What Are Common Words In English?

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What are the 500 most common words in English?

  • gold.
  • possible.
  • plane.
  • age.
  • dry.
  • wonder.
  • laugh.
  • thousand. ago.

What are the most common words in English?

Word Parts of speech OEC rank the Article 1 be Verb 2 to Preposition 3 of Preposition 4

How many common words are in the English language?

So, let's look back at the question. If we want to talk about how many words there are in English, there are three key numbers to remember: more than a million total words,

about 170,000 words in current

use, and 20,000-30,000 words used by each individual person.

What are the 1000 most common words in English?

  • be – “Will you be my friend?”
  • and – “You and I will always be friends.”
  • of – “Today is the first of November.”
  • a – “I saw a bear today.”
  • in – “She is in her room.”
  • to – “Let's go to the park.”
  • have – “I have a few questions.”
  • too – “I like her too.”

Which is the most beautiful word in English?

  • 3 Pluviophile (n.)
  • 4 Clinomania (n.) …
  • 5 Idyllic (adj.) …
  • 6 Aurora (n.) …
  • 7 Solitude (n.) …
  • 8 Supine (adj.) …
  • 9 Petrichor (n.) The pleasant, earthy smell after rain. …
  • 10 Serendipity (n.) The chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way. …

What is the most popular word?

Rank Word
1


the
2 be 3 to 4 of

What is the most used 4 letter word?

rank 4-letter word % Correct 10

that

70.2%
25 this 59.5% 33 what 58.6% 42 when 55.1%

What is the most rare word?

  • Serendipity. This word appears in numerous lists of untranslatable words and is a mystery mostly for non native speakers of English. …
  • Gobbledygook. …
  • Scrumptious. …
  • Agastopia. …
  • Halfpace. …
  • Impignorate. …
  • Jentacular. …
  • Nudiustertian.

What do 500 words look like?

Using single spacing, is

the same as 1 page

. With double spacing, it's around 2 pages. … A word count of 500 words is standard for many pieces of writing, including blog posts, news articles, and high school papers.

What are the 5 longest words?

  • Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) …
  • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (34 letters) …
  • Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters) …
  • Floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters) …
  • Antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters) …
  • Honorificabilitudinitatibus (27 letters)

What is the longest word in the English language?

The longest word in the English language is made up of a whopping 43 letters. Are you ready for it? Here it is:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

, the name of a lung disease that is the result of inhaling silica dust, such as from a volcano.

How many words can you learn a day?

That's it:

50 new words

, every day. That's 18,250 words in the space of a year, the approximate size of the (active) vocabulary of a native speaker.

How do I improve my vocabulary?

  1. Develop a reading habit. Vocabulary building is easiest when you encounter words in context. …
  2. Use the dictionary and thesaurus. …
  3. Play word games. …
  4. Use flashcards. …
  5. Subscribe to “word of the day” feeds. …
  6. Use mnemonics. …
  7. Practice using new words in conversation.

What are un words?

  • understandable.
  • unsatisfactory.
  • uncompromising.
  • unconventional.
  • uncontrollable.
  • understatement.
  • underdeveloped.
  • unconsolidated.
Amira Khan
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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.