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
0401
job
/ˈdʒɑb/
0402
saying
/ˈseɪɪŋ/
0403
pay
/ˈpeɪ/
0404
plan
/ˈplæn/
0405
space
/ˈspeɪs/
0406
bring
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
0407
someone
/ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
0408
living
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
0409
getting
/ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
0410
road
/ˈɹoʊd/
0411
strong
/ˈstɹɔŋ/
0412
among
/əˈmʌŋ/
0413
trying
/ˈtɹaɪɪŋ/
0414
although
/ˌɔlˈðoʊ/
0415
brought
/ˈbɹɔt/
0416
front
/ˈfɹʌnt/
0417
red
/ˈɹɛd/
0418
per
/ˈpɝ/
0419
deal
/ˈdil/
0420
age
/ˈeɪdʒ/
0421
dead
/ˈdɛd/
0422
street
/ˈstɹit/
0423
land
/ˈlænd/
0424
instead
/ˌɪnˈstɛd/
0425
finally
/ˈfaɪnəli/
0426
meet
/ˈmit/
0427
works
/ˈwɝks/
0428
try
/ˈtɹaɪ/
0429
single
/ˈsɪŋɡəl/
0430
win
/ˈwɪn/
0431
clear
/ˈklɪɹ/
0432
playing
/ˈpleɪɪŋ/
0433
minutes
/ˈmɪnəts/
0434
stay
/ˈsteɪ/
0435
probably
/ˈpɹɑbəˌbli/
0436
members
/ˈmɛmbɚz/
0437
word
/ˈwɝd/
0438
mind
/ˈmaɪnd/
0439
act
/ˈækt/
0440
form
/ˈfɔɹm/
0441
inside
/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
0442
morning
/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/
0443
force
/ˈfɔɹs/
0444
energy
/ˈɛnɚdʒi/
0445
research
/ɹiˈsɝtʃ/
0446
west
/ˈwɛst/
0447
lead
/ˈlɛd/
0448
cause
/ˈkɑz/
0449
bit
/ˈbɪt/
0450
market
/ˈmɑɹkət/
0451
near
/ˈnɪɹ/
0452
final
/ˈfaɪnəl/
0453
whether
/ˈwɛðɚ/
0454
child
/ˈtʃaɪld/
0455
bad
/ˈbæd/
0456
yes
/ˈjɛs/
0457
rest
/ˈɹɛst/
0458
security
/sɪˈkjʊɹəti/
0459
sent
/ˈsɛnt/
0460
especially
/əˈspɛʃli/
0461
social
/ˈsoʊʃəl/
0462
field
/ˈfild/
0463
games
/ˈɡeɪmz/
0464
heart
/ˈhɑɹt/
0465
cut
/ˈkʌt/
0466
understand
/ˌʌndɚˈstænd/
0467
series
/ˈsɪɹiz/
0468
health
/ˈhɛlθ/
0469
talk
/ˈtɔk/
0470
price
/ˈpɹaɪs/
0471
record
/ɹəˈkɔɹd/
0472
longer
/ˈlɔŋɡɚ/
0473
reason
/ˈɹizən/
0474
period
/ˈpɪɹiəd/
0475
ago
/əˈɡoʊ/
0476
cannot
/ˈkænɑt/
0477
held
/ˈhɛld/
0478
friend
/ˈfɹɛnd/
0479
quite
/ˈkwaɪt/
0480
example
/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/
0481
question
/ˈkwɛstʃən/
0482
community
/kəˈmjunəti/
0483
read
/ˈɹɛd/
0484
heard
/ˈhɝd/
0485
met
/ˈmɛt/
0486
short
/ˈʃɔɹt/
0487
shot
/ˈʃɑt/
0488
level
/ˈlɛvəl/
0489
moving
/ˈmuvɪŋ/
0490
running
/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
0491
began
/bɪˈɡæn/
0492
based
/ˈbeɪst/
0493
needs
/ˈnidz/
0494
data
/ˈdeɪtə/
0495
wrote
/ˈɹoʊt/
0496
meeting
/ˈmitɪŋ/
0497
month
/ˈmʌnθ/
0498
happened
/ˈhæpənd/
0499
words
/ˈwɝdz/
0500
process
/ˈpɹɑˌsɛs/
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