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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  • t-shirt (/ˈtiː ʃɜːt/)
  • table (/ˈteɪbl/)
  • tablet (/ˈtæblət/)
  • tail (/teɪl/)
  • take (/teɪk/)
  • tale (/teɪl/)
  • talent (/ˈtælənt/)
  • talented (/ˈtæləntɪd/)
  • talk (/tɔːk/)
  • tall (/tɔːl/)
  • tank (/tæŋk/)
  • tape (/teɪp/)
  • target (/ˈtɑːɡɪt/)
  • task (/tɑːsk/)
  • taste (/teɪst/)
  • tax (/tæks/)
  • taxi (/ˈtæksi/)
  • tea (/tiː/)
  • teach (/tiːtʃ/)
  • teacher (/ˈtiːtʃə(r)/)
  • teaching (/ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/)
  • team (/tiːm/)
  • tear (/teə(r)/)
  • technical (/ˈteknɪkl/)
  • technique (/tekˈniːk/)
  • technology (/tekˈnɒlədʒi/)
  • teenage (/ˈtiːneɪdʒ/)
  • teenager (/ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/)
  • telephone (/ˈtelɪfəʊn/)
  • television (/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/)
  • tell (/tel/)
  • temperature (/ˈtemprətʃə(r)/)
  • temporary (/ˈtemprəri/)
  • ten (/ten/)
  • tend (/tend/)
  • tennis (/ˈtenɪs/)
  • tent (/tent/)
  • term (/tɜːm/)
  • terrible (/ˈterəbl/)
  • test (/test/)
  • text (/tekst/)
  • than (/ðən/)
  • thank (/θæŋk/)
  • thanks (/θæŋks/)
  • that (/ðæt/)
  • the (/ðə/)
  • theatre (/ˈθɪətə(r)/)
  • their (/ðeə(r)/)
  • theirs (/ðeəz/)
  • them (/ðəm/)
  • theme (/θiːm/)
  • themselves (/ðəmˈselvz/)
  • then (/ðen/)
  • theory (/ˈθɪəri/)
  • therapy (/ˈθerəpi/)
  • there (/ðeə(r)/)
  • therefore (/ˈðeəfɔː(r)/)
  • they (/ðeɪ/)
  • thick (/θɪk/)
  • thief (/θiːf/)
  • thin (/θɪn/)
  • thing (/θɪŋ/)
  • think (/θɪŋk/)
  • thinking (/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/)
  • third (/θɜːd/)
  • thirsty (/ˈθɜːsti/)
  • thirteen (/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/)
  • thirty (/ˈθɜːti/)
  • this (/ðɪs/)
  • though (/ðəʊ/)
  • thought (/θɔːt/)
  • thousand (/ˈθaʊznd/)
  • threat (/θret/)
  • threaten (/ˈθretn/)
  • three (/θriː/)
  • throat (/θrəʊt/)
  • through (/θruː/)
  • throughout (/θruːˈaʊt/)
  • throw (/θrəʊ/)
  • thursday (/ˈθɜːzdeɪ/)
  • thus (/ðʌs/)
  • ticket (/ˈtɪkɪt/)
  • tidy (/ˈtaɪdi/)
  • tie (/taɪ/)
  • tight (/taɪt/)
  • till (/tɪl/)
  • time (/taɪm/)
  • tin (/tɪn/)
  • tiny (/ˈtaɪni/)
  • tip (/tɪp/)
  • tired (/ˈtaɪəd/)
  • title (/ˈtaɪtl/)
  • to (/tə/)
  • today (/təˈdeɪ/)
  • toe (/təʊ/)
  • together (/təˈɡeðə(r)/)
  • toilet (/ˈtɔɪlət/)
  • tomato (/təˈmɑːtəʊ/)
  • tomorrow (/təˈmɒrəʊ/)
  • tone (/təʊn/)
  • tongue (/tʌŋ/)
  • tonight (/təˈnaɪt/)
  • too (/tuː/)
  • tool (/tuːl/)
  • tooth (/tuːθ/)
  • top (/tɒp/)
  • topic (/ˈtɒpɪk/)
  • total (/ˈtəʊtl/)
  • totally (/ˈtəʊtəli/)
  • touch (/tʌtʃ/)
  • tough (/tʌf/)
  • tour (/tʊə(r)/)
  • tourism (/ˈtʊərɪzəm/)
  • tourist (/ˈtʊərɪst/)
  • towards (/təˈwɔːdz/)
  • towel (/ˈtaʊəl/)
  • tower (/ˈtaʊə(r)/)
  • town (/taʊn/)
  • toy (/tɔɪ/)
  • track (/træk/)
  • trade (/treɪd/)
  • tradition (/trəˈdɪʃn/)
  • traditional (/trəˈdɪʃənl/)
  • traffic (/ˈtræfɪk/)
  • train (/treɪn/)
  • trainer (/ˈtreɪnə(r)/)
  • training (/ˈtreɪnɪŋ/)
  • transfer (/trænsˈfɜː(r)/)
  • transform (/trænsˈfɔːm/)
  • transition (/trænˈzɪʃn/)
  • translate (/trænzˈleɪt/)
  • translation (/trænzˈleɪʃn/)
  • transport (/trænˈspɔːt/)
  • travel (/ˈtrævl/)
  • traveller (/ˈtrævələ(r)/)
  • treat (/triːt/)
  • treatment (/ˈtriːtmənt/)
  • tree (/triː/)
  • trend (/trend/)
  • trial (/ˈtraɪəl/)
  • trick (/trɪk/)
  • trip (/trɪp/)
  • tropical (/ˈtrɒpɪkl/)
  • trouble (/ˈtrʌbl/)
  • trousers (/ˈtraʊzəz/)
  • truck (/trʌk/)
  • true (/truː/)
  • truly (/ˈtruːli/)
  • trust (/trʌst/)
  • truth (/truːθ/)
  • try (/traɪ/)
  • tube (/tjuːb/)
  • tuesday (/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/)
  • tune (/tjuːn/)
  • tunnel (/ˈtʌnl/)
  • turn (/tɜːn/)
  • tv (/ˌtiː ˈviː/)
  • twelve (/twelv/)
  • twenty (/ˈtwenti/)
  • twice (/twaɪs/)
  • twin (/twɪn/)
  • two (/tuː/)
  • type (/taɪp/)
  • typical (/ˈtɪpɪkl/)
  • typically (/ˈtɪpɪkli/)
  • tyre (/ˈtaɪə(r)/)
English Audio Level

