Here are the 500 most commonly used words in the English language. 
Learn these and you will know more than two-third of all vocabulary in written English.
A list of the 500 most used words
- the  
- of  
- to  
- and  
- a  
- in  
- is  
- it  
- you  
- that  
- he  
- was  
- for  
- on  
- are  
- with  
- as  
- I  
- his  
- they  
- be  
- at  
- one  
- have  
- this  
- from  
- or  
- had  
- by  
- hot  
- but  
- some  
- what  
- there  
- we  
- can  
- out  
- other  
- were  
- all  
- your  
- when  
- up  
- use  
- word  
- how  
- said  
- an  
- each  
- she  
- which  
- do  
- their  
- time  
- if  
- will  
- way  
- about  
- many  
- then  
- them  
- would  
- write  
- like  
- so  
- these  
- her  
- long  
- make  
- thing  
- see  
- him  
- two  
- has  
- look  
- more  
- day  
- could  
- go  
- come  
- did  
- my  
- sound  
- no  
- most  
- number  
- who  
- over  
- know  
- water  
- than  
- call  
- first  
- people  
- may  
- down  
- side  
- been  
- now  
- find  
- any  
- new  
- work  
- part  
- take  
- get  
- place  
- made  
- live  
- where  
- after  
- back  
- little  
- only  
- round  
- man  
- year  
- came  
- show  
- every  
- good  
- me  
- give  
- our  
- under  
- name  
- very  
- through  
- just  
- form  
- much  
- great  
- think  
- say  
- help  
- low  
- line  
- before  
- turn  
- cause  
- same  
- mean  
- differ  
- move  
- right  
- boy  
- old  
- too  
- does  
- tell  
- sentence  
- set  
- three  
- want  
- air  
- well  
- also  
- play  
- small  
- end  
- put  
- home  
- read  
- hand  
- port  
- large  
- spell  
- add  
- even  
- land  
- here  
- must  
- big  
- high  
- such  
- follow  
- act  
- why  
- ask  
- men  
- change  
- went  
- light  
- kind  
- off  
- need  
- house  
- picture  
- try  
- us  
- again  
- animal  
- point  
- mother  
- world  
- near  
- build  
- self  
- earth  
- father  
- head  
- stand  
- own  
- page  
- should  
- country  
- found  
- answer  
- school  
- grow  
- study  
- still  
- learn  
- plant  
- cover  
- food  
- sun  
- four  
- thought  
- let  
- keep  
- eye  
- never  
- last  
- door  
- between  
- city  
- tree  
- cross  
- since  
- hard  
- start  
- might  
- story  
- saw  
- far  
- sea  
- draw  
- left  
- late  
- run  
- don't  
- while  
- press  
- close  
- night  
- real  
- life  
- few  
- stop  
- open  
- seem  
- together  
- next  
- white  
- children  
- begin  
- got  
- walk  
- example  
- ease  
- paper  
- often  
- always  
- music  
- those  
- both  
- mark  
- book  
- letter  
- until  
- mile  
- river  
- car  
- feet  
- care  
- second  
- group  
- carry  
- took  
- rain  
- eat  
- room  
- friend  
- began  
- idea  
- fish  
- mountain  
- north  
- once  
- base  
- hear  
- horse  
- cut  
- sure  
- watch  
- color  
- face  
- wood  
- main  
- enough  
- plain  
- girl  
- usual  
- young  
- ready  
- above  
- ever  
- red  
- list  
- though  
- feel  
- talk  
- bird  
- soon  
- body  
- dog  
- family  
- direct  
- pose  
- leave  
- song  
- measure  
- state  
- product  
- black  
- short  
- numeral  
- class  
- wind  
- question  
- happen  
- complete  
- ship  
- area  
- half  
- rock  
- order  
- fire  
- south  
- problem  
- piece  
- told  
- knew  
- pass  
- farm  
- top  
- whole  
- king  
- size  
- heard  
- best  
- hour  
- better  
- TRUE  
- during  
- hundred  
- am  
- remember  
- step  
- early  
- hold  
- west  
- ground  
- interest  
- reach  
- fast  
- five  
- sing  
- listen  
- six  
- table  
- travel  
- less  
- morning  
- ten  
- simple  
- several  
- vowel  
- toward  
- war  
- lay  
- against  
- pattern  
- slow  
- center  
- love  
- person  
- money  
- serve  
- appear  
- road  
- map  
- science  
- rule  
- govern  
- pull  
- cold  
- notice  
- voice  
- fall  
- power  
- town  
- fine  
- certain  
- fly  
- unit  
- lead  
- cry  
- dark  
- machine  
- note  
- wait  
- plan  
- figure  
- star  
- box  
- noun  
- field  
- rest  
- correct  
- able  
- pound  
- done  
- beauty  
- drive  
- stood  
- contain  
- front  
- teach  
- week  
- final  
- gave  
- green  
- oh  
- quick  
- develop  
- sleep  
- warm  
- free  
- minute  
- strong  
- special  
- mind  
- behind  
- clear  
- tail  
- produce  
- fact  
- street  
- inch  
- lot  
- nothing  
- course  
- stay  
- wheel  
- full  
- force  
- blue  
- object  
- decide  
- surface  
- deep  
- moon  
- island  
- foot  
- yet  
- busy  
- test  
- record  
- boat  
- common  
- gold  
- possible  
- plane  
- age  
- dry  
- wonder  
- laugh  
- thousand  
- ago  
- ran  
- check  
- game  
- shape  
- yes  
- hot  
- miss  
- brought  
- heat  
- snow  
- bed  
- bring  
- sit  
- perhaps  
- fill  
- east  
- weight  
- language  
- among