THE 100 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH
100 HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS - From 9 different sources.
Some of these lists are more authoritative because their database has
more words in them to count common words. These databases are called
'corpus' or body of words.
1 the the the the the the the the the
2 and of that be of of of be be
3 a and not to and to and of and
4 to a look of to and to and a
5 said to put and in a a a of
6 in in and a a in in to to
7 he is with in that is that in in
8 I you then that is it it he i
9 of that don't have it you is have you
10 it it could I he that was it it
11 was he a it with he I that have
12 you was all for I was for for an
13 they for were not was for on they that
14 on on come on his on you I for
15 she are house with as are he with do
16 is as to he for with be as he
17 for with we as be as with not with
18 at his go you by I as on on
19 his they will do not his by she this
20 but I old at which they at at are
21 that at said this you be have by we
22 with be can but on at are this down
23 all this little his but one this we not
24 we have into by at have not do but
25 can from too from or this but you they
26 are or in they have from had but say
27 up one are we this or his from at
28 had had as say from had they or what
29 my by back her they by from which his
30 her word by she are hot she one from
31 what but he or had but which would go
32 there not up an him some or all or
33 out what no will all what we will by
34 this all from my her there an there get
35 have were day one them we there say she
36 went we I all my can her who my
37 be when had would said out were make can
38 like your mum there were other one when as
39 some can children their their were do can know
40 so said made what so all been more if
41 not there of so one your all if me
42 then use my up we when their no your
43 were an one out an up has man all
44 go each him if will use would out who
45 little which time about when word will other about
46 as she it who she how what so their
47 no do her get if said if what will
48 mum how them which me an can time so
49 one their Mr go there each when up would
50 them if I'm me no she so go make
51 do will was when shall which no about just
52 me up what make who do said than up
53 down other do can been their who into think
54 dad about get like into time more could time
55 big out if time would if about state there
56 when many you no out will up only see
57 it's then there just more way them new her
58 see them me him may about some year was
59 looked these just know has many could some out
60 very so help take up then him take one
61 look some they people what them into come come
62 don't her out into then would its these people
63 come would down year any write then know take
64 will make now your very like two see year
65 into like Mrs good other so out use him
66 back him on some your these time get them
67 from into this could man her like like some
68 children time dad them Mr long only then want
69 him has came see its make my first how
70 Mr look called other upon thing did any when
71 get two she than some see other work which
72 just more have then do him me now now
73 now write big now these two your may like
74 came go oh look than has now such other
75 oh see here only time look over give could
76 about number is come now more just over our
77 got no went its such day may think into
78 their way when over god could these most here
79 people could about think about go new even then
80 your people off also made come also find than
81 put my for back two did people day look
82 could than be after our my any also way
83 house first it's use great sound know after more
84 old water got two before no very way these
85 too been asked how only most see many no
86 by call at our should number first must thing
87 day who like work could who well look well
88 made oil see first lord over after before because
89 time now their well after know should great also
90 I'm find saw way little water than back two
91 if long his even being than where through use
92 help down some new like call back long tell
93 Mrs day looked want can first how where good
94 called did people because first people get much first
95 here get make any must may most should man
96 off come but these us down way well day
97 asked made so give much side down people find
98 saw may very day see been our down give
99 make part your most also now made own had
100 an over an us those find got just new
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All 9 lists total 900 words but have only 172 unique words collectively as listed below.
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about her come me back any give because god
all him day said how been got before hot
and his down two know find here big lord
as into first was made has its call oil
at my get way may most little called own
be not go were over new long came part
but people had use only man children shall
by their is our many dad side
can them look very Mr don't sound
could your make well say each state
do more should even tell
for or take good those
from other think great through
have than year help upon
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I which I'm
if who it's
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she saw
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that too
the us
then want
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they went
this where
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to work
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An interesting observation:
Notice the word 'mum' is on the list of words above occurring 2 times.
Of course 'mum' is the word people in England call their mother, whereas
'mom' is the same word in the US. Why isn't 'mom' on any of the 9 lists?
The US has 331 million people. The UK has 68 million, Canada has 38 million
and Australia has 26 million people totaling 132 million. So the US has
2.5 times the population of three countries that use 'mum'. 'mom' should
have 2.5 times the useage of 'mum' - right? But it doesn't, at least not
on the 9 lists at the top.
Well, more of the databases making up the 9 lists must have been generated
in England using English sources making up their corpora.
Look at this table of 9 Google search word results in terms of
'hits' or counts:
Google
Search Counts in
# word millions
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1 ma 6890
2 mother 3460 8 of these 9 words aren't
3 mom 3000 are on any of the 9 lists
4 mama 1450 above. The exception is 'mum'.
5 mum 700
6 mommy 661 Why is 'mum', with only 700 million
7 mummy 306 occurrences on 2 of the 9 lists,
8 momma 237 while 'mom' with 3000 million hits
9 mammy 31 isn't on any of the 9 lists?
Why aren't ma, mother and mama not on any of the 9 lists either? There
are 4 words that have way more occurrences than mum that aren't on the
9 lists. Why is this?
Let's face it, google's database is perhaps the largest database ever
created. Containing nearly a trillion web pages. Its counts of words
will surpass any lesser database of 'only' 5 billion words!
Here's the point. If someone is really serious about getting THE REAL
list of the 100 most common English words, they should get it from
google searches. And not from some lesser corpora.
I have already started such a list and it is pretty far along.
This is my new page of 1,500 words!
Most common words in English (1)
Most common words in English (2)
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Most common vocabulary word lists in English
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Many lists of common words - Wiki
JCShook 6/18/2022