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
0701
central
/ˈsɛntɹəl/
0702
hot
/ˈhɑt/
0703
step
/ˈstɛp/
0704
follow
/ˈfɑloʊ/
0705
society
/səˈsaɪəti/
0706
changes
/ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
0707
pass
/ˈpæs/
0708
born
/ˈbɔɹn/
0709
recent
/ˈɹisənt/
0710
added
/ˈædəd/
0711
whose
/ˈhuz/
0712
ahead
/əˈhɛd/
0713
battle
/ˈbætəl/
0714
starting
/ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
0715
paid
/ˈpeɪd/
0716
round
/ˈɹaʊnd/
0717
radio
/ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/
0718
mark
/ˈmɑɹk/
0719
century
/ˈsɛntʃɚi/
0720
looks
/ˈlʊks/
0721
gold
/ˈɡoʊld/
0722
value
/ˈvælju/
0723
cases
/ˈkeɪsəz/
0724
save
/ˈseɪv/
0725
training
/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/
0726
member
/ˈmɛmbɚ/
0727
kept
/ˈkɛpt/
0728
plans
/ˈplænz/
0729
safe
/ˈseɪf/
0730
gas
/ˈɡæs/
0731
written
/ˈɹɪtən/
0732
speak
/ˈspik/
0733
eyes
/ˈaɪz/
0734
issue
/ˈɪʃu/
0735
view
/ˈvju/
0736
charge
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒ/
0737
performance
/pɚˈfɔɹməns/
0738
note
/ˈnoʊt/
0739
results
/ɹɪˈzʌlts/
0740
letter
/ˈlɛtɚ/
0741
range
/ˈɹeɪndʒ/
0742
property
/ˈpɹɑpɚti/
0743
terms
/ˈtɝmz/
0744
completely
/kəmˈplitli/
0745
voice
/ˈvɔɪs/
0746
nature
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
0747
trade
/ˈtɹeɪd/
0748
rules
/ˈɹulz/
0749
thinking
/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
0750
followed
/ˈfɑloʊd/
0751
perfect
/pɚˈfɛkt/
0752
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
0753
success
/səkˈsɛs/
0754
rock
/ˈɹɑk/
0755
considered
/kənˈsɪdɚd/
0756
numbers
/ˈnʌmbɚz/
0757
choice
/ˈtʃɔɪs/
0758
ways
/ˈweɪz/
0759
talking
/ˈtɔkɪŋ/
0760
spent
/ˈspɛnt/
0761
questions
/ˈkwɛstʃənz/
0762
wants
/ˈwɑnts/
0763
model
/ˈmɑdəl/
0764
production
/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/
0765
figure
/ˈfɪɡjɚ/
0766
modern
/ˈmɑdɚn/
0767
education
/ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/
0768
check
/ˈtʃɛk/
0769
maybe
/ˈmeɪbi/
0770
beautiful
/ˈbjutəfəl/
0771
rights
/ˈɹaɪts/
0772
table
/ˈteɪbəl/
0773
books
/ˈbʊks/
0774
official
/əˈfɪʃəl/
0775
recently
/ˈɹisəntli/
0776
peace
/ˈpis/
0777
throughout
/θɹuˈaʊt/
0778
match
/ˈmætʃ/
0779
visit
/ˈvɪzɪt/
0780
passed
/ˈpæst/
0781
simply
/ˈsɪmpli/
0782
towards
/təˈwɔɹdz/
0783
quarter
/ˈkwɔɹtɚ/
0784
address
/ˈæˌdɹɛs/
0785
attention
/əˈtɛnʃən/
0786
technology
/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
0787
remain
/ɹɪˈmeɪn/
0788
ones
/ˈwʌnz/
0789
oil
/ˈɔɪl/
0790
reach
/ˈɹitʃ/
0791
capital
/ˈkæpətəl/
0792
band
/ˈbænd/
0793
areas
/ˈɛɹiəz/
0794
countries
/ˈkʌntɹiz/
0795
truth
/ˈtɹuθ/
0796
financial
/fəˈnænʃəl/
0797
writing
/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
0798
legal
/ˈliɡəl/
0799
parts
/ˈpɑɹts/
0800
race
/ˈɹeɪs/
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