Most common words 5000 từ

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5000 most common words in American English
Rank

Word

Frequency

1

the

22038615

2

be

12545825

3

and

10741073

4

of

10343885

5

a

10144200

6

in

6996437

7

to

6332195

8

have

4303955

9

to

3856916

10

it

3872477

11

I

3978265

12

that

3430996

13

for

3281454

14

You

3081151

15

He

2909254

16

with

2683014

17

on

2485306

18

do

2573587

19

say

1915138

20

this

1885366

21

they

1865580

22

at

1767638

23

but

1776767

24

we

1820935

25

his

1801708

26

from

1635914

27

that

1712406

28

not

1638830


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29

n't

29

n't

1619007

30

by

1490548

31

she

1484869

32

or

1379320

33

as

1296879

34

what

1181023

35

go

1151045

36

their

1083029

37

can

1022775

38

who

1018283

39

get

992596

40

if

933542

41

would

925515

42

her

969591

43

all

892102

44

my

919821

45

make

857168

46

about

874406

47

know

892535

48

will

824568

49

as

829018

50

up

795534

51

one

768232

52

time

764657

53

there

784528

54

year

769254

55

so

756550

56

think

772787

57

when

678626

58

which

685982

59

them

677870

60

some

674193

61

me

709623

62

people

691468

63

take

670745


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64

out

678603

65

into

668172

66

just

677711

67

see

663645

68

him

677707

69

your

659622

70

come

628254

71

could

617932

72

now

605997

73

than

579757

74

like

568850

75

other

547799

76

how

538893

77

then

543977

78

its

539719

79

our

525107

80

two

511027

81

more

517536

82

these

513864

83

want

514972

84

way

470401

85

look

491707

86

first

463566

87

also

464606

88

new

435993

89

because

438539

90

day

432773

91

more

420170

92

use

420781

93

no

402222

94

man

409760

95

find

395203

96

here

412315

97

thing

400724

98

give

384503

99

many

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100

well

411776

101

only

379574

102

those

378007

103

tell

388155

104

one

369553

105

very

391821

106

her

397950

107

even

361067

108

back

367844

109

any

348100

110

good

353973

111

woman

341422

112

through

340921

113

us

351088

114

life

333085

115

child

333849

116

there

333433

117

work

318210

118

down

329409

119

may

324569

120

after

311902

121

should

310265

122

call

308050

123

world

303506

124

over

300349

125

school

304183

126

still

296953

127

try

294023

128

in

285035

129

as

281483

130

last

289843

131

ask

284632

132

need

276744

133

too

280396

134

feel

275214

135

three

266744


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136

when

268219

137

state

272193

138

never

262584

139

become

259102

140

between

264158

141

high

255936

142

really

263414

143

something

254910

144

most

246360

145

another

240646

146

much

244507

147

family

243267

148

own

240452

149

out

242443

150

leave

240482

151

put

237480

152

old

236577

153

while

234555

154

mean

242198

155

on

236980

156

keep

231760

157

student

255047

158

why

235442

159

let

240300

160

great

225005

161

same

222836

162

big

227169

163

group

229435

164

begin

218617

165

seem

219627

166

country

223138

167

help

216082

168

talk

229429

169

where

213744

170

turn

221392

171

problem

217728

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172

every

212739

173

start

213952

174

hand

225247

175

might

209059

176

American

214968

177

show

208037

178

part

207861

179

about

208550

180

against

204379

181

place

202427

182

over

208260

183

such

207065

184

again

206895

185

few

197266

186

case

200773

187

most

197086

188

week

199268

189

company

203345

190

where

194427

191

system

200175

192

each

196522

193

right

205250

194

program

195985

195

hear

196070

196

so

191893

197

question

192070

198

during

190729

199

work

187533

200

play

188328

201

government

191314

202

run

187325

203

small

185463

204

number

186005

205

off

183854

206

always

179474

207

move

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208

like

182341

209

night

184511

210

live

176144

211

Mr

188555

212

point

177481

213

believe

178397

214

hold

177368

215

today

183724

216

bring

174366

217

happen

182714

218

next

176306

219

without

172448

220

before

172769

221

large

175611

222

all

177317

223

million

176895

224

must

171043

225

home

170527

226

under

164766

227

water

167666

228

room

172472

229

write

161824

