The most commonly used words in English follow a frequency distribution, where a small number of words make up a large percentage of text, and the majority of words are used less frequently. The top 1,000 words are estimated to cover a significant portion of everyday text. Here's a general breakdown:
Top 100 words: These account for roughly 50% of most written texts.
Top 1,000 words: These account for around 80-85% of most written texts.
This means that if you analyze a text of 10,000 words:
The top 100 words will likely cover around 5,000 words of the text.
The top 1,000 words will cover between 8,000 to 8,500 words.
These commonly used words typically include articles (the, a), pronouns (he, they), conjunctions (and, or), prepositions (in, on), and frequently used verbs and nouns (is, have, people, time). Would you like a list of these words or more details on their breakdown?
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