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This Commonest English Words Quiz has been taken 2,245,227 times (244 today).
Rank Word % Guessed Right
6.a
97.2%
1.the
96.6%
10.I
95.9%
2.be
94%
16.he
88.3%
18.you
85.7%
32.an
83.4%
3.to
81.7%
30.she
81.5%
27.we
80.9%
56.no
80.7%
19.do
80%
49.go
76.7%
11.it
75.5%
5.and
75.1%
50.me
74.3%
29.her
73.8%
7.in
72.9%
14.on
72.5%
26.they
70.8%
40.what
70.6%
51.when
69.5%
38.there
65.5%
53.can
64.7%
13.not
64.1%
12.for
63.3%
9.have
63.1%
41.so
63%
4.of
62.6%
85.how
62.4%
46.who
61.8%
8.that
60.9%
39.their
60.8%
100.us
57.9%
Rank Word % Guessed Right
42.up
57.3%
68.them
57.3%
64.your
56.6%
35.one
56.3%
17.as
55.5%
33.will
54.9%
34.my
54.8%
84.two
54.6%
58.him
54%
21.this
54%
20.at
52.9%
23.his
52.5%
22.but
52.4%
72.then
51.5%
54.like
51.3%
24.by
49.6%
44.if
49.4%
69.see
49.2%
31.or
47.8%
43.out
47.7%
86.our
45.2%
37.would
45.1%
67.could
44.8%
47.get
43.6%
94.because
43.2%
36.all
42.7%
55.time
42.5%
25.from
42.4%
15.with
41.4%
82.after
40.8%
28.say
40.1%
65.good
40.1%
71.than
39.6%
97.give
38.9%
Rank Word % Guessed Right
98.day
37.8%
76.come
37.7%
78.over
37.5%
66.some
37.4%
73.now
35.2%
93.want
34.7%
59.know
34.4%
60.take
34%
79.think
30.7%
99.most
30.2%
96.these
30.1%
52.make
30%
83.use
29.6%
57.just
29.5%
45.about
29.2%
77.its
28.4%
74.look
27.5%
95.any
27%
61.people
26.1%
87.work
26%
80.also
25.7%
48.which
25.2%
62.into
24.8%
88.first
24.7%
92.new
23.8%
89.well
23.7%
90.way
23.2%
81.back
22%
63.year
21.5%
70.other
21.3%
75.only
19.1%
91.even
19.1%
How do you compare to other Commonest English Words quiz takers?

Number % Answered
100 (all)
2.1%
95-99
4%
90-94
2.4%
85-89
2.1%
80-84
2.5%
75-79
3.6%
70-74
5.3%
65-69
7.1%
60-64
8.3%
55-59
8.2%
50-54
8.1%
45-49
6%
40-44
5.7%
35-39
5.6%
30-34
5.6%
25-29
5.7%
20-24
5.5%
15-19
5.1%
10-14
3.9%
5-9
2.2%
1-4
0.9%

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Commonest English Words Quiz

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  • Created Jan 12, 2009 in Language
  • Featured Jan 12, 2009
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