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1000 Most Common Words

Here is a list of the 1000 most commonly words used in the English language. They are listed aphabetically by parts of speech. The number to the left of each word represents the ranking of of each word. To find a specfic word using your browser, first click on edit, then find.Then type the word you are looking for in the search box and click search. You can also scroll thoughthe list accoding to the part of speech you are interested in by clicking on one of the following links. A special thanks goes out to Gerry Scholtz, of Hannam University in Daejon, South Korea, for compiling this list. Use this link to hear the pronunciation, or to learn the definition, of any of the words listed below.


[Adjectives][Adverbs][Conjunctions][Determiners][Infinitive Marker]

[Interjections][Modals][Nouns][Prepositions][Pronouns][Verbs]


Adjectives
71. last 75. other 85. new
99. good 132. old 138. great
178. high 183. small 192. different
198. large 208. local 222. social
230. long 239. important 255. young
256. national276. possible282. big
299. right305. early308. public
313. only321. able322. political
339. particular340. full345. far
356. late367. available370. little
376. low393. bad407. main
426. major429. economic433. general
446. real449. likely458. certain
465. special466. difficult467. international
485. clear499. sure502. black
519. white527. common528. strong
529. whole531. free565. similar
573. necessary577. central582. true
587. open588. short589. personal
593. single600. easy601. private
612. financial613. poor626. foreign
633. human635. simple640. recent
649. wide659. various676. due
680. hard694. royal697. fine
722. natural723. wrong729. final
751. following163. present770. nice
772. trip774. close775. current
776. legal791. red792. happy
794. concerned813. individual820. normal
832. previous836. serious847. significant
849. prime874. industrial886. sorry
894. labor895. left896. dead
898. specific905. total917. appropriate
919. military928. basic932. original
933. successful936. aware953. popular
958. professional970. heavy973. top
982. dark995. ready1000. useful
Adverbs
21. not49. out50. up
58. so63. then68. more
70. now77. just81. also
82. well84. only86. very
95. how97. when98. as
106. even107. there112. down
115. back119. still122. here
124. too127. on139. where
142. over153. much158. however
160. again170. never171. all
172. most179. about182. in
186. why188. away194. really
200. off201. always217. next
219. rather226. quite231. right
253. often265. yet266. perhaps
275. already298. least300. almost
304. long309. together323. later
334. less358. both359. once
364. probably366. ever368. no
373. far385. actually390. today
391. enough435. therefore439. around
454. soon468. particularly478. early
492. else505. sometimes506. thus
510. further522. ago533. yesterday
541. usually552. indeed560. certainly
562. home584. simply586. especially
652. better658. either668. clearly
713. instead725. round739. to
778. finalty790. please814. forward
825. quickly834. recently837. anyway
863. suddenly818. generality864. nearly
915. obviously926. though929. hard
934. okay941. exactly942. above
965. maybe
Conjunctions
4. and13. that23. but
29. or31. as38. it
67. than67. when96. because
114. so187. while209. where
215. although260. whether269. until
270. though21. since312. alter
314. before822. nor916. unless
960. once
Determiners
1. the5. a22. this
26. this27. that30. which
33. an39. their41. what
43. all45. her56. some
62. its65. my72. your
74. no79. these83. any
94. such102. our108. many
109. those126. own131. more
144. same150. each159. another
202. next212. most227. both
234. every301. much378. little
416. several460. half521. whose
539. few603. former768. whatever
840. either959. less
InfInitive Marker
7. to
InterjectIons
113. yeah128. no157. yes
583. well
Modals
35. will36. would37. can
57. could78. should88. may
120. must151. might166. shall
881. used
Nouns
53. time60. year80. people
89. way101. man104. day
115. thing121. child133. government
135. part137. life140. case
141. woman146. work149. system
155. group156. number161. world
162. area164. course165. company
168. problem173. service176. hand
177. party161. school184. place
190. point191. house193. country
196. week199. member206. end
213. word216. example218. family
220. fact224. state225. percent
235. home236. month231. side
238. night240. eye241. head
242. information243. question244. business
246. power247. money248. change
250. interest251. order252. book
254. development259. room261. water
262. form263. car264. other
266. level271. policy274. council
278. line280. need281. effect
283. use286. idea287. study
288. lot290. job293. result
294. body296. friend297. right
303. authority306. view311. report
315. bit316. face318. market
324. hour325. rate326. law
327. door328. court329. office
331. war333. reason335. minister
336. subject337. person338. term
342. sort348. period352. society
353. process354. mother357. voice
360. police361. kind369. price
371. action372. issue375. position
377. cost379. matter380. community
382. figure383. type384. research
386. education389. few395. program
396. minute397. moment398. girl
399. age400. center402. control
403. value405. health410. decision
412. class413. industry415. back
420. force421. condition423. paper
434. century436. father437. section
438. patient440. activity441. road
442. table444. church448. mind
451. team452. experience453. death
455. act456. sense457. staff
459. student462. language469. department
470. management471. morning475. plan
489. role490. practice491. bank
493. support495. event496. building
497. range503. stage504. meeting
508. town509. art511. club
513. arm514. history515. parent
516. land517. trade520. situation
523. teacher524. record525. manager
