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This is a word frequency list, based on over 9,379,000 words of contemporary fiction gathered online. It has 2,000 words.
Regular plurals are combined with their singular forms (tree, trees; box, boxes). Variations of a verb ending in -ed, -ing or -(e)s are lumped together with their root verb (smile, smiled, smiling, smiles). Adjective forms ending in -er or -est are included with their positive form (sad, sadder, saddest). And words ending in -'s are grouped with the form without the apostrophe (boy, boy's; everything, everything's), except for a few common contractions (it's; that's).
- the
- I
- to
- and
- a
- of
- was
- he
- you
- it
- in
- her
- she
- that
- my
- his
- me
- on
- with
- at
- as
- had
- for
- but
- him
- said
- be
- up
- out
- look
- so
- have
- what
- not
- just
- like
- go
- they
- is
- this
- from
- all
- we
- were
- back
- do
- one
- about
- know
- if
- when
- get
- then
- into
- would
- no
- there
- I'm
- could
- don't
- ask
- down
- time
- didn't
- want
- eye
- them
- over
- your
- are
- or
- been
- now
- an
- by
- think
- see
- hand
- it's
- say
- how
- around
- head
- did
- well
- before
- off
- who
- more
- even
- turn
- come
- smile
- way
- really
- can
- face
- other
- some
- right
- their
- only
- walk
- make
- got
- try
- something
- room
- again
- thing
- after
- still
- thought
- door
- here
- too
- little
- because
- why
- away
- let
- take
- two
- start
- good
- where
- never
- through
- day
- much
- tell
- wasn't
- girl
- feel
- oh
- you're
- call
- talk
- will
- long
- than
- us
- made
- friend
- knew
- open
- need
- first
- which
- people
- that's
- went
- sure
- seem
- stop
- voice
- very
- felt
- took
- our
- pull
- laugh
- man
- okay
- close
- any
- came
- told
- love
- watch
- arm
- anything
- I'll
- though
- put
- left
- work
- guy
- hair
- next
- couldn't
- yeah
- while
- mean
- home
- few
- saw
- place
- school
- help
- wait
- late
- year
- can't
- house
- happen
- last
- always
- move
- old
- night
- nod
- life
- give
- sit
- stare
- sat
- should
- moment
- another
- behind
- side
- sound
- once
- find
- toward
- boy
- ever
- nothing
- front
- mother
- name
- am
- since
- reply
- he's
- myself
- leave
- bed
- new
- car
- use
- mind
- maybe
- has
- heard
- answer
- minute
- yes
- until
- both
- found
- end
- small
- I'd
- word
- someone
- same
- enough
- began
- run
- bit
- sigh
- each
- those
- almost
- against
- everything
- most
- thank
- wouldn't
- mom
- better
- play
- I've
- own
- every
- hard
- remember
- three
- stood
- live
- stand
- second
- sorry
- keep
- finally
- point
- gave
- already
- actually
- probably
- himself
- big
- everyone
- guess
- lot
- step
- hey
- hear
- light
- quickly
- dad
- kiss
- black
- pick
- else
- soon
- shoulder
- table
- best
- without
- notice
- stay
- care
- phone
- reach
- realize
- follow
- decide
- kind
- she's
- grab
- he'd
- show
- inside
- suddenly
- father
- rest
- herself
- grin
- hour
- hope
- also
- body
- might
- hadn't
- floor
- its
- continue
- ran
- across
- hold
- cry
- half
- pretty
- great
- course
- mouth
- class
- kid
- miss
- wonder
- morning
- least
- nice
- dark
- slowly
- done
- change
- doesn't
- together
- yet
- question
- anyway
- bad
- blue
- believe
- week
- God
- lip
- Mr.
