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The 500 Most Common Words in the Quran, with Meaning

These 500 word families make up 81.6% of the 77,429 words in the Quran. The list runs from the most frequent word down.

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Words 1 to 50

The first 50 make up 48.2% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
1مِنfromParticle3,226
2ٱللَّهِAllahName2,699
3مَاwhatNoun2,177
4فِىinParticle1,701
5لَاnotParticle1,691
6إِنَّIndeedParticle1,682
7قَالَHe saidVerb1,618
8ٱلَّذِينَthose whoNoun1,468
9عَلَىٰonParticle1,445
10كَانَisVerb1,358
11هُوَHePronoun1,118
12ذَاthe oneNoun1,058
13رَبِّLordNoun975
14هُمْtheyPronoun906
15مَنwhoNoun824
16إِلَىٰtoParticle742
17إِنifParticle703
18إِلَّاexceptParticle659
19أَنthatParticle616
20ءَامَنَbelievedVerb537
21أَنتُمْyouPronoun530
22يَوْمَDayNoun475
23عَنfromParticle465
24أَرْضِearthNoun461
25إِذَاwhenNoun423
26قَدْVerilyParticle406
27قَوْمًۭاa peopleNoun383
28ءَايَـٰتِVersesNoun382
29يَعْلَمُknewVerb382
30أَنَّthatParticle362
31كُلِّeveryNoun359
32لَمْnotParticle347
33جَعَلَmadeVerb340
34ثُمَّthenParticle338
35رَسُولًۭاa MessengerNoun332
36عَذَابٌa punishmentNoun322
37سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢheavenNoun310
38نَفْسٍۢsoulNoun295
39كَفَرَdisbelievedVerb289
40شَىْءٍۢthingNoun283
41أَوْorParticle280
42جَآءَcameVerb278
43عَمِلَdoesVerb276
44أُوتِىَwas givenVerb271
45تَرَit sawVerb271
46بَيْنَbetweenNoun266
47يَأْتِىَcameVerb264
48كِتَـٰبٍۢprescribedNoun260
49حَقٌّۭtrueNoun247
50قَبْلُbeforeNoun242

Words 51 to 100

The first 100 make up 58.6% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
51ٱلنَّاسِthe peopleNoun241
52إِذْwhenNoun239
53يَشَآءُwillsVerb236
54أَىُّwhatNoun215
55مُّؤْمِنِينَa believerNoun202
56لَوْIfParticle200
57بَعْدِafterNoun199
58عِندَwithNoun197
59هِىَitPronoun189
60خَلَقَcreatedVerb184
61أُنزِلَrevealedVerb183
62خَيْرٌۭbetterNoun178
63سَبِيلِwayNoun176
64كَذَّبَdeniedVerb176
65نَحْنُWePronoun174
66ٱدْعُinvokedVerb170
67أَمْرُCommandNoun166
68يَتَّقِfearsVerb166
69لَمَّاwhenNoun165
70مَعَwithNoun164
71عَلِيمٌۭAll-KnowerNoun163
72أَنتَyouPronoun161
73بَعْضٍۢsomeNoun157
74ذُوPossessorNoun156
75كَـٰفِرُونَa disbelieverNoun156
76ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِthe HereafterNoun155
77إِلَـٰهَgodNoun147
78جَنَّـٰتٍۢa gardenNoun147
79غَيْرَnotNoun147
80أَنَا۠I amPronoun146
81نَارًۭاFireNoun145
82دُونِbesidesNoun144
83يَهْدِىguidedVerb144
84حَتَّىٰuntilParticle142
85يُرِيدُHe intendsVerb139
86أَمْOrParticle137
87ٱتَّبَعَI followVerb136
88مُوسَىٰMusaName136
89قُلُوبِheartNoun132
90عِبَادَslaveNoun131
91أَرْسَلَsendsVerb130
92ظَـٰلِمِينَunjustNoun129
93لَعَلَّPerhapsParticle129
94أَخَذَtookVerb127
95أَهْلِPeopleNoun127
96بَلْNayParticle127
97ٱتَّخَذَAllah has takenVerb124
98يَعْبُدُI worshipVerb122
99يَدَىْThe HandNoun120
100مُّبِينٌۭclearNoun119

