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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keen (/kiːn/)
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keep (/kiːp/)
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key (/kiː/)
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keyboard (/ˈkiːbɔːd/)
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kick (/kɪk/)
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kid (/kɪd/)
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kill (/kɪl/)
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killing (/ˈkɪlɪŋ/)
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kilometre (/kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/)
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kind (/kaɪnd/)
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king (/kɪŋ/)
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kiss (/kɪs/)
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kitchen (/ˈkɪtʃɪn/)
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knee (/niː/)
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knife (/naɪf/)
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knock (/nɒk/)
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know (/nəʊ/)
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knowledge (/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/)
English | Audio | Level |
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keen (adjective)
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UK
/kiːn/
US /kiːn/ |
B1 |
keep (verb)
|
UK
/kiːp/
US /kiːp/ |
A1 |
key (verb)
|
UK
/kiː/
US /kiː/ |
B1 |
keyboard (noun)
|
UK
/ˈkiːbɔːd/
US /ˈkiːbɔːrd/ |
B1 |
kick (verb)
|
UK
/kɪk/
US /kɪk/ |
B1 |
kid (noun)
|
UK
/kɪd/
US /kɪd/ |
A2 |
kill (verb)
|
UK
/kɪl/
US /kɪl/ |
A2 |
killing (noun)
|
UK
/ˈkɪlɪŋ/
US /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ |
B1 |
kilometre (noun)
|
UK
/kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/
US /kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/ |
A1 |
kind (noun)
|
UK
/kaɪnd/
US /kaɪnd/ |
A1 |
king (noun)
|
UK
/kɪŋ/
US /kɪŋ/ |
A2 |
kiss (verb)
|
UK
/kɪs/
US /kɪs/ |
B1 |
kitchen (noun)
|
UK
/ˈkɪtʃɪn/
US /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ |
A1 |
knee (noun)
|
UK
/niː/
US /niː/ |
A2 |
knife (noun)
|
UK
/naɪf/
US /naɪf/ |
A2 |
knock (verb)
|
UK
/nɒk/
US /nɑːk/ |
A2 |
know (verb)
|
UK
/nəʊ/
US /nəʊ/ |
A1 |
knowledge (noun)
|
UK
/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
US /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ |
A2 |