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
0601
song
/ˈsɔŋ/
0602
themselves
/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/
0603
goes
/ˈɡoʊz/
0604
ask
/ˈæsk/
0605
couple
/ˈkʌpəl/
0606
allowed
/əˈlaʊd/
0607
changed
/ˈtʃeɪndʒd/
0608
upon
/əˈpɑn/
0609
married
/ˈmɛɹid/
0610
result
/ɹɪˈzʌlt/
0611
summer
/ˈsʌmɚ/
0612
press
/ˈpɹɛs/
0613
earth
/ˈɝθ/
0614
council
/ˈkaʊnsəl/
0615
quickly
/ˈkwɪkli/
0616
moved
/ˈmuvd/
0617
department
/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/
0618
serious
/ˈsɪɹiəs/
0619
middle
/ˈmɪdəl/
0620
wait
/ˈweɪt/
0621
watch
/ˈwɑtʃ/
0622
current
/ˈkɝənt/
0623
problems
/ˈpɹɑbləmz/
0624
ball
/ˈbɔl/
0625
decision
/dɪˈsɪʒən/
0626
minister
/ˈmɪnəstɚ/
0627
gone
/ˈɡɔn/
0628
built
/ˈbɪlt/
0629
relationship
/ɹiˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
0630
shows
/ˈʃoʊz/
0631
island
/ˈaɪlənd/
0632
happy
/ˈhæpi/
0633
average
/ˈævɚɪdʒ/
0634
event
/ɪˈvɛnt/
0635
giving
/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
0636
situation
/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
0637
offer
/ˈɔfɚ/
0638
named
/ˈneɪmd/
0639
kill
/ˈkɪl/
0640
buy
/ˈbaɪ/
0641
test
/ˈtɛst/
0642
itself
/ˌɪtˈsɛlf/
0643
media
/ˈmidiə/
0644
allow
/əˈlaʊ/
0645
study
/ˈstʌdi/
0646
ten
/ˈtɛn/
0647
river
/ˈɹɪvɚ/
0648
green
/ˈɡɹin/
0649
access
/ˈækˌsɛs/
0650
hear
/ˈhiɹ/
0651
released
/ɹiˈlist/
0652
sea
/ˈsi/
0653
character
/ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/
0654
perhaps
/pɚˈhæps/
0655
type
/ˈtaɪp/
0656
phone
/ˈfoʊn/
0657
development
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
0658
created
/kɹiˈeɪtəd/
0659
despite
/dɪˈspaɪt/
0660
bill
/ˈbɪl/
0661
natural
/ˈnætʃɚəl/
0662
stage
/ˈsteɪdʒ/
0663
career
/kɚˈɪɹ/
0664
door
/ˈdɔɹ/
0665
provide
/pɹəˈvaɪd/
0666
likely
/ˈlaɪkli/
0667
exactly
/ɪɡˈzæktli/
0668
station
/ˈsteɪʃən/
0669
language
/ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
0670
scene
/ˈsin/
0671
blue
/ˈblu/
0672
stand
/ˈstænd/
0673
poor
/ˈpuɹ/
0674
officer
/ˈɔfəsɚ/
0675
movie
/ˈmuvi/
0676
county
/ˈkaʊnti/
0677
pressure
/ˈpɹɛʃɚ/
0678
popular
/ˈpɑpjəlɚ/
0679
director
/dɚˈɛktɚ/
0680
create
/kɹiˈeɪt/
0681
husband
/ˈhʌzbənd/
0682
players
/ˈpleɪɚz/
0683
please
/ˈpliz/
0684
thanks
/ˈθæŋks/
0685
beginning
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
0686
rate
/ˈɹeɪt/
0687
similar
/ˈsɪməlɚ/
0688
nearly
/ˈnɪɹli/
0689
release
/ɹiˈlis/
0690
sign
/ˈsaɪn/
0691
risk
/ˈɹɪsk/
0692
trust
/ˈtɹʌst/
0693
target
/ˈtɑɹɡət/
0694
remember
/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
0695
medical
/ˈmɛdəkəl/
0696
stock
/ˈstɑk/
0697
player
/ˈpleɪɚ/
0698
complete
/kəmˈplit/
0699
lower
/ˈloʊɚ/
0700
expected
/ɪkˈspɛktəd/
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