List of the Top 100 Power Words



Need to discover the most powerful words in the English language? Here is a list of the Power Words compiled by popularity.

These have been taken from our database of over 15 million words that comprise articles, news stories and works of literature. Our word scanner is currently scanning around 1 million words per week.

There is no clear definition of what constitutes a “Power Word” so we have sifted through our frequency chart List of Positive Words to extract the most powerful words that should convey strong emotions and rapport with your audience.

They are great for use in presentations, written work such as emails, or in general conversation.

Rank Power Word Frequency
(per million words)
1 now 1867
2 great 880
3 always 589
4 really 458
5 best 428
6 change 308
7 understand 274
8 real 224
9 free 222
10 strong 213
11 ready 195
12 pleasure 181
13 truth 175
14 action 171
15 beautiful 163
16 leader 133
17 knowledge 133
18 worth 131
19 natural 130
20 everyone 124
21 save 123
22 increase 113
23 opportunity 112
24 special 110
25 simple 108
26 energy 106
27 win 106
28 perfect 105
29 modern 104
30 fresh 103
31 exactly 102
32 value 102
33 instant 101
34 entirely 99
35 easily 99
36 nice 88
37 proud 87
38 bright 85
39 difference 85
40 absolutely 82
41 delight 81
42 honour 81
43 fully 80
44 available 79
45 highest 78
46 popular 77
47 intelligence 74
48 powerful 73
49 excellent 73
50 wonderful 72
51 quick 69
52 advantage 69
53 quality 68
54 extraordinary 68
55 highly 68
56 enjoy 64
57 clean 64
58 excited 64
59 grand 63
60 passion 63
61 grow 62
62 focus 62
63 charming 62
64 alive 61
65 positive 60
66 welcome 59
67 delicious 57
68 wise 53
69 honest 53
70 wealth 52
71 cool 50
72 brave 49
73 willing 48
74 fun 48
75 winning 47
76 remarkable 47
77 satisfaction 44
78 brilliant 43
79 friendly 43
80 splendid 43
81 clever 43
82 comfortable 43
83 delightful 41
84 vision 41
85 unusual 40
86 friendship 40
87 superior 39
88 exciting 38
89 essential 38
90 exquisite 37
91 inspired 36
92 loving 36
93 practical 36
94 generous 35
95 discover 35
96 genius 35
97 achieve 33
98 gift 33
99 adventure 33
100 ideal 32
101 magnificent 31
102 lucky 31
103 expert 31
104 treasure 30
105 totally 29

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Published On: 21st Jul 2015

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6 Comments
  1. empowerment

    Susan du Toit 4 Nov at 7:47 am
  2. yes

    rupendra 22 Nov at 4:38 pm
  3. LOVE

    ANDY 13 May at 9:47 am
  4. Extra ordinary

    Zahid 9 Nov at 7:04 pm
  5. Thank you

    chiko 2 Sep at 8:58 am
  6. I think these last 5 are the BEST ❤️

    Lisa 3 Sep at 12:15 pm