List of 500 Most Common Verbs | Syllable Count

List of the 1000 most common verbs in the English language. Click the word to see how many syllables it has.

1,000 Most Common English Verbs

1: Be	2: have	3: DO
4: say	5: get	6: make
7: go	8: see	9: know
10: take	11: think	12: come
13: give	14: look	15: use
16: find	17: want	18: Tell
19: put	20: mean	21: become
22: leave	23: work	24: need
25: feel	26: seem	27: ask
28: show	29: try	30: Call
31: keep	32: provide	33: hold
34: turn	35: follow	36: Begin
37: bring	38: like	39: going
40: help	41: start	42: run
43: write	44: Set	45: move
46: play	47: pay	48: hear
49: include	50: believe	51: allow
52: meet	53: lead	54: live
55: stand	56: happen	57: carry
58: talk	59: appear	60: produce
61: sit	62: offer	63: consider
64: expect	65: suggest	66: LET
67: read	68: require	69: continue
70: lose	71: ADD	72: change
73: Fall	74: remain	75: remember
76: buy	77: speak	78: stop
79: send	80: receive	81: decide
82: win	83: understand	84: describe
85: develop	86: agree	87: open
88: reach	89: build	90: involve
91: spend	92: return	93: draw
94: die	95: Hope	96: create
97: walk	98: sell	99: wait
100: cause	101: pass	102: Lie
103: accept	104: watch	105: raise
106: Base	107: apply	108: break
109: explain	110: learn	111: increase
112: cover	113: grow	114: claim
115: report	116: support	117: cut
118: form	119: stay	120: contain
121: reduce	122: establish	123: join
124: wish	125: achieve	126: seek
127: choose	128: deal	129: face
130: fail	131: serve	132: end
133: kill	134: occur	135: drive
136: represent	137: rise	138: discuss
139: love	140: pick	141: place
142: argue	143: prove	144: wear
145: catch	146: enjoy	147: eat
148: introduce	149: enter	150: present
151: arrive	152: ensure	153: point
154: plan	155: pull	156: refer
157: act	158: relate	159: affect
160: close	161: identify	162: manage
163: thank	164: compare	165: announce
166: obtain	167: note	168: forget
169: indicate	170: wonder	171: maintain
172: publish	173: suffer	174: avoid
175: express	176: suppose	177: finish
178: determine	179: design	180: listen
181: save	182: tend	183: treat
184: control	185: share	186: remove
187: throw	188: visit	189: exist
190: encourage	191: force	192: reflect
193: admit	194: assume	195: smile
196: prepare	197: replace	198: fill
199: improve	200: mention	201: fight
202: intend	203: Miss	204: discover
205: drop	206: hit	207: push
208: prevent	209: refuse	210: regard
211: lay	212: reveal	213: Teach
214: answer	215: operate	216: State
217: depend	218: enable	219: record
220: check	221: complete	222: cost
223: sound	224: laugh	225: realise
226: extend	227: arise	228: notice
229: define	230: examine	231: fit
232: study	233: bear	234: hang
235: recognise	236: shake	237: sign
238: attend	239: fly	240: gain
241: perform	242: result	243: travel
244: adopt	245: confirm	246: protect
247: demand	248: stare	249: imagine
250: attempt	251: beat	252: Born
253: associate	254: care	255: marry
256: collect	257: voice	258: employ
259: issue	260: release	261: emerge
262: mind	263: aim	264: deny
265: Mark	266: shoot	267: appoint
268: Order	269: supply	270: drink
271: observe	272: reply	273: ignore
274: link	275: propose	276: ring
277: settle	278: strike	279: press
280: respond	281: arrange	282: survive
283: concentrate	284: lift	285: approach
286: Cross	287: test	288: charge
289: experience	290: touch	291: acquire
292: commit	293: demonstrate	294: Grant
295: prefer	296: repeat	297: sleep
298: threaten	299: feed	300: insist
301: launch	302: limit	303: promote
304: deliver	305: measure	306: own
307: retain	308: assess	309: attract
310: belong	311: consist	312: contribute
313: hide	314: promise	315: reject
316: cry	317: impose	318: invite
319: sing	320: vary	321: warn
322: address	323: declare	324: destroy
325: worry	326: divide	327: head
328: name	329: stick	330: nod
331: recognize	332: train	333: attack
334: clear	335: combine	336: handle
337: influence	338: realize	339: recommend
340: shout	341: spread	342: undertake
