The 100 most used words in the English Language
Below are the 100 most used words in the English language. You should learn and be able to say each of these words correctly. You will use them more than any other words in English.
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1-20
| 1 | the | the | 11 | he | he |
| 2 | of | of | 12 | was | was |
| 3 | and | and | 13 | for | for |
| 4 | a | a | 14 | on | on |
| 5 | to | to | 15 | are | are |
| 6 | in | in | 16 | as | as |
| 7 | is | is | 17 | with | with |
| 8 | you | you | 18 | his | his |
| 9 | that | that | 19 | they | they |
| 10 | it | it | 20 | I | I |
21-40
| 21 | at | at | 31 | but | but |
| 22 | be | be | 32 | not | not |
| 23 | this | this | 33 | what | what |
| 24 | have | have | 34 | all | all |
| 25 | from | from | 35 | were | were |
| 26 | or | or | 36 | we | we |
| 27 | one | one | 37 | when | when |
| 28 | had | had | 38 | your | your |
| 29 | by | by | 39 | can | can |
| 30 | word | word | 40 | said | said |
41-60
| 41 | there | there | 51 | will | will |
| 42 | use | use | 52 | up | up |
| 43 | an | an | 53 | other | other |
| 44 | each | each | 54 | about | about |
| 45 | which | which | 55 | out | out |
| 46 | she | she | 56 | many | many |
| 47 | do | do | 57 | then | then |
| 48 | how | how | 58 | them | them |
| 49 | their | their | 59 | these | these |
| 50 | if | if | 60 | so | so |
61-80
| 61 | some | some | 71 | two | two |
| 62 | her | her | 72 | more | more |
| 63 | would | would | 73 | write | write |
| 64 | make | make | 74 | go | go |
| 65 | like | like | 75 | see | see |
| 66 | him | him | 76 | number | number |
| 67 | into | into | 77 | no | no |
| 68 | time | time | 78 | way | way |
| 69 | has | has | 79 | could | could |
| 70 | look | look | 80 | people | people |
80-100
| 81 | my | my | 91 | find | find |
| 82 | than | than | 92 | long | long |
| 83 | first | first | 93 | down | down |
| 84 | water | water | 94 | day | day |
| 85 | been | been | 95 | did | did |
| 86 | call | call | 96 | get | get |
| 87 | who | who | 97 | come | come |
| 88 | oil | oil | 98 | made | made |
| 89 | its | its | 99 | may | may |
| 90 | now | now | 100 | part | part |