200 words

Studies have shown that it only takes 200 words to make up 80% of any English text or conversation. True, the other three to five hundred thousand words help to make the conversation or essays more interesting, but with 200 you’re almost there.

When writing essays, the last thing you want is for your reader to be distracted from the great ideas you have to share because you are misspelling these common words, especially when you have studied them before.

Here is the complete list of the 200 most common English words (and words they are frequently confused with).

the of, off and a to, two, too in is you that it he for, four was on are as with his they at be, bee this from I, eye have or, ore by, bye, buy one, won had not, knot but what all

were, where when we there, their, they’re can an your, you’re which, witch said if do, due will each about how, who up out them then, than she many some, sum so, sew these would, wood other into has more her like him see, sea

time could no, know make first been its, it’s now people my made, maid over did down, done only way, weigh find, fined use, used may water long little very after words called just most get

through back much before go good new, knew write, right our, hour me man, men, woman, women any day same look think also around another came come work three word must because does part even place well

such here, hear take why things help put years different away again went old number great tell say small every found still between name should Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss home big give air line set

own under read, red last never us left end along while might next sound below saw something thought both few those always looked show large often together asked house don’t world going want