343: account	344: select	345: climb
346: contact	347: recall	348: secure
349: step	350: transfer	351: welcome
352: conclude	353: disappear	354: display
355: dress	356: illustrate	357: imply
358: organise	359: direct	360: escape
361: generate	362: investigate	363: remind
364: advise	365: afford	366: earn
367: hand	368: inform	369: rely
370: succeed	371: approve	372: burn
373: fear	374: vote	375: conduct
376: cope	377: derive	378: elect
379: gather	380: jump	381: last
382: match	383: matter	384: persuade
385: ride	386: shut	387: blow
388: estimate	389: recover	390: score
391: slip	392: count	393: hate
394: attach	395: exercise	396: house
397: lean	398: roll	399: wash
400: accompany	401: accuse	402: bind
403: explore	404: judge	405: rest
406: steal	407: comment	408: exclude
409: focus	410: hurt	411: stretch
412: withdraw	413: back	414: fix
415: justify	416: knock	417: pursue
418: switch	419: appreciate	420: benefit
421: lack	422: list	423: occupy
424: permit	425: surround	426: abandon
427: blame	428: complain	429: connect
430: construct	431: dominate	432: engage
433: paint	434: quote	435: view
436: acknowledge	437: dismiss	438: incorporate
439: interpret	440: proceed	441: search
442: separate	443: stress	444: alter
445: analyse	446: arrest	447: bother
448: defend	449: expand	450: implement
451: possess	452: review	453: suit
454: tie	455: assist	456: calculate
457: glance	458: mix	459: question
460: resolve	461: rule	462: suspect
463: Wake	464: appeal	465: challenge
466: clean	467: damage	468: guess
469: reckon	470: restore	471: restrict
472: specify	473: constitute	474: convert
475: distinguish	476: submit	477: trust
478: urge	479: feature	480: Land
481: locate	482: predict	483: preserve
484: solve	485: sort	486: struggle
487: cast	488: Cook	489: dance
490: invest	491: lock	492: owe
493: pour	494: shift	495: kick
496: kiss	497: Light	498: purchase
499: race	500: retire	501: Bend
502: breathe	503: celebrate	504: date
505: fire	506: Monitor	507: print
508: register	509: resist	510: behave
511: comprise	512: decline	513: detect
514: finance	515: organize	516: overcome
517: range	518: swing	519: differ
520: drag	521: guarantee	522: oppose
523: pack	524: pause	525: relax
526: resign	527: Rush	528: store
529: waste	530: compete	531: expose
532: found	533: install	534: mount
535: negotiate	536: sink	537: Split
538: whisper	539: assure	540: award
541: borrow	542: bury	543: capture
544: deserve	545: distribute	546: doubt
547: enhance	548: phone	549: sweep
550: tackle	551: advance	552: cease
553: concern	554: emphasise	555: exceed
556: qualify	557: slide	558: strengthen
559: transform	560: favour	561: grab
562: lend	563: participate	564: perceive
565: pose	566: practise	567: satisfy
568: scream	569: smoke	570: sustain
571: tear	572: adapt	573: adjust
574: BAN	575: consult	576: dig
577: dry	578: highlight	579: outline
580: reinforce	581: shrug	582: snap
583: absorb	584: amount	585: block
586: confine	587: delay	588: encounter
589: entitle	590: plant	591: pretend
592: request	593: rid	594: sail
595: trace	596: trade	597: Wave
598: cite	599: dream	600: flow
601: fulfil	602: lower	603: process
604: react	605: seize	606: allocate
607: burst	608: communicate	609: defeat
610: double	611: exploit	612: fund
613: govern	614: hurry	615: injure
616: pray	617: protest	618: sigh
619: smell	620: stir	621: swim
622: undergo	623: wander	624: anticipate
625: collapse	626: compose	627: confront
628: ease	629: eliminate	630: evaluate
631: grin	632: interview	633: remark
634: suspend	635: weigh	636: wipe
637: wrap	638: attribute	639: Balance
640: bet	641: bound	642: cancel
643: condemn	644: convince	645: correspond
646: dare	647: devise	648: free
649: gaze	650: guide	651: inspire
652: modify	653: murder	654: prompt
655: reverse	656: rub	657: slow
658: spot	659: swear	660: telephone
661: wind	662: admire	663: bite
664: crash	665: disturb	666: greet
667: hesitate	668: induce	669: integrate
670: knit	671: line	672: load
