Lists of English words

Lists of English words

= Origins =

*Lists of English words of international origin

Errors

*List of frequently misused English words
*List of English words with disputed usage

Characteristics

*Most common words in English
*List of the longest English words with one syllable
*List of English words without rhymes
*List of English words with diacritics
*List of case-sensitive English words
*List of self-contradicting words in English
*Lists of collective nouns
*English words with uncommon properties

American / British Differences

*American and British English differences
*List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom
*List of British words not widely used in the United States
*List of words having different meanings in British and American English

Word categorization schemes

*Basic English (includes list of the 850 core words)
*List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
*Pronunciation
**List of words of disputed pronunciation
**List of English words without rhymes

Words and expressions (subsets of)

*Parts of Speech
**Auxiliary verb
**Irregular verb
**List of collective nouns
*Word length
**List of all two-letter combinations
**Three-letter abbreviation
**Three-letter vowel-less English word
**Four-letter word
**Longest word in English
*Slang
**List of internet slang
*Expressions
**List of slogans
***List of state mottos
**List of ethnic slurs
**List of kennings
*List of genericized trademarks


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