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Zodiac 2,880,000 Large. Horoscope 187,000,000. Mandala - Google image Search. Fractal - 1,590,000 large. FAQ: Top 1000 Words on the Internet. Back in 1993, I downloaded the entire Usenet traffic for 1992 (a mere 343,945,617 words) and sorted the words by frequency. The result is a list of the 1,000 most frequent words in English This isn't the same as spoken English; the way we talk is different from the way we write. The list is for 1992, but it covers 343 million words, so I doubt there is much different for today.Howeve, the Internet in 1992 was very different from today. At the time, it was university researchers, corporate researchers, and computer science students. Today, there are AOL users, 300 million kids, and your Aunt Gladys. Anyway, here's the list. The Top 702 Words on the NetThe Top 1000 Words on the NetThe Top 1000 Words with Frequency of Occurrence The Top 702 Words on the Internet In this first set, I removed personal names, plurals, contractions, computer words, and other odd words.

The Top 1000 Words on the Net This collection includes the words I removed in the first set. The most frequent are at the top. Quotes 1,160,000,000. Time 24,630,000,000. People 23,100,000,000. Panarchy. Noosphere. Sunset - About 27,500,000 results large. Landscape - 13,500,000 large. Bridge 291,000,000. Number 13,080,000,000. Prioritize 10,400,000. Animal 2,460,000,000. Inspiring 705,000,000. Eye - 4,230,000,000. Architecture - 234,000,000. Lighthouse 88,600,000.