Fry Words

Dr.Fry's high frequency "instant" words

Expanding on the Dolch list, Dr. Edward B. Fry in 1996 created a new list of high frequency words (“Fry Words”). These are the most common words used in English ranked by order of frequency.

Dr. Fry found that 25 words make up 1/3 of all words published, 100 make up ½ of all words published and 300 make up 65% of all written material. These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by young readers.

These are helpful for adults learning English as a second language as well as for children.

This app has 500 words divided into five levels and then divided into groups of twenty-five, based on frequency of use and difficulty in a flash card setting.

Features included:

• The first 500 Fry Words

• The word is read out when the card is touched

• Cards can be marked for the Review list (use the star to mark and settings to clear)

• Long press arrow buttons to jump to start or end

For the next 500 words, see our Fry Words 2 app.

Paid and ad-free versions available.