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
3901
musicians
/mjuˈzɪʃənz/
3902
citation
/saɪˈteɪʃən/
3903
buddy
/ˈbʌdi/
3904
devoted
/dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
3905
radical
/ˈɹædəkəl/
3906
surrender
/sɚˈɛndɚ/
3907
ignored
/ˌɪɡˈnɔɹd/
3908
backed
/ˈbækt/
3909
complaint
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
3910
blast
/ˈblæst/
3911
establishment
/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
3912
banking
/ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
3913
questioned
/ˈkwɛstʃənd/
3914
trials
/ˈtɹaɪəlz/
3915
stays
/ˈsteɪz/
3916
soup
/ˈsup/
3917
lion
/ˈlaɪən/
3918
holdings
/ˈhoʊldɪŋz/
3919
awareness
/əˈwɛɹnəs/
3920
punk
/ˈpʌŋk/
3921
approaches
/əˈpɹoʊtʃəz/
3922
battles
/ˈbætəlz/
3923
winners
/ˈwɪnɚz/
3924
genuine
/ˈdʒɛnjəwən/
3925
peoples
/ˈpipəlz/
3926
fatal
/ˈfeɪtəl/
3927
lightning
/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
3928
wash
/ˈwɑʃ/
3929
gambling
/ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
3930
grid
/ˈɡɹɪd/
3931
taxi
/ˈtæksi/
3932
suspects
/səˈspɛkts/
3933
investments
/ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts/
3934
spotted
/ˈspɑtɪd/
3935
terror
/ˈtɛɹɚ/
3936
mothers
/ˈmʌðɚz/
3937
sheep
/ˈʃip/
3938
lifestyle
/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
3939
cotton
/ˈkɑtən/
3940
abortion
/əˈbɔɹʃən/
3941
customs
/ˈkʌstəmz/
3942
bat
/ˈbæt/
3943
momentum
/moʊˈmɛntəm/
3944
triple
/ˈtɹɪpəl/
3945
criminals
/ˈkɹɪmənəlz/
3946
dealt
/ˈdɛlt/
3947
interviews
/ˈɪntɚˌvjuz/
3948
warriors
/ˈwɔɹiɚz/
3949
adoption
/əˈdɑpʃən/
3950
discipline
/ˈdɪsəplən/
3951
traveled
/ˈtɹævəld/
3952
twin
/ˈtwɪn/
3953
intent
/ˌɪnˈtɛnt/
3954
statistics
/stəˈtɪstɪks/
3955
confusion
/kənˈfjuʒən/
3956
robot
/ˈɹoʊˌbɑt/
3957
transformation
/ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/
3958
overnight
/ˈoʊvɚˈnaɪt/
3959
hip
/ˈhɪp/
3960
tourists
/ˈtʊɹəsts/
3961
wheels
/ˈwilz/
3962
physics
/ˈfɪzɪks/
3963
toxic
/ˈtɑksɪk/
3964
integrity
/ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
3965
lawsuit
/ˈlɔˌsut/
3966
palm
/ˈpɑm/
3967
springs
/ˈspɹɪŋz/
3968
consideration
/kənˌsɪdɚˈeɪʃən/
3969
reviews
/ɹiˈvjuz/
3970
agenda
/əˈdʒɛndə/
3971
monitoring
/ˈmɑnətɚɪŋ/
3972
magnetic
/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/
3973
competing
/kəmˈpitɪŋ/
3974
assessment
/əˈsɛsmənt/
3975
completion
/kəmˈpliʃən/
3976
pin
/ˈpɪn/
3977
reign
/ˈɹeɪn/
3978
evolved
/ɪˈvɑlvd/
3979
photographs
/ˈfoʊtəˌɡɹæfs/
3980
laughs
/ˈlæfs/
3981
suspicious
/səˈspɪʃəs/
3982
experiments
/ɪkˈspɛɹəmənts/
3983
loop
/ˈlup/
3984
restored
/ɹɪˈstɔɹd/
3985
wounds
/ˈwundz/
3986
stored
/ˈstɔɹd/
3987
branches
/ˈbɹæntʃəz/
3988
compound
/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
3989
resort
/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
3990
assuming
/əˈsumɪŋ/
3991
founder
/ˈfaʊndɚ/
3992
restrictions
/ɹiˈstɹɪkʃənz/
3993
grows
/ˈɡɹoʊz/
3994
parallel
/ˈpɛɹəˌlɛl/
3995
raid
/ˈɹeɪd/
3996
cave
/ˈkeɪv/
3997
precise
/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
3998
speakers
/ˈspikɚz/
3999
lesson
/ˈlɛsən/
4000
scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/
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