21-03-2026, 10:31 AM
(20-03-2026, 11:56 PM)Bluetoes101 wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.however I can't think of any English 1 or 2 letter words that are less common than a 5 letter word of any sort, probably 4 too, 3 probably has "the" etc
Again, never assume anything about a language, not even your own native tongue. Always check. You will often be surprised.
From The English Physitian (aka "Culpeper's Herbal"), 1652:
4691 of 10598 the 1318 with 661 which
3230 in 7019 and 1068 that 618 being
2432 to 1066 are 840 them 564 leavs
2364 it 1034 for 683 also 463 other
2334 or 650 but 622 they 405 green
2116 is 552 all 570 this 353 water
1100 as 442 not 477 good 331 juyce
779 be 421 use 465 herb 327 place
649 by 392 any 460 seed 306 taken
511 at 387 you 438 into 299 those
403 if 252 one 413 many 297 their
369 so 224 two 406 from 290 pains
356 an 219 may 385 very 254 white
337 on 190 hot 377 like 242 about
309 up 170 set 368 root 236 roots
200 do 152 put 361 time 229 drunk
153 no 145 old 338 smal 227 round
141 al 137 out 338 some 220 every
108 he 133 oyl 333 long 211 after
102 my 128 dry 314 have 197 stone
42 me 120 his 314 much 189 parts
29 we 115 yet 313 made 187 forth
27 us 108 red 313 more 173 liver
26 ad 97 man 286 wine 170 sores
24 am 84 end 268 used 160 blood
10 go 83 cut 267 upon 160 three
9 ly 83 way 264 hath 149 there
3 de 71 top 253 than 142 belly
3 eg 71 was 216 doth 138 under
2 ar 70 its 214 both 134 sides
2 oh 63 let 213 when 129 great
2 ox 62 sun 210 away 129 stalk
1 dr 62 too 209 same 125 mouth
1 et 61 our 208 head 120 small
1 il 55 wel 202 body 119 these
1 nd 50 own 187 such 115 urine
1 ne 48 say 181 help 112 flegm
1 od 48 wil 179 will 110 honey
1 ye 47 can 173 most 109 edges
... ... ...
(Some of the 2-letter words like ''al' and 'ly' must be hyphenation artifacts, others like 'ad' may be from Latin quotations.)
All the best, --stolfi