# pause

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #4326 most common English word  
**Language:** English

## Nearby words by frequency

- [hobby](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/hobby)
- [interrogation](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/interrogation)
- [iris](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/iris)
- [jaw](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/jaw)
- [kennedy](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/kennedy)
- [mankind](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/mankind)
- [penalty](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/penalty)
- [perry](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/perry)
- [profession](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/profession)
- [riot](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/riot)
- [sheila](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/sheila)
- [sore](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/sore)

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