This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken English words and their meaning.
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Number | in English | |
1 | as | |
2 | I | |
3 | his | |
4 | that | |
5 | he | |
6 | was | |
7 | for | |
8 | on | |
9 | are | |
10 | with | |
11 | they | |
12 | be | |
13 | at | |
14 | one | |
15 | have | |
16 | this | |
17 | from | |
18 | by | |
19 | hot | |
20 | word | |
21 | but | |
22 | what | |
23 | some | |
24 | is | |
25 | it | |
26 | you | |
27 | or | |
28 | had | |
29 | the | |
30 | of | |
31 | to | |
32 | and | |
33 | a | |
34 | in | |
35 | we | |
36 | can | |
37 | out | |
38 | other | |
39 | were | |
40 | which | |
41 | do | |
42 | their | |
43 | time | |
44 | if | |
45 | will | |
46 | how | |
47 | said | |
48 | an | |
49 | each | |
50 | tell | |
51 | does | |
52 | set | |
53 | three | |
54 | want | |
55 | air | |
56 | well | |
57 | also | |
58 | play | |
59 | small | |
60 | end | |
61 | put | |
62 | home | |
63 | read | |
64 | hand | |
65 | port | |
66 | large | |
67 | spell | |
68 | add | |
69 | even | |
70 | land | |
71 | here | |
72 | must | |
73 | big | |
74 | high | |
75 | such | |
76 | follow | |
77 | act | |
78 | why | |
79 | ask | |
80 | men | |
81 | change | |
82 | went | |
83 | light | |
84 | kind | |
85 | off | |
86 | need | |
87 | house | |
88 | picture | |
89 | try | |
90 | us | |
91 | again | |
92 | animal | |
93 | point | |
94 | mother | |
95 | world | |
96 | near | |
97 | build | |
98 | self | |
99 | earth | |
100 | father | |
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 | |
126 | name | |
127 | very | |
128 | through | |
129 | just | |
130 | form | |
131 | sentence | |
132 | great | |
133 | think | |
134 | say | |
135 | help | |
136 | low | |
137 | line | |
138 | differ | |
139 | turn | |
140 | cause | |
141 | much | |
142 | mean | |
143 | before | |
144 | move | |
145 | right | |
146 | boy | |
147 | old | |
148 | too | |
149 | same | |
150 | she | |
151 | all | |
152 | there | |
153 | when | |
154 | up | |
155 | use | |
156 | your | |
157 | way | |
158 | about | |
159 | many | |
160 | then | |
161 | them | |
162 | write | |
163 | would | |
164 | like | |
165 | so | |
166 | these | |
167 | her | |
168 | long | |
169 | make | |
170 | thing | |
171 | see | |
172 | him | |
173 | two | |
174 | has | |
175 | look | |
176 | more | |
177 | day | |
178 | could | |
179 | go | |
180 | come | |
181 | did | |
182 | number | |
183 | sound | |
184 | no | |
185 | most | |
186 | people | |
187 | my | |
188 | over | |
189 | know | |
190 | water | |
191 | than | |
192 | call | |
193 | first | |
194 | who | |
195 | may | |
196 | down | |
197 | side | |
198 | been | |
199 | now | |
200 | find | |
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 | between | |
220 | state | |
221 | keep | |
222 | eye | |
223 | never | |
224 | last | |
225 | let | |
226 | thought | |
227 | city | |
228 | tree | |
229 | cross | |
230 | farm | |
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 | north | |
251 | book | |
252 | carry | |
253 | took | |
254 | science | |
255 | eat | |
256 | room | |
257 | friend | |
258 | began | |
259 | idea | |
260 | fish | |
261 | mountain | |
262 | stop | |
263 | once | |
264 | base | |
265 | hear | |
266 | horse | |
267 | cut | |
268 | sure | |
269 | watch | |
270 | color | |
271 | face | |
272 | wood | |
273 | main | |
274 | open | |
275 | seem | |
276 | together | |
277 | next | |
278 | white | |
279 | children | |
280 | begin | |
281 | got | |
282 | walk | |
283 | example | |
