The 1200 Most Frequently Used Words 

in the English Language 

 
This list is from Rebecca Sitton’s “Spelling Sourcebook,” pages 77-82. It is a
“cross-referenced compilation” of several massive word studies, including the
American Heritage Word Frequency Study (Carroll, Davies, Richman), and several
other studies, including the work of Gates, Horn, Rinsland, Greene and Loomer, Harris
and Jacobsen.

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1. the 31. but 58. these 85. only
2. of 32. what 59. would 86. way
3. and 33. all 60. other 87. find
4. a 34. were 61. into 88. use
5. to 35. when 62. has 89. may
6. in 36. we 63. more 90. water
7. is 37. there 64. her 91. long
8. you 38. can 65. two 92. little
9. that 39. an 66. like 93. very
10. it 40. your 67. him 94. after
11. he   68. see 95. words
12. for DÍA 2  69. time 96. called
13. was   70. could 97. just
14. on 41. which 71. no 98. where
15. are 42. their 72. make 99. most
16. as 43. said 73. than 100. know
17. with 44. if 74. first 101. get
18. his 45. do 75. been 102. through
19. they 46. will 76. its 103. back
20. at 47. each 77. who 104. much
21. be 48. about 78. now 105. go
22. this 49. how 79. people 106. good
23. from 50. up 107. new
24. I 51. out DÍA 3  108. write
25. have 52. them   109. our
26. or 53. then 80. my 110. me
27. by 54. she 81. made 111. man
28. one 55. many 82. over 112. too
29. had 56. some 83. did 113. any
30. not 57. so 84. down 114. day
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115. same 158. big DÍA 6  241. paper
116. right 159. give   242. hard
117. look 160. air 200. children 243. near
118. think   201. feet 244. sentence
119. also DÍA 5  202. land 245. better
120. around   203. side 246. best
  161. line 204. without 247. across
DÍA 4  162. set 205. boy 248. during
  163. own 206. once 249. today
121. another 164. under 207. animal 250. however
122. came 165. read 208. life 251. sure
123. come 166. last 209. enough 252. knew
124. work 167. never 210. took 253. it’s
125. three 168. us 211. for 254. try
126. must 169. left 212. head 255. told
127. because 170. end 213. above 256. young
128. does 171. along 214. kind 257. sun
129. heart 172. while 215. began 258. thing
130. even 173. might 216. almost 259. whole
131. place 174. next 217. live 260. hear
132. well 175. sound 218. page 261. example
133. such 176. below 219. got 262. heard
134. here 177. saw 220. earth 263. several
135. take 178. something 221. need 264. change
136. why 179. thought 222. far 265. answer
137. help 180. both 223. hand 266. room
138. put 181. few 224. high 267. sea
139. different 182. those 225. year 268. against
140. away 183. always 226. mother 269. top
141. again 184. show 227. light 270. turned
142. off 185. large 228. country 271. learn
143. went 186. often 229. father 272. point
144. old 187. together 230. let 273. city
145. number 188. asked 231. night 274. play
146. great 189. house 232. picture 275. toward
147. tell 190. don’t 233. being 276. five
148. men 191. world 234. study 277. himself
149. say 192. going 235. second 278. usually
150. small 193. want 236. soon 279. money
151. every 194. school 237. story 280. seen
152. found 195. important 238. since
153. still 196. until 239. white DÍA 8 
154. between 197. form 240. ever
155. name 198. food   281. didn’t
156. should 199. keep DÍA 7  282. car
157. home   283. morning
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284. I’m 327. brought 370. hold 413. gone
285. body 328. close 371. state 414. finally
286. upon 329. nothing 372. list 415. summer
287. family 330. though 373. stood 416. understand
288. later 331. idea 374. hundred 417. moon
289. turn 332. before 375. ten 418. animals
290. move 333. lived 376. fast 419. mind
291. face 334. became 377. felt 420. outside
292. door 335. add 378. kept 421. power
293. cut 336. become 379. notice 422. problem
294. dome 337. grow 380. can’t 423. longer
295. group 338. draw 381. strong 424. winter
296. true 339. yet 382. voice 425. deep
297. half 340. less 383. probably 426. heavy
298. red 341. wind 384. area 427. carefully
299. fish 342. behind 385. horse 428. follow
300. plants 343. cannot 386. matter 429. beautiful
301. living 344. letter 387. stand 430. everyone
302. black 345. among 388. box 431. leave
303. eat 346. able 389. start 432. everything
304. short 347. dog 390. that’s 433. game
305. United States 348. shown 391. class 434. system
306. run 349. mean 392. piece 435. bring
307. book 350. English 393. surface 436. watch
308. gave 351. rest 394. river 437. shell
309. order 352. perhaps 395. common 438. dry
310. open 353. certain 396. stop 439. within
311. ground 354. six 397. am 440. floor
312. cold 355. feel 398. talk
313. really 356. fire 399. whether DÍA 12 
314. table 357. ready 400. fine
315. remember 358. green   441. ice
316. tree 359. yes DÍA 11  442. ship
317. course 360. built 443. themselves
318. front   401. round 444. begin
319. American DÍA 10  402. dark 445. fact
320. Space 403. past 446. third
  361. special 404. ball 447. quite
DÍA 9  362. ran 405. girl 448. carry
363. full 406. road 449. distance
321. inside 364. town 407. blue 450. although
322. ago 365. complete 408. instead 451. sat
323. sad 366. oh 409. either 452. possible
324. early 367. person 410. held 453. heart
325. I’ll 368. hot 411. already 454. real
326. learned 369. anything 412. warm 455. simple
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456. snow 499. language 542. sent 585. pay
457. rain 500. job 543. present 586. sleep
458. suddenly 501. music 544. plan 587. iron
459. easy 502. buy 545. rather 588. trouble
460. leaves 503. window 546. length 589. store
461. lay 504. mark 547. speed 590. beside
462. size 505. heat 548. machine 591. oil
463. wild 506. grew 549. information 592. modern
464. weather 507. listen 550. except 593. fun
465. miss 508. ask 551. figure 594. catch
466. pattern 509. single 552. you’re 595. business
467. sky 510. clear 553. free 596. reach
468. walked 511. energy 554. fell 597. lot
469. main 512. week 555. suppose 598. won’t
470. someone 513. explain 556. natural 599. case
471. center 514. lost 557. ocean 600. speak
472. field 515. spring 558. government  
473. stay 516. travel 559. baby DÍA 16 
474. itself 517. wrote 560. grass
475. boat 518. farm   601. shape
476. question 519. circle DÍA 15  602. eight
477. wide 520. whose 603. edge
478. least   561. plane 604. soft
479. tiny DÍA 14  562. street 605. village
480. hour 563. couldn’t 606. object
  521. correct 564. reason 607. age
DÍA 13  522. bed 565. difference 608. minute
  523. measure 566. maybe 609. wall
481. happened 524. straight 567. history 610. meet
482. foot 525. base 568. mouth 611. record
483. care 526. mountain 569. middle 612. copy
484. low 527. caught 570. step 613. forest
485. else 528. hair 571. child 614. especially
486. gold 529. bird 572. strange 615. necessary
487. build 530. wood 573. wish 616. he’s
488. glass 531. color 574. soil 617. unit
489. rock 532. war 575. human 618. flat
490. tall 533. fly 576. trip 619. direction
491. alone 534. yourself 577. woman 620. south
492. bottom 535. seem 578. eye 621. subject
493. check 536. thus 579. milk 622. skin
494. reading 537. square 580. choose 623. wasn’t
495. fall 538. moment 581. north 624. I’ve
496. poor 539. teacher 582. seven 625. yellow
497. map 540. happy 583. famous 626. party
498. friend 541. bright 584. late 627. force
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628. test 671. stone 714. engine 757. pass