Words 101 to 150

The first 150 make up 64.3% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
101رَّحِيمٌۭMost MercifulNoun116
102ٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldNoun115
103رَحْمَةًۭMercyNoun114
104ظَلَمَwrongsVerb110
105عَظِيمٌۭgreatNoun107
106يُسْـَٔلُAskedVerb106
107تَجِدَhe foundVerb106
108أَجْرًاrewardNoun105
109عِلْمٍۢknowledgeNoun105
110لَنneverParticle104
111عَزِيزٌAll-MightyNoun101
112أَخْرَجَhe drove outVerb99
113حَكِيمٌۭAll-WiseNoun97
114يَأْكُلُateVerb93
115هَلْIsParticle93
116دِينِreligionNoun92
117قَوْلًۭاwordNoun92
118غَفُورٌۭOft-ForgivingNoun91
119لَيْسَnotVerb89
120شَيْطَـٰنٍۢdevilNoun88
121يَفْعَلُdidVerb88
122مَثَلًۭاexampleNoun88
123مَلَكًۭاan AngelNoun88
124ٱنظُرْlookVerb87
125مَالًۭاwealthNoun86
126أَوْلِيَآءَalliesNoun86
127هُدًۭىguidanceNoun85
128ذُكِرَis mentionedVerb84
129فَضْلُBountyNoun84
130لَيْلًۭاnightNoun84
131أَخَافُfearsVerb83
132صَلَوٰةِprayerNoun83
133قُتِلَkilledVerb83
134كَيْفَhowNoun83
135أَوَّلَfirstNoun82
136أَكْثَرَmostNoun80
137بَنِىٓChildrenNoun80
138تُرْجَعُreturnedVerb79
139أَصْحَـٰبُcompanionsNoun78
140تَوَلَّىٰturns awayVerb78
141يَسْمَعُheardVerb78
142أَمَرَcommandedVerb77
143جَهَنَّمَHellName77
144حَيَوٰةًۭlifeNoun76
145دَخَلَenteredVerb76
146ذِكْرِremembranceNoun76
147أَزْوَٰجًۭاkindNoun76
148إِخْوَٰنًۭاa brotherNoun75
149لَوْلَآWhy notParticle75
150مِثْلَlikeNoun75

Words 151 to 200

The first 200 make up 68.6% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
151نَبِيًّۭاa ProphetNoun75
152أَحَدًۭاoneNoun74
153خَـٰلِدِينَabide foreverNoun74
154صَـٰلِحًۭاrighteousNoun74
155فِرْعَوْنَFiraunName74
156نَجْزِىWe recompenseVerb73
157ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَthe worldsNoun73
158يُطِعِhe obeyedVerb72
159أَلِيمٌۭpainfulNoun72
160يُوحَىٰٓhas been revealedVerb72
161وُجُوهٌۭfaceNoun72
162يُشْرِكْI associateVerb71
163أَلْقَىthrewVerb71
164أُنَاسٍۢpeopleNoun71
165بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢa clear proofNoun71
166عَمَلًۭاdeedNoun71
167أُخْرَىٰanotherNoun70
168قُرْءَانًاQuranName70
169قَلِيلًۭاlittleNoun70
170ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِthe ResurrectionNoun70
171وَعَدَpromisedVerb70
172إِبْرَٰهِيمَIbrahimName69
173يُنفِقُhe spentVerb68
174بُيُوتِa houseNoun65
175يَغْفِرُhas forgivenVerb65
176لَـٰكِنِButParticle65
177وَلَـٰكِنَّbutParticle65
178أَيْمَـٰنٌۢrightNoun65
179ءَابَآءِfathersNoun64
180يُحِبُّloveVerb64
181أَصَابَstrikesVerb64
182يُضْلِلِis let astrayVerb64
183أُمَّةًۭnationNoun64
184ٱبْنُsonNoun63
185تَابَrepentsVerb63
186كَثِيرًۭاmanyNoun63
187مَآءًۭwaterNoun63
188ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِrighteous deedsNoun62
189كَسَبَتْhe earnedVerb62
190نَزَّلَsent downVerb62
191تُتْلَىٰare recitedVerb61
192يَرْزُقُprovidesVerb61
193صَـٰدِقِينَtrueNoun59
194قُضِىَHe decreesVerb59
195نِسَآءِwomenNoun59
196يَنصُرُHe helpsVerb59
197سَيِّـَٔاتُevilNoun58
198صَبَرَpatientVerb58
199نَذِيرٌۭa warnerNoun58
200تَجْرِىflowVerb57

