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The 100 Most Common Words in English (PDF)

In this post you will learn the most common words in English, in order of frequency.

About a third of all written material in English is made up of the first 25 words.

The first 100 words make up about half of all written material, and the first 300 make up about 65 per cent of all written material.

Is it any wonder that all students must have an immediate grasp of these words, as well as their spelling? So it is better to start by recognising these words and learning their correct pronunciation. You can check the list of 100 most used words below and download the list of 1000 most used words.

1-25	26-50	51-75	75-100
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