t-shirt (noun)

UK /ˈtiː ʃɜːt/
US /ˈtiː ʃɜːrt/
A1

table (noun)

UK /ˈteɪbl/
US /ˈteɪbl/
A1

tablet (noun)

UK /ˈtæblət/
US /ˈtæblət/
A2

tail (noun)

UK /teɪl/
US /teɪl/
B1

take (verb)

UK /teɪk/
US /teɪk/
A1

tale (noun)

UK /teɪl/
US /teɪl/
B2

talent (noun)

UK /ˈtælənt/
US /ˈtælənt/
B1

talented (adjective)

UK /ˈtæləntɪd/
US /ˈtæləntɪd/
B1

talk (verb)

UK /tɔːk/
US /tɔːk/
A1

tall (adjective)

UK /tɔːl/
US /tɔːl/
A1

tank (noun)

UK /tæŋk/
US /tæŋk/
B2

tape (noun)

UK /teɪp/
US /teɪp/
B1

target (verb)

UK /ˈtɑːɡɪt/
US /ˈtɑːrɡɪt/
B2

task (noun)

UK /tɑːsk/
US /tæsk/
A2

taste (verb)

UK /teɪst/
US /teɪst/
A2

tax (verb)

UK /tæks/
US /tæks/
B1

taxi (noun)

UK /ˈtæksi/
US /ˈtæksi/
A1

tea (noun)

UK /tiː/
US /tiː/
A1

teach (verb)

UK /tiːtʃ/
US /tiːtʃ/
A1

teacher (noun)

UK /ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
US /ˈtiːtʃər/
A1

teaching (noun)

UK /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
US /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
A2

team (noun)

UK /tiːm/
US /tiːm/
A1

tear (verb)

