This is an Oxford dictionary list from 2006 of the top 25 nouns in the English language, in order of popularity: time person year way day thing man world life hand part child eye woman place work week case point government company number group problem fact --- **Source**: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-time-is-most-often-used-noun/#:~:text=For%20those%20who%20think%20the,noun%20in%20the%20English%20language.