Oh, The Words We Use

If you've ever wondered what the most often-used words are, the Word Count site is for you. Not only do you see a list of words ranked in their exact order of common use and repetition, but you can search for your favorite word to see where it fits in, or you can type in a number and find what word ranks at that point in order. And, of course, you can simply click through the list and see the words, one by one, in numerical order.

The presentation of this information is also quite artistically done:

By the way

the most common word: the

last word on the list (86,800th place): conquistador