Top 250 Adverbs

Out of the 2265 most frequently used words, 252 were identified as adverbs. However, 154 words were primarily used as adverbs, while the remaining 98 words were different types but could be used as an adverb. For example, the word "by" is a preposition, such as, "He drove by the restaurant." However, it can also be an adverb, "The restaurant is close by." Because of the multiple meaning of words, the ordering of words were conducted by 1) taking the frequency of only adverb types, then 2) taking the frequency of (adverbs + other type), then finally 3) taking the frequency of (other type + adverbs). There can be typos or errors. If you find anything that is incorrect, please email talkenglish@talkenglish.com. We will do our best to correct everything. Word not also very often then however too usually early never always sometimes together likely simply generally instead actually again rather almost especially ever quickly probably already Frequency 658 419 191 187 179 128 114 101 77 76 69 67 63 57 54 52 50 46 44 42 41 41 39 39 38 36 Type (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb) (adverb)

below directly therefore else thus easily eventually exactly certainly normally currently extremely finally constantly properly soon specifically ahead daily highly immediately relatively slowly fairly primarily completely ultimately widely recently seriously frequently fully mostly naturally nearly occasionally carefully clearly essentially possibly slightly

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somewhat equally greatly necessarily personally rarely regularly similarly basically closely effectively initially literally mainly merely gently hopefully originally roughly significantly totally twice elsewhere everywhere perfectly physically suddenly truly virtually altogether anyway automatically deeply definitely deliberately hardly readily terribly unfortunately forth briefly

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moreover strongly honestly previously as there when how so up out no only well first where why now around once down off here tonight away today far quite later above yet maybe otherwise near forward somewhere anywhere please forever somehow absolutely

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abroad yeah nowhere tomorrow yesterday the to in on by more about such through new just any each much before between free right best since both sure without back better enough lot small though less little under next hard real left

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least short last within along lower true bad across clear easy full close late proper fast wide item wrong ago behind quick straight direct extra morning pretty overall alone bright flat whatever slow clean fresh whenever cheap thin cool fair fine

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smooth false thick collect nearby wild apart none strange tourist aside loud super tight gross ill downtown honest ok pray weekly

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