd/
2551
killer
/ˈkɪlɚ/
2552
twelve
/ˈtwɛlv/
2553
jersey
/ˈdʒɝzi/
2554
cable
/ˈkeɪbəl/
2555
height
/ˈhaɪt/
2556
seasons
/ˈsizənz/
2557
protected
/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/
2558
web
/ˈwɛb/
2559
balls
/ˈbɔlz/
2560
listed
/ˈlɪstəd/
2561
gained
/ˈɡeɪnd/
2562
basically
/ˈbeɪsɪkli/
2563
legend
/ˈlɛdʒənd/
2564
necessarily
/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/
2565
joining
/ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
2566
damaged
/ˈdæmədʒd/
2567
visiting
/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
2568
teeth
/ˈtiθ/
2569
rejected
/ɹɪˈdʒɛktɪd/
2570
sleeping
/ˈslipɪŋ/
2571
abuse
/əˈbjus/
2572
drove
/ˈdɹoʊv/
2573
lane
/ˈleɪn/
2574
fed
/ˈfɛd/
2575
solve
/ˈsɑlv/
2576
incredible
/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdəbəl/
2577
absolute
/ˈæbsəˌlut/
2578
connect
/kəˈnɛkt/
2579
attached
/əˈtætʃt/
2580
knife
/ˈnaɪf/
2581
alliance
/əˈlaɪəns/
2582
temporary
/ˈtɛmpɚˌɛɹi/
2583
candidates
/ˈkændədeɪts/
2584
speaker
/ˈspikɚ/
2585
reaching
/ˈɹitʃɪŋ/
2586
wet
/ˈwɛt/
2587
urban
/ˈɝbən/
2588
uniform
/ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/
2589
broadcast
/ˈbɹɔdˌkæst/
2590
senator
/ˈsɛnətɚ/
2591
carefully
/ˈkɛɹfəli/
2592
largely
/ˈlɑɹdʒli/
2593
limits
/ˈlɪməts/
2594
brilliant
/ˈbɹɪljənt/
2595
retirement
/ɹiˈtaɪɚmənt/
2596
controlled
/kənˈtɹoʊld/
2597
facts
/ˈfækts/
2598
corporate
/ˈkɔɹpɚət/
2599
symptoms
/ˈsɪmptəmz/
2600
settle
/ˈsɛtəl/
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