The 100 Most Common Words in English (PDF)
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In this post, you’ll discover the 100 most common words in English, ranked by frequency.
Did you know that about a third of all written material in English consists of the first 25 words? The first 100 words make up about half of all written content, and the first 300 words make up about 65%.
This highlights why it’s essential for all students to quickly learn these words, along with their correct spelling. A great way to start is by learning these words and using them in example sentences. Below, you’ll find a list of the 100 most frequently used words, and you can also download the full list of the 1000 most common words, verbs, nouns PDF.
Common Words in English PDF
→ 1,000 Most Frequently Used Words in English – PDF ←
→ 1000 Most Common Verbs in English and Tense Forms ←
→ Common English Nouns A – Z List PDF – download ←
100 Most common words list table:
| 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| the | they | get | come |
| be | we | which | its |
| to | say | go | over |
| of | her | me | think |
| and | she | when | also |
| a | or | make | back |
| in | an | can | after |
| that | will | like | use |
| have | my | time | two |
| I | one | no | how |
| it | all | just | our |
| for | would | him | work |
| not | there | know | first |
| on | their | take | well |
| with | what | person | way |
| he | so | into | even |
| as | up | year | new |
| you | out | your | want |
| do | if | good | because |
| at | about | some | any |
| this | who | could | these |
| but | get | them | give |
| his | which | see | day |
| by | go | other | most |
| from | me | than | us |
