Here are the 50 most popular words in English, according to the Oxford English Corpus:
the
be
to
of
and
a
in
that
have
I
it
for
not
on
with
he
as
you
do
at
this
but
his
by
from
they
we
say
her
she
or
an
will
my
one
all
would
there
their
what
so
up
out
if
about
who
get
which
go
me
Note that this list is based on the most frequently used words in written English and may not necessarily reflect the most commonly used words in spoken English or in different contexts.