UK /teə(r)/
US /ter/
B2

technical (adjective)

UK /ˈteknɪkl/
US /ˈteknɪkl/
B1

technique (noun)

UK /tekˈniːk/
US /tekˈniːk/
B1

technology (noun)

UK /tekˈnɒlədʒi/
US /tekˈnɑːlədʒi/
A2

teenage (adjective)

UK /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/
US /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/
A2

teenager (noun)

UK /ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/
US /ˈtiːneɪdʒər/
A1

telephone (verb)

UK /ˈtelɪfəʊn/
US /ˈtelɪfəʊn/
A1

television (noun)

UK /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
US /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
A1

tell (verb)

UK /tel/
US /tel/
A1

temperature (noun)

UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
US /ˈtemprətʃər/
A2

temporary (adjective)

UK /ˈtemprəri/
US /ˈtempəreri/
B2

ten (number)

UK /ten/
US /ten/
A1

tend (verb)

UK /tend/
US /tend/
B1

tennis (noun)

UK /ˈtenɪs/
US /ˈtenɪs/
A1

tent (noun)

UK /tent/
US /tent/
B1

term (verb)

UK /tɜːm/
US /tɜːrm/
B2

terrible (adjective)

UK /ˈterəbl/
US /ˈterəbl/
A1

test (verb)

UK /test/
US /test/
A1

text (verb)

UK /tekst/
US /tekst/
A2

than (preposition, conjunction)

UK /ðən/
US /ðən/
A1

thank (verb)

UK /θæŋk/
US /θæŋk/
A1

thanks (noun)

UK /θæŋks/
US /θæŋks/
A1

that (pronoun)

UK /ðæt/
US /ðæt/
A1

the (definite article)

UK /ðə/
US /ðə/
A1

theatre (noun)

UK /ˈθɪətə(r)/
US /ˈθiːətər/
A1

their (determiner)

UK /ðeə(r)/
US /ðer/
A1

theirs (pronoun)

UK /ðeəz/
US /ðerz/
B1

them (pronoun)

UK /ðəm/
US /ðəm/
A1

theme (noun)

UK /θiːm/
US /θiːm/
B1

themselves (pronoun)

UK /ðəmˈselvz/
US /ðəmˈselvz/
A2

then (adverb)

UK /ðen/
US /ðen/
A1

theory (noun)

UK /ˈθɪəri/
US /ˈθiːəri/
B1

therapy (noun)

UK /ˈθerəpi/
US /ˈθerəpi/
B2

there (adverb)

UK /ðeə(r)/
US /ðer/
A1

therefore (adverb)

UK /ˈðeəfɔː(r)/
US /ˈðerfɔːr/
B1

they (pronoun)

UK /ðeɪ/
US /ðeɪ/
A1

thick (adjective)

UK /θɪk/
US /θɪk/
A2

thief (noun)

UK /θiːf/
US /θiːf/
A2

thin (adjective)

UK /θɪn/
US /θɪn/
A2

thing (noun)

UK /θɪŋ/
US /θɪŋ/
A1

think (verb)

UK /θɪŋk/
US /θɪŋk/
A1

thinking (noun)

UK /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
A2

third (ordinal number)

UK /θɜːd/
US /θɜːrd/
A1

thirsty (adjective)

UK /ˈθɜːsti/
US /ˈθɜːrsti/
A1

thirteen (number)

UK /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/
US /ˌθɜːrˈtiːn/
A1

thirty (number)

UK /ˈθɜːti/
US /ˈθɜːrti/
A1

this (determiner, pronoun)

UK /ðɪs/
US /ðɪs/
A1

though (conjunction)

UK /ðəʊ/
US /ðəʊ/
B1

thought (noun)

UK /θɔːt/
US /θɔːt/
A2

thousand (number)

UK /ˈθaʊznd/
US /ˈθaʊznd/
A1

threat (noun)

UK /θret/
US /θret/
B2

threaten (verb)

UK /ˈθretn/
US /ˈθretn/
B2

three (number)

UK /θriː/
US /θriː/
A1

throat (noun)

UK /θrəʊt/
US /θrəʊt/
B1

through (preposition)