284 | ease | |
285 | paper | |
286 | group | |
287 | always | |
288 | music | |
289 | those | |
290 | both | |
291 | mark | |
292 | often | |
293 | letter | |
294 | until | |
295 | mile | |
296 | river | |
297 | car | |
298 | feet | |
299 | care | |
300 | second | |
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 | door | |
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 | since | |
347 | top | |
348 | whole | |
349 | king | |
350 | street | |
351 | inch | |
352 | multiply | |
353 | nothing | |
354 | course | |
355 | stay | |
356 | wheel | |
357 | full | |
358 | force | |
359 | blue | |
360 | object | |
361 | decide | |
362 | surface | |
363 | deep | |
364 | moon | |
365 | island | |
366 | foot | |
367 | system | |
368 | busy | |
369 | test | |
370 | record | |
371 | boat | |
372 | common | |
373 | gold | |
374 | possible | |
375 | plane | |
376 | stead | |
377 | dry | |
378 | wonder | |
379 | laugh | |
380 | thousand | |
381 | ago | |
382 | ran | |
383 | check | |
384 | game | |
385 | shape | |
386 | equate | |
387 | hot | |
388 | miss | |
389 | brought | |
390 | heat | |
391 | snow | |
392 | tire | |
393 | bring | |
394 | yes | |
395 | distant | |
396 | fill | |
397 | east | |
398 | paint | |
399 | language | |
400 | among | |
401 | unit | |
402 | power | |
403 | town | |
404 | fine | |
405 | certain | |
406 | fly | |
407 | fall | |
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 | ocean | |
439 | warm | |
440 | free | |
441 | minute | |
442 | strong | |
443 | special | |
444 | mind | |
445 | behind | |
446 | clear | |
447 | tail | |
448 | produce | |
449 | fact | |
450 | space | |
451 | heard | |
452 | best | |
453 | hour | |
454 | better | |
455 | true | |
456 | during | |
457 | hundred | |
458 | five | |
459 | remember | |
460 | step | |
461 | early | |
462 | hold | |
463 | west | |
464 | ground | |
465 | interest | |
466 | reach | |
467 | fast | |
468 | verb | |
469 | sing | |
470 | listen | |
471 | six | |
472 | table | |
473 | travel | |
474 | less | |
475 | morning | |
476 | ten | |
477 | simple | |
478 | several | |
479 | vowel | |
480 | toward | |
481 | war | |
482 | lay | |
483 | against | |
484 | pattern | |
485 | slow | |
486 | center | |
487 | love | |
488 | person | |
489 | money | |
490 | serve | |
491 | appear | |
492 | road | |
493 | map | |
494 | rain | |
495 | rule | |
496 | govern | |
497 | pull | |
498 | cold | |
499 | notice | |
500 | voice | |
501 | energy | |
502 | hunt | |
503 | probable | |
504 | bed | |
505 | brother | |
506 | egg | |
507 | ride | |
508 | cell | |
509 | believe | |
510 | perhaps | |
511 | pick | |
512 | sudden | |
513 | count | |
514 | square | |
515 | reason | |
516 | length | |
517 | represent | |
518 | art | |
519 | subject | |
520 | region | |
521 | size | |
522 | vary | |
523 | settle | |
524 | speak | |
525 | weight | |
526 | general | |
527 | ice | |
528 | matter | |
529 | circle | |
530 | pair | |
531 | include | |
532 | divide | |
533 | syllable | |
534 | felt | |
535 | grand | |
536 | ball | |
537 | yet | |
538 | wave | |
539 | drop | |
540 | heart | |
541 | am | |
542 | present | |
543 | heavy | |
544 | dance | |
545 | engine | |
546 | position | |
547 | arm | |
548 | wide | |
549 | sail | |
550 | material | |
551 | fraction | |
552 | forest | |
553 | sit | |
554 | race | |
555 | window | |
556 | store | |
557 | summer | |
558 | train | |
559 | sleep | |
560 | prove | |
561 | lone | |
562 | leg | |
563 | exercise | |
564 | wall | |
565 | catch | |
566 | mount | |
567 | wish | |
568 | sky | |
569 | board | |
