Which language is most common depends on how you define "most common."
The language used by most people is Mandarin Chinese, followed by English and Spanish. The language spoken by most countries is English, followed by French then Spanish.
Native Speakers
1. Chinese (1.1 billion)
2. Hindi (360 million)
3. Spanish (340 million)
4. English (322 million)
5. Arabic (206 million)
6. Bengali (180 million)
7. Portuguese (180 million)
8. Russian (167 million)
9. Japanese (127 million)
10. German (95 million)
Total Speakers
1. Chinese (1.5 billion)
2. English (1+ billion)
3. Spanish (500 million)
4. Hindustani (460 million)
5. Arabic (452 million)
6. Russian (278 million)
7. French (265 million)
8. Portuguese (215 million)
9. Bengali (211 million)
10. German (150 million)
11. Japanese (130 million)
Languages spoken in the most countries
1. English
2. French
3. Arabic
4. Spanish
5. Russian
6. German
7. Portuguese
8. Chinese
Spanish is not the most common language in the world by number of native speakers. It ranks second or third, after Mandarin Chinese and possibly English, depending on the criteria used to measure language prevalence.
Mandarin Chinese is the most common language in the world based on the number of native speakers. It is spoken by over a billion people globally.
If you are asking what the second most spoken language in the world is, by number of total speakers, it's English. If you are asking what the second most widely spoken language is, it's Spanish. If you are asking what language is the most common second language for people, it's English.
Mandarin.There are too many people in China
Sign Language is the third most used language.Some accounts list Spanish as 2nd and English as 3rd, and some list English as 2nd and Spanish as 3rd.
English
Spanish is not the most common language in the world by number of native speakers. It ranks second or third, after Mandarin Chinese and possibly English, depending on the criteria used to measure language prevalence.
Mandarin Chinese is the most common language in the world based on the number of native speakers. It is spoken by over a billion people globally.
MANDARIN
Mandarin has the most speakers. English is the most widely spoken.
If you are asking what the second most spoken language in the world is, by number of total speakers, it's English. If you are asking what the second most widely spoken language is, it's Spanish. If you are asking what language is the most common second language for people, it's English.
Mandarin.There are too many people in China
The most common official language in India is English, used for formal communication in all 28 states and all 7 union territories. English is important in the world because it is the most widely spoken language.
Spanish is the second most common language in the United States. There are more Spanish speakers in the Americas then any other language. Throughout the world it is the fourth most common language.
Cuba's most common language is Spanish .
the most common language in the US is English
Sign Language is the third most used language.Some accounts list Spanish as 2nd and English as 3rd, and some list English as 2nd and Spanish as 3rd.