Words 201 to 250

The first 250 make up 71.9% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
201ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُthe Most GraciousNoun57
202عَيْنًۭا ۖa springNoun57
203قَرْيَةٍa townNoun57
204نَهَارًۭاdayNoun57
205شَدِيدُsevereNoun56
206شَهِيدًۭاa WitnessNoun56
207مَسَّtouchesVerb56
208وَلَدًۭاa childNoun56
209أَمَّاAs forParticle55
210رِزْقًۭاprovisionNoun55
211ضَرَبَAllah sets forthVerb55
212أَقِمِEstablishVerb54
213نُّقَـٰتِلْwe may fightVerb54
214أَنْهَـٰرًۭاriversNoun54
215جَمِيعًۭاtogetherNoun53
216يَخْرُجُcomes outVerb53
217ضَلَّgoes astrayVerb53
218أَجَلٍۢa termNoun52
219بَعَثَraisedVerb52
220خَلْقٍۢcreationNoun52
221مُّجْرِمِينَcriminalsNoun52
222يُحْىِۦhe has savedVerb51
223يُهْلِكَdestroyedVerb51
224بَصِيرٌۭAll-SeerNoun51
225تَحْتَunderNoun51
226يَتَذَكَّرُreceives admonitionVerb51
227ٱفْتَرَىٰinventsVerb50
228سُوٓءُevilNoun50
229عَدُوٌّۭan enemyNoun50
230مَوْتًۭاdeathNoun50
231نِعْمَتَFavorNoun50
232أَعْلَمُmost knowingNoun49
233يَزِيدُincreaseVerb49
234نَعْقِلُreasonedVerb49
235غَيْبُunseenNoun49
236كُتِبَPrescribedVerb49
237ٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe righteousNoun49
238وَعْدَPromiseNoun49
239أَبْصَـٰرُeyesNoun48
240دَارُhomeNoun48
241سَاعَةًۭ ۖan hourNoun48
242مُلْكُdominionNoun48
243سَمِيعٌAll-HearerNoun47
244ظَنَّhe thoughtVerb47
245أَبًۭاa fatherNoun46
246أَشْكُرَgratefulVerb46
247۞ نَبِّئْInformVerb46
248إِيمَـٰنًۭاfaithNoun45
249يَحْكُمُhas judgedVerb45
250خَبِيرٌۭAll-AwareNoun45

Words 251 to 300

The first 300 make up 74.5% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
251صِرَٰطٍۢa pathNoun45
252قَدِيرٌۭAll-PowerfulNoun45
253تَذَرُit leftVerb45
254تُنذِرُWarnVerb44
255حَسِبَthinkVerb44
256شَهِدَwitnessesVerb44
257صُدُورِbreastsNoun44
258مُشْرِكِينَa polytheistic manNoun44
259مَلَكَتْpossessVerb44
260نَادَىٰhe calledVerb44
261إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَIsraelName43
262ٱلْحَمْدُAll praiseNoun43
263نُوحٍۢNuhName43
264نُورًۭاa lightNoun43
265يُدْخِلُwill admitVerb42
266تَسْتَطِيعَis ableVerb42
267جَزَآءُa rewardNoun42
268يُسَبِّحُGlorifiesVerb42
269سَلَـٰمٌPeaceNoun42
270سَوْفَSoonParticle42
271كَلِمَتُa wordNoun42
272بَحْرٍۢa seaNoun41
273تَحْمِلُcarriedVerb41
274سُبْحَـٰنَGlorifiedNoun41
275يُعَذِّبُHe punishesVerb41
276عَلَّمَHe taughtVerb41
277فَوْقَoverNoun41
278نُرِىٓWe showVerb40
279تَسْتَغْفِرْAsk forgivenessVerb40
280ٱسْتَكْبَرَhe was arrogantVerb40
281ٱهْتَدَىٰguidedVerb40
282بِئْسَWretchedVerb40
283بَلَغَhe reachedVerb40
284تَرَكَleftVerb40
285يَتَوَكَّلْputs trustVerb40
286يَخْشَىٰfearsVerb40
287شُرَكَآءَa partnerNoun40
288كَبِيرًۭاgreatNoun40
289وَيْلٌۭWoeNoun40
290أَلَآUnquestionablyParticle39
291بِإِذْنِby permissionNoun39
292ٱسْمَnameNoun39
293جَبَلٍۢa mountainNoun39
294حَرَّمَHe has forbiddenVerb39
295حِسَابٍۢmeasureNoun39
296يَمُوتُhe diedVerb39
297مُّسْلِمُونَMuslimsNoun39
298بُشِّرَis given good newsVerb38
299يَرْضَىٰAllah is pleasedVerb38
300ضَلَـٰلٍۢerrorNoun38