230

mother

169407

231

area

165812

232

national

166359

233

money

164794

234

story

163582

235

young

160011

236

fact

164401

237

month

162685

238

different

162411

239

lot

169570

240

right

163259

241

study

174069

242

book

154013

243

eye

169150


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244

job

154743

245

word

152891

246

though

152182

247

business

154468

248

issue

156417

249

side

152559

250

kind

155032

251

four

150646

252

head

160131

253

far

148621

254

black

150718

255

long

149050

256

both

146338

257

little

149658

258

house

149251

259

yes

157364

260

after

142289

261

since

141264

262

long

142007

263

provide

150879

264

service

146122

265

around

143766

266

friend

142697

267

important

144194

268

father

145051

269

sit

147185

270

away

144713

271

until

140819

272

power

141357

273

hour

138955

274

game

146311

275

often

140731

276

yet

135484

277

line

135986

278

political

144437

279

end

134104


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among

138192

281

ever

135774

282

stand

140937

283

bad

134910

284

lose

134102

285

however

142282

286

member

134731

287

pay

133133

288

law

133706

289

meet

128737

290

car

133571

291

city

132684

292

almost

127907

293

include

133563

294

continue

126029

295

set

127369

296

later

126495

297

community

133057

298

much

126029

299

name

127139

300

five

125571

301

once

126203

302

white

126760

303

least

123961

304

president

134203

305

learn

124346

306

real

124187

307

change

123183

308

team

131489

309

minute

126660

310

best

124850

311

several

124039

312

idea

122140

313

kid

126428

314

body

125165

315

information

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nothing

126717

317

ago

125252

318

right

126278

319

lead

122691

320

social

132899

321

understand

121354

322

whether

121921

323

back

125006

324

watch

124976

325

together

119186

326

follow

119425

327

around

122789

328

parent

119610

329

only

117700

330

stop

121481

331

face

127291

332

anything

120292

333

create

119419

334

public

119825

335

already

115220

336

speak

117358

337

others

115771

338

read

114094

339

level

121704

340

allow

114892

341

add

117842

342

office

114791

343

spend

114569

344

door

124993

345

health

117762

346

person

113650

347

art

117851

348

sure

116186

349

such

119125

350

war

117804

351

history

114904


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352

party

112962

353

within

114599

354

grow

110020

355

result

116277

356

open

111857

357

change

112426

358

morning

114002

359

walk

113787

360

reason

106863

361

low

108990

362

win

111478

363

research

114802

364

girl

110409

365

guy

110409

366

early

108171

367

food

107728

368

before

107448

369

moment

109720

370

himself

109288

371

air

105932

372

teacher

116100

373

force

108005

374

offer

106473

375

enough

105880

376

both

106361

377

education

113731

378

across

105559

379

although

107925

380

remember

106879

381

foot

107285

382

second

103621

383

boy

107447

384

maybe

108421

385

toward

105984

386

able

103171

387

age

103402


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388

off

104122

389

policy

107601

390

everything

103591

391

love

103681

392

process

107341

393

music

102657

394

including

103650

395

consider

101987

396

appear

100671

397

actually

105155

398

buy

101105

399

probably

99754

400

human

101224

401

wait

102463

402

serve

99660

403

market

100435

404

die

98376

405

send

96613

406

expect

95566

407

home

97937

408

sense

95896

409

build

96651

410

stay

96933

411

fall

96908

412

oh

103613

413

nation

97212

414

plan

95824

415

cut

96012

416

college

97038

417

interest

96620

418

death

93222

419

course

96224

420

someone

95608

421

experience

98106

422

behind

95047

423

reach

92375


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424

local

92970

425

kill

92660

426

six

90571

427

remain

91319

428

effect

95216

429

use

96564

430

yeah

103389

431

suggest

92643

432

class

91323

433

control

90301

434

raise

87036

435

care

88862

436

perhaps

87060

437

little

88697

438

late

86421

439

hard

86817

440

field

87243

441

else

87876

442

pass

86184

443

former

88930

444

sell

87865

445

major

87487

446

sometimes

84845

447

require

89280

448

along

84926

449

development

91995

450

themselves

85256

451

report

88138

452

role

