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
3201
signals
/ˈsɪɡnəlz/
3202
producing
/pɹəˈdusɪŋ/
3203
institutions
/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz/
3204
instruments
/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/
3205
heroes
/ˈhɪɹoʊz/
3206
episodes
/ˈɛpəˌsoʊdz/
3207
refer
/ɹəˈfɝ/
3208
remarkable
/ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbəl/
3209
midnight
/ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
3210
boats
/ˈboʊts/
3211
guidance
/ˈɡaɪdəns/
3212
contrast
/ˈkɑntɹæst/
3213
preferred
/pɹəˈfɝd/
3214
enormous
/ɪˈnɔɹməs/
3215
punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
3216
suitable
/ˈsutəbəl/
3217
dragon
/ˈdɹæɡən/
3218
controls
/kənˈtɹoʊlz/
3219
swing
/ˈswɪŋ/
3220
layer
/ˈleɪɚ/
3221
significantly
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
3222
yield
/ˈjild/
3223
estimate
/ˈɛstəmət/
3224
odds
/ˈɑdz/
3225
beloved
/bɪˈlʌvd/
3226
pace
/ˈpeɪs/
3227
resident
/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/
3228
fewer
/ˈfjuɚ/
3229
steam
/ˈstim/
3230
newly
/ˈnuli/
3231
fingers
/ˈfɪŋɡɚz/
3232
exclusive
/ɪkˈsklusɪv/
3233
foster
/ˈfɑstɚ/
3234
voters
/ˈvoʊtɚz/
3235
ban
/ˈbæn/
3236
sheet
/ˈʃit/
3237
lessons
/ˈlɛsənz/
3238
gather
/ˈɡæðɚ/
3239
cleaning
/ˈklinɪŋ/
3240
diamond
/ˈdaɪmənd/
3241
meters
/ˈmitɚz/
3242
frequency
/ˈfɹikwənsi/
3243
counts
/ˈkaʊnts/
3244
handling
/ˈhændlɪŋ/
3245
dishes
/ˈdɪʃəz/
3246
aspects
/ˈæˌspɛkts/
3247
collapse
/kəˈlæps/
3248
advertising
/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/
3249
acid
/ˈæsəd/
3250
residence
/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/
3251
amongst
/əˈmʌŋst/
3252
agencies
/ˈeɪdʒənsiz/
3253
timing
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
3254
item
/ˈaɪtəm/
3255
expecting
/ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/
3256
sum
/ˈsʌm/
3257
replacement
/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/
3258
dismissed
/dɪˈsmɪst/
3259
counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
3260
physically
/ˈfɪzɪkəli/
3261
equivalent
/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
3262
recall
/ˈɹiˌkɔl/
3263
exception
/ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
3264
trapped
/ˈtɹæpt/
3265
crying
/ˈkɹaɪɪŋ/
3266
citizen
/ˈsɪtəzən/
3267
missile
/ˈmɪsəl/
3268
shelter
/ˈʃɛltɚ/
3269
nevertheless
/ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/
3270
scores
/ˈskɔɹz/
3271
patrol
/pəˈtɹoʊl/
3272
bull
/ˈbʊl/
3273
stretch
/ˈstɹɛtʃ/
3274
judgment
/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
3275
daughters
/ˈdɔtɚz/
3276
regard
/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/
3277
nowhere
/ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/
3278
update
/əpˈdeɪt/
3279
ambassador
/æmˈbæsədɚ/
3280
fraud
/ˈfɹɔd/
3281
trains
/ˈtɹeɪnz/
3282
depression
/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/
3283
tunnel
/ˈtʌnəl/
3284
neutral
/ˈnutɹəl/
3285
attracted
/əˈtɹæktɪd/
3286
equally
/ˈikwəli/
3287
unlikely
/ənˈlaɪkli/
3288
scared
/ˈskɛɹd/
3289
calendar
/ˈkæləndɚ/
3290
spare
/ˈspɛɹ/
3291
engineer
/ˈɛndʒəˈnɪɹ/
3292
recover
/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/
3293
restaurants
/ˈɹɛstɚˌɑnts/
3294
shore
/ˈʃɔɹ/
3295
confirm
/kənˈfɝm/
3296
promotion
/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/
3297
narrow
/ˈnɛɹoʊ/
3298
plain
/ˈpleɪn/
3299
mistakes
/mɪˈsteɪks/
3300
dish
/ˈdɪʃ/
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