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The words in this table are listed in the order of their frequency of use in everyday writing. Since the is the most frequently used word in our language, its number is one. The first 25 words are used in 33% of everyday writing, the first 100 words appear in 50% of adult and student writing, and the first 1,000 words are used in 89% of everyday writing.

1. the
2. of
3. and
4. a
5. to
6. in
7. is
8. you
9. that
10. it