If Words Were In A Popularity Contest

WordCount™ is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonness. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it, giving a visual barometer of relevance. The larger the word, the more we use it. The smaller the word, the more uncommon it is.  For instance if the word Jeremy was in a popularity contest I would be ranked #7,521.

Check out some of the following I’ve tried:

• The = #1
• Me = #72
• God = #376
• Safeway = #22,415
• California = #4024
• Illinois = #21,125 (for Jill)
• Dog = #1276
• Cat = #2,532
• Man = #142
• Woman = #393
• His = #27
• Her= #36
• Love = #383
• Hate = #3,107
• Basketball = #19,433
• Baseball = #12,548
• Live = 561
• Die = 1,840

Want to try it?  Check this out…