2265 most frequent words in spoken english

62 Pages·2014·2.06 MB·English

by  Tom Rohrbach

2,265 MOST FREQUENT WORDS IN SPOKEN ENGLISH
in order of usage, and with parts of speech

the 9243 (definite article, adverb)

and 5196 (conjunction)

to 4951 (preposition, adverb)

(indefinite article, noun,
a 4506
preposition)
in 2822 (preposition, adverb)

is 2699 (verb)

you 2041 (pronoun, noun)

are 1843 (verb)

for 1752 (preposition, conjunction)

(pronoun, adjective,
that 1743
adverb, conjunction)
or 1487 (conjunction)

it 1386 (pronoun, noun)

(adverb, conjunction,
as 1363
pronoun, preposition)
be 1145 (verb, auxiliary verb)

(preposition, adverb,
on 1087
adjective)
your 1067 (pronoun)

with 1062 (preposition)

can 895 (auxiliary verb, noun)

have 891 (verb, auxiliary verb)

(pronoun, adjective,
this 864
adverb)
an 754 (indefinite article)

by 706 (preposition, adverb)

not 658 (adverb)

(conjunction, preposition,
but 626
adverb, noun)
at 624 (preposition)

from 622 (preposition)

I 621 (pronoun)

they 617 (pronoun)

more 597 (adjective, adverb)

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will 577 (auxiliary verb, noun)

if 546 (conjunction, noun)

(adjective, pronoun,
some 501
adverb)
(adverb, pronoun, noun,
there 470
adjective)
(pronoun, adjective,
what 461
adverb, interjection)
(preposition, adverb,
about 451
adjective)
which 449 (pronoun, adjective)

when 442 (adverb, conjunction)

one 441 (adjective, noun, pronoun)

their 439 (pronoun)

(adjective, pronoun, noun,
all 438
adverb)
also 419 (adverb)

how 412 (adverb, conjunction)

many 397 (adjective, noun, pronoun)

do 389 (auxiliary verb)

has 384 (verb)

most 378 (adjective, noun, adverb)

people 372 (noun)

(adjective, noun, pronoun,
other 369
adverb)
time 369 (noun, adjective, verb)

(adverb, conjunction,
so 352
pronoun, adjective)
was 352 (past, verb)

we 352 (pronoun)

these 344 (pronoun, adjective)

may 336 (auxiliary verb)

(preposition, verb,
like 324
conjunction, adverb)
use 319 (verb, noun)

into 301 (preposition)

than 301 (conjunction)

(adverb, preposition,
up 296
adjective, noun)
out 294 (adverb, preposition,

2
adjective, interjection)
who 281 (pronoun)

them 269 (pronoun)

make 262 (verb, noun)

because 248 (conjunction)

such 236 (adjective, adverb)

(preposition, adverb,
through 235
adjective)
get 233 (verb)

work 224 (noun, adjective, verb)

even 223 (adjective, verb, adverb)

different 215 (adjective)

its 215 (pronoun)

no 213 (adverb, adjective, noun)

our 213 (pronoun)

new 210 (adjective, adverb)

film 209 (noun, verb)

just 208 (adjective, adverb)

(adverb, adjective,
only 208
conjunction)
see 204 (verb)

used 204 (adjective)

(adjective, noun, adverb,
good 201
interjection)
water 201 (noun, verb, adjective)

been 200 (past, verb)

need 193 (verb)

should 191 (auxiliary verb)

very 191 (adverb)

any 190 (adjective, adverb)

history 187 (noun)

often 187 (adverb)

way 185 (noun)

(adverb, verb, noun,
well 184
interjection)
art 183 (noun)

know 181 (verb)

were 180 (past, verb)

then 179 (adverb, adjective)

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my 177 (pronoun)

first 176 (adverb, adjective)

would 176 (verb)

money 174 (noun, adjective)

each 173 (adjective, adverb)

