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
0801
happen
/ˈhæpən/
0802
sister
/ˈsɪstɚ/
0803
staff
/ˈstæf/
0804
forces
/ˈfɔɹsɪz/
0805
gets
/ˈɡɛts/
0806
amount
/əˈmaʊnt/
0807
cover
/ˈkʌvɚ/
0808
below
/bɪˈloʊ/
0809
foreign
/ˈfɔɹən/
0810
immediately
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli/
0811
girls
/ˈɡɝlz/
0812
issues
/ˈɪʃuz/
0813
events
/ɪˈvɛnts/
0814
die
/ˈdaɪ/
0815
practice
/ˈpɹæktəs/
0816
doctor
/ˈdɑktɚ/
0817
size
/ˈsaɪz/
0818
normal
/ˈnɔɹməl/
0819
speaking
/ˈspikɪŋ/
0820
reported
/ˌɹiˈpɔɹtɪd/
0821
fast
/ˈfæst/
0822
walk
/ˈwɔk/
0823
loss
/ˈlɔs/
0824
deep
/ˈdip/
0825
learn
/ˈlɝn/
0826
build
/ˈbɪld/
0827
protect
/pɹəˈtɛkt/
0828
cold
/ˈkoʊld/
0829
meant
/ˈmɛnt/
0830
site
/ˈsaɪt/
0831
piece
/ˈpis/
0832
billion
/ˈbɪljən/
0833
industry
/ˈɪndəstɹi/
0834
gun
/ˈɡʌn/
0835
systems
/ˈsɪstəmz/
0836
account
/əˈkaʊnt/
0837
dark
/ˈdɑɹk/
0838
feet
/ˈfit/
0839
guy
/ˈɡaɪ/
0840
message
/ˈmɛsədʒ/
0841
design
/dɪˈzaɪn/
0842
leader
/ˈlidɚ/
0843
helped
/ˈhɛlpt/
0844
include
/ˌɪnˈklud/
0845
increase
/ˌɪnˈkɹis/
0846
dog
/ˈdɔɡ/
0847
dance
/ˈdæns/
0848
federal
/ˈfɛdɚəl/
0849
crime
/ˈkɹaɪm/
0850
mission
/ˈmɪʃən/
0851
closed
/ˈkloʊzd/
0852
eventually
/ɪˈvɛntʃəwəli/
0853
remains
/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
0854
contact
/ˈkɑnˌtækt/
0855
union
/ˈjunjən/
0856
hall
/ˈhɔl/
0857
beyond
/bɪˈɑnd/
0858
percent
/pɚˈsɛnt/
0859
answer
/ˈænsɚ/
0860
fell
/ˈfɛl/
0861
continues
/kənˈtɪnjuz/
0862
various
/ˈvɛɹiəs/
0863
base
/ˈbeɪs/
0864
science
/ˈsaɪəns/
0865
leading
/ˈlidɪŋ/
0866
whatever
/ˌwʌˈtɛvɚ/
0867
returned
/ɹɪˈtɝnd/
0868
miss
/ˈmɪs/
0869
write
/ˈɹaɪt/
0870
showed
/ˈʃoʊd/
0871
potential
/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
0872
caused
/ˈkɑzd/
0873
focus
/ˈfoʊkəs/
0874
paper
/ˈpeɪpɚ/
0875
pretty
/ˈpɹɪti/
0876
thank
/ˈθæŋk/
0877
finished
/ˈfɪnɪʃt/
0878
speed
/ˈspid/
0879
policy
/ˈpɑləsi/
0880
post
/ˈpoʊst/
0881
effect
/ɪˈfɛkt/
0882
particular
/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
0883
send
/ˈsɛnd/
0884
ended
/ˈɛndəd/
0885
opportunity
/ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/
0886
kids
/ˈkɪdz/
0887
captain
/ˈkæptən/
0888
hour
/ˈaʊɚ/
0889
stories
/ˈstɔɹiz/
0890
source
/ˈsɔɹs/
0891
sex
/ˈsɛks/
0892
term
/ˈtɝm/
0893
heavy
/ˈhɛvi/
0894
seem
/ˈsim/
0895
evening
/ˈivnɪŋ/
0896
league
/ˈliɡ/
0897
gives
/ˈɡɪvz/
0898
travel
/ˈtɹævəl/
0899
nine
/ˈnaɪn/
0900
seeing
/ˈsiɪŋ/
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