the 100 most Used words in English
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The 100 Most Commonly Used Words in English
words listed here, according to the 100-million-word British National Corpus, are the 100 most commonly used words in English. Where needed, the part of speech is identified to distinguish different grammatical uses of the same word.
1.the
2.be
3.of
4.and
5.a
6.in (preposition: "in the old days")
7.to (infinitive marker: "to sing")
8.have
9.it
10.to (preposition: "to the country")
1.for (preposition: "for you")
2.I
3.that (relative pronoun: "the book that I read")
4.you
5.he
6.on (preposition: "on the beach")
7.with (preposition: "with pleasure")
8.do (verb: "I do")
9.at (preposition: "at school")
10.by (preposition: "by midnight")
1.not
2.this (determiner: "this page")
3.but
4.from (preposition: "from home")
5.they
6.his (determiner: "his job")
7.that (determiner: "that song")
8.she
9.or
10.which (determiner: "which book")
1.as (conjunction: "as we agreed")
2.we
3.an
4.say (verb: "say a prayer")
5.will (auxiliary verb: "I will try")
6.would
7.can (auxiliary verb: "I can go")
8.if
9.their
10.go (verb: "go now")
11.what (determiner: "what time")
1.there
2.all (determiner: "all people")
3.get (verb: "get busy")
4.her
5.make (verb: "make money")
6.who
7.as (preposition: "as a child")
8.out (adverb: "go out")
9.up (adverb: "go up")
1.see (verb: "see the sky")
2.know (verb: "know a place")
3.time (time: "a time to laugh")
4.take (verb: "take a break")
5.them
6.some (determiner: "some money")
7.could
8.so (adverb: "I said so")
9.him
10.year
1.into (preposition: "into the room")
2.its
3.then
4.think (verb: "think hard")
5.my
6.come (verb: "come early")
7.than
8.more (adverb: "more quickly")
9.about (preposition: "about you")
10.now
1.last (adjective: "last call")
2.your
3.me
4.no (determiner: "no time")
5.other (adjective: "other people")
6.give
7.just (adverb: "just try")
8.should
9.these (determiner: "these days")
10.people
1.also
2.well (adverb: "well written")
3.any (determiner: "any day")
4.only
5.new (adjective: "new friend")
6.very
7.when (conjunction: "when you go")
8.may (auxiliary verb: "you may go")
9.way
10.look (verb: "look here")
1.like (preposition: "like a boat")
2.use (verb: "use your head")
3.her (pronoun: "give her")
4.such (determiner: "such problems")
5.how (adverb: "see how")
6.because
7.when (adverb: "know when")
8.as (adverb: "as good")
9.good (adjective: "good time")
10.find (verb: "find time")