UK /θruː/
US /θruː/
A1

throughout (preposition, adverb)

UK /θruːˈaʊt/
US /θruːˈaʊt/
B1

throw (verb)

UK /θrəʊ/
US /θrəʊ/
A2

thursday (noun)

UK /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/
US /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
A1

thus (adverb)

UK /ðʌs/
US /ðʌs/
B2

ticket (noun)

UK /ˈtɪkɪt/
US /ˈtɪkɪt/
A1

tidy (verb)

UK /ˈtaɪdi/
US /ˈtaɪdi/
A2

tie (verb)

UK /taɪ/
US /taɪ/
A2

tight (adjective)

UK /taɪt/
US /taɪt/
B1

till (conjunction, preposition)

UK /tɪl/
US /tɪl/
B1

time (verb)

UK /taɪm/
US /taɪm/
B2

tin (noun)

UK /tɪn/
US /tɪn/
B1

tiny (adjective)

UK /ˈtaɪni/
US /ˈtaɪni/
B1

tip (verb)

UK /tɪp/
US /tɪp/
B1

tired (adjective)

UK /ˈtaɪəd/
US /ˈtaɪərd/
A1

title (verb)

UK /ˈtaɪtl/
US /ˈtaɪtl/
B2

to (preposition)

UK /tə/
US /tə/
A1

today (noun)

UK /təˈdeɪ/
US /təˈdeɪ/
A1

toe (noun)

UK /təʊ/
US /təʊ/
B1

together (adverb)

UK /təˈɡeðə(r)/
US /təˈɡeðər/
A1

toilet (noun)

UK /ˈtɔɪlət/
US /ˈtɔɪlət/
A1

tomato (noun)

UK /təˈmɑːtəʊ/
US /təˈmeɪtəʊ/
A1

tomorrow (noun)

UK /təˈmɒrəʊ/
US /təˈmɑːrəʊ/
A1

tone (noun)

UK /təʊn/
US /təʊn/
B2

tongue (noun)

UK /tʌŋ/
US /tʌŋ/
B1

tonight (noun)

UK /təˈnaɪt/
US /təˈnaɪt/
A1

too (adverb)

UK /tuː/
US /tuː/
A1

tool (noun)

UK /tuːl/
US /tuːl/
A2

tooth (noun)

UK /tuːθ/
US /tuːθ/
A1

top (verb)

UK /tɒp/
US /tɑːp/
C1

topic (noun)

UK /ˈtɒpɪk/
US /ˈtɑːpɪk/
A1

total (verb)

UK /ˈtəʊtl/
US /ˈtəʊtl/
C1

totally (adverb)

UK /ˈtəʊtəli/
US /ˈtəʊtəli/
B1

touch (verb)

UK /tʌtʃ/
US /tʌtʃ/
A2

tough (adjective)

UK /tʌf/
US /tʌf/
B2

tour (verb)

UK /tʊə(r)/
US /tʊr/
B1

tourism (noun)

UK /ˈtʊərɪzəm/
US /ˈtʊrɪzəm/
A2

tourist (noun)

UK /ˈtʊərɪst/
US /ˈtʊrɪst/
A1

towards (preposition)

UK /təˈwɔːdz/
US /tɔːrdz/
A2

towel (noun)

UK /ˈtaʊəl/
US /ˈtaʊəl/
A2

tower (noun)

UK /ˈtaʊə(r)/
US /ˈtaʊər/
A2

town (noun)

UK /taʊn/
US /taʊn/
A1

toy (noun)

UK /tɔɪ/
US /tɔɪ/
A2

track (verb)

UK /træk/
US /træk/
B2

trade (verb)

UK /treɪd/
US /treɪd/
B1

tradition (noun)

UK /trəˈdɪʃn/
US /trəˈdɪʃn/
A2

traditional (adjective)

UK /trəˈdɪʃənl/
US /trəˈdɪʃənl/
A2

traffic (noun)

UK /ˈtræfɪk/
US /ˈtræfɪk/
A1

train (verb)

UK /treɪn/
US /treɪn/
A2

trainer (noun)

UK /ˈtreɪnə(r)/
US /ˈtreