1000 Best English Vocabulary Words

1000 Most Common Words in English.
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Rank	Word	Reference	Rank	Word	Reference
1	the	Definite and Indefinite Articles	126	name
2	of	Preposition Help	127	very
3	to	Preposition Help	128	through	Preposition Help
4	and		129	just
5	a	Definite and Indefinite Articles	130	form
6	in	Preposition Help	131	sentence
7	is		132	great	Adjective or Adverb?
8	it		133	think
9	you		134	say
10	that		135	help
11	he		136	low
12	was		137	line
13	for		138	differ
14	on	Preposition Help	139	turn
15	are		140	cause
16	with	Preposition Help	141	much
17	as		142	mean
18	I		143	before	Preposition Help
19	his		144	move
20	they		145	right
21	be		146	boy
22	at	Preposition Help	147	old	Adjective or Adverb?

23	one		148	too
24	have		149	same
25	this		150	tell
26	from	Preposition Help	151	does
27	or		152	set
28	had		153	three
29	by	Preposition Help	154	want
30	hot		155	air
31	word		156	well
32	but		157	also
33	what		158	play
34	some		159	small	Adjective or Adverb?
35	we		160	end
36	can		161	put
37	out	Preposition Help	162	home
38	other		163	read
39	were		164	hand
40	all		165	port
41	there		166	large	Adjective or Adverb?
42	when		167	spell
43	up	Preposition Help	168	add
44	use		169	even
45	your		170	land
46	how		171	here
47	said		172	must
48	an	Definite and Indefinite Articles	173	big	Adjective or Adverb?
49	each		174	high	Adjective or Adverb?
50	she		175	such
51	which		176	follow
52	do		177	act
53	their		178	why
54	time		179	ask
55	if		180	men
56	will		181	change
57	way		182	went
58	about	Preposition Help	183	light
59	many		184	kind	Adjective or Adverb?
60	then		185	off	Preposition Help
61	them		186	need
62	write		187	house
63	would		188	picture
64	like		189	try
65	so		190	us
66	these		191	again
67	her		192	animal
68	long		193	point
69	make		194	mother
70	thing		195	world
71	see		196	near	Preposition Help
72	him		197	build
73	two		198	self
74	has		199	earth
75	look		200	father
76	more		201	head
77	day		202	stand
78	could		203	own
79	go		204	page
80	come		205	should
81	did		206	country
82	number		207	found
83	sound		208	answer
84	no		209	school
85	most		210	grow
86	people		211	study
87	my		212	still
88	over	Preposition Help	213	learn
89	know		214	plant
90	water		215	cover
91	than		216	food
92	call		217	sun
93	first		218	four
94	who		219	between	Preposition Help
95	may		220	state
96	down		221	keep
97	side		222	eye
98	been		223	never
99	now		224	last
100	find		225	let
101	any		226	thought
102	new	Adjective or Adverb?	227	city
103	work		228	tree
104	part		229	cross
105	take		230	farm
106	get		231	hard	Adjective or Adverb?
107	place		232	start
108	made		233	might
109	live		234	story
110	where		235	saw
111	after	Preposition Help	236	far
112	back		237	sea
113	little		238	draw
114	only		239	left
115	round	Adjective or Adverb?	240	late	Adjective or Adverb?
116	man		241	run
117	year		242	don't
118	came		243	while
119	show		244	press
120	every		245	close
121	good	Adjective or Adverb?	246	night
122	me		247	real	Adjective or Adverb?
123	give		248	life
124	our		249	few
125	under		250	north

Rank	Word	Reference	Rank	Word	Reference
251	open		376	ten
252	seem		377	simple	Adjective or Adverb?
253	together	Adjective or Adverb?	378	several
254	next	Adjective or Adverb?	379	vowel
255	white		380	toward	Preposition Help
256	children		381	war
257	begin		382	lay
258	got		383	against	Preposition Help
259	walk		384	pattern
260	example		385	slow
261	ease		386	center
262	paper		387	love
263	group		388	person
264	always		389	money
265	music		390	serve
266	those		391	appear
267	both		392	road
268	mark		393	map
269	often		394	rain
270	letter		395	rule
271	until	Preposition Help	396	govern
272	mile		397	pull
273	river		398	cold	Adjective or Adverb?
274	car		399	notice
275	feet		400	voice
276	care		401	unit
277	second		402	power
278	book		403	town
279	carry		404	fine
280	took		405	certain
281	science		406	fly
282	eat		407	fall
283	room		408	lead
284	friend		409	cry
285	began		410	dark	Adjective or Adverb?
286	idea		411	machine
287	fish		412	note
288	mountain		413	wait
289	stop		414	plan
290	once		415	figure
291	base		416	star
292	hear		417	box
293	horse		418	noun
294	cut		419	field
295	sure		420	rest
296	watch		421	correct	Adjective or Adverb?
297	color		422	able	Adjective or Adverb?
298	face		423	pound
299	wood		424	done
300	main		425	beauty
301	enough	Adjective or Adverb?	426	drive
302	plain		427	stood
303	girl		428	contain
304	usual	Adjective or Adverb?	429	front
305	young	Adjective or Adverb?	430	teach
306	ready	Adjective or Adverb?	431	week
307	above	Preposition Help	432	final	Adjective or Adverb?
308	ever		433	gave
309	red		434	green
310	list		435	oh
311	though	Preposition Help	436	quick	Adjective or Adverb?
312	feel		437	develop
313	talk		438	ocean
314	bird		439	warm	Adjective or Adverb?
315	soon	Adjective or Adverb?	440	free	Adjective or Adverb?
316	body		441	minute
317	dog		442	strong	Adjective or Adverb?
318	family		443	special	Adjective or Adverb?
319	direct	Adjective or Adverb?	444	mind
320	pose		445	behind	Preposition Help
321	leave		446	clear	Adjective or Adverb?
322	song		447	tail
323	measure		448	produce
324	door		449	fact
325	product		450	street
326	black		451	inch
327	short	Adjective or Adverb?	452	multiply
328	numeral		453	nothing
329	class		454	course
330	wind		455	stay
331	question		456	wheel
332	happen		457	full
333	complete	Adjective or Adverb?	458	force
334	ship		459	blue
335	area		460	object
336	half		461	decide
337	rock		462	surface
338	order		463	deep	Adjective or Adverb?
339	fire		464	moon
340	south		465	island
341	problem		466	foot
342	piece		467	system
343	told		468	busy	Adjective or Adverb?
344	knew		469	test
345	pass		470	record
346	since		471	boat
347	top		472	common	Adjective or Adverb?
348	whole	Adjective or Adverb?	473	gold
349	king		474	possible	Adjective or Adverb?
350	space		475	plane
351	heard		476	stead
352	best		477	dry
353	hour		478	wonder
354	better		479	laugh
355	true	Adjective or Adverb?	480	thousand
356	during		481	ago
357	hundred		482	ran
358	five		483	check
359	remember		484	game
360	step		485	shape
361	early	Adjective or Adverb?	486	equate
362	hold		487	hot	Adjective or Adverb?
363	west		488	miss
364	ground		489	brought
365	interest		490	heat
366	reach		491	snow
367	fast	Adjective or Adverb?	492	tire
368	verb		493	bring
369	sing		494	yes
370	listen		495	distant	Adjective or Adverb?
371	six		496	fill
372	table		497	east
373	travel		498	paint
374	less		499	language
375	morning		500	among

Rank	Word	Reference	Rank	Word	Reference
501	grand	Adjective or Adverb?	626	cat
502	ball		627	century
503	yet		628	consider
504	wave		629	type
505	drop		630	law
506	heart		631	bit
507	am		632	coast
508	present		633	copy
509	heavy	Adjective or Adverb?	634	phrase
510	dance		635	silent	Adjective or Adverb?
511	engine		636	tall	Adjective or Adverb?
512	position		637	sand
513	arm		638	soil
514	wide	Adjective or Adverb?	639	roll
515	sail		640	temperature
516	material		641	finger
517	size		642	industry
518	vary		643	value
519	settle		644	fight
520	speak		645	lie
521	weight		646	beat
522	general	Adjective or Adverb?	647	excite
523	ice		648	natural	Adjective or Adverb?
524	matter		649	view
525	circle		650	sense
526	pair		651	ear
527	include		652	else
528	divide		653	quite
529	syllable		654	broke
530	felt		655	case
531	perhaps		656	middle
532	pick		657	kill
533	sudden	Adjective or Adverb?	658	son
534	count		659	lake
535	square		660	moment
536	reason		661	scale
537	length		662	loud
538	represent		663	spring
539	art		664	observe
540	subject		665	child
541	region		666	straight	Adjective or Adverb?
542	energy		667	consonant
543	hunt		668	nation
544	probable	Adjective or Adverb?	669	dictionary
545	bed		670	milk
546	brother		671	speed
547	egg		672	method
548	ride		673	organ
549	cell		674	pay
550	believe		675	age
551	fraction		676	section
552	forest		677	dress
553	sit		678	cloud
554	race		679	surprise
555	window		680	quiet	Adjective or Adverb?
556	store		681	stone
557	summer		682	tiny
558	train		683	climb
559	sleep		684	cool	Adjective or Adverb?
560	prove		685	design
561	lone	Adjective or Adverb?	686	poor	Adjective or Adverb?
562	leg		687	lot
563	exercise		688	experiment
564	wall		689	bottom
565	catch		690	key
566	mount		691	iron
567	wish		692	single	Adjective or Adverb?
568	sky		693	stick
569	board		694	flat	Adjective or Adverb?
570	joy		695	twenty
571	winter		696	skin
572	sat		697	smile
573	written		698	crease
574	wild	Adjective or Adverb?	699	hole
575	instrument		700	trade
576	kept		701	melody
577	glass		702	trip
578	grass		703	office
579	cow		704	receive
580	job		705	row
581	edge		706	mouth
582	sign		707	exact	Adjective or Adverb?
583	visit		708	symbol
584	past		709	die
585	soft		710	least
586	fun	Adjective or Adverb?	711	trouble
587	bright	Adjective or Adverb?	712	shout
588	gas		713	except
589	weather		714	wrote
590	month		715	seed
591	million		716	tone
592	bear		717	join
593	finish		718	suggest
594	happy	Adjective or Adverb?	719	clean	Adjective or Adverb?
595	hope		720	break
596	flower		721	lady
597	clothe		722	yard
598	strange	Adjective or Adverb?	723	rise
599	gone		724	bad	Adjective or Adverb?
600	jump		725	blow
601	baby		726	oil
602	eight		727	blood
603	village		728	touch
604	meet		729	grew
605	root		730	cent
606	buy		731	mix
607	raise		732	team
608	solve		733	wire
609	metal		734	cost
610	whether		735	lost
611	push		736	brown
612	seven		737	wear
613	paragraph		738	garden
614	third		739	equal
615	shall		740	sent
616	held		741	choose
617	hair		742	fell
618	describe		743	fit
619	cook		744	flow
620	floor		745	fair	Adjective or Adverb?
621	either		746	bank
622	result		747	collect
623	burn		748	save
624	hill		749	control
625	safe	Adjective or Adverb?	750	decimal

