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Hi there,
I came across your 1000-words page via google. You describe the lists as being the most common words in "English" but actually these lists are "American English". This is an important distinction. This may be misleading for people searching for word lists in English/"British English". Please consider changing the phrasing on your site.
Cheers,
Chris
Links to other lists
Kevin's Word List Page
You may find WordWeb useful. I use it and like it a lot.
WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words in almost any program. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia. Features of the free version include:
Also take a look at my list of online Grammar Checkers
See also Wiktionary:Frequency lists
Hi Henry,
I am glad that you found the word list and that you will find it useful. You are more than welcome to use it.
I would be happy for you to send me the expanded version of the list once you have completed it.
and I will publish it on my site with credit to your work.
PS I did not create the list, I found it on the web.
PPS there are ways of generating lists like this from Gutenberg texts as well as word clouds that can be intersting.
For example if you take the text from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
see below:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28885
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/28885/pg28885.txt
Paste the text into Wordlist Maker
http://design215.com/toolbox/wordlist.php
This will generate a report with
3117 unique words, 29508 total, found in 0.09 sec
I am not sure if this helps in your quest for words or not but it is an intersting thing to do.
1000-words.xls
Excel file 96 KB
CSV file 7 KB
Updated 16-11-12 Removed duplicate word "HOT" was listed as word 30 & 487 Thanks to David Apelt for noticing this
though I think he may have too much time on his hands...
I have not and will probably not get around to fixing up the PDF files as I don't have access to the cursive script font anymore.
See below
1-1000.txt
txt file 7 KB
Note these PDF files are sorted in Alphabetical order. I did this so that my grade 1-2 students could use this as reference word lists when they needed to find how to spell a common word.
Complled from Vocabulary Workshop: 1000 Most Common Words in English http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm
Rank
Word
Rank
Word
1
the
126
name
2
of
127
very
3
to
128
through
4
and
129
just
5
a
130
form
6
in
131
sentence
7
is
132
great
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
139
turn
15
are
140
cause
16
with
141
much
17
as
142
mean
18
I
143
before
19
his
144
move
20
they
145
right
21
be
146
boy
22
at
147
old
23
one
148
too
24
have
149
same
25
this
150
tell
26
from
151
does
27
or
152
set
28
had
153
three
29
by
154
want
30
hot
155
air
31
word
156
well
32
but
157
also
33
what
158
play
34
some
159
small
35
we
160
end
36
can
161
put
37
out
162
home
38
other
163
read
39
were
164
hand
40
all
165
port
41
there
166
large
42
when
167
spell
43
up
168
add
44
use
169
even
45
your
170
land
46
how
171
here
47
said
172
must
48
an
173
big
49
each
174
high
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
183
light
59
many
184
kind
60
then
185
off
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
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
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
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
227
city
103
work
228
tree
104
part
229
cross
105
take
230
farm
106
get
231
hard
107
place
232
start
108
made
233
might
109
live
234
story
110
where
235
saw
111
after
236
far
112
back
237
sea
113
little
238
draw
114
only
239
left
115
round
240
late
116
man
241
run
117
year
242
don't
118
came
243
while
119
show
244
press
120
every
245
close
121
good
246
night
122
me
247
real
123
give
248
life
124
our
249
few
125
under
250
north
Rank
Word
Rank
Word
251
open
376
ten
252
seem
377
simple
253
together
378
several
254
next
379
vowel
255
white
380
toward
256
children
381
war
257
begin
382
lay
258
got
383
against
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
396
govern
272
mile
397
pull
273
river
398
cold
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
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
297
color
422
able
298
face
423
pound
299
wood
424
done
300
main
425
beauty
301
enough
426
drive
302
plain
427
stood
303
girl
428
contain
304
usual
429
front
305
young
430
teach
306
ready
431
week
307
above
432
final
308
ever
433
gave
309
red
434
green
310
list
435
oh
311
though
436
quick
312
feel
437
develop
313
talk
438
ocean
314
bird
439
warm
315
soon
440
free
316
body
441
minute
317
dog
442
strong
318
family
443
special
319
direct
444
mind
320
pose
445
behind
321
leave
446
clear
322
song
447
tail
323
measure
448
produce
324
door
449
fact
325
product
450
street
326
black
451
inch
327
short
452
multiply
328
numeral
453
nothing
329
class
454
course
330
wind
455
stay
331
question
456
wheel
332
happen
457
full
333
complete
458
force
334
ship
459
blue
335
area
460
object
336
half
461
decide
337
rock
462
surface
338
order
463
deep
339
fire
464
moon
340
south
465
island
341
problem
466
foot
342
piece
467
system
343
told
468
busy
344
knew
469
test
345
pass
470
record
346
since
471
boat
347
top
472
common
348
whole
473
gold
349
king
474
possible
350
space
475
plane
351
heard
476
stead
352
best
477
dry
353
hour
478
wonder
354
better
479
laugh
355
true .