- sleep
- fine
- what's
- family
- many
- worry
- roll
- parent
- under
- surprise
- water
- onto
- we're
- glance
- wall
- between
- seen
- read
- window
- idea
- white
- push
- feet
- must
- such
- seat
- set
- please
- red
- brother
- these
- whole
- lean
- part
- person
- slightly
- pass
- shook
- fact
- wrong
- gone
- far
- hit
- finger
- quite
- hate
- meet
- finish
- heart
- book
- past
- kill
- reason
- anyone
- figure
- top
- along
- world
- she'd
- high
- shirt
- does
- today
- young
- held
- outside
- listen
- whisper
- won't
- happy
- ground
- deep
- drop
- shrug
- dress
- fell
- there's
- yell
- breath
- air
- tear
- sister
- chair
- kitchen
- matter
- hurt
- fall
- wear
- isn't
- woman
- eat
- lie
- hell
- suppose
- cover
- couple
- large
- either
- five
- leg
- jump
- die
- return
- able
- bag
- alone
- shut
- stuff
- short
- ready
- understand
- kept
- plan
- raise
- street
- different
- problem
- break
- line
- early
- cut
- cold
- paper
- scream
- instead
- stupid
- silence
- tree
- caught
- ear
- food
- full
- four
- cause
- fuck
- explain
- expect
- fight
- exactly
- sort
- completely
- men
- dance
- met
- story
- whatever
- build
- speak
- glass
- pain
- check
- glare
- corner
- Mrs.
- chest
- hot
- rather
- month
- real
- touch
- park
- bring
- they're
- drink
- ago
- force
- you've
- fast
- lost
- attention
- wish
- mark
- wave
- shout
- fill
- begin
- baby
- interest
- money
- fun
- green
- however
- cheek
- mine
- clear
- brown
- forward
- near
- picture
- may
- cool
- drive
- hug
- shake
- sense
- alright
- you'll
- dream
- hang
- clothes
- act
- become
- manage
- meant
- game
- ignore
- stair
- taken
- party
- add
- sometimes
- job
- ten
- shot
- date
- quiet
- gaze
- group
- loud
- straight
- dead
- neck
- beside
- pause
- number
- conversation
- chance
- we'll
- rose
- quietly
- town
- blood
- color
- desk
- dinner
- hall
- horse
- music
- brought
- piece
- anymore
- beautiful
- order
- fire
- office
- true
- although
- warm
- easy
- enter
- perfect
- mutter
- softly
- cross
- shock
- smirk
- damn
- soft
- stomach
- snap
- spoke
- tire
- box
- catch
- skin
- teacher
- middle
- note
- yourself
- haven't
- lunch
- tomorrow
- breathe
- clean
- except
- appear
- lock
- knock
- bathroom
- movie
- agree
- offer
- kick
- form
- confuse
- lay
- less
- calm
- slip
- weren't
- sign
- dog
- lift
- immediately
- arrive
- deal
- tonight
- usually
- case
- frown
- shop
- scare
- promise
- mum
- couch
- pay
- state
- shit
- wrap
- hello
- free
- huge
- ride
- bother
- land
- known
- especially
- expression
- carry
- ring
- spot
- allow
- several
- aren't
- during
- empty
- lady
- eyebrow
- strange
- coffee
- road
- threw
- wide
- bus
- forget
- gotten
- smell
- fear
- press
- boyfriend
- blonde
- throw
- round
- sun
- tall
- glad
- age
- write
- upon
- hide
- became
- crowd
- rain
- save
- trouble
- annoy
- nose
- weird
- death
- beat
- tone
- trip
- six
- control
- nearly
- consider
- gonna
- join
- learn
- above
- hi
- obviously
- entire
- direction
- foot
- angry
- power
- strong
- quick
- doctor
- edge
- song
- asleep
- twenty
- barely
- remain
- child
- enjoy
- gun
- slow
- city
- broke
- key
- lead
- throat
- normal
- you'd
- somewhere
- wake
- pair
- sky
- funny
- business
- student
- giggle
- bright
- admit
- jeans
- given
- children
- store
- sweet
- low
- climb
- rub
- apartment
- knee
- shoe
- attack
- bedroom
- joke
- spent
- situation
- stuck
- gently
- possible