Rank	Word	Reference	Rank	Word	Reference
751	gentle	Adjective or Adverb?	876	truck
752	woman		877	noise	Adjective or Adverb?
753	captain		878	level
754	practice		879	chance
755	separate		880	gather
756	difficult	Adjective or Adverb?	881	shop
757	doctor		882	stretch
758	please		883	throw
759	protect		884	shine
760	noon		885	property
761	whose		886	column
762	locate		887	molecule
763	ring		888	select
764	character		889	wrong	Adjective or Adverb?
765	insect		890	gray
766	caught		891	repeat
767	period		892	require
768	indicate		893	broad	Adjective or Adverb?
769	radio		894	prepare
770	spoke		895	salt
771	atom		896	nose
772	human	Adjective or Adverb?	897	plural
773	history		898	anger
774	effect		899	claim
775	electric		900	continent
776	expect		901	oxygen
777	crop		902	sugar
778	modern	Adjective or Adverb?	903	death
779	element		904	pretty	Adjective or Adverb?
780	hit		905	skill
781	student		906	women
782	corner		907	season
783	party		908	solution
784	supply		909	magnet
785	bone		910	silver
786	rail		911	thank
787	imagine		912	branch
788	provide		913	match
789	agree		914	suffix
790	thus		915	especially	Adjective or Adverb?
791	capital		916	fig
792	won't		917	afraid	Adjective or Adverb?
793	chair		918	huge	Adjective or Adverb?
794	danger	Adjective or Adverb?	919	sister
795	fruit		920	steel
796	rich	Adjective or Adverb?	921	discuss
797	thick	Adjective or Adverb?	922	forward
798	soldier		923	similar	Adjective or Adverb?
799	process		924	guide
800	operate		925	experience
801	guess		926	score
802	necessary	Adjective or Adverb?	927	apple
803	sharp	Adjective or Adverb?	928	bought
804	wing		929	led
805	create		930	pitch
806	neighbor		931	coat
807	wash		932	mass
808	bat		933	card
809	rather	Adjective or Adverb?	934	band
810	crowd		935	rope
811	corn		936	slip
812	compare		937	win
813	poem		938	dream
814	string		939	evening
815	bell		940	condition
816	depend		941	feed
817	meat		942	tool
818	rub		943	total
819	tube		944	basic	Adjective or Adverb?
820	famous	Adjective or Adverb?	945	smell
921	dollar		946	valley
822	stream		947	nor
823	fear		948	double
284	sight		949	seat
825	thin	Adjective or Adverb?	950	arrive
826	triangle		951	master
827	planet		952	track
828	hurry		953	parent
829	chief	Adjective or Adverb?	954	shore
830	colony		955	division
831	clock		956	sheet
832	mine		957	substance
833	tie		958	favor
834	enter		959	connect
835	major	Adjective or Adverb?	960	post
836	fresh	Adjective or Adverb?	961	spend
837	search		962	chord
838	send		963	fat	Adjective or Adverb?
839	yellow		964	glad	Adjective or Adverb?
840	gun		965	original	Adjective or Adverb?
841	allow		966	share
842	print		967	station
843	dead	Adjective or Adverb?	968	dad
844	spot		969	bread
845	desert		970	charge
846	suit		971	proper
847	current		972	bar
848	lift		973	offer
840	rose		974	segment
850	continue		975	slave
851	block		976	duck
852	chart		977	instant
853	hat		978	market
854	sell		979	degree
855	success		980	populate
856	company		981	chick
857	subtract		982	dear	Adjective or Adverb?
858	event		983	enemy
859	particular	Adjective or Adverb?	984	reply
860	deal		985	drink
861	swim		986	occur
862	term		987	support
863	opposite		988	speech
864	wife		989	nature
865	shoe		990	range
866	shoulder		991	steam
867	spread		992	motion
868	arrange		993	path
869	camp		994	liquid
870	invent		995	log
871	cotton		996	meant
872	born		997	quotient
873	determine		998	teeth
874	quart		999	shell
875	nine		1000	neck