The first 28 entries comprise more than half of all written language.
| # | concept/ word | number of occurrences | % of total | cumula- tive % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | of | 44,170 | 3.31 | 27.49 |
| 6 | to | 37,197 | 2.79 | 30.28 |
| 7 | a/an | 37,151 | 2.78 | 33.06 |
| 8 | in | 24,240 | 1.82 | 34.88 |
| 9 | QUESTIONS | 22,312 | 1.67 | 36.55 |
| 10 | NUMBERS | 20,972 | 1.57 | 38.12 |
| 11 | have | 20,217 | 1.51 | 39.63 |
| 12 | that/those | 18,601 | 1.39 | 41.03 |
| 13 | not | 12,232 | 0.92 | 41.94 |
| 14 | as | 11,062 | 0.83 | 42.77 |
| 15 | with | 11,054 | 0.83 | 43.60 |
| 16 | for | 10,522 | 0.79 | 44.39 |
| 17 | on | 8,295 | 0.62 | 45.01 |
| 18 | do | 8,237 | 0.62 | 45.63 |
| 19 | but | 8,132 | 0.61 | 46.23 |
| 20 | at | 7,831 | 0.59 | 46.82 |
| 21 | this/these | 6,833 | 0.51 | 47.33 |
| 22 | all | 6,094 | 0.46 | 47.79 |
| 23 | by | 5,657 | 0.42 | 48.21 |
| 24 | can | 5,541 | 0.42 | 48.63 |
| 25 | there | 5,428 | 0.41 | 49.04 |
| 26 | or | 5,224 | 0.39 | 49.43 |
| 27 | from | 5,168 | 0.39 | 49.81 |
| 28 | would | 4,965 | 0.37 | 50.19 |