88666

453

better

83895

454

economic

90392

455

effort

86473

456

up

85759

457

decide

84035

458

rate

87224

459

strong

83677


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460

possible

85084

461

heart

84536

462

drug

86231

463

show

86828

464

leader

85438

465

light

87427

466

voice

89379

467

wife

83601

468

whole

83756

469

police

85880

470

mind

82808

471

finally

81951

472

pull

87243

473

return

81812

474

free

82090

475

military

85152

476

price

84443

477

report

83174

478

less

82930

479

according

83773

480

decision

82429

481

explain

80797

482

son

80895

483

hope

81385

484

even

79087

485

develop

84835

486

view

81338

487

relationship

84549

488

carry

79513

489

town

79821

490

road

80987

491

drive

80476

492

arm

84865

493

true

79299

494

federal

81826

495

break

79310


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496

better

78334

497

difference

82911

498

thank

88574

499

receive

80250

500

value

82942

501

international

81610

502

building

78487

503

action

80009

504

full

77547

505

model

82973

506

join

80609

507

season

83743

508

society

81192

509

because

77116

510

tax

80713

511

director

79813

512

early

75605

513

position

77124

514

player

81358

515

agree

76753

516

especially

76304

517

record

77509

518

pick

77197

519

wear

77921

520

paper

75383

521

special

75298

522

space

75395

523

ground

74713

524

form

78493

525

support

76544

526

event

75559

527

official

79026

528

whose

74914

529

matter

73842

530

everyone

74534

531

center

74559

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532

couple

74871

533

site

75932

534

end

73099

535

project

75446

536

hit

73999

537

base

75887

538

activity

77980

539

star

73695

540

table

75228

541

need

74877

542

court

74112

543

produce

74169

544

eat

73505

545

American

73063

546

teach

72668

547

oil

74386

548

half

70930

549

situation

72603

550

easy

71602

551

cost

73512

552

industry

73055

553

figure

74858

554

face

69493

555

street

71645

556

image

72216

557

itself

71093

558

phone

71599

559

either

69497

560

data

76594

561

cover

69387

562

quite

69966

563

picture

69229

564

clear

68662

565

practice

73745

566

piece

68901

567

land

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568

recent

70685

569

describe

71377

570

product

70883

571

doctor

69446

572

wall

71390

573

patient

72217

574

worker

69962

575

news

70051

576

test

69870

577

movie

69387

578

certain

67228

579

north

68046

580

love

67495

581

personal

67917

582

open

67218

583

support

69431

584

simply

66712

585

third

67037

586

technology

69565

587

catch

68214

588

step

66232

589

baby

67881

590

computer

67399

591

type

68481

592

attention

65271

593

draw

65198

594

film

66724

595

Republican

71611

596

tree

66630

597

source

66862

598

red

66217

599

nearly

64860

600

organization

67278

601

choose

64348

602

cause

64531

603

hair

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604

look

66194

605

point

62980

606

century

65667

607

evidence

65360

608

window

68303

609

difficult

63947

610

listen

64984

611

soon

63168

612

culture

67128

613

billion

65243

614

chance

62682

615

brother

63406

616

energy

64139

617

period

64534

618

course

64012

619

summer

62503

620

less

62154

621

realize

61732

622

hundred

61266

623

available

63187

624

plant

63476

625

likely

63002

626

opportunity

62422

627

term

62962

628

short

60451

629

letter

60369

630

condition

63489

631

choice

60487

632

place

60927

633

single

60072

634

rule

61062

635

daughter

60424

636

administration

62071

637

south

60630

638

husband

60126

639

Congress

62841


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640

floor

62458

641

campaign

64172

642

material

62440

643

population

62999

644

well

61219

645

call

59543

646

economy

60990

647

medical

59424

648

hospital

58669

649

church

59466

650

close

60884

651

thousand

58307

652

risk

60432

653

current

61252

654

fire

59386

655

future

58020

656

wrong

58988

657

involve

59542

658

defense

59701

659

anyone

58274

660

increase

60442

661

security

58914

662

bank

58992

663

myself

59716

664

certainly

59739

665

west

58169

666

sport

59006

667

board

58436

668

seek

58495

669

per

59432

670

subject

61397

671

officer

57617

672

private

57248

673

rest

56714

674

behavior

62625

675

deal

57462


