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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  • gain (/ɡeɪn/)
  • gallery (/ˈɡæləri/)
  • game (/ɡeɪm/)
  • gang (/ɡæŋ/)
  • gap (/ɡæp/)
  • garage (/ˈɡærɑːʒ/)
  • garden (/ˈɡɑːdn/)
  • gas (/ɡæs/)
  • gate (/ɡeɪt/)
  • gather (/ˈɡæðə(r)/)
  • general (/ˈdʒenrəl/)
  • generally (/ˈdʒenrəli/)
  • generate (/ˈdʒenəreɪt/)
  • generation (/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/)
  • generous (/ˈdʒenərəs/)
  • genre (/ˈʒɒ̃rə/)
  • gentle (/ˈdʒentl/)
  • gentleman (/ˈdʒentlmən/)
  • geography (/dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/)
  • get (/ɡet/)
  • ghost (/ɡəʊst/)
  • giant (/ˈdʒaɪənt/)
  • gift (/ɡɪft/)
  • girl (/ɡɜːl/)
  • girlfriend (/ˈɡɜːlfrend/)
  • give (/ɡɪv/)
  • glad (/ɡlæd/)
  • glass (/ɡlɑːs/)
  • global (/ˈɡləʊbl/)
  • glove (/ɡlʌv/)
  • go (/ɡəʊ/)
  • goal (/ɡəʊl/)
  • god (/ɡɒd/)
  • gold (/ɡəʊld/)
  • golf (/ɡɒlf/)
  • good (/ɡʊd/)
  • goodbye (/ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/)
  • goods (/ɡʊdz/)
  • govern (/ˈɡʌvn/)
  • government (/ˈɡʌvənmənt/)
  • grab (/ɡræb/)
  • grade (/ɡreɪd/)
  • gradually (/ˈɡrædʒuəli/)
  • graduate (/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/)
  • grain (/ɡreɪn/)
  • grand (/ɡrænd/)
  • grandfather (/ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/)
  • grandmother (/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/)
  • grandparent (/ˈɡrænpeərənt/)
  • grant (/ɡrɑːnt/)
  • grass (/ɡrɑːs/)
  • grateful (/ˈɡreɪtfl/)
  • great (/ɡreɪt/)
  • green (/ɡriːn/)
  • greet (/ɡriːt/)
  • grey (/ɡreɪ/)
  • ground (/ɡraʊnd/)
  • group (/ɡruːp/)
  • grow (/ɡrəʊ/)
  • growth (/ɡrəʊθ/)
  • guarantee (/ˌɡærənˈtiː/)
  • guard (/ɡɑːd/)
  • guess (/ɡes/)
  • guest (/ɡest/)
  • guide (/ɡaɪd/)
  • guilty (/ˈɡɪlti/)
  • guitar (/ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/)
  • gun (/ɡʌn/)
  • guy (/ɡaɪ/)
  • gym (/dʒɪm/)
English Audio Level

gain (verb)

UK /ɡeɪn/
US /ɡeɪn/
B2

gallery (noun)

UK /ˈɡæləri/
US /ˈɡæləri/
A2

game (noun)

UK /ɡeɪm/
US /ɡeɪm/
A1

gang (noun)

UK /ɡæŋ/
US /ɡæŋ/
B2

gap (noun)

UK /ɡæp/
US /ɡæp/
A2

garage (noun)

UK /ˈɡærɑːʒ/
US /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/
B1

garden (noun)

UK /ˈɡɑːdn/
US /ˈɡɑːrdn/
A1

gas (noun)

UK /ɡæs/
US /ɡæs/
A2

gate (noun)

UK /ɡeɪt/
US /ɡeɪt/
A2

gather (verb)

UK /ˈɡæðə(r)/
US /ˈɡæðər/
B1

general (adjective)

UK /ˈdʒenrəl/
US /ˈdʒenrəl/
A2

generally (adverb)

UK /ˈdʒenrəli/
US /ˈdʒenrəli/
B1

generate (verb)

UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
US /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
B2

generation (noun)

UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
US /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
B1

generous (adjective)

UK /ˈdʒenərəs/
US /ˈdʒenərəs/
B1

genre (noun)

UK /ˈʒɒ̃rə/
US /ˈʒɑːnrə/
B2

gentle (adjective)

UK /ˈdʒentl/
US /ˈdʒentl/
B1

gentleman (noun)

