The Oxford 3000 words
The Oxford 3000 is a list of the 3,000 core words that every learner of English needs to know. The words have been chosen based on their frequency in the Oxford English Corpus and relevance to learners of English. Every word is aligned to the CEFR, guiding learners on the words they should know at A1-B2 level.
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each (/iːtʃ/)
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ear (/ɪə(r)/)
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early (/ˈɜːli/)
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earn (/ɜːn/)
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earth (/ɜːθ/)
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earthquake (/ˈɜːθkweɪk/)
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easily (/ˈiːzəli/)
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east (/iːst/)
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eastern (/ˈiːstən/)
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easy (/ˈiːzi/)
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eat (/iːt/)
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economic (/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/)
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economy (/ɪˈkɒnəmi/)
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edge (/edʒ/)
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edit (/ˈedɪt/)
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edition (/ɪˈdɪʃn/)
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editor (/ˈedɪtə(r)/)
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educate (/ˈedʒukeɪt/)
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educated (/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/)
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education (/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/)
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educational (/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl/)
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effect (/ɪˈfekt/)
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effective (/ɪˈfektɪv/)
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effectively (/ɪˈfektɪvli/)
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efficient (/ɪˈfɪʃnt/)
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effort (/ˈefət/)
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egg (/eɡ/)
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eight (/eɪt/)
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eighteen (/ˌeɪˈtiːn/)
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eighty (/ˈeɪti/)
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either (/ˈaɪðə(r)/)
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elderly (/ˈeldəli/)
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elect (/ɪˈlekt/)
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election (/ɪˈlekʃn/)
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electric (/ɪˈlektrɪk/)
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electrical (/ɪˈlektrɪkl/)
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electricity (/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/)
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electronic (/ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/)
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element (/ˈelɪmənt/)
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elephant (/ˈelɪfənt/)
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eleven (/ɪˈlevn/)
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else (/els/)
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elsewhere (/ˌelsˈweə(r)/)
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email (/ˈiːmeɪl/)
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embarrassed (/ɪmˈbærəst/)
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embarrassing (/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/)
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emerge (/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/)
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emergency (/ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/)
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emotion (/ɪˈməʊʃn/)
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emotional (/ɪˈməʊʃənl/)
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emphasis (/ˈemfəsɪs/)
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emphasize (/ˈemfəsaɪz/)
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employ (/ɪmˈplɔɪ/)
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employee (/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/)
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employer (/ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/)
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employment (/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/)
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empty (/ˈempti/)
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enable (/ɪˈneɪbl/)
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encounter (/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/)
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encourage (/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/)
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end (/end/)
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ending (/ˈendɪŋ/)
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enemy (/ˈenəmi/)
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energy (/ˈenədʒi/)
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engage (/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/)
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engaged (/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/)
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engine (/ˈendʒɪn/)
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engineer (/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/)
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engineering (/ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/)
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enhance (/ɪnˈhɑːns/)
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enjoy (/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/)
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enormous (/ɪˈnɔːməs/)
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enough (/ɪˈnʌf/)
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enquiry (/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/)
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ensure (/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/)
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enter (/ˈentə(r)/)
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entertain (/ˌentəˈteɪn/)
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entertainment (/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/)
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enthusiasm (/ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm/)
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enthusiastic (/ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/)
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entire (/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/)
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entirely (/ɪnˈtaɪəli/)
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entrance (/ˈentrəns/)
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entry (/ˈentri/)
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environment (/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/)
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environmental (/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/)
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episode (/ˈepɪsəʊd/)
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equal (/ˈiːkwəl/)
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equally (/ˈiːkwəli/)
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equipment (/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/)
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error (/ˈerə(r)/)
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escape (/ɪˈskeɪp/)
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especially (/ɪˈspeʃəli/)
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essay (/ˈeseɪ/)
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essential (/ɪˈsenʃl/)
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establish (/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/)
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estate (/ɪˈsteɪt/)
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estimate (/ˈestɪmeɪt/)
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ethical (/ˈeθɪkl/)
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euro (/ˈjʊərəʊ/)
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evaluate (/ɪˈvæljueɪt/)
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even (/ˈiːvn/)
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evening (/ˈiːvnɪŋ/)
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event (/ɪˈvent/)
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eventually (/ɪˈventʃuəli/)
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ever (/ˈevə(r)/)
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every (/ˈevri/)
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everybody (/ˈevribɒdi/)
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everyday (/ˈevrideɪ/)
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everyone (/ˈevriwʌn/)
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everything (/ˈevriθɪŋ/)
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everywhere (/ˈevriweə(r)/)
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evidence (/ˈevɪdəns/)
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evil (/ˈiːvl/)
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exact (/ɪɡˈzækt/)
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exactly (/ɪɡˈzæktli/)
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exam (/ɪɡˈzæm/)
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examination (/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/)
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examine (/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/)
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example (/ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/)
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excellent (/ˈeksələnt/)
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except (/ɪkˈsept/)
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exchange (/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/)
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excited (/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/)
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excitement (/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/)
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exciting (/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/)
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excuse (/ɪkˈskjuːz/)
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executive (/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/)
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exercise (/ˈeksəsaɪz/)
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exhibition (/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/)
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exist (/ɪɡˈzɪst/)
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existence (/ɪɡˈzɪstəns/)
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expand (/ɪkˈspænd/)
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expect (/ɪkˈspekt/)
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expectation (/ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/)
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expected (/ɪkˈspektɪd/)
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expedition (/ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/)
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expense (/ɪkˈspens/)
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expensive (/ɪkˈspensɪv/)
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experience (/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/)
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experienced (/ɪkˈspɪəriənst/)
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experiment (/ɪkˈsperɪment/)
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expert (/ˈekspɜːt/)
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explain (/ɪkˈspleɪn/)
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explanation (/ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/)
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explode (/ɪkˈspləʊd/)
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exploration (/ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/)
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explore (/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/)
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explosion (/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/)
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export (/ɪkˈspɔːt/)
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expose (/ɪkˈspəʊz/)
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express (/ɪkˈspres/)
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expression (/ɪkˈspreʃn/)
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extend (/ɪkˈstend/)
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extent (/ɪkˈstent/)
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external (/ɪkˈstɜːnl/)
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extra (/ˈekstrə/)
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extraordinary (/ɪkˈstrɔːdnri/)
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extreme (/ɪkˈstriːm/)
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extremely (/ɪkˈstriːmli/)
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eye (/aɪ/)