diff --git a/internal/backends/python/common_words.txt b/internal/backends/python/common_words.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d6e43cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/backends/python/common_words.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+account
+app
+build
+cache
+command
+commands
+common
+config
+core
+custom
+daemon
+demo
+deploy
+dev
+edit
+editor
+example
+examples
+install
+job
+library
+local
+log
+mail
+mailer
+main
+menus
+mode
+model
+models
+public
+run
+sample
+samples
+schema
+server
+service
+services
+session
+settings
+setup
+tasks
+test
+testapp
+tester
+testing
+testproject
+tests
+tools
+tree
+unit
+user
+util
+utilities
+utils
+web
diff --git a/internal/backends/python/grab.go b/internal/backends/python/grab.go
index 610e5dee..fcf63328 100644
--- a/internal/backends/python/grab.go
+++ b/internal/backends/python/grab.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package python
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	_ "embed"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/ddtrace/tracer"
 )
 
+var (
+	//go:embed common_words.txt
+	common_words_bytes []byte
+)
+
 var importsQuery = `
 (module
   [(import_statement
@@ -309,13 +315,20 @@ func filterImports(ctx context.Context, foundPkgs map[string]bool, testPypiMap f
 	//nolint:ineffassign,wastedassign,staticcheck
 	span, ctx := tracer.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "python.grab.filterImports")
 	defer span.Finish()
-	// filter out stdlib/python internal modules
+	common_words := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, word := range strings.Split(string(common_words_bytes), "\n") {
+		common_words[word] = true
+	}
+	// filter out stdlib/python internal modules, common words
 	for pkg := range foundPkgs {
 		// First path component
 		mod := strings.Split(pkg, ".")[0]
 		if internalModules[mod] {
 			delete(foundPkgs, pkg)
 		}
+		if common_words[mod] {
+			delete(foundPkgs, pkg)
+		}
 	}
 
 	pkgs := map[string][]api.PkgName{}