- cell
- mention
- silent
- definitely
- rush
- hung
- brush
- perhaps
- groan
- ass
- rock
- card
- lose
- blush
- besides
- crazy
- type
- bore
- afraid
- chase
- respond
- marry
- remind
- pack
- daughter
- serious
- girlfriend
- mad
- somehow
- buy
- sent
- tight
- simply
- trust
- imagine
- wind
- chuckle
- bar
- pink
- shove
- ball
- sight
- drag
- they'd
- human
- truth
- share
- area
- concern
- shouldn't
- team
- escape
- mumble
- often
- search
- apparently
- attempt
- son
- within
- band
- cute
- led
- memory
- anger
- fly
- paint
- bottle
- busy
- comment
- exclaim
- avoid
- grow
- grey
- mirror
- gasp
- hallway
- dear
- star
- sick
- cat
- counter
- interrupt
- none
- blink
- spend
- usual
- worse
- locker
- important
- favorite
- grip
- TV
- ice
- pretend
- settle
- amaze
- pop
- disappear
- carefully
- train
- stick
- guard
- teeth
- flash
- uncle
- send
- doubt
- visit
- nervous
- excite
- approach
- excuse
- fit
- noise
- study
- letter
- police
- eventually
- burn
- field
- hospital
- tie
- summer
- huh
- shift
- self
- hurry
- greet
- wife
- position
- we've
- wipe
- heavy
- slam
- broken
- complete
- space
- brain
- tiny
- pants
- ah
- punch
- shower
- tongue
- afternoon
- seriously
- cup
- further
- race
- recognize
- computer
- rang
- safe
- jacket
- bottom
- hundred
- relax
- sudden
- wow
- college
- flip
- mood
- track
- crack
- block
- handle
- themselves
- drove
- seven
- struggle
- whether
- ahead
- sad
- dry
- women
- focus
- repeat
- thick
- relationship
- jerk
- present
- suck
- bell
- surround
- evening
- bite
- single
- fault
- shadow
- wood
- easily
- woke
- smoke
- draw
- suggest
- wet
- accept
- third
- totally
- wore
- breakfast
- trail
- animal
- warn
- aunt
- sir
- piss
- burst
- match
- fix
- practically
- odd
- wash
- sing
- inch
- size
- secret
- who's
- clock
- company
- view
- suit
- forever
- familiar
- forehead
- shoot
- grew
- stretch
- pound
- despite
- response
- center
- curl
- slight
- toss
- beneath
- fist
- welcome
- laughter
- angel
- Christmas
- we'd
- main
- simple
- neither
- distance
- comfort
- upset
- assume
- eight
- gather
- lucky
- fade
- Ms.
- coat
- special
- awkward
- certain
- plate
- darkness
- practice
- obvious
- grade
- cream
- choice
- hardly
- pale
- thin
- button
- chocolate
- refuse
- slid
- pillow
- thirty
- count
- honestly
- poor
- motion
- storm
- lightly
- nobody
- experience
- path
- period
- dare
- demand
- comfortable
- clearly
- silver
- peer
- birthday
- disgust
- embarrass
- bought
- test
- lap
- bet
- loudly
- driver
- murmur
- taste
- perfectly
- squeeze
- board
- worth
- fold
- spread
- crap
- emotion
- subject
- pour
- laid
- lower
- mile
- yea
- page
- pile
- snow
- message
- English
- scene
- sink
- fail
- forgot
- hole
- silently
- heat
- weekend
- drew
- guitar
- sweat
- unless
- cloud
- waist
- slap
- argue
- grass
- idiot
- screen
- yesterday
- swear
- twin
- instantly
- apart
- narrow
- opposite
- blow
- wrist
- earth
- action
- circle
- forgotten
- list
- closet
- drunk
- shape
- yellow
- twist
- weight
- smart
- it'll
- treat
- pool
- prepare
- awake
- certainly
- tease
- contact
- slide
- wonderful
- bitch
- reveal
- swing
- truck
- anywhere
- flower
- upstairs
- hers
- itself
- wander
- downstairs
- football
- possibly
- rip
- forest
- mostly
- bloody
- church
- gay
- stone
- husband
- sex
- trick
- yours
- growl
- club
- Friday
- stage
- include
- sip
- invite
- sharp
- convince
- sheet