570 | joy | |
571 | winter | |
572 | sat | |
573 | written | |
574 | wild | |
575 | instrument | |
576 | kept | |
577 | glass | |
578 | grass | |
579 | cow | |
580 | job | |
581 | edge | |
582 | sign | |
583 | visit | |
584 | past | |
585 | soft | |
586 | fun | |
587 | bright | |
588 | gas | |
589 | weather | |
590 | month | |
591 | million | |
592 | bear | |
593 | finish | |
594 | happy | |
595 | hope | |
596 | flower | |
597 | clothe | |
598 | strange | |
599 | gone | |
600 | trade | |
601 | melody | |
602 | trip | |
603 | office | |
604 | receive | |
605 | row | |
606 | mouth | |
607 | exact | |
608 | symbol | |
609 | die | |
610 | least | |
611 | trouble | |
612 | shout | |
613 | except | |
614 | wrote | |
615 | seed | |
616 | tone | |
617 | join | |
618 | suggest | |
619 | clean | |
620 | break | |
621 | lady | |
622 | yard | |
623 | rise | |
624 | bad | |
625 | blow | |
626 | oil | |
627 | blood | |
628 | touch | |
629 | grew | |
630 | cent | |
631 | mix | |
632 | team | |
633 | wire | |
634 | cost | |
635 | lost | |
636 | brown | |
637 | wear | |
638 | garden | |
639 | equal | |
640 | sent | |
641 | choose | |
642 | fell | |
643 | fit | |
644 | flow | |
645 | fair | |
646 | bank | |
647 | collect | |
648 | save | |
649 | control | |
650 | decimal | |
651 | ear | |
652 | else | |
653 | quite | |
654 | broke | |
655 | case | |
656 | middle | |
657 | kill | |
658 | son | |
659 | lake | |
660 | moment | |
661 | scale | |
662 | loud | |
663 | spring | |
664 | observe | |
665 | child | |
666 | straight | |
667 | consonant | |
668 | nation | |
669 | dictionary | |
670 | milk | |
671 | speed | |
672 | method | |
673 | organ | |
674 | pay | |
675 | age | |
676 | section | |
677 | dress | |
678 | cloud | |
679 | surprise | |
680 | quiet | |
681 | stone | |
682 | tiny | |
683 | climb | |
684 | cool | |
685 | design | |
686 | poor | |
687 | lot | |
688 | experiment | |
689 | bottom | |
690 | key | |
691 | iron | |
692 | single | |
693 | stick | |
694 | flat | |
695 | twenty | |
696 | skin | |
697 | smile | |
698 | crease | |
699 | hole | |
700 | jump | |
701 | baby | |
702 | eight | |
703 | village | |
704 | meet | |
705 | root | |
706 | buy | |
707 | raise | |
708 | solve | |
709 | metal | |
710 | whether | |
711 | push | |
712 | seven | |
713 | paragraph | |
714 | third | |
715 | shall | |
716 | held | |
717 | hair | |
718 | describe | |
719 | cook | |
720 | floor | |
721 | either | |
722 | result | |
723 | burn | |
724 | hill | |
725 | safe | |
726 | cat | |
727 | century | |
728 | consider | |
729 | type | |
730 | law | |
731 | bit | |
732 | coast | |
733 | copy | |
734 | phrase | |
735 | silent | |
736 | tall | |
737 | sand | |
738 | soil | |
739 | roll | |
740 | temperature | |
741 | finger | |
742 | industry | |
743 | value | |
744 | fight | |
745 | lie | |
746 | beat | |
747 | excite | |
748 | natural | |
749 | view | |
750 | sense | |
751 | capital | |
752 | won’t | |
753 | chair | |
754 | danger | |
755 | fruit | |
756 | rich | |
757 | thick | |
758 | soldier | |
759 | process | |
760 | operate | |
761 | practice | |
762 | separate | |
763 | difficult | |
764 | doctor | |
765 | please | |
766 | protect | |
767 | noon | |
768 | crop | |
769 | modern | |
770 | element | |
771 | hit | |
772 | student | |
773 | corner | |
774 | party | |
775 | supply | |
776 | whose | |
777 | locate | |
778 | ring | |
779 | character | |
780 | insect | |
781 | caught | |
782 | period | |
783 | indicate | |
784 | radio | |
785 | spoke | |
786 | atom | |
787 | human | |
788 | history | |
