Word frequency data

Corpus of Contemporary American English

Overview
Using the data

100,000 word list
  Samples
    Web,  text,  Excel
  Compare
    Other,  60k list
 FAQ / questions

5,000-60,000 lemma lists
   Samples / formats
   Compare

Purchase data
Free list (5,000)

Spanish data
Portuguese data

Related sites
  WordAndPhrase
  Collocates
  N-grams
  corpus.byu.edu

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The 100,000 word list comes in two formats (both included in the purchase price): text and Excel (with links to COCA queries). The 5,000-60,000 lemma lists can be purchased in several different formats:

 1.  Text files (can export and re-use data). Click on the appropriate link in the blue sections (e.g. 90).
 2.  eBook. Order via the green PayPal form below, and you will have the eBook in 2-3 minutes.
 3.  Printed book. Available online, e.g. Routledge or Amazon.

Licensing: A=academic, C=commercial

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# words	format	Wordlist		Wordlist + genre frequency		eBook	Printed book
5,000	lemmas	Free (A)	$90 (C)	$45 (A)	$90 (C)	$19.95	~ $37
20,000	lemmas	$60 (A)	$120 (C)	$80 (A)	$160 (C)	$39.95	-----
60,000	lemmas	$90 (A)	$180 (C)	$125 (A)	$250 (C)	-----	-----
100,000	words	$125 (A)     $250 (C) (price includes both text and Excel files, with 200,000 links to COCA queries)				See comparison of 60k and 100k lists

Questions about what size of list to purchase? (5,000, 20,000, or 60,000) Take a look at this list to see what words appear at the different levels. There's no need to buy a larger list if a smaller one is adequate for your needs.