# be

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #1 most common English word  
**Language:** English

## Nearby words by frequency

- [i](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/i)
- [you](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/you)
- [the](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/the)
- [to](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/to)
- [a](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/a)
- [not](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/not)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/en/be](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/be) — MostSpoken English frequency dictionary.