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A comparable list of words used when children write

The 120 most common printed words in the English language.
These words are reported to represent about 50% of all printed material.

A compilation of two authoritative sources:
Fry’s 100 most common printed words in the English language
The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, Third Edition”: by Edward Bernard Fry, Ph.D, Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D & Dona Lee Fountoukidis, Ed.D.
<< http://www.duboislc.org/EducationWatch/First100Words.html>>

Brown Corpus’ 100 most common printed words in the English language
The Brown Corpus of Standard American English (1961). This was the first of the computer readable, general lists of English words. It was compiled by W.N. Francis and H. Kucera, Brown University, Providence, RI.

The numbers in front of the words represent the ranking of the words in the Brown Corpus.
5. a
57. about
86 after
36. all
87. also
29. an
3. and
74. any
24. are
14. as
18. at
93. back
17. be
43. been
90. before 		25. but
19. by
call
61. can
come
67. could
day
88. did
72. do
100 down
each
83. even
find
73. first
11. for		 26. from
get
go
22. had
44. has
28. have
10. he
35. her
42. him
15. his
how
20. I
50. If
6. in
58. into		 8. is
12. it
56. its
78. like
long
look
85. made
make
81. man
89. many
70. may
82. me
48. more
84. most
96. much		 91. must
75. my
64. new
49. no
23. not
76. now
number
2. of
oil
16. on
32. one
62. only
27. or
63. other
79. our		 51. out
80. over
part
people
53. said
see
37. She
52. so
65. some
77. such
59. than
7. that
1. the
40. their
60. them		 71. then
38. there
68. these
30. they
21. this
92. through
66. time
4. to
69. two
55. up
use
9. was
water
98. way
41. we
99. well
34. were
54. what
45. when
95. where
31. which
46. who
47. will
13. with
word
39. would
write
94. years
33. you
97. your