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