Most common verbs starting with A

The most frequently used verbs starting with the letter A in English are listed on this page. The top 10 and top 100 A verb lists are arranged below both from most to least common and also alphabetically.

Top 10 by frequency

1. are
2. am
3. asked
4. ask
5. according
6. added
7. appear
8. appeared
9. allowed
10. associated

Top 10 in alphabetical order

1. according
2. added
3. allowed
4. am
5. appear
6. appeared
7. are
8. ask
9. asked
10. associated

Top 100 by frequency

1. are
2. am
3. asked
4. ask
5. according
6. added
7. appear
8. appeared
9. allowed
10. associated
11. allow
12. appears
13. answered
14. applied
15. arrived
16. add
17. avoid
18. apply
19. agreed
20. act
21. accept
22. accepted
23. adopted
24. allows
25. answer
26. affect
27. agree
28. affected
29. achieve
30. asking
31. assumed
32. argued
33. assume
34. appointed
35. addressed
36. admitted
37. attached
38. achieved
39. accompanied
40. admit
41. attempted
42. acquired
43. acting
44. address
45. argue
46. assigned
47. attended
48. arranged
49. allowing
50. attend
51. announced
52. afford
53. arise
54. adding
55. approached
56. accomplished
57. advanced
58. assist
59. acted
60. abandoned
61. argues
62. asks
63. arrive
64. attempt
65. assured
66. arose
67. applies
68. accused
69. attacked
70. adopt
71. account
72. approved
73. acknowledge
74. appreciate
75. adapted
76. approaching
77. attributed
78. acknowledged
79. aimed
80. avoided
81. adds
82. attracted
83. applying
84. assess
85. arrested
86. approach
87. acquire
88. accomplish
89. accessed
90. ate
91. assembled
92. altered
93. accustomed
94. attempting
95. acquainted
96. affects
97. attack
98. addressing
99. arises
100. affecting

Top 100 in alphabetical order

1. abandoned
2. accept
3. accepted
4. accessed
5. accompanied
6. accomplish
7. accomplished
8. according
9. account
10. accused
11. accustomed
12. achieve
13. achieved
14. acknowledge
15. acknowledged
16. acquainted
17. acquire
18. acquired
19. act
20. acted
21. acting
22. adapted
23. add
24. added
25. adding
26. address
27. addressed
28. addressing
29. adds
30. admit
31. admitted
32. adopt
33. adopted
34. advanced
35. affect
36. affected
37. affecting
38. affects
39. afford
40. agree
41. agreed
42. aimed
43. allow
44. allowed
45. allowing
46. allows
47. altered
48. am
49. announced
50. answer
51. answered
52. appear
53. appeared
54. appears
55. applied
56. applies
57. apply
58. applying
59. appointed
60. appreciate
61. approach
62. approached
63. approaching
64. approved
65. are
66. argue
67. argued
68. argues
69. arise
70. arises
71. arose
72. arranged
73. arrested
74. arrive
75. arrived
76. ask
77. asked
78. asking
79. asks
80. assembled
81. assess
82. assigned
83. assist
84. associated
85. assume
86. assumed
87. assured
88. ate
89. attached
90. attack
91. attacked
92. attempt
93. attempted
94. attempting
95. attend
96. attended
97. attracted
98. attributed
99. avoid
100. avoided