The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language

[totalmotorcycle]

The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language

I found this on the internet and thought it was quite neat as to what words we all use on a common basis.



Based on the combined results of British English, American English and Australian English surveys of contemporary sources in English: newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio and real life conversations - the language as it is written and spoken today.



Rank Word
1 the
2 of
3 to
4 and
5 a
6 in
7 is
8 it
9 you
10 that
11 he
12 was
13 for
14 on
15 are
16 with
17 as
18 I
19 his
20 they
21 be
22 at
23 one
24 have
25 this
26 from
27 or
28 had
29 by
30 hot
31 but
32 some
33 what
34 there
35 we
36 can
37 out
38 other
39 were
40 all
41 your
42 when
43 up
44 use
45 word
46 how
47 said
48 an
49 each
50 she
51 which
52 do
53 their
54 time
55 if
56 will
57 way
58 about
59 many
60 then
61 them
62 would
63 write
64 like
65 so
66 these
67 her
68 long
69 make
70 thing
71 see
72 him
73 two
74 has
75 look
76 more
77 day
78 could
79 go
80 come
81 did
82 my
83 sound
84 no
85 most
86 number
87 who
88 over
89 know
90 water
91 than
92 call
93 first
94 people
95 may
96 down
97 side
98 been
99 now
100 find
101 any
102 new
103 work
104 part
105 take
106 get
107 place
108 made
109 live
110 where
111 after
112 back
113 little
114 only
115 round
116 man
117 year
118 came
119 show
120 every
121 good
122 me
123 give
124 our
125 under



Rank Word
126 name
127 very
128 through
129 just
130 form
131 much
132 great
133 think
134 say
135 help
136 low
137 line
138 before
139 turn
140 cause
141 same
142 mean
143 differ
144 move
145 right
146 boy
147 old
148 too
149 does
150 tell
151 sentence
152 set
153 three
154 want
155 air
156 well
157 also
158 play
159 small
160 end
161 put
162 home
163 read
164 hand
165 port
166 large
167 spell
168 add
169 even
170 land
171 here
172 must
173 big
174 high
175 such
176 follow
177 act
178 why
179 ask
180 men
181 change
182 went
183 light
184 kind
185 off
186 need
187 house
188 picture
189 try
190 us
191 again
192 animal
193 point
194 mother
195 world
196 near
197 build
198 self
199 earth
200 father
201 head
202 stand
203 own
204 page
205 should
206 country
207 found
208 answer
209 school
210 grow
211 study
212 still
213 learn
214 plant
215 cover
216 food
217 sun
218 four
219 thought
220 let
221 keep
222 eye
223 never
224 last
225 door
226 between
227 city
228 tree
229 cross
230 since
231 hard
232 start
233 might
234 story
235 saw
236 far
237 sea
238 draw
239 left
240 late
241 run
242 don't
243 while
244 press
245 close
246 night
247 real
248 life
249 few
250 stop



Rank Word
251 open
252 seem
253 together
254 next
255 white
256 children
257 begin
258 got
259 walk
260 example
261 ease
262 paper
263 often
264 always
265 music
266 those
267 both
268 mark
269 book
270 letter
271 until
272 mile
273 river
274 car
275 feet
276 care
277 second
278 group
279 carry
280 took
281 rain
282 eat
283 room
284 friend
285 began
286 idea
287 fish
288 mountain
289 north
290 once
291 base
292 hear
293 horse
294 cut
295 sure
296 watch
297 color
298 face
299 wood
300 main
301 enough
302 plain
303 girl
304 usual
305 young
306 ready
307 above
308 ever
309 red
310 list
311 though
312 feel
313 talk
314 bird
315 soon
316 body
317 dog
318 family
319 direct
320 pose
321 leave
322 song
323 measure
324 state
325 product
326 black
327 short
328 numeral
329 class
330 wind
331 question
332 happen
333 complete
334 ship
335 area
336 half
337 rock
338 order
339 fire
340 south
341 problem
342 piece
343 told
344 knew
345 pass
346 farm
347 top
348 whole
349 king
350 size
351 heard
352 best
353 hour
354 better
355 true .
356 during
357 hundred
358 am
359 remember
360 step
361 early
362 hold
363 west
364 ground
365 interest
366 reach
367 fast
368 five
369 sing
370 listen
371 six
372 table
373 travel
374 less
375 morning



Rank Word
376 ten
377 simple
378 several
379 vowel
380 toward
381 war
382 lay
383 against
384 pattern
385 slow
386 center
387 love
388 person
389 money
390 serve
391 appear
392 road
393 map
394 science
395 rule
396 govern
397 pull
398 cold
399 notice
400 voice
401 fall
402 power
403 town
404 fine
405 certain
406 fly
407 unit
408 lead
409 cry
410 dark
411 machine
412 note
413 wait
414 plan
415 figure
416 star
417 box
418 noun
419 field
420 rest
421 correct
422 able
423 pound
424 done
425 beauty
426 drive
427 stood
428 contain
429 front
430 teach
431 week
432 final
433 gave
434 green
435 oh
436 quick
437 develop
438 sleep
439 warm
440 free
441 minute
442 strong
443 special
444 mind
445 behind
446 clear
447 tail
448 produce
449 fact
450 street
451 inch
452 lot
453 nothing
454 course
455 stay
456 wheel
457 full
458 force
459 blue
460 object
461 decide
462 surface
463 deep
464 moon
465 island
466 foot
467 yet
468 busy
469 test
470 record
471 boat
472 common
473 gold
474 possible
475 plane
476 age
477 dry
478 wonder
479 laugh
480 thousand
481 ago
482 ran
483 check
484 game
485 shape
486 yes
487 hot
488 miss
489 brought
490 heat
491 snow
492 bed
493 bring
494 sit
495 perhaps
496 fill
497 east
498 weight
499 language
500 among

[totalmotorcycle]

Well, at least at #479 laugh made the list...

[BuzZz]

#1 should be 'fluck'. It is the perfect word. It can be a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, anything you want. And it conveys certain feelings like no other.

"This thing is broken."
"Flucken flucker's flucked."

Which one carries more weight?

I really hate that censorbot....

[Triumphgirl]

#1 should be 'fluck'. It is the perfect word. It can be a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, anything you want. And it conveys certain feelings like no other.

"This thing is broken."
"Flucken flucker's flucked."

Which one carries more weight?

I really hate that censorbot....

Oh buzZz, you really need some riding time.

[BuzZz]

No flucken kidding.

[jstark47]

#1 should be 'fluck'. It is the perfect word. It can be a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, anything you want. And it conveys certain feelings like no other.

"This thing is broken."
"Flucken flucker's flucked."

Which one carries more weight?

I really hate that censorbot....

Oh buzZz, you really need some riding time.

No, he's right. I wuz thinkin' the same thing, just too chicken$hit to post it. That's really the list of 500 most commonly used family-rated words in the English language...... not the real list.

[BuzZz]

No, he's right. I wuz thinkin' the same thing, just too chicken$hit to post it. That's really the list of 500 most commonly used family-rated words in the English language...... not the real list.

Flucken Eh, Bud.

[csspostal]

Here is a video explaning the uses of the Word that should be at #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26UA578yQ5g

[jaskc78]

awesome video.

[sunshine229]

LOL - I was trying to be nice by changing the link to an embedded video instead, then when I saw what was on the screen in front of me I thought WTF?