- absolutely
- orange
- relief
- apologize
- art
- he'll
- remove
- crash
- van
- curse
- alive
- blanket
- receive
- tip
- rise
- tightly
- waste
- bowl
- fallen
- river
- mama
- pace
- honey
- swallow
- king
- camera
- deserve
- dirty
- chin
- doorway
- image
- cookie
- homework
- hat
- luck
- aside
- information
- fifteen
- fair
- player
- monster
- gate
- win
- below
- ceiling
- click
- cook
- travel
- fish
- lit
- nervously
- towel
- shiver
- final
- horrible
- station
- camp
- hungry
- thousand
- evil
- rich
- war
- involve
- jaw
- uncomfortable
- directly
- level
- double
- nine
- creature
- glow
- somewhat
- blame
- entrance
- hip
- fresh
- hiss
- normally
- tap
- machine
- ruin
- bear
- rule
- till
- cock
- stumble
- complain
- everybody
- truly
- nurse
- speed
- hmm
- panic
- smooth
- weak
- good-bye
- would've
- extra
- gesture
- scowl
- beer
- release
- country
- officer
- careful
- create
- hill
- snort
- flew
- heel
- brow
- charge
- flat
- plus
- switch
- whenever
- drift
- metal
- discover
- wheel
- skirt
- pat
- ate
- tea
- hotel
- sob
- future
- record
- boot
- likely
- cheer
- gold
- prove
- ha
- twice
- aware
- lack
- princess
- bench
- cousin
- detail
- amount
- bird
- backward
- crush
- cigarette
- faint
- belong
- stranger
- beach
- load
- everywhere
- scratch
- history
- restaurant
- event
- extremely
- widen
- clutch
- due
- tug
- beyond
- happily
- mistake
- palm
- amuse
- guest
- Saturday
- wooden
- worst
- exit
- plastic
- reality
- wince
- announce
- gotta
- slept
- she'll
- member
- choose
- Dr.
- swim
- alarm
- crawl
- dollar
- knife
- magic
- paid
- pizza
- purse
- gift
- chicken
- plane
- choke
- screw
- protest
- base
- drug
- introduce
- sleeve
- movement
- loose
- bare
- wanna
- difficult
- frame
- spin
- fake
- pen
- understood
- nor
- unfortunately
- written
- decision
- beg
- heavily
- insist
- soul
- random
- sport
- male
- urge
- million
- yawn
- backpack
- judge
- startle
- bunch
- stream
- they'll
- muscle
- yard
- accident
- dragon
- sentence
- fool
- torn
- bow
- echo
- mix
- bury
- system
- dirt
- spirit
- leaf
- protect
- row
- forth
- purple
- bang
- curious
- nearby
- nowhere
- collapse
- hop
- proud
- wing
- destroy
- sea
- separate
- silly
- wound
- honest
- battle
- born
- cough
- mountain
- split
- square
- underneath
- bike
- process
- somebody
- classroom
- presence
- whose
- grown
- hidden
- serve
- female
- garden
- meal
- unable
- elbow
- support
- bridge
- reaction
- skip
- wild
- angrily
- effect
- threaten
- basically
- smack
- stroke
- flow
- moan
- plant
- impossible
- bruise
- disappoint
- energy
- relieve
- confusion
- wedding
- fat
- bill
- dude
- address
- cast
- naked
- toy
- math
- personal
- ship
- spun
- chat
- pray
- whip
- grasp
- hasn't
- float
- fully
- gorgeous
- indeed
- nail
- vision
- innocent
- friendly
- jealous
- swung
- flame
- dorm
- driveway
- spill
- gang
- murder
- respect
- bent
- tail
- inform
- lesson
- whine
- clench
- excitement
- library
- lord
- surface
- dust
- dump
- feature
- object
- weapon
- calmly
- hesitate
- hint
- law
- magazine
- among
- boss
- file
- leather
- result
- thrown
- toe
- terrible
- local
- project
- won
- radio
- regret
- grumble
- otherwise
- ridiculous
- CD
- lovely
- mock
- effort
- fan
- nerve
- report
- stall
- elevator
- mate
- bastard
- grunt
- o'clock
- rope
- entirely
- frighten
- shade
- strength
- bone
- exchange
- flight
- Monday
- partner
- plain
- shine
