This is a list of the most common words according to the dictionary. This list may contain words that are so common, that are not even defined by the dictionary, such as the, a, of, etc… This list is different than the Most Used Words in English, where all the words are defined. Each line has the word as well as the number of its occurrences in the dictionary.

1- the (used 80133 times)

2- a (used 78344 times)

3- of (used 73489 times)

4- or (used 38895 times)

5- in (used 33439 times)

6- and (used 30056 times)

7- to (used 29503 times)

8- an (used 14767 times)

9- with (used 13709 times)

10- that (used 13348 times)

11- by (used 12146 times)

12- for (used 11522 times)

13- is (used 9275 times)

14- as (used 8546 times)

15- on (used 7788 times)

16- from (used 7126 times)

17- who (used 5872 times)

18- having (used 5679 times)

19- used (used 5153 times)

20- he (used 4733 times)

21- was (used 4212 times)

22- his (used 3976 times)

23- at (used 3869 times)

24- not (used 3857 times)

25- one (used 3839 times)

26- be (used 3593 times)

27- small (used 3224 times)

28- are (used 3111 times)

29- any (used 3107 times)

30- into (used 2890 times)

31- which (used 2870 times)

32- states (used 2852 times)

33- united (used 2850 times)

34- it (used 2839 times)

35- especially (used 2728 times)

36- relating (used 2608 times)

37- something (used 2369 times)

38- usually (used 2304 times)

39- being (used 2298 times)

40- large (used 2249 times)

41- person (used 2203 times)

42- she (used 2119 times)

43- flowers (used 2106 times)

44- manner (used 1986 times)

45- her (used 1938 times)

46- made (used 1844 times)

47- someone (used 1840 times)

48- its (used 1839 times)

49- two (used 1820 times)

50- some (used 1792 times)

51- act (used 1791 times)

52- can (used 1784 times)

53- people (used 1738 times)

54- north (used 1697 times)

55- has (used 1647 times)

56- make (used 1610 times)

57- between (used 1581 times)

58- they (used 1571 times)

59- white (used 1560 times)

60- time (used 1513 times)

61- out (used 1508 times)

62- when (used 1491 times)

63- body (used 1462 times)

64- american (used 1452 times)

65- up (used 1445 times)

66- water (used 1425 times)

67- state (used 1424 times)

68- new (used 1420 times)

69- but (used 1406 times)

70- part (used 1405 times)

71- leaves (used 1391 times)

72- than (used 1390 times)

73- their (used 1386 times)

74- i (used 1386 times)

75- all (used 1378 times)

76- form (used 1367 times)

77- other (used 1362 times)

78- long (used 1362 times)

79- family (used 1320 times)

80- america (used 1294 times)

81- this (used 1290 times)

82- more (used 1265 times)

83- have (used 1263 times)

84- without (used 1226 times)

85- consisting (used 1222 times)

86- you (used 1211 times)

87- through (used 1203 times)

88- were (used 1157 times)

89- over (used 1139 times)

90- like (used 1120 times)

91- often (used 1096 times)

92- plant (used 1093 times)

93- after (used 1070 times)

94- order (used 1065 times)

95- city (used 1037 times)

96- had (used 1024 times)

97- your (used 1012 times)

98- group (used 998 times)

99- tree (used 995 times)

100- world (used 990 times)

101- no (used 986 times)

102- central (used 985 times)

103- plants (used 982 times)

104- another (used 973 times)

105- old (used 972 times)

106- yellow (used 971 times)

107- system (used 970 times)

108- light (used 969 times)

109- language (used 951 times)

110- we (used 949 times)

111- use (used 948 times)

112- red (used 941 times)

113- south (used 937 times)

114- tropical (used 937 times)

115- where (used 935 times)

116- about (used 931 times)

117- very (used 931 times)

118- high (used 897 times)

119- unit (used 889 times)

120- cause (used 887 times)

121- first (used 883 times)

122- several (used 882 times)

123- work (used 877 times)

124- various (used 872 times)

125- blood (used 862 times)

126- many (used 861 times)

127- place (used 860 times)

128- so (used 847 times)

129- type (used 843 times)

130- whose (used 830 times)

131- resembling (used 826 times)

132- surface (used 826 times)

133- trees (used 814 times)

134- characterized (used 806 times)

135- shaped (used 805 times)

136- quality (used 794 times)

137- common (used 782 times)

138- during (used 782 times)

139- if (used 777 times)

140- food (used 763 times)

141- northern (used 763 times)

142- southern (used 762 times)

143- containing (used 759 times)

144- under (used 758 times)

145- member (used 751 times)

146- been (used 745 times)

147- position (used 739 times)

148- off (used 738 times)

149- eastern (used 738 times)

150- short (used 736 times)

151- man (used 735 times)

152- life (used 731 times)

153- back (used 730 times)

154- found (used 728 times)

155- characteristic (used 722 times)

156- my (used 720 times)

157- great (used 720 times)

158- english (used 720 times)

159- money (used 720 times)

160- only (used 718 times)

161- air (used 716 times)

162- down (used 715 times)

163- around (used 711 times)

164- western (used 706 times)

165- will (used 706 times)

166- together (used 705 times)

167- born (used 702 times)

168- head (used 699 times)

169- river (used 694 times)

170- black (used 690 times)

171- him (used 683 times)

172- point (used 683 times)

173- good (used 682 times)

174- law (used 675 times)

175- line (used 671 times)

176- number (used 667 times)

177- set (used 659 times)

178- area (used 646 times)

179- war (used 643 times)

180- sometimes (used 643 times)

181- t (used 642 times)

182- most (used 640 times)

183- sound (used 634 times)

184- fruit (used 629 times)

185- perennial (used 628 times)

186- name (used 628 times)

187- certain (used 622 times)

188- right (used 622 times)

189- such (used 621 times)

190- before (used 619 times)

191- action (used 619 times)

192- herbs (used 613 times)

193- process (used 611 times)

194- side (used 611 times)

195- against (used 609 times)

196- way (used 605 times)

197- end (used 592 times)

198- disease (used 591 times)

199- government (used 588 times)

200- living (used 587 times)

Can you think of a common English word that is not mentioned in the above list?

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