480
thousand
356
during
481
ago
357
hundred
482
ran
358
five
483
check
359
remember
484
game
360
step
485
shape
361
early
486
equate
362
hold
487
hot
363
west
488
miss
364
ground
489
brought
365
interest
490
heat
366
reach
491
snow
367
fast
492
tire
368
verb
493
bring
369
sing
494
yes
370
listen
495
distant
371
six
496
fill
372
table
497
east
373
travel
498
paint
374
less
499
language
375
morning
500
among
Rank
Word
Rank
Word
501
grand
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
634
phrase
510
dance
635
silent
511
engine
636
tall
512
position
637
sand
513
arm
638
soil
514
wide
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
647
excite
523
ice
648
natural
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
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
542
energy
667
consonant
543
hunt
668
nation
544
probable
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
556
store
681
stone
557
summer
682
tiny
558
train
683
climb
559
sleep
684
cool
560
prove
685
design
561
lone
686
poor
562
leg
687
lot
563
exercise
688
experiment
564
wall
689
bottom
565
catch
690
key
566
mount
691
iron
567
wish
692
single
568
sky
693
stick
569
board
694
flat
570
joy
695
twenty
571
winter
696
skin
572
sat
697
smile
573
written
698
crease
574
wild
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
583
visit
708
symbol
584
past
709
die
585
soft
710
least
586
fun
711
trouble
587
bright
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
719
clean
595
hope
720
break
596
flower
721
lady
597
clothe
722
yard
598
strange
723
rise
599
gone
724
bad
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
621
either
746
bank
622
result
747
collect
623
burn
748
save
624
hill
749
control
625
safe
750
decimal
Rank
Word
Rank
Word
751
gentle
876
truck
752
woman
877
noise
753
captain
878
level
754
practice
879
chance
755
separate
880
gather
756
difficult
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
765
insect
890
gray
766
caught
891
repeat
767
period
892
require
768
indicate
893
broad
769
radio
894
prepare
770
spoke
895
salt
771
atom
896
nose
772
human
897
plural
773
history
898
anger
774
effect
899
claim
775
electric
900
continent
776
expect
901
oxygen
777
crop
902
sugar
778
modern
903
death
779
element
904
pretty
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
791
capital
916
fig
792
won't
917
afraid
793
chair
918
huge
794
danger
919
sister
795
fruit
920
steel
796
rich
921
discuss
797
thick
922
forward
798
soldier
923
similar
799
process
924
guide
800
operate
925
experience
801
guess
926
score
802
necessary
927
apple
803
sharp
928
bought
804
wing
929
led
805
create
930
pitch
806
neighbor
931
coat
807
wash
932
mass
808
bat
933
card
809
rather
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
820
famous
945
smell
921
dollar
946
valley
822
stream
947
nor
823
fear
948
double
284
sight
949
seat
825
thin
950
arrive
826
triangle
951
master
827
planet
952
track
828
hurry
953
parent
829
chief
954
shore
930
colony
955
division
831
clock
956
sheet
832
mine
957
substance
833
tie
958
favor
834
enter
959
connect
835
major
960
post
836
fresh
961
spend
837
search
962
chord
838
send
963
fat
839
yellow
964
glad
840
gun
965
original
841
allow
966
share
842
print
967
station
843
dead
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
858
event
983
enemy
859
particular
984
reply
860
deal
985
drink
961
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
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