Words 301 to 350

The first 350 make up 76.8% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
301مُحْسِنٌۭa good-doerNoun38
302مَّعْرُوفًۭاkindNoun38
303مَّيِّتٍۢdeadNoun38
304بَشَرٌۭa manNoun37
305نَحْشُرُare gatheredVerb37
306ذَنۢبٌۭa crimeNoun37
307سُلْطَـٰنًۭاany authorityNoun37
308صَدَّturned awayVerb37
309يَعْصِdisobeysNoun37
310فَـٰسِقُونَa wicked personNoun37
311كُفْرًۭاdisbeliefNoun37
312مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢstraightNoun37
313نُنَجِّىWe will saveVerb37
314نَعَمْYesNoun37
315تَحْزَنْgrieveVerb37
316أَحْسَنُbestNoun36
317ذُقْTasteVerb36
318يُرَدُّreturnedVerb36
319إِثْمًۭاsinNoun35
320ٱخْتَلَفَdifferVerb35
321يَسْتَوِىHe establishedVerb35
322يُبَيِّنُmakes clearVerb35
323حِينٍۢa timeNoun35
324ذَهَبَhe wentVerb35
325يَسْجُدُyou prostrateVerb35
326مَتَـٰعُenjoymentNoun35
327مُّرْسَلٌۭone sentNoun35
328يَنسَىforgetsVerb35
329نَصِيرًۭاany helperNoun35
330ءَالَآءِfavorsNoun34
331أُمِّmotherNoun34
332ٱبْتَغَىٰseeksVerb34
333فِتْنَةٌۭa trialNoun34
334مَرْيَمَMaryamName34
335حُرُمٌۭ ۚforbiddenNoun33
336شَمْسًۭاsunNoun33
337فَرِيقٌۭa partyNoun33
338تَقُومُstood upVerb33
339كَذِبًاa lieNoun33
340كَلَّاNayParticle33
341أَعْرَضَhe turns awayVerb32
342خَـٰسِرِينَlosersNoun32
343ذُرِّيَّةًۭoffspringNoun32
344زَكَوٰةًۭpurityNoun32
345عَـٰقِبَةُendNoun32
346كَـٰذِبِينَliarsNoun32
347كَفَىٰSufficientVerb32
348تَنْهَىٰpreventsVerb32
349أَشَدُّstrongerNoun31
350إِذًۭاthenParticle31

Words 351 to 400

The first 400 make up 78.6% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
351حَسَنَةًۭgoodNoun31
352حَيْثُwhereverNoun31
353يَنفَعُbenefitsVerb31
354وَٰحِدَةًۭoneNoun31
355حُكْمًۭاCommandNoun30
356سَآءَevilVerb30
357شَرٌّۭevilNoun30
358طَيِّبَـٰتِgoodNoun30
359عَادٍۢAadNoun30
360عَسَىٰٓPerhapsVerb30
361قُوَّةًۭstrengthNoun30
362كَرِيمٌۭnobleNoun30
363لَبِثَand not he delayedVerb30
364مَلَأٌۭchiefsNoun30
365وَٰحِدٍۢOneNoun30
366وَلَّىٰhe turned backVerb30
367أَبْصَرَseesVerb29
368جُندٌۭan armyNoun29
369رَجُلٌۭa manNoun29
370رِيحًۭاa windNoun29
371عَرْشٌa throneNoun29
372عَهْدًۭاCovenantNoun29
373كَأَنَّمَاas ifParticle29
374أَنۢبَآءِnewsNoun29
375أَبَدًۭاeverNoun28
376يُصْبِحَbecomesVerb28
377يُصْلِحُamendVerb28
378يُغْنِىavailedVerb28
379أَنَّىٰHowNoun28
380يَسْتَجِيبُrespondVerb28
381حَدِيثًۭاstatementNoun28
382رِجَالًۭاmenNoun28
383رَّحِمَyour Lord has bestowed MercyVerb28
384سِحْرٌۭa magicNoun28
385مُّؤْمِنَةٍۢ ۖbelievingNoun28
386مَسَـٰجِدَmasjidNoun28
387مَصِيرًاdestinationNoun28
388مَّغْفِرَةٌۭforgivenessNoun28
389هُنَّtheyPronoun27
390يُفْلِحُsuccessfulVerb27
391أَبْوَٰبَgateNoun27
392جَـٰهِدِStriveVerb27
393سَوَآءٌsameNoun27
394عَفَاHe forgaveVerb27
395غَـٰفِلُونَunawareNoun27
396قَدَّمَتْbroughtVerb27
397وَٱلْقَمَرَand the moonNoun27
398لُوطٍۢLutName27
399مَكَانٍۢa placeNoun27
400مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖhypocritesNoun27

