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
0501
church
/ˈtʃɝtʃ/
0502
university
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
0503
hope
/ˈhoʊp/
0504
everyone
/ˈɛvɹiˌwʌn/
0505
park
/ˈpɑɹk/
0506
military
/ˈmɪləˌtɛɹi/
0507
brother
/ˈbɹʌðɚ/
0508
needed
/ˈnidəd/
0509
seven
/ˈsɛvən/
0510
low
/ˈloʊ/
0511
common
/ˈkɑmən/
0512
played
/ˈpleɪd/
0513
continue
/kənˈtɪnju/
0514
experience
/ɪkˈspɪɹiəns/
0515
attack
/əˈtæk/
0516
anyone
/ˈɛniˌwʌn/
0517
weeks
/ˈwiks/
0518
alone
/əˈloʊn/
0519
action
/ˈækʃən/
0520
total
/ˈtoʊtəl/
0521
worked
/ˈwɝkt/
0522
fight
/ˈfaɪt/
0523
key
/ˈki/
0524
certain
/ˈsɝtən/
0525
army
/ˈɑɹmi/
0526
else
/ˈɛls/
0527
club
/ˈklʌb/
0528
star
/ˈstɑɹ/
0529
usually
/ˈjuʒəwəli/
0530
sense
/ˈsɛns/
0531
political
/pəˈlɪtəkəl/
0532
share
/ˈʃɛɹ/
0533
bank
/ˈbæŋk/
0534
students
/ˈstudənts/
0535
don
/ˈdɑn/
0536
international
/ˌɪntɚˈnæʃənəl/
0537
daughter
/ˈdɔtɚ/
0538
class
/ˈklæs/
0539
knew
/ˈnu/
0540
takes
/ˈteɪks/
0541
board
/ˈbɔɹd/
0542
led
/ˈlɛd/
0543
above
/əˈbʌv/
0544
present
/ˈpɹɛzənt/
0545
fine
/ˈfaɪn/
0546
former
/ˈfɔɹmɚ/
0547
private
/ˈpɹaɪvət/
0548
chance
/ˈtʃæns/
0549
lives
/ˈlɪvz/
0550
evidence
/ˈɛvədəns/
0551
earlier
/ˈɝliɚ/
0552
ready
/ˈɹɛdi/
0553
available
/əˈveɪləbəl/
0554
blood
/ˈblʌd/
0555
hands
/ˈhændz/
0556
chief
/ˈtʃif/
0557
project
/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
0558
difficult
/ˈdɪfəkəlt/
0559
wrong
/ˈɹɔŋ/
0560
date
/ˈdeɪt/
0561
program
/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
0562
parents
/ˈpɛɹənts/
0563
break
/ˈbɹeɪk/
0564
east
/ˈist/
0565
ground
/ˈɡɹaʊnd/
0566
art
/ˈɑɹt/
0567
personal
/ˈpɝsɪnəl/
0568
tried
/ˈtɹaɪd/
0569
worth
/ˈwɝθ/
0570
fall
/ˈfɔl/
0571
seems
/ˈsimz/
0572
center
/ˈsɛntɚ/
0573
points
/ˈpɔɪnts/
0574
felt
/ˈfɛlt/
0575
sound
/ˈsaʊnd/
0576
received
/ɹəˈsivd/
0577
list
/ˈlɪst/
0578
girl
/ˈɡɝl/
0579
moment
/ˈmoʊmənt/
0580
decided
/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
0581
involved
/ˌɪnˈvɑlvd/
0582
hospital
/ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/
0583
role
/ˈɹoʊl/
0584
original
/ɚˈɪdʒənəl/
0585
leaving
/ˈlivɪŋ/
0586
drive
/ˈdɹaɪv/
0587
cost
/ˈkɑst/
0588
college
/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
0589
entire
/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/
0590
forward
/ˈfɔɹwɚd/
0591
video
/ˈvɪdioʊ/
0592
easy
/ˈizi/
0593
sold
/ˈsoʊld/
0594
boy
/ˈbɔɪ/
0595
services
/ˈsɝvəsəz/
0596
eight
/ˈeɪt/
0597
interest
/ˈɪntɹəst/
0598
turned
/ˈtɝnd/
0599
higher
/ˈhaɪɚ/
0600
simple
/ˈsɪmpəl/
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