(preposition, adjective,
over 170
noun)
world 169 (noun)

information 168 (noun)

map 167 (noun)

find 166 (verb)

where 166 (adverb, pronoun, noun)

much 165 (adjective, adverb)

take 164 (verb)

two 164 (noun)

want 163 (verb)

important 160 (adjective)

family 159 (noun)

those 156 (pronoun)

example 147 (noun, verb)

(noun, conjunction,
while 147
preposition, verb)
he 144 (pronoun)

look 144 (verb, noun, interjection)

government 143 (noun)

(preposition, adverb,
before 141
conjunction)
help 141 (verb, noun, interjection)

between 137 (preposition, adverb)

(verb, noun, adjective,
go 131
interjection)
own 130 (adjective, verb)

however 128 (adverb)

business 127 (noun, adjective)

us 127 (pronoun)

(adjective, noun, adverb,
great 126
interjection)
his 125 (pronoun, adjective)

being 124 (verb, noun)

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another 123 (adjective, pronoun)

health 122 (noun)

(adjective, pronoun,
same 120
adverb)
study 118 (noun, verb)

(adverb, conjunction,
why 118
noun, interjection)
few 117 (adjective, noun, pronoun)

game 117 (noun, adjective, verb)

might 116 (auxiliary verb, noun)

think 116 (verb, adjective, noun)

free 115 (adjective, adverb, verb)

too 114 (adverb)

had 113 (auxiliary verb)

hi 113 (interjection)

(adjective, adverb, noun,
right 113
verb)
(adjective, noun, adverb,
still 112
verb)
system 111 (noun)

(preposition, adjective,
after 110
adverb)
computer 109 (noun)

(adjective, adverb, noun,
best 108
verb)
(auxiliary verb, verb,
must 108
adjective, noun)
her 107 (pronoun)

life 107 (noun, adjective)

(preposition, adverb,
since 107
conjunction)
could 105 (auxiliary verb)

does 104 (verb)

(adverb, conjunction,
now 104
adjective)
during 103 (preposition)

learn 102 (verb)

around 101 (adverb, preposition)

usually 101 (adverb)

form 99 (noun, verb)

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meat 99 (noun)

air 98 (noun, verb)

day 98 (noun, adjective)

place 98 (noun, verb)

become 97 (verb)

number 97 (noun, verb)

public 97 (adjective, noun)

read 97 (verb, noun)

keep 96 (verb, noun)

part 96 (noun, verb, adverb)

start 96 (verb, noun)

year 96 (noun)

every 95 (adjective)

field 95 (noun, verb, adjective)

large 95 (adjective)

once 95 (adverb, conjunction)

available 94 (adjective)

(adverb, preposition,
down 94
adjective, verb)
give 93 (verb, noun)

fish 92 (noun, verb)

human 92 (adjective, noun)

both 91 (adjective, adverb)

local 90 (adjective, noun)

sure 90 (adjective, adverb)

something 89 (pronoun)

(preposition, adverb,
without 89
conjunction)
come 88 (verb)

me 88 (pronoun)

(noun, adverb, verb,
back 86
adjective)
(adjective, adverb, noun,
better 86
verb)
general 85 (adjective, noun)

process 85 (noun, verb)

she 85 (pronoun, noun)

heat 84 (noun, verb)

thanks 84 (noun)

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specific 83 (adjective, noun)

(adjective, adverb,
enough 82
interjection)
(adjective, noun, adverb,
long 82
verb)
(pronoun, adverb, noun,
lot 82
verb)
hand 81 (noun, verb)

popular 81 (adjective)

small 81 (adjective, adverb)

though 81 (conjunction, adverb)

experience 80 (noun, verb)

include 80 (verb)

job 80 (noun, verb)

music 80 (noun)

person 80 (noun)

really 79 (adverb)

although 78 (conjunction)

thank 78 (verb)

book 77 (noun, verb)

early 77 (adverb)

reading 77 (noun)

end 76 (noun, verb)

method 76 (noun)

never 76 (adverb)