629. bad 672. hit 715. board 758. type
630. temperature 673. wife 716. control 759. attention
631. pair 674. island 717. spread 760. gas
632. ahead 675. we’ll 718. evening  
633. wrong 676. opposite 719. brown DÍA 20 
634. practice 677. born 720. clean
635. sand 678. sense 761. kitchen
636. tail 679. cattle DÍA 19  762. pick
637. wait 680. million 763. scale
638. difficult   721. wouldn’t 764. basic
639. general DÍA 18  722. section 765. happen
640. cover 723. spent 766. safe
681. anyone 724. ring 767. grown
DÍA 17  682. rule 725. teeth 768. cost
683. science 726. quiet 769. wear
641. material 684. afraid 727. ancient 770. act
642. isn’t 685. women 728. stick 771. hat
643. thousand 686. produce 729. afternoon 772. arm
644. sign 687. pull 730. silver 773. believe
645. guess 688. son 731. nose 774. major
646. forward 689. meant 732. century 775. gray
647. huge 690. broken 733. therefore 776. wonder
648. ride 691. interest 734. level 777. include
649. region 692. chance 735. you’ll 778. describe
650. nor 693. thick 736. death 779. electric
651. period 694. sight 737. hole 780. sold
652. blood 695. pretty 738. coast 781. visit
653. rich 696. train 739. cross 782. sheep
654. team 697. fresh 740. sharp 783. I’d
655. corner 698. drive 741. fight 784. office
656. cat 699. lead 742. capital 785. row
657. amount 700. break 743. fill 786. contain
658. garden 701. sit 744. deal 787. fit
659. led 702. bought 745. busy 788. equal
660. note 703. radio 746. beyond 789. value
661. various 704. method 747. send 790. yard
662. race 705. king 748. love 791. beat
663. bit 706. similar 749. cool 792. inch
664. result 707. return 750. cause 793. sugar
665. brother 708. corn 751. please 794. key
666. addition 709. decide 752. meat 795. product
667. doesn’t 710. position 753. lady 796. desert
668. dead 711. bear 754. west 797. bank
669. weight 712. hope 755. glad 798. farther
670. thin 713. song 756. action 799. won
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800. total 881. final 922. season
  841. separate 882. rise 923. share
DÍA 21  842. truck 883. loud 924. jump
  843. sing 884. fair 925. regular
801. sell 844. column 885. herself 926. represent
802. wire 845. twice 886. slow 927. market
803. rose 846. particular 887. noise 928. we’re
804. cotton 847. shop 888. statement 929. flew
805. spoke 848. unless 889. hungry 930. finger
806. rope 849. spot 890. join 931. expect
807. fear 850. neither 891. tube 932. army
808. shore 851. met 892. rode 933. cabin
809. throughout 852. wheel 893. empty 934. camp
810. compare 853. none 894. twenty 935. danger
811. movement 854. hill 895. broke 936. purpose
812. exercise 855. television 896. nice 937. breakfast
813. bread 856. bill 897. effect 938. proper
814. process 857. solve 898. paid 939. coat
815. nature 858. pressure 899. motion 940. push
816. apart 859. report 900. myself 941. express
817. path 860. farmer 901. divide 942. shot
818. careful 861. count 902. supply 943. angry
819. narrow 862. trade 903. laid 944. southern
820. mental 863. chief 904. dear 945. dress
821. nine 864. month 905. surprise 946. bag
822. useful 865. clothes 906. gun 947. proud
823. public 866. doctor 907. entire 948. neck
824. according 867. indeed 908. fruit 949. breath
825. steel 868. dance 909. crowd 950. strength
826. salt 869. church 910. band 951. member
827. speech 870. original 911. wet 952. twelve
828. forth 871. enjoy 912. solid 953. mine
829. nation 872. string 913. northern 954. company
830. knowledge 873. sister 914. flower 955. current
831. appear 874. familiar 915. star 956. pound
832. ate 875. onto 916. feed 957. valley
833. dinner 876. imagine 917. wooden 958. double
834. hurt 877. blow 918. sort 959. till
835. spend 878. quick 919. develop 960. match