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676

performance

59909

677

fight

56886

678

throw

57784

679

top

57743

680

quickly

56454

681

past

56588

682

goal

58728

683

second

56022

684

bed

60304

685

order

56483

686

author

58300

687

fill

56915

688

represent

58744

689

focus

57177

690

foreign

57540

691

drop

56448

692

plan

55829

693

blood

56351

694

upon

57033

695

agency

56954

696

push

56103

697

nature

57929

698

color

56978

699

no

54602

700

recently

55992

701

store

56147

702

reduce

57029

703

sound

56828

704

note

57025

705

fine

55174

706

before

55608

707

near

54869

708

movement

56201

709

page

55937

710

enter

54479

711

share

54010


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712

than

55719

713

common

55940

714

poor

53820

715

other

54372

716

natural

55526

717

race

54838

718

concern

55203

719

series

54549

720

significant

58947

721

similar

55901

722

hot

54601

723

language

55799

724

each

53663

725

usually

53477

726

response

56342

727

dead

55111

728

rise

53542

729

animal

53127

730

factor

57612

731

decade

53727

732

article

54871

733

shoot

53038

734

east

53010

735

save

52067

736

seven

52011

737

artist

54353

738

away

52005

739

scene

51248

740

stock

54305

741

career

52101

742

despite

51526

743

central

52501

744

eight

50871

745

thus

57039

746

treatment

53390

747

beyond

50742


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happy

51669

749

exactly

52685

750

protect

50649

751

approach

53980

752

lie

51657

753

size

51868

754

dog

52347

755

fund

53859

756

serious

50285

757

occur

52768

758

media

51798

759

ready

50833

760

sign

50045

761

thought

51509

762

list

50678

763

individual

54738

764

simple

50583

765

quality

52224

766

pressure

50773

767

accept

49952

768

answer

49969

769

hard

50793

770

resource

53398

771

identify

53484

772

left

50479

773

meeting

49916

774

determine

52130

775

prepare

49208

776

disease

51211

777

whatever

50200

778

success

50541

779

argue

51013

780

cup

53633

781

particularly

50329

782

amount

49944

783

ability

51476


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staff

50177

785

recognize

50042

786

indicate

53215

787

character

49530

788

growth

50904

789

loss

49759

790

degree

50612

791

wonder

50875

792

attack

50898

793

herself

52915

794

region

50914

795

television

49673

796

box

49667

797

TV

49438

798

training

49997

799

pretty

50385

800

trade

49696

801

deal

48975

802

election

51322

803

everybody

51147

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physical

51451

805

lay

49358

806

general

49657

807

feeling

47349

808

standard

49876

809

bill

49011

810

message

47533

811

fail

47503

812

outside

46628

813

arrive

47435

814

analysis

53840

815

benefit

48594

816

name

47375

817

sex

47827

818

forward

47877

819

lawyer

47853


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820

present

49659

821

section

49764

822

environmental

51192

823

glass

49686

824

answer

47661

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skill

50431

826

sister

48183

827

PM

54765

828

professor

46575

829

operation

47276

830

financial

47803

831

crime

48010

832

stage

46346

833

ok

54697

834

compare

48094

835

authority

47309

836

miss

46525

837

design

48605

838

sort

47086

839

one

45596

840

act

45648

841

ten

46827

842

knowledge

50335

843

gun

47305

844

station

46299

845

blue

47622

846

state

47977

847

strategy

49126

848

little

45469

849

clearly

45912

850

discuss

46852

851

indeed

46184

852

force

44931

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truth

45155

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song

45352

855

example

47134


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democratic

47299

857

check

45760

858

environment

47807

859

leg

47477

860

dark

47565

861

public

45684

862

various

46777

863

rather

44934

864

laugh

48567

865

guess

48046

866

executive

47338

867

set

45121

868

study

44897

869

prove

44304

870

hang

46632

871

entire

43997

872

rock

45225

873

design

45946

874

enough

44378

875

forget

45571

876

since

45591

877

claim

44259

878

note

44720

879

remove

44683

880

manager

46187

881

help

43721

882

close

43568

883

sound

45311

884

enjoy

44020

885

network

45122

886

legal

44820

887

religious

46425

888

cold

44649

889

form

44646

890

final

43589

891

main

43707