UK /ˈdʒentlmən/
US /ˈdʒentlmən/
B1

geography (noun)

UK /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
US /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
A1

get (verb)

UK /ɡet/
US /ɡet/
A1

ghost (noun)

UK /ɡəʊst/
US /ɡəʊst/
B1

giant (noun)

UK /ˈdʒaɪənt/
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
B1

gift (noun)

UK /ɡɪft/
US /ɡɪft/
A2

girl (noun)

UK /ɡɜːl/
US /ɡɜːrl/
A1

girlfriend (noun)

UK /ˈɡɜːlfrend/
US /ˈɡɜːrlfrend/
A1

give (verb)

UK /ɡɪv/
US /ɡɪv/
A1

glad (adjective)

UK /ɡlæd/
US /ɡlæd/
B1

glass (noun)

UK /ɡlɑːs/
US /ɡlæs/
A1

global (adjective)

UK /ˈɡləʊbl/
US /ˈɡləʊbl/
B1

glove (noun)

UK /ɡlʌv/
US /ɡlʌv/
B1

go (verb)

UK /ɡəʊ/
US /ɡəʊ/
A1

goal (noun)

UK /ɡəʊl/
US /ɡəʊl/
A2

god (noun)

UK /ɡɒd/
US /ɡɑːd/
A2

gold (noun)

UK /ɡəʊld/
US /ɡəʊld/
A2

golf (noun)

UK /ɡɒlf/
US /ɡɑːlf/
A2

good (noun)

UK /ɡʊd/
US /ɡʊd/
A2

goodbye (exclamation, noun)

UK /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
US /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
A1

goods (noun)

UK /ɡʊdz/
US /ɡʊdz/
B1

govern (verb)

UK /ˈɡʌvn/
US /ˈɡʌvərn/
B2

government (noun)

UK /ˈɡʌvənmənt/
US /ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
A2

grab (verb)

UK /ɡræb/
US /ɡræb/
B2

grade (verb)

UK /ɡreɪd/
US /ɡreɪd/
B2

gradually (adverb)

UK /ˈɡrædʒuəli/
US /ˈɡrædʒuəli/
B2

graduate (verb)

UK /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
US /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
B1

grain (noun)

UK /ɡreɪn/
US /ɡreɪn/
B1

grand (adjective)

UK /ɡrænd/
US /ɡrænd/
B2

grandfather (noun)

UK /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/
US /ˈɡrænfɑːðər/
A1

grandmother (noun)

UK /ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/
US /ˈɡrænmʌðər/
A1

grandparent (noun)

UK /ˈɡrænpeərənt/
US /ˈɡrænperənt/
A1

grant (verb)

UK /ɡrɑːnt/
US /ɡrænt/
B2

grass (noun)

UK /ɡrɑːs/
US /ɡræs/
A2

grateful (adjective)

UK /ˈɡreɪtfl/
US /ˈɡreɪtfl/
B1

great (adjective)

UK /ɡreɪt/
US /ɡreɪt/
A1

green (noun)

UK /ɡriːn/
US /ɡriːn/
A1

greet (verb)

UK /ɡriːt/
US /ɡriːt/
A2

grey (noun)

UK /ɡreɪ/
US /ɡreɪ/
A1

ground (noun)

UK /ɡraʊnd/
US /ɡraʊnd/
A2

group (noun)

UK /ɡruːp/
US /ɡruːp/
A1

grow (verb)

UK /ɡrəʊ/
US /ɡrəʊ/
A1

growth (noun)

UK /ɡrəʊθ/
US /ɡrəʊθ/
B1

guarantee (verb)

UK /ˌɡærənˈtiː/
US /ˌɡærənˈtiː/
B2

guard (verb)

UK /ɡɑːd/
US /ɡɑːrd/
B1

guess (verb)

UK /ɡes/
US /ɡes/
A1

guest (noun)

UK /ɡest/
US /ɡest/
A2

guide (verb)

UK /ɡaɪd/
US /ɡaɪd/
A2

guilty (adjective)

UK /ˈɡɪlti/
US /ˈɡɪlti/
B1

guitar (noun)

UK /ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/
US /ɡɪˈtɑːr/
A1

gun (noun)

UK /ɡʌn/
US /ɡʌn/
A2

guy (noun)

UK /ɡaɪ/
US /ɡaɪ/
A2

gym (noun)

UK /dʒɪm/
US /dʒɪm/
A1