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What Are the Most Common Words in English?

March 26, 2020 by Karen Hill

The five English words that are used more than any others in the language are, in order: the, of, and, to, a.

The second five most common words are: in, that, is, I, and it. But the most common word in conversation is, I, of course!

The letter e is the most common in our language. But the letter that begins the most English words is t.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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