836. experiment 879. law 920. shoulder
837. touch 880. lie    
838. drop      
839. chair     DÍA 25 
840. east   DÍA 24 
  DÍA 23  961. average
DÍA 22  921. variety 962. die
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963. liquid 1004. baseball 1045. indicate 1087. angle
964. alive 1005. rubber 1046. railroad 1088. feather
965. stream 1006. symbol 1047. knife 1089. determined
966. provide 1007. support 1048. married 1090. dictionary
967. drink 1008. exactly 1049. suggested 1091. ordinary
968. experience 1009. industry 1050. entered 1092. extra
969. future 1010. they’re 1051. magazine 1093. rough
970. tomorrow 1011. beneath 1052. agree 1094. library
971. drove 1012. laugh 1053. fifty 1095. condition
972. population 1013. groceries 1054. escape 1096. arrived
973. finish 1014. popular 1055. threw 1097. located
974. station 1015. thank 1056. planet 1098. program
975. shook 1016. quarter 1057. dangerous 1099. pencil
976. stage 1017. climbed 1058. event 1100. tongue
977. oxygen 1018. continue 1059. leader 1101. title
978. poem 1019. potatoes 1060. peace 1102. enemy
979. solution 1020. receive 1061. spelling 1103. garage
980. burn 1021. design 1062. chapter 1104. lose
981. cent 1022. president 1063. swimming 1105. vegetable
982. electricity 1023. charge 1064. opportunity 1106. parents
983. everybody 1024. mistake 1065. immediately 1107. style
984. rat 1025. hospital 1066. favorite 1108. education
985. dust 1026. remain 1067. settled 1109. required
986. worth 1027. service 1068. telephone 1110. political
987. community 1028. increase 1069. repeat 1111. daughter
988. captain 1029. students 1070. prepare 1112. individual
989. bus 1030. insects 1071. instance 1113. progress
990. protect 1031. address 1072. avenue 1114. altogether
991. cook 1032. sincerely 1073. newspaper 1115. activities
992. raise 1033. dollars 1074. actually 1116. article
993. further 1034. belong 1075. employee 1117. equipment
994. steam 1035. bottle 1076. review 1118. discuss
995. guide 1036. flight 1077. convince 1119. healthy
996. discover 1037. forget 1078. allowed 1120. perfect
997. plain 1038. bicycle 1079. nobody  
998. usual 1039. secret 1080. details  
999. seat 1040. soldier    
1000. accept      
      DÍA 29 
    DÍA 28  1121. recognize
  DÍA 27  1081. muscles 1122. frequently
DÍA 26  1082. model 1123. character
1041. silent 1083. climate 1124. personal
1001. police 1042. structure 1084. coffee 1125. disappear
1002. consider 1043. height 1085. whenever 1126. success
1003. dozen 1044. observe 1086. serious 1127. traffic
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1128. yesterday 1169. couple
1129. situation 1170. function
1130. realize 1171. connect
1131. message 1172. project
1132. recently 1173. pronounce
1133. account 1174. offered
1134. physical 1175. apply
1135. neighbor 1176. improve
1136. excited 1177. stomach
1137. whisper 1178. collect
1138. available 1179. prevent
1139. college 1180. courage
1140. furniture 1181. occur
1141. leather 1182. foreign
1142. husband 1183. quality
1143. principal 1184. terrible
1144. medicine 1185. instrument
1145. excellent 1186. balance
1146. operation 1187. ability
1147. council 1188. arrange
1148. author 1189. rhythm
1149. organize 1190. avoid
1150. concern 1191. daily
1151. barbecue 1192. identity
1152. accident 1193. standard
1153. disease 1194. combine
1154. construction 1195. attached
1155. motor 1196. frighten
1156. affect 1197. social
1157. conversation 1198. factory
1158. evidence 1199. license
1159. citizen 1200. recommend
1160. environment
 
 
 
 
DÍA 30 
1161. influence
1162. cancel
1163. audience
1164. apartment
1165. worse
1166. transportation
1167. frozen
1168. waste
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