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1,000 Most Frequently Used American English Words

Posted on December 4, 2024

Here is an alphabetical list of the most frequently used American English words color-coded with the American Vowel Sounds Chart located in the tab above.

Each word has a background color that represents the stress vowel sound for that word, and a link to an online dictionary that provides an audio of the spoken word and its definition(s).  For example, the first word in column "E" is "each" with a green background color representing the long E vowel sound in that word.  Clicking on the word produces a dictionary webpage containing an audio file with the word's pronunciation and its definitions, function, and use examples.