Do not study the list chronologically. Upload the CSV (spreadsheet) of the 5000 words into Anki or Quizlet. The software will show you words right before you are about to forget them.
Keep a daily journal using only the words you have learned so far. Final Thoughts 5000 most common english words list
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| Number of Word Families | Coverage of Spoken Discourse | | :--- | :--- | | 1,000 most frequent words | ~85% coverage | | 3,000 most frequent words | ~95% coverage | | 5,000 most frequent words | Up to 95% coverage of written texts | Do not study the list chronologically
Take, find, think, tell, become, leave, feel. 5000 most common english words list