Words 401 to 450

The first 450 make up 80.2% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
401يُوسُفَYusufName27
402ءَالَpeopleNoun26
403أَجْمَعِينَallNoun26
404ٱمْرَأَتُwifeNoun26
405بَـٰطِلًۭاvainNoun26
406ثَمُودُThamudName26
407جَحِيمٍHellfireNoun26
408خَوْفٌfearNoun26
409زُيِّنَBeautifiedVerb26
410شَهَـٰدَةًtestimonyNoun26
411قَرِيبٌۭnearNoun26
412كَيْدًۭاplanNoun26
413مَاذَاwhatNoun26
414ءَادَمَAdamName25
415بَأْسٍۢmightNoun25
416بَعِيدٍۢfarNoun25
417أَبْغِىhe was oppressedVerb25
418يُجَـٰدِلُdisputesVerb25
419جُنَاحَblameNoun25
420خَلَتْmeet in privateVerb25
421عِيسَىIsaName25
422يَقْدِرُpredestinedVerb25
423لِسَانَtongueNoun25
424مِيثَـٰقَcovenantNoun25
425يَشْعُرُونَperceiveVerb25
426أَكْبَرُgreaterNoun24
427أُنثَىٰfemaleNoun24
428إِيَّاهُHim AloneNoun24
429يَتَوَفَّىdiesVerb24
430حَيًّۭاaliveNoun24
431طَّآئِفَةٌۭa groupNoun24
432طَعَامُfoodNoun24
433غَنِىٌّrichNoun24
434يَكَادُhad nearlyVerb24
435لِقَآءَmeetingNoun24
436وَرَآءَbehindNoun24
437وَكِيلًۭاa GuardianNoun24
438أَذِنَpermittedVerb23
439نُنجِWe saveVerb23
440إِمَّاWhetherParticle23
441نُّبَدِّلَsubstitutesVerb23
442ذِكْرَىٰa reminderNoun23
443سُجَّدًۭاprostratingNoun23
444سَبْعَsevenNoun23
445ظُلُمَـٰتِdarknessNoun23
446فَتَنَّاWe triedVerb23
447ٱلْفُلْكِthe shipNoun23
448قَرْنٍa generationNoun23
449يَلْعَنِWere cursedVerb23
450مَسَـٰكِينَneedy peopleNoun23

Words 451 to 500

The first 500 make up 81.6% of the Quran

No.WordMeaningTypeTimes
451يَتِيمًۭاorphansNoun23
452أَذَقْنَاWe will make him tasteVerb22
453أَسْلَمَsubmitsVerb22
454بَرَرَةٍۢdutifulNoun22
455بَلَىٰYesParticle22
456يَجْمَعُcollectsVerb22
457ٱلْجِنِّthe jinnNoun22
458خَلْفٌۭsuccessorsNoun22
459دُعَآءًۭcallsNoun22
460نَرْفَعُraisedVerb22
461سَـٰحِرٍA magicianNoun22
462سَخَّرَsubjectedVerb22
463سَمْعًاhearNoun22
464لَدَاatNoun22
465وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْtheir abodeNoun22
466مَكَرَplottedVerb22
467نَصْرُhelpNoun22
468هَبْhas grantedVerb22
469يَرْجُوا۟hopingVerb22
470أَحْسَنَmade goodVerb21
471أَعْمَىٰblindNoun21
472أَمَاتَcauses deathVerb21
473ٱسْتُهْزِئَwere mockedVerb21
474نَشْتَرِىpurchasedVerb21
475حَسَنًۭاgoodNoun21
476رُوحُthe Holy SpiritNoun21
477شَاهِدٌۭa witnessNoun21
478أَشْهُرٍۢMonthNoun21
479ظَنَّassumptionNoun21
480كَتَمَconcealedVerb21
481كَمْhow manyNoun21
482مُّسَمًّۭىappointedNoun21
483يَمْشِىwalksVerb21
484مُفْسِدِينَspreading corruptionNoun21
485مُّكَذِّبِينَdeniersNoun21
486نَصِيبٌۭa shareNoun21
487تَضَعُset upVerb21
488أُحِلَّhas made lawfulVerb20
489أَعَدَّAllah has preparedVerb20
490أُقْسِمُI swearVerb20
491أَمِنَentrustsVerb20
492أَنشَأَproducedVerb20
493أَوْفَىٰfulfillsVerb20
494تَبْلُوا۟will be put to trialVerb20
495حِزْبَpartyNoun20
496حَقَّproved trueVerb20
497حِكْمَةٌۢWisdomNoun20
498حَمِيمٍۢboiling waterNoun20
499سَبَقَتْprecededVerb20
500يَسْعَىٰhe strivesVerb20

The meanings are taken, unchanged, from a published word-by-word translation of the Quran. One short meaning cannot carry everything a word means in every ayah. See our sources

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