(adjective, adverb,
less 75
preposition)
play 75 (verb, noun)

able 74 (adjective)

data 74 (noun)

feel 74 (verb, noun)

high 74 (adjective, noun, adverb)

(adverb, preposition,
off 74
adjective, noun)
point 74 (noun, verb)

type 74 (noun, verb)

whether 74 (conjunction)

food 73 (noun)

understanding 73 (noun)

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here 72 (adverb, interjection)

(noun, adjective, adverb,
home 72
verb)
certain 71 (adjective, pronoun)

economy 71 (noun, adjective)

little 71 (adjective, adverb)

theory 71 (noun)

tonight 71 (adverb, noun)

law 70 (noun)

put 70 (verb, noun)

(preposition, adverb,
under 70
adjective)
value 70 (noun, verb)

always 69 (adverb)

body 69 (noun, verb)

common 69 (adjective, noun)

market 69 (noun, verb)

set 69 (verb, noun, adjective)

bird 68 (noun)

guide 68 (noun, verb)

provide 68 (verb)

change 67 (verb, noun)

interest 67 (noun, verb)

literature 67 (noun)

sometimes 67 (adverb)

problem 66 (noun)

say 66 (verb, interjection, noun)

next 64 (adjective, adverb, noun)

create 63 (verb)

simple 63 (adjective, noun)

software 63 (noun)

state 63 (noun, verb)

together 63 (adverb)

control 62 (noun)

knowledge 62 (noun)

power 62 (noun)

radio 62 (noun, verb)

ability 61 (noun)

basic 61 (adjective)

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course 61 (noun, verb)

economics 61 (noun)

hard 61 (adjective, adverb)

add 60 (verb)

company 60 (noun, verb)

known 60 (adjective)

love 60 (noun)

(adjective, noun,
past 60
preposition, adverb)
price 60 (noun, verb)

size 60 (noun, verb, adjective)

away 59 (adverb, adjective)

big 59 (adjective, noun)

internet 59 (noun)

possible 59 (adjective, noun)

television 59 (noun)

three 59 (number)

understand 59 (verb)

various 59 (adjective)

yourself 59 (pronoun)

card 58 (noun, verb)

difficult 58 (adjective)

including 58 (preposition)

list 58 (noun, verb)

mind 58 (noun, verb)

particular 58 (adjective, noun)

real 58 (adjective, adverb, noun)

science 58 (noun)

trade 58 (noun, verb)

consider 57 (verb)

either 57 (conjunction, adjective)

library 57 (noun)

likely 57 (adverb)

nature 57 (noun)

fact 56 (noun)

line 56 (noun, verb)

product 56 (noun)

care 55 (noun, verb)

group 55 (noun, verb)

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idea 55 (noun)

risk 55 (noun, verb)

several 55 (adjective)

someone 55 (pronoun)

temperature 55 (noun)

united 55 (adjective)

word 55 (noun, verb, interjection)

fat 54 (noun, adjective, verb)

force 54 (noun, verb)

key 54 (noun, adjective, verb)

light 54 (noun, verb, adjective)

simply 54 (adverb)

today 54 (adverb, noun)

training 54 (noun, adjective)

until 54 (preposition)

major 53 (adjective, noun, verb)

name 53 (noun, verb, adjective)

personal 53 (adjective, noun)

school 53 (noun, verb)

top 53 (noun, adjective, verb)

current 52 (adjective, noun)

generally 52 (adverb)

historical 52 (adjective)

investment 52 (noun)

left 52 (adjective, adverb)

national 52 (adjective, noun)

amount 51 (noun, verb)

level 51 (noun, adjective, verb)

order 51 (noun, verb)

practice 51 (noun, verb)

research 51 (noun, verb)

sense 51 (noun, verb)

service 51 (noun, verb)

area 50 (noun)

cut 50 (verb, noun)

hot 50 (adjective)

instead 50 (adverb)

least 50 (adjective, adverb)

natural 50 (adjective, noun, adverb)

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