Words

Quick Discussion about words in a language

Most common words
1: the 2: of 3: and 5: a 5: to 6: in 8: is 9: be 9: that 9: was 10: he 11: for 11: it 14: with 15: as 15: his 17: I 17: on 18: have 19: at	20: by 20: not 21: they 21: this 22: had 24: are 25: but 26: from 27: or 28: she 29: an 30: which 30: you 31: one 32: we 34: all 34: were 35: her 35: would 36: there	40: their 40: will 41: when 41: who 42: him 43: been 44: has 44: more 45: if 45: no 47: out 48: do 49: so 50: can 50: what 52: up 53: said 54: about 54: other 55: into	55: than 56: its 57: time 59: only 60: could 60: new 60: them 62: man 62: some 65: these 69: then 69: two 71: first 71: May 72: any 72: like 74: now 75: my 75: such 76: make	78: over 79: our 81: even 81: most 82: me 83: state 84: after 84: also 85: made 87: many 88: did 88: must 89: before 91: back 91: see 91: through 91: way 94: where 95: get 95: much	97: go 97: well 97: your 98: know 98: should 99: down 100: work 100: year 101: because 101: come 101: people 102: just 102: say 103: each 104: those 105: take 106: day 107: good 107: how 107: long	107: Mr 109: own 109: too 110: little 110: use 111: US 113: very 114: great 115: still 120: men 122: here 122: life 125: both 126: between 128: old 130: under 134: last 134: never 134: place 135: same	136: another 136: think 139: house 139: while 140: high 140: right 143: might 146: came 146: off 147: find 148: states 149: since 149: used 150: give 151: against 151: three 152: himself 152: look 153: few 154: general	156: hand 156: school 157: part 159: small 160: American 161: home 162: during 162: number 164: again 166: Mrs 167: around 167: thought 168: went 170: without 171: however 173: govern 177: don't 178: does 179: got 179: public	180: United 185: point 187: end 188: become 188: head 189: once 190: course 190: fact 191: upon 192: need 193: system 194: set 196: every 197: war 198: put 199: form 199: water 200: took 201: program 202: present	203: government 203: thing 207: told 208: possible 209: group 209: large 209: until 211: always 211: city 212: didn't 212: order 213: away 213: called 213: want 214: eyes 214: something 214: unite 216: going 217: face 217: far	218: asked 218: interest 219: later 219: show 221: knew 221: though 222: less 222: night 224: early 225: almost 225: let 225: open 226: enough 227: side 229: case 229: days 230: yet 233: better 233: nothing 233: tell	234: problem 236: toward 237: given 239: why 240: national 240: room 240: young 241: social 243: light 245: business 245: president 247: help 248: power 249: country 250: next 250: things 250: word 251: looked 251: real 254: John	254: line 254: second 255: church 255: seem 258: certain 260: big 260: Four 262: felt 262: several 263: children 263: service 266: feel 266: important 266: rather 267: name 267: per 270: among 270: often 270: turn 271: development	271: keep 273: family 274: seemed 274: white 277: company 277: mind 278: members 279: others 280: within 283: done 284: along 284: turned 286: god 286: sense 288: week 290: best 292: change 292: kind 294: began 294: child	294: ever 294: law 294: matter 295: least 297: means 297: question 298: act 299: close 299: mean 300: leave 302: itself 303: force 303: study 303: York 304: action 304: it's 305: door 305: experience 305: human 305: result	305: times 306: run 309: different 311: car 314: example 314: hands 314: whole 315: center 318: although 318: call 318: Five 319: inform 320: gave 320: plan 320: woman 323: boy 324: feet 325: provide 326: taken 326: thus

Above you can the most commonly used words in english and their ranking. If you look closely you will notice one thing about all of the most commonly used words in the language. They are ALL structural, it is not until at place 57 you find a CONTENT word which is "time". Some might say it is already at 22/24 where had/are is but those are structural verbs and serve for the structure of the language mostly hence is still considered structural.

In case anyone wonders structural words provide very little to no information at all on their own and is depended on other words for the meaning they provide. For example "above" is structural for the reason that it cannot alone provide any info and is depended on a content word to say that it is relative to it while "TV" is a content word because it is simply just a device, something contental that is easy to say that "that machine is a TV" while if you try to explain "Above" to someone who have no such concept its nearly impossible without using the word itself.

Why I bring this up is because many conlangers focus on content word over structural words while in reality itis the structural ones you use most. When you make a language focus on ensuring you got structural words ready so content ones have something to rest on.