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
3001
poverty
/ˈpɑvɚti/
3002
repeat
/ɹɪˈpit/
3003
offices
/ˈɔfəsəz/
3004
suppose
/səˈpoʊz/
3005
expand
/ɪkˈspænd/
3006
regularly
/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/
3007
angle
/ˈæŋɡəl/
3008
satellite
/ˈsætəˌlaɪt/
3009
explosion
/ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
3010
landed
/ˈlændəd/
3011
bloody
/ˈblʌdi/
3012
representative
/ˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛntətɪv/
3013
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
3014
potentially
/pəˈtɛnʃəli/
3015
universal
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəl/
3016
designs
/dɪˈzaɪnz/
3017
philosophy
/fəˈlɑsəfi/
3018
depth
/ˈdɛpθ/
3019
fighter
/ˈfaɪtɚ/
3020
rural
/ˈɹʊɹəl/
3021
skill
/ˈskɪl/
3022
weird
/ˈwɪɹd/
3023
passenger
/ˈpæsəndʒɚ/
3024
egg
/ˈɛɡ/
3025
humanity
/hjuˈmænɪti/
3026
random
/ˈɹændəm/
3027
everyday
/ˈɛvɹiˈdeɪ/
3028
wishes
/ˈwɪʃɪz/
3029
rely
/ɹɪˈlaɪ/
3030
successfully
/səkˈsɛsfəli/
3031
strategic
/stɹəˈtidʒɪk/
3032
portion
/ˈpɔɹʃən/
3033
examples
/ɪɡˈzæmpəlz/
3034
gods
/ˈɡɑdz/
3035
roots
/ˈɹuts/
3036
definition
/ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/
3037
generations
/ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃənz/
3038
indicate
/ˈɪndəˌkeɪt/
3039
crossing
/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/
3040
interior
/ˌɪnˈtɪɹiɚ/
3041
rocks
/ˈɹɑks/
3042
wings
/ˈwɪŋz/
3043
concrete
/kənˈkɹit/
3044
confused
/kənˈfjuzd/
3045
computers
/kəmˈpjutɚz/
3046
handed
/ˈhændəd/
3047
dirty
/ˈdɝti/
3048
essentially
/ɛˈsɛnʃəli/
3049
ward
/ˈwɔɹd/
3050
corps
/ˈkɔɹ/
3051
finger
/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/
3052
pm
/ˈpiˈɛm/
3053
impressed
/ˌɪmˈpɹɛst/
3054
discover
/dɪˈskʌvɚ/
3055
maintenance
/ˈmeɪntənəns/
3056
virus
/ˈvaɪɹəs/
3057
cheese
/ˈtʃiz/
3058
cousin
/ˈkʌzən/
3059
nurse
/ˈnɝs/
3060
searching
/ˈsɝtʃɪŋ/
3061
contained
/kənˈteɪnd/
3062
infrastructure
/ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
3063
extraordinary
/ˌɛkstɹəˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/
3064
hearts
/ˈhɑɹts/
3065
arranged
/ɚˈeɪndʒd/
3066
laugh
/ˈlæf/
3067
relevant
/ˈɹɛləvənt/
3068
twenty
/ˈtwɛnti/
3069
remembered
/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚd/
3070
encourage
/ɛnˈkɝɪdʒ/
3071
employment
/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
3072
primarily
/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/
3073
reception
/ɹɪˈsɛpʃən/
3074
circuit
/ˈsɝkət/
3075
participate
/pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
3076
effectively
/ɪˈfɛktɪvli/
3077
recommended
/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪd/
3078
worker
/ˈwɝkɚ/
3079
covers
/ˈkʌvɚz/
3080
voices
/ˈvɔɪsəz/
3081
steady
/ˈstɛdi/
3082
governments
/ˈɡʌvɚmənts/
3083
rid
/ˈɹɪd/
3084
announcement
/əˈnaʊnsmənt/
3085
conclusion
/kənˈkluʒən/
3086
panel
/ˈpænəl/
3087
competitive
/kəmˈpɛtətɪv/
3088
reverse
/ɹɪˈvɝs/
3089
routine
/ɹuˈtin/
3090
practices
/ˈpɹæktəsəz/
3091
gear
/ˈɡɪɹ/
3092
strikes
/ˈstɹaɪks/
3093
sacrifice
/ˈsækɹəˌfaɪs/
3094
winds
/ˈwɪndz/
3095
electrical
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/
3096
suspected
/səˈspɛktɪd/
3097
drives
/ˈdɹaɪvz/
3098
wound
/ˈwaʊnd/
3099
thick
/ˈθɪk/
3100
accurate
/ˈækjɚət/
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