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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  • jacket (/ˈdʒækɪt/)
  • jam (/dʒæm/)
  • january (/ˈdʒænjuəri/)
  • jazz (/dʒæz/)
  • jeans (/dʒiːnz/)
  • jewellery (/ˈdʒuːəlri/)
  • job (/dʒɒb/)
  • join (/dʒɔɪn/)
  • joke (/dʒəʊk/)
  • journal (/ˈdʒɜːnl/)
  • journalist (/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/)
  • journey (/ˈdʒɜːni/)
  • joy (/dʒɔɪ/)
  • judge (/dʒʌdʒ/)
  • judgement (/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/)
  • juice (/dʒuːs/)
  • july (/dʒuˈlaɪ/)
  • jump (/dʒʌmp/)
  • june (/dʒuːn/)
  • junior (/ˈdʒuːniə(r)/)
  • just (/dʒʌst/)
  • justice (/ˈdʒʌstɪs/)
  • justify (/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/)
English Audio Level

jacket (noun)

UK /ˈdʒækɪt/
US /ˈdʒækɪt/
A1

jam (noun)

UK /dʒæm/
US /dʒæm/
A2

january (noun)

UK /ˈdʒænjuəri/
US /ˈdʒænjueri/
A1

jazz (noun)

UK /dʒæz/
US /dʒæz/
A2

jeans (noun)

UK /dʒiːnz/
US /dʒiːnz/
A1

jewellery (noun)

UK /ˈdʒuːəlri/
US /ˈdʒuːəlri/
A2

job (noun)

UK /dʒɒb/
US /dʒɑːb/
A1

join (verb)

UK /dʒɔɪn/
US /dʒɔɪn/
A1

joke (verb)

UK /dʒəʊk/
US /dʒəʊk/
A2

journal (noun)

UK /ˈdʒɜːnl/
US /ˈdʒɜːrnl/
B1

journalist (noun)

UK /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/
US /ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪst/
A2

journey (noun)

UK /ˈdʒɜːni/
US /ˈdʒɜːrni/
A1

joy (noun)

UK /dʒɔɪ/
US /dʒɔɪ/
B2

judge (verb)

UK /dʒʌdʒ/
US /dʒʌdʒ/
B1

judgement (noun)

UK /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
US /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
B2

juice (noun)

UK /dʒuːs/
US /dʒuːs/
A1

july (noun)

UK /dʒuˈlaɪ/
US /dʒuˈlaɪ/
A1

jump (verb)

UK /dʒʌmp/
US /dʒʌmp/
A2

june (noun)

UK /dʒuːn/
US /dʒuːn/
A1

junior (adjective)

UK /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/
US /ˈdʒuːniər/
B2

just (adverb)

UK /dʒʌst/
US /dʒʌst/
A1

justice (noun)

UK /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
B2

justify (verb)

UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
US /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
B2