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.

ALL a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
  • nail (/neɪl/)
  • name (/neɪm/)
  • narrative (/ˈnærətɪv/)
  • narrow (/ˈnærəʊ/)
  • nation (/ˈneɪʃn/)
  • national (/ˈnæʃnəl/)
  • native (/ˈneɪtɪv/)
  • natural (/ˈnætʃrəl/)
  • naturally (/ˈnætʃrəli/)
  • nature (/ˈneɪtʃə(r)/)
  • near (/nɪə(r)/)
  • nearly (/ˈnɪəli/)
  • neat (/niːt/)
  • necessarily (/ˌnesəˈserəli/)
  • necessary (/ˈnesəsəri/)
  • neck (/nek/)
  • need (/niːd/)
  • needle (/ˈniːdl/)
  • negative (/ˈneɡətɪv/)
  • neighbour (/ˈneɪbə(r)/)
  • neighbourhood (/ˈneɪbəhʊd/)
  • neither (/ˈnaɪðə(r)/)
  • nerve (/nɜːv/)
  • nervous (/ˈnɜːvəs/)
  • net (/net/)
  • network (/ˈnetwɜːk/)
  • never (/ˈnevə(r)/)
  • nevertheless (/ˌnevəðəˈles/)
  • new (/njuː/)
  • news (/njuːz/)
  • newspaper (/ˈnjuːzpeɪpə(r)/)
  • next (/nekst/)
  • next to (/ˈnekst tə/)
  • nice (/naɪs/)
  • night (/naɪt/)
  • nightmare (/ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/)
  • nine (/naɪn/)
  • nineteen (/ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/)
  • ninety (/ˈnaɪnti/)
  • no (/nəʊ/)
  • no one (/ˈnəʊ wʌn/)
  • nobody (/ˈnəʊbədi/)
  • noise (/nɔɪz/)
  • noisy (/ˈnɔɪzi/)
  • none (/nʌn/)
  • nor (/nɔː(r)/)
  • normal (/ˈnɔːml/)
  • normally (/ˈnɔːməli/)
  • north (/nɔːθ/)
  • northern (/ˈnɔːðən/)
  • nose (/nəʊz/)
  • not (/nɒt/)
  • note (/nəʊt/)
  • nothing (/ˈnʌθɪŋ/)
  • notice (/ˈnəʊtɪs/)
  • notion (/ˈnəʊʃn/)
  • novel (/ˈnɒvl/)
  • november (/nəʊˈvembə(r)/)
  • now (/naʊ/)
  • nowhere (/ˈnəʊweə(r)/)
  • nuclear (/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/)
  • number (/ˈnʌmbə(r)/)
  • numerous (/ˈnjuːmərəs/)
  • nurse (/nɜːs/)
  • nut (/nʌt/)
English Audio Level

nail (noun)

UK /neɪl/
US /neɪl/
B1

name (verb)

UK /neɪm/
US /neɪm/
A1

narrative (noun)

UK /ˈnærətɪv/
US /ˈnærətɪv/
B1

narrow (verb)

UK /ˈnærəʊ/
US /ˈnærəʊ/
B2

nation (noun)

UK /ˈneɪʃn/
US /ˈneɪʃn/
B1

national (noun)

UK /ˈnæʃnəl/
US /ˈnæʃnəl/
B2

native (noun)

UK /ˈneɪtɪv/
US /ˈneɪtɪv/
B1

natural (adjective)

UK /ˈnætʃrəl/
US /ˈnætʃrəl/
A1

naturally (adverb)

UK /ˈnætʃrəli/
US /ˈnætʃrəli/
B1

nature (noun)

UK /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/
US /ˈneɪtʃər/
A2

near (preposition)

UK /nɪə(r)/
US /nɪr/
A1

nearly (adverb)

UK /ˈnɪəli/
US /ˈnɪrli/
A2

neat (adjective)

UK /niːt/
US /niːt/
B2

necessarily (adverb)

UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/
US /ˌnesəˈserəli/
B1

necessary (adjective)

UK /ˈnesəsəri/
US /ˈnesəseri/
A2

neck (noun)

UK /nek/
US /nek/
A2

need (modal verb)