673: murmur	674: render	675: shine
676: swallow	677: tap	678: translate
679: yield	680: accommodate	681: age
682: assert	683: await	684: Book
685: brush	686: Chase	687: comply
688: copy	689: criticise	690: devote
691: evolve	692: flee	693: forgive
694: initiate	695: interrupt	696: leap
697: mutter	698: overlook	699: risk
700: SHAPE	701: spell	702: squeeze
703: trap	704: undermine	705: witness
706: beg	707: drift	708: Echo
709: emphasize	710: enforce	711: exchange
712: fade	713: float	714: freeze
715: hire	716: IN	717: object
718: pop	719: provoke	720: recruit
721: research	722: sense	723: situate
724: stimulate	725: abolish	726: administer
727: allege	728: command	729: consume
730: convey	731: correct	732: educate
733: equip	734: execute	735: fetch
736: frown	737: invent	738: MArch
739: Park	740: progress	741: reserve
742: respect	743: twist	744: unite
745: value	746: assign	747: cater
748: concede	749: conceive	750: disclose
751: envisage	752: exhibit	753: export
754: extract	755: fancy	756: inherit
757: insert	758: instruct	759: interfere
760: isolate	761: opt	762: peer
763: persist	764: plead	765: Price
766: regret	767: regulate	768: repair
769: resemble	770: resume	771: speed
772: spin	773: spring	774: update
775: advocate	776: assemble	777: boost
778: breed	779: cling	780: commission
781: conceal	782: contemplate	783: criticize
784: decorate	785: descend	786: drain
787: edit	788: embrace	789: excuse
790: explode	791: facilitate	792: flash
793: fold	794: function	795: grasp
796: incur	797: intervene	798: label
799: please	800: rescue	801: strip
802: tip	803: upset	804: advertise
805: aid	806: Centre	807: classify
808: coincide	809: confess	810: contract
811: crack	812: creep	813: decrease
814: deem	815: dispose	816: dissolve
817: dump	818: endorse	819: formulate
820: import	821: impress	822: market
823: reproduce	824: scatter	825: schedule
826: ship	827: shop	828: spare
829: sponsor	830: stage	831: suck
832: Sue	833: tempt	834: vanish
835: access	836: commence	837: contrast
838: depict	839: discharge	840: draft
841: enclose	842: enquire	843: erect
844: file	845: halt	846: Hunt
847: inspect	848: omit	849: originate
850: praise	851: precede	852: relieve
853: reward	854: round	855: SEAL
856: signal	857: smash	858: spoil
859: subject	860: target	861: taste
862: tighten	863: top	864: tremble
865: tuck	866: warm	867: activate
868: amend	869: arouse	870: bang
871: bid	872: bow	873: campaign
874: characterise	875: circulate	876: clarify
877: compensate	878: compile	879: cool
880: couple	881: depart	882: deprive
883: desire	884: diminish	885: drown
886: embark	887: entail	888: entertain
889: figure	890: fling	891: guard
892: manufacture	893: melt	894: neglect
895: plunge	896: project	897: rain
898: reassure	899: rent	900: revive
901: sentence	902: shed	903: slam
904: spill	905: stem	906: sum
907: summon	908: supplement	909: suppress
910: surprise	911: tax	912: thrust
913: tour	914: transmit	915: transport
916: weaken	917: widen	918: bounce
919: calm	920: characterize	921: chat
922: clutch	923: confer	924: conform
925: confuse	926: convict	927: counter
928: debate	929: dedicate	930: dictate
931: disagree	932: effect	933: flood
934: forbid	935: grip	936: heat
937: long	938: manipulate	939: merge
940: part	941: PIN	942: position
943: prescribe	944: proclaim	945: punish
946: rebuild	947: regain	948: sack
949: strain	950: stroke	951: substitute
952: supervise	953: term	954: time
955: toss	956: underline	957: abuse
958: accumulate	959: alert	960: arm
961: attain	962: boast	963: boil
964: carve	965: cheer	966: colour
967: compel	968: crawl	969: crush
970: Curl	971: deposit	972: differentiate
973: dip	974: dislike	975: divert
976: embody	977: exert	978: exhaust
979: fine	980: frighten	981: fuck
982: gasp	983: honour	984: inhibit
985: motivate	986: multiply	987: narrow
988: obey	989: penetrate	990: picture
991: presume	992: prevail	993: pronounce
994: rate	995: renew	996: revise
997: rip	998: scan	999: scratch
1000: shiver