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What is the most used word in the world?
‘The’ is the most used word in the English-speaking world because it’s an essential part of grammar and communication.
What is the most used letter?
The top ten most common letters in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and the percentage of words they appear in, are:
- E – 11.1607%
- A – 8.4966%
- R – 7.5809%
- I – 7.5448%
- O – 7.1635%
- T – 6.9509%
- N – 6.6544%
- S – 5.7351%
What are the most used words in the English language?
The 100 most common words in English
| 1. the | 21. at | 81. my |
|---|---|---|
| 2. of | 22. be | 82. than |
| 3. and | 23. this | 83. first |
| 4. a | 24. have | 84. water |
| 5. to | 25. from | 85. been |
Who invented cuss words?
We don’t know how the earliest speakers of English swore, because it wasn’t written down. Before the 15th century – which is when swearing first appeared in writing – most writing was done by monks, and they were too good, and their work too important, for them to write down swear words.
What’s the shortest word?
Eunoia
Eunoia, at six letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels. Seven letter words with this property include adoulie, douleia, eucosia, eulogia, eunomia, eutopia, miaoued, moineau, sequoia, and suoidea. (The scientific name iouea is a genus of Cretaceous fossil sponges.)
What is the least used word?
Least Common English Words
- abate: reduce or lesson.
- abdicate: give up a position.
- aberration: something unusual, different from the norm.
- abhor: to really hate.
- abstain: to refrain from doing something.
- adversity: hardship, misfortune.
- aesthetic: pertaining to beauty.
- amicable: agreeable.