UK /niːd/
US /niːd/
B1

needle (noun)

UK /ˈniːdl/
US /ˈniːdl/
B1

negative (noun)

UK /ˈneɡətɪv/
US /ˈneɡətɪv/
B2

neighbour (noun)

UK /ˈneɪbə(r)/
US /ˈneɪbər/
A1

neighbourhood (noun)

UK /ˈneɪbəhʊd/
US /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
B1

neither (determiner, pronoun)

UK /ˈnaɪðə(r)/
US /ˈniːðər/
A2

nerve (noun)

UK /nɜːv/
US /nɜːrv/
B2

nervous (adjective)

UK /ˈnɜːvəs/
US /ˈnɜːrvəs/
A2

net (noun)

UK /net/
US /net/
B1

network (noun)

UK /ˈnetwɜːk/
US /ˈnetwɜːrk/
A2

never (adverb)

UK /ˈnevə(r)/
US /ˈnevər/
A1

nevertheless (adverb)

UK /ˌnevəðəˈles/
US /ˌnevərðəˈles/
B2

new (adjective)

UK /njuː/
US /nuː/
A1

news (noun)

UK /njuːz/
US /nuːz/
A1

newspaper (noun)

UK /ˈnjuːzpeɪpə(r)/
US /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
A1

next (noun)

UK /nekst/
US /nekst/
B1

next to (preposition)

UK /ˈnekst tə/
US /ˈnekst tə/
A1

nice (adjective)

UK /naɪs/
US /naɪs/
A1

night (noun)

UK /naɪt/
US /naɪt/
A1

nightmare (noun)

UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/
US /ˈnaɪtmer/
B2

nine (number)

UK /naɪn/
US /naɪn/
A1

nineteen (number)

UK /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/
US /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/
A1

ninety (number)

UK /ˈnaɪnti/
US /ˈnaɪnti/
A1

no (exclamation)

UK /nəʊ/
US /nəʊ/
A1

no one (pronoun)

UK /ˈnəʊ wʌn/
US /ˈnəʊ wʌn/
A1

nobody (pronoun)

UK /ˈnəʊbədi/
US /ˈnəʊbədi/
A1

noise (noun)

UK /nɔɪz/
US /nɔɪz/
A2

noisy (adjective)

UK /ˈnɔɪzi/
US /ˈnɔɪzi/
A2

none (pronoun)

UK /nʌn/
US /nʌn/
A2

nor (conjunction, adverb)

UK /nɔː(r)/
US /nɔːr/
B1

normal (noun)

UK /ˈnɔːml/
US /ˈnɔːrml/
B1

normally (adverb)

UK /ˈnɔːməli/
US /ˈnɔːrməli/
A2

north (noun)

UK /nɔːθ/
US /nɔːrθ/
A1

northern (adjective)

UK /ˈnɔːðən/
US /ˈnɔːrðərn/
B1

nose (noun)

UK /nəʊz/
US /nəʊz/
A1

not (adverb)

UK /nɒt/
US /nɑːt/
A1

note (verb)

UK /nəʊt/
US /nəʊt/
B1

nothing (pronoun)

UK /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
A1

notice (verb)

UK /ˈnəʊtɪs/
US /ˈnəʊtɪs/
A2

notion (noun)

UK /ˈnəʊʃn/
US /ˈnəʊʃn/
B2

novel (noun)

UK /ˈnɒvl/
US /ˈnɑːvl/
A2

november (noun)

UK /nəʊˈvembə(r)/
US /nəʊˈvembər/
A1

now (conjunction)

UK /naʊ/
US /naʊ/
B1

nowhere (adverb)

UK /ˈnəʊweə(r)/
US /ˈnəʊwer/
A2

nuclear (adjective)

UK /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/
US /ˈnuːkliər/
B1

number (verb)

UK /ˈnʌmbə(r)/
US /ˈnʌmbər/
A2

numerous (adjective)

UK /ˈnjuːmərəs/
US /ˈnuːmərəs/
B2

nurse (noun)

UK /nɜːs/
US /nɜːrs/
A1

nut (noun)

UK /nʌt/
US /nʌt/
A2