A Frequency Dictionary of American English

firemen ₉₀₄, craftsmen ₈₄₆, countrymen ₈₂₁, linemen ₈₁₁, salesmen ₇₄₅,

spokesmen ₇₂₅, horsemen ₆₃₂, sportsmen ₆₃₀, workmen ₆₁₁, chairmen ₅₈₂

child children

children ₂₁₄₀₀₈, grandchildren ₄₈₄₃, schoolchildren ₁₁₂₅, great-grandchildren ₃₂₃

other Old

teeth (tooth) ₁₆₆₄₅, mice (mouse) ₃₄₃₄, geese (goose) ₁₆₂₇, brethren (brother) ₁₀₁₀,

English forms

lice (louse) ₅₁₀, oxen (ox) ₄₃₀. (Note that most of these words have regular

plurals as well.)

face verb tell, love, die, cry, .smile, whisper, nod, wake, yell, kiss

10348 | 0.84 F

monitor n

adj international, heart-rate, 17-inch, independent, cardiac, portable, external noun science., computer., video., TV., heart., screen, color, television., image verb .show, watch, display, evaluate, stare., .ensure, check, regulate, attach, flash 10967 | 0.8 N

surprise v

noun .people, .lot, answer, .me, reaction, .reader, success, .observer, .audience, finding., analyst, .bear, tone, earnings, move. misc you, .by, .him, may., might., .everyone, anyone, .quickly, .everybody

9232 | 0.94

infant n

adj young, newborn, human, maternal, premature, tiny, visual, blind, sighted, normal noun .mortality, child, rate, .death, mother, .son, .daughter, .formula verb .born, die, hold., feed, carry, .sleep, care., adopt., cry, nurse 9448 | 0.92

cow n

adj mad, sacred, holy, dead, fat, sick, brown, grazing noun milk, .disease, cash., horse, .pasture, dairy., .manure, field, .dung verb feed, .graze, eat, kill, produce, sell, drink, .chew, slaughter, wander

9336 | 0.93 F

proposed j

noun change, rule, amendment, legislation, project, tax, regulation, budget, law, solution, cut, model misc under, federal, include, support, environmental, constitutional, discuss, approve

9754 | 0.89 N A

sufficient j

noun time, number, evidence, reason, information, condition, power, resource, data, quantity, amount, force misc not, provide, necessary, lack, without, allow, alone

9626 | 0.90 A

oak n

adj white, live, red, old, black, royal noun .tree, forest, pine, leaf, .lawn, grove, .table, maple, post., .door verb shade, hang, line, surround, plant, age, dominate, climb, construct., .arch

9618 | 0.90 N

terrorist j

noun attack, group, organization, threat, act, activity, network, bombing, cell, target, incident, plot misc against, after, since, prevent, possible, international, bin Laden, major, potential

9649 | 0.90 S

mall n

adj national, local, suburban, downtown, regional, antique, nearby noun shopping., strip., store, street, center, lot, .parking, outlet., office, town verb walk, build, visit., head., house, own, line., wander., .cater, .host

9462 | 0.92 N

punishment n

adj corporal, cruel, unusual, severe, harsh, physical, appropriate, collective, just noun capital., crime, reward., form., law, attitude., kind., death, use., sin

verb receive, inflict, .fit, impose, deserve, escape., face., accept., .violate, .deter

9348 | 0.93 A

helpful j

noun comment, information, suggestion, hint, tip, advice, reviewer, tool, resource, discussion, staff, article misc very, may, also, find, might, most, especially, particularly

9308 | 0.93 A

ongoing j

noun process, investigation, part, debate, effort, study, program, research, project, war, relationship, problem misc between, provide, require, because, professional, despite, involve

9394 | 0.92 A

admission n

adj free, general, affirmative, financial, selective, special, regular, legal, racial, tacit noun college, .policy, hospital, price, standard, director, museum, .office verb include, gain., require, deny., pay., charge., offer., vary, discriminate 9599 | 0.90 N

frequency n

adj high, low, great, increasing, different, increased, relative, resonant, various, descriptive noun radio., table, .response, use, .distribution, range, behavior, intensity, .percentage, duration verb increase, report, occur., reduce., determine, measure, indicate, shift, vary, decrease 10415 | 0.83 A

ratio n

adj high, low, signal-to-noise, average, focal, total, student-teacher, energy-output, female, financial noun odds., expense., aspect., percent, sex., compression., stock, table, debt, gear. verb increase, calculate, indicate, compare, measure, determine, reduce, decrease, vary, improve. 9919 | 0.87 A

delay n

adj long, developmental, significant, average, slight, brief noun time, house, year, leader., flight, cost, month, rain., hour, traffic. verb cause, result, avoid, experience, .occur, blame, face., explain., prevent, contribute.

9330 | 0.93

privacy n

adj personal, electronic, medical, individual, online, financial, complete noun right, invasion., issue, .law, .home, information, protection, .policy, security, concern verb protect., invade., violate, respect., provide., maintain., ensure., guarantee, .prevail 9278 | 0.93

trick n

adj old, dirty, magic, little, cheap, simple, neat, real, favorite, stupid noun bag., .question, hat., kind., dog., card., parlor. verb play, use, learn, try, turn, pull, perform., teach, fool, .lure

9198 | 0.94

etc r

computer., equipment., box., rhythm., sex., B

9477 | 0.91 A

circuit n

adj integrated, short, federal, electrical, closed, judicial, printed, complex noun .court, .judge,

·board, county., .breaker, decision, lecture., .training verb .rule, complete., hit., ride, travel., race., connect, control, repeat., blow

9668 | 0.89 A

musician n

adj professional, great, local, classical, black, popular, fellow, famous, talented, fine noun jazz., music, artist, rock., group, street., blue., teacher, performance, union verb .play, become, perform, train, feature., record, listen, hire, invite, .gather 9821 | 0.88