Can you name the top three most common words per letter* in the English language?

created by Leroy573
  • Enter a word in the box below
  • Correctly named words will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: World-English 500 Commonest Words in the English Language
  • *Because of the way Sporcle accepts answers, the words "a" "and" & "the" have been skipped. The letters X and Z have zero words in the top 500, J has one, and Q has two. First column is overall rank.
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A
15 
17 
22 
B
21 
29 
31 
C
36 
68 
78 
D
52 
77 
81 
E
49 
120 
160 
F
13 
26 
93 
G
79 
106 
121 
H
11 
19 
24 
I
6 
7 
8 
J
129 
K
89 
184 
221 
L
64 
68 
109 
M
59 
69 
76 
N
84 
86 
99 
O
2 
14 
23 
P
94 
104 
107 
Q
331 
436 
R
115 
145 
241 
S
32 
47 
50 
T
3 
10 
20 
U
43 
44 
125 
V
127 
379 
400 
W
12 
16 
33 
Y
9 
41 
117 
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Commonest English Words by Letter Quiz

  1. by Leroy573
  • Created Feb 2, 2011 in Language
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