What are the 1000 most common words in English?

1000 Most Common English Words
Number in English
1 as
2 I
3 his
4 that

Number	in English
1	as
2	I
3	his
4	that

What are the 500 most common words in English?

A list of the 500 most used words

common.
gold.
possible.
plane.
age.
dry.
wonder.
laugh. thousand.

What word is used most in English?

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

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

What are common words in English?

The 100 most common words in English
1. the 21. at 41. there
9. that 29. by 49. their
10. it 30. word 50. if
11. he 31. but 51. will
12. was 32. not 52. up

1. the	21. at	41. there
9. that	29. by	49. their
10. it	30. word	50. if
11. he	31. but	51. will
12. was	32. not	52. up

What's the hardest word to say in English?

The Most Difficult English Word To Pronounce

Rural.
Otorhinolaryngologist.
Colonel.
Penguin.
Sixth.
Isthmus.
Anemone.
Squirrel.

What are the best English words?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words

3 Pluviophile (n.)
4 Clinomania (n.) ...
5 Idyllic (adj.) ...
6 Aurora (n.) ...
7 Solitude (n.) ...
8 Supine (adj.) Lying face upwards Example: She was lying supine on the beach chair looking at the sky.
9 Petrichor (n.) The pleasant, earthy smell after rain. ...
10 Serendipity (n.) The chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way. ...

What are the difficult words in English?

As a follow up to our article on confusing words, here are ten of the most difficult words in English.

Literally. If you know a language purist, watch out. ...
Ironic. ...
Irregardless (instead of regardless) ...
Whom. ...
Colonel. ...
Nonplussed. ...
Disinterested. ...
Enormity.

What are some tricky words?

We've rounded up ten of the trickiest words in English and provided tips that will help you stop misspelling them.

Necessary.
Stationary vs. Stationery. ...
Separate. When we pronounce this word, it sounds like “seperate”. ...
Affect vs. Effect. ...
Embarrassed. ...
Compliment vs. ...
Accommodation.
Rhythm.

What is tricky word?

Tricky words cannot be sounded out easily. They are common words that have complex spellings in them. ... Emergent readers may find tricky words difficult to read as they have not yet learned some of the graphemes in those words. They are sometimes known as irregular words, common exception words or sight words.

How can I learn tricky words?

Play memory games such as Snap, Concentration, Bingo or Go Fish with tricky words on cards. Hangman is a particularly effective game for letter sequence recall in tricky words. Double print our tricky word cards: Playing with Sounds words or Letters and Sounds words.

How do you read tricky words?

The standard way to first introduce 'tricky words' is to show the children the word, and then try to sound it out. By doing this you demonstrate why it is 'tricky' because it will make a silly word. They often find this bit quite funny!

What are the first letters to teach?

What Order to Introduce the Alphabet Letters:

s, a, t, i, p, n.
c, k, e, h, r.
m, d, g, o.
l, f, b, q, u.
j, z, w.
v, y, x.

What are the tricky words in phonics?

Tricky words are not decodable using phonics alone as they have spellings that do not show grapheme-phoneme correspondence. They are called common exception words in the KS1 Spelling Curriculum. Letters and Sounds sets out high-frequency words (including tricky words) to be taught within each phase.

What is the hardest spelling bee word?

The 25 Toughest Winning Words Ever Spelled In The National Spelling Bee

Albumen. Year: 1928. Pronunciation: al-BYOO-mun. ...
Foulard. Year: 1931. Pronunciation: foo-LARD. ...
Semaphore. Year: 1946. Pronunciation: SEM-uh-fohr. ...
Insouciant. Year: 1951. ...
Soubrette. Year: 1953. ...
Schappe. Year: 1957. ...
Smaragdine. Year: 1961. ...
Esquamulose. Year: 1962.

What are the 20 most misspelled words?

20 most commonly misspelt words in English

Separate.
Definitely.
Manoeuvre.
Embarrass.
Occurrence.
Consensus.
Unnecessary.
Acceptable.

What is the longest word in world?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Appearing in the Oxford English Dictionary, this 45-letter word for a disease is the longest English word that is defined in a major dictionary. It's a technical word referring to the lung disease more commonly known as silicosis.

What is the full name of titin?

isoleucine

Is pulchritudinous a bad word?

Even though it looks (and sounds) like it would describe a disease or a bad attitude, pulchritudinous actually describes a person of breathtaking, heartbreaking... beauty. Let's be honest: Your opportunities for using this word in casual conversation are probably pretty slim.

What is the next word for beautiful?

What is another word for beautiful?
alluring attractive
gorgeous charming
elegant exquisite
handsome pretty
ravishing striking

alluring	attractive
gorgeous	charming
elegant	exquisite
handsome	pretty
ravishing	striking

What words mean beauty?

elegant,
exquisite,
glorious,
Junoesque,
magnificent,
resplendent,
splendid,
statuesque,

What are the 1000 most common words in English?