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
4101
findings
/ˈfaɪndɪŋz/
4102
charging
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒɪŋ/
4103
feedback
/ˈfidˌbæk/
4104
humor
/ˈhjumɚ/
4105
lists
/ˈlɪsts/
4106
eagle
/ˈiɡəl/
4107
reveals
/ɹɪˈvilz/
4108
champions
/ˈtʃæmpiənz/
4109
couples
/ˈkʌpəlz/
4110
surprising
/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
4111
butter
/ˈbʌtɚ/
4112
screaming
/ˈskɹimɪŋ/
4113
publication
/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
4114
regret
/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/
4115
bin
/ˈbɪn/
4116
compare
/kəmˈpɛɹ/
4117
pension
/ˈpɛnʃən/
4118
casino
/kəˈsinoʊ/
4119
stocks
/ˈstɑks/
4120
participants
/pɑɹˈtɪsəpənts/
4121
coalition
/ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən/
4122
ha
/ˈhɑ/
4123
sooner
/ˈsunɚ/
4124
borders
/ˈbɔɹdɚz/
4125
tear
/ˈtɛɹ/
4126
clinic
/ˈklɪnɪk/
4127
poem
/ˈpoʊəm/
4128
shorter
/ˈʃɔɹtɚ/
4129
examination
/ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
4130
garage
/ɡɚˈɑʒ/
4131
phenomenon
/fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/
4132
earnings
/ˈɝnɪŋz/
4133
margin
/ˈmɑɹdʒən/
4134
invented
/ˌɪnˈvɛntəd/
4135
deposit
/dəˈpɑzɪt/
4136
remind
/ɹiˈmaɪnd/
4137
unity
/ˈjunəti/
4138
demanded
/dɪˈmændəd/
4139
urgent
/ˈɝdʒənt/
4140
stealing
/ˈstilɪŋ/
4141
tissue
/ˈtɪˌsju/
4142
sections
/ˈsɛkʃənz/
4143
hotels
/hoʊˈtɛlz/
4144
counsel
/ˈkaʊnsəl/
4145
lyrics
/ˈlɪɹɪks/
4146
pointing
/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
4147
courses
/ˈkɔɹsəz/
4148
predict
/pɹɪˈdɪkt/
4149
composed
/kəmˈpoʊzd/
4150
kit
/ˈkɪt/
4151
prayers
/ˈpɹɛɹz/
4152
translation
/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/
4153
graduated
/ˈɡɹædʒuˌeɪtɪd/
4154
laughter
/ˈlæftɚ/
4155
automatic
/ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/
4156
succeeded
/səkˈsidɪd/
4157
mature
/məˈtʃʊɹ/
4158
shake
/ˈʃeɪk/
4159
rifle
/ˈɹaɪfəl/
4160
opinions
/əˈpɪnjənz/
4161
checks
/ˈtʃɛks/
4162
similarly
/ˈsɪməlɚli/
4163
tourist
/ˈtʊɹəst/
4164
cop
/ˈkɑp/
4165
fights
/ˈfaɪts/
4166
filmed
/ˈfɪlmd/
4167
hung
/ˈhʌŋ/
4168
floating
/ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
4169
ridiculous
/ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/
4170
incidents
/ˈɪnsədənts/
4171
eliminate
/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/
4172
treating
/ˈtɹitɪŋ/
4173
continuous
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
4174
influenced
/ˈɪnfluənst/
4175
laser
/ˈleɪzɚ/
4176
audiences
/ˈɑdiənsəz/
4177
professionals
/pɹəˈfɛʃənəlz/
4178
dining
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
4179
bail
/ˈbeɪl/
4180
concentration
/ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/
4181
associates
/əˈsoʊsiəts/
4182
representation
/ˌɹɛpɹəzɛnˈteɪʃən/
4183
distributed
/dɪˈstɹɪbjətəd/
4184
cultures
/ˈkʌltʃɚz/
4185
vacuum
/ˈvækjum/
4186
bombs
/ˈbɑmz/
4187
dive
/ˈdaɪv/
4188
intervention
/ˌɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
4189
filing
/ˈfaɪlɪŋ/
4190
alike
/əˈlaɪk/
4191
wrapped
/ˈɹæpt/
4192
chemicals
/ˈkɛmɪkəlz/
4193
frequent
/ˈfɹikwənt/
4194
sue
/ˈsu/
4195
legitimate
/ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
4196
demanding
/dɪˈmændɪŋ/
4197
metres
/ˈmitɚz/
4198
predicted
/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/
4199
bye
/ˈbaɪ/
4200
knights
/ˈnaɪts/
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