Words Starting with C

Common words that start with C

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• can 5/7 preserve in a can or tin
• come 8/10 move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• could 8/11
• call 6/9 assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• coming 11/15 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• course 8/10 education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
• care 6/7 the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• car 5/6 a motor vehicle with four wheels
• came 8/10
• called 9/12 (form of call) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• cause 7/9 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• case 6/7 an occurrence of something
• check 16/17 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• crazy 19/19 affected with madness or insanity
• chance 13/15 a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
• change 12/14 cause to change
• cut 5/7 separate with or as if with an instrument
• comes 9/11 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• couple 10/14 a pair who associate with one another
• close 7/9 at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
• captain 11/14 an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
• cool 6/8 make cool or cooler
• children 14/16
• clear 7/9 rid of obstructions
• city 9/9 a large and densely populated urban area
• country 12/14 a politically organized body of people under a single government
• child 11/12 a young person of either sex
• company 16/19 an institution created to conduct business
• coffee 14/15 a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
• catch 12/13 discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly
• control 9/12 power to direct or determine
• cold 7/9 having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or…
• cannot 8/11
• calling 10/15 (form of call) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• clean 7/10 free from dirt or impurities
• certainly 14/16 definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
• class 7/9 a collection of things sharing a common attribute
• charlie 12/13
• careful 12/15 exercising caution or showing care or attention
• clothes 12/13 clothing in general
• changed 14/16 made or become different in nature or form
• court 7/9 an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
• club 8/12 a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
• choice 13/14 the person or thing chosen or selected
• colonel 9/13 a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant…
• cover 10/12 provide with a covering or cause to be covered
• caught 12/14
• count 7/10 determine the number or amount of
• charge 12/13 to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
• calm 8/11 make calm or still

The 1,000 most common of 16,211 words that start with C

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Longest: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES (23 letters).