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Default IF Then using a column of text and assigning a number to text

I have a column containing text. In that column (200 rows worth) there are
40 different words. I need to know how to do the correct formula to find all
the words that match and then place the number assigned to that word in the
column and row next to that word. i.e. my column contains oranges, apples,
etc orange=1, apples =2, etc. I need to have Excel go through the list and
asssign 1 to oranges 2 to apples, etc.