526. relation530. field535. window
536. account542. difference543. material
544. air545. wife548. project
550. sale551. relationship553. light
557. care561. rule566. story
567. quality568. tax569. worker
570. nature571. structure572. data
574. pound575. method576. unit
578. bed579. union580. movement
581. board590. detail591. model
598. wall602. computer604. hospital
605. chapter606. scheme607. theory
610. property614. officer616. charge
617. director621. approach622. chance
623. application628. top629. amount
630. son631. operation634. opportunity
636. leader637. look638. share
639. production641. firm642. picture
643. source644. security648. contract
651. agreement655. site657. labor
661. test663. loss667. color
669. shop670. benefit671. animal
672. heart673. election674. purpose
675. standard677. secretary679. date
681. music682. hair684. factor
687. pattern689. piece692. front
693. evening695. tree696. population
698. plant699. pressure700. response
702. street704. performance705. knowledge
707. design708. page710. individual
712. rest715. basis716. size
717. environment719. fire720. series
721. success726. thought727. list
730. future732. analysis734. space
737. demand738. statement740. attention
741. love742. principle744. set
745. doctor746. choice748. feature
749. couple750. step753. machine
754. income755. training757. association
758. film759. region760. effort
761. player764. award765. village
767. organization769. news771. difficulty
773. cell777. energy779. degree
780. mile781. means782. growth
784. treatment785. sound787. task
788. provision793. behavior796. function
798. resource799. defense800. garden
801. floor802. technology803. style
804. feeling805. science807. doubt
808. horse810. answer816. user
817. fund818. character819. risk
823. dog826. army829. station
830. glass831. cup833. husband
839. capital841. note842. season
843. argument845. show846. responsibility
848. deal850. economy851. element
853. duty857. attempt858. leg
859. investment864. brother869. title
870. hotel871. aspect872. increase
873. help876. summer879. daughter
883. baby887. sea888. skill
889. claim892. concern893. university
897. discussion899. customer900. box
903. conference904. whole906. profit
907. division909. procedure911. king
913. image914. oil918. circumstance
920. proposal922. client923. sector
924. direction930. instance931. sign
937. measure938. attitude940. disease
943. commission946. seat947. president
949. addition950. goal954. affair
955. technique956. respect961. item
964. version966. ability968. good
969. campaign971. advice972. institution
975. surface976. library977. pupil
981. advantage984. memory985. culture
986. blood988. majority990. variety
991. press993. bill994. competition
996. general997. access999. stone
Prepositions
3. of6. in10. to
11. for16. on17. with
19. at20. by24. from
48. as61. into69. about
91. like105. between111. after
117. through123. over167. under
169. against185. before204. without
207. within210. during346. towards
425. off431. upon443. including
450. among461. around474. across
498. behind615. up627. along
646. according660. since706. despite
718. per724. near786. above
861. throughout901. outside945. beyond
951. round
Pronouns
9. it12. I14. you
15. he25. they28. she
32. we42. their47. who
55. them59. him73. me
93. her110. one145. us
180. something277. nothing307. himself
347. anything422. itself424. themselves
558. someone559. everything597. herself
685. other686. anyone762. everyone
783. whom821. myself939. yourself
Verbs
2. be8. have18. do
34. say40. go44. get
46. make51. see52. know
54. take64. think66. come
76. give90. look92. use
100. find103. want116. tell
125. put129. work130. become
134. mean136. leave143. seem
147. need148. feel152. may
154. ask163. show174. try
175. call189. keep195. provide
197. hold203. follow205. turn
211. bring214. begin221. like
223. write228. start229. run
232. set233. help245. play
249. move257. pay258. hear
267. meet272. include273. believe
279. allow284. lead285. stand
289. live295. happen302. carry
310. talk317. sit319. appear
320. continue330. let332. produce
341. involve343. require344. suggest
349. consider350. read351. change
355. offer362. lose363. add
365. expect374. remember381. remain
387. tall388. speak392. open
394. buy401. stop404. send
406. decide408. win409. understand
411. develop414. receive417. return
418. build419. spend427. describe
428. agree430. increase432. learn
445. reach447. lie463. walk
464. die472. draw473. hope
482. create494. sell500. report
501. pass507. accept512. cause
518. watch532. break534. support
537. explain538. stay540. wait
546. cover547. apply549. raise
554. claim555. form556. base
563. cut564. grow585. contain
592. bear594. join595. reduce
596. establish599. face608. choose
609. wish611. achieve618. drive
619. deal620. place624. seek
632. fail645. serve647. end
650. occur653. kill654. act
658. plan662. eat664. close
665. represent666. love678. rise
683. prepare688. manage690. discuss
691. prove701. catch703. pick
709. enjoy711. suppose714. wear
728. argue731. introduce733. enter
735. arrive736. ensure743. pull
747. refer752. thank756. present
766. control789. affect795. point
797. identify806. relate809. force
811. compare812. suffer815. announce
824. obtain827. indicate828. forget
835. publish838. visit844. listen
852. finish854. fight855. train
856. maintain860. save862. design
865. improve866. avoid867. wonder
868. tend875. express877. determine
880. exist882. share885. smile
890. treat891. remove902. state
908. throw910. tilt912. assume
921. mention925. admit927. replace
935. reflect944. intend948. encourage
952. miss957. drop962. fly
963. reveal967. operate974. discover
978. record979. refuse980. prevent
983. teach987. cost989. answer
992. depend998. hit

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