- cafeteria
- beam
- exist
- porch
- queen
- squeal
- faith
- pierce
- remark
- content
- ease
- flick
- mall
- cannot
- carpet
- length
- replace
- duck
- bump
- common
- style
- tan
- cake
- court
- previous
- balance
- bank
- blind
- dangerous
- particular
- sell
- wrote
- distract
- melt
- popular
- social
- teach
- appearance
- correct
- lake
- public
- sarcastically
- guilty
- kinda
- shall
- television
- boat
- firmly
- tent
- thumb
- manner
- flush
- roof
- schedule
- dine
- weather
- casually
- moon
- difference
- butt
- charm
- feed
- frustration
- gentle
- hook
- bounce
- particularly
- pleasure
- sneak
- leader
- rage
- shriek
- suffer
- Sunday
- argument
- pregnant
- discuss
- statement
- ticket
- dig
- doll
- chill
- fence
- horror
- built
- cop
- security
- sidewalk
- breast
- curtain
- whom
- fifty
- giant
- milk
- recall
- term
- footstep
- stun
- tuck
- clothing
- lick
- joy
- ugly
- hopefully
- soldier
- plead
- struck
- trap
- opinion
- plenty
- tank
- breeze
- awesome
- desire
- roommate
- halfway
- opportunity
- outfit
- rough
- ain't
- beauty
- chose
- snake
- tape
- badly
- cheat
- daddy
- roar
- describe
- desperately
- height
- thigh
- tilt
- deeply
- friendship
- winter
- witch
- worn
- condition
- enemy
- golden
- sofa
- master
- rude
- throughout
- assure
- damage
- natural
- steal
- belt
- cage
- claim
- nightmare
- prefer
- purpose
- merely
- pin
- French
- sadly
- uniform
- branch
- direct
- hunter
- juice
- character
- pure
- stain
- various
- gain
- soak
- lately
- pitch
- accent
- they've
- tremble
- cabin
- chew
- physical
- puzzle
- explode
- steady
- how's
- pet
- sake
- compare
- principal
- scan
- forty
- impress
- mentally
- react
- sandwich
- shy
- twelve
- whilst
- bullet
- challenge
- command
- examine
- film
- appreciate
- tense
- blank
- blew
- fought
- gym
- passenger
- teenager
- dish
- drawn
- scary
- unlike
- straighten
- strain
- tune
- constantly
- famous
- marriage
- bound
- fancy
- issue
- warmth
- awhile
- collect
- concentrate
- copy
- disbelief
- tighten
- determine
- favor
- mental
- bush
- forgive
- aim
- embrace
- fairly
- froze
- insult
- option
- post
- resist
- spoken
- apple
- general
- instant
- jeep
- emerge
- neighbor
- pressure
- service
- shuffle
- briefly
- notebook
- peace
- string
- wine
- dash
- gut
- stress
- connect
- language
- private
- spring
- chip
- puppy
- ache
- desperate
- habit
- necessary
- nope
- pencil
- satisfy
- deny
- mommy
- attitude
- dial
- painful
- display
- frustrate
- it'd
- tend
- exact
- powerful
- nature
- photo
- total
- video
- egg
- occur
- anybody
- corridor
- gulp
- trace
- whoever
- brief
- exhaust
- pout
- terrify
- chapter
- insane
- spell
- surely
- tray
- alcohol
- chain
- fashion
- garage
- inquire
- candy
- similar
- bark
- flirt
- pathetic
- supply
- tower
- engine
- frozen
- map
- toilet
- background
- shudder
- spider
- adult
- cheap
- clue
- hazel
- irritate
- sand
- quarter
- spare
- American
- rid
- spat
- pot
- awful
- bleed
- fate
- jog
- strike
- grimace
- holiday
- whistle
- agreement
- dull
- expensive
- snatch
- sometime
- ability
- campus
- collar
- disturb
- flicker
- proceed
- recently
- risk
- skill
- topic
- defense
- fry
- luckily
- retort
- captain
- eaten
- glove
- mid
- owner
- cheese
- yank
- afterward
- closely
- coach
- feather
- handsome
- New York
- pity
- signal
- sniff
- strap
- contain
- survive
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