789 | effect | |
790 | electric | |
791 | expect | |
792 | bone | |
793 | rail | |
794 | imagine | |
795 | provide | |
796 | agree | |
797 | thus | |
798 | gentle | |
799 | woman | |
800 | captain | |
801 | guess | |
802 | necessary | |
803 | sharp | |
804 | wing | |
805 | create | |
806 | neighbor | |
807 | wash | |
808 | bat | |
809 | rather | |
810 | crowd | |
811 | corn | |
812 | compare | |
813 | poem | |
814 | string | |
815 | bell | |
816 | depend | |
817 | meat | |
818 | rub | |
819 | tube | |
820 | famous | |
921 | dollar | |
822 | stream | |
823 | fear | |
284 | sight | |
825 | thin | |
826 | triangle | |
827 | planet | |
828 | hurry | |
829 | chief | |
830 | colony | |
831 | clock | |
832 | mine | |
833 | tie | |
834 | enter | |
835 | major | |
836 | fresh | |
837 | search | |
838 | send | |
839 | yellow | |
840 | gun | |
841 | allow | |
842 | ||
843 | dead | |
844 | spot | |
845 | desert | |
846 | suit | |
847 | current | |
848 | lift | |
840 | rose | |
850 | arrive | |
851 | master | |
852 | track | |
853 | parent | |
854 | shore | |
855 | division | |
856 | sheet | |
857 | substance | |
858 | favor | |
859 | connect | |
860 | post | |
861 | spend | |
862 | chord | |
863 | fat | |
864 | glad | |
865 | original | |
866 | share | |
867 | station | |
868 | dad | |
869 | bread | |
870 | charge | |
871 | proper | |
872 | bar | |
873 | offer | |
874 | segment | |
875 | slave | |
876 | duck | |
877 | instant | |
878 | market | |
879 | degree | |
880 | populate | |
881 | chick | |
882 | dear | |
883 | enemy | |
884 | reply | |
885 | drink | |
886 | occur | |
887 | support | |
888 | speech | |
889 | nature | |
890 | range | |
891 | steam | |
892 | motion | |
893 | path | |
894 | liquid | |
895 | log | |
896 | meant | |
897 | quotient | |
898 | teeth | |
899 | shell | |
900 | neck | |
901 | oxygen | |
902 | sugar | |
903 | death | |
904 | pretty | |
905 | skill | |
906 | women | |
907 | season | |
908 | solution | |
909 | magnet | |
910 | silver | |
911 | thank | |
912 | branch | |
913 | match | |
914 | suffix | |
915 | especially | |
916 | fig | |
917 | afraid | |
918 | huge | |
919 | sister | |
920 | steel | |
921 | discuss | |
922 | forward | |
923 | similar | |
924 | guide | |
925 | experience | |
926 | score | |
927 | apple | |
928 | bought | |
929 | led | |
930 | pitch | |
931 | coat | |
932 | mass | |
933 | card | |
934 | band | |
935 | rope | |
936 | slip | |
937 | win | |
938 | dream | |
939 | evening | |
940 | condition | |
941 | feed | |
942 | tool | |
943 | total | |
944 | basic | |
945 | smell | |
946 | valley | |
947 | nor | |
948 | double | |
949 | seat | |
950 | continue | |
951 | block | |
952 | chart | |
953 | hat | |
954 | sell | |
955 | success | |
956 | company | |
957 | subtract | |
958 | event | |
959 | particular | |
960 | deal | |
961 | swim | |
962 | term | |
963 | opposite | |
964 | wife | |
965 | shoe | |
966 | shoulder | |
967 | spread | |
968 | arrange | |
969 | camp | |
970 | invent | |
971 | cotton | |
972 | born | |
973 | determine | |
974 | quart | |
975 | nine | |
976 | truck | |
977 | noise | |
978 | level | |
979 | chance | |
980 | gather | |
981 | shop | |
982 | stretch | |
983 | throw | |
984 | shine | |
985 | property | |
986 | column | |
987 | molecule | |
988 | select | |
989 | wrong | |
990 | gray | |
991 | repeat | |
992 | require | |
993 | broad | |
994 | prepare | |
995 | salt | |
996 | nose | |
997 | plural | |
998 | anger | |
999 | claim | |
1000 | continent |
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