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The list of '''most common words in English''', like any superlative list, cannot be definitive. The data below is sampled from the [[Oxford English Corpus]] of over a [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] words, and represents one study done by [[Oxford Online]], associated with the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref name=langfacts> [http://www.askoxford.com/oec/mainpage/oec02/?view=uk AskOxford.com: Language Facts]. Retrieved June 22, 2006. </ref> This source includes writings of all sorts from "literary novels and specialist journals to everyday newspapers and magazines and from Hansard to the language of chatrooms, emails, and weblogs",<ref name=oec> [http://www.askox(contracted; show full)==References==
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==Equivalent Lists for Other Languages==

* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_h%C3%A4ufigsten_W%C3%B6rter_der_deutschen_Sprache German Wikipedia: 207 Most Common Words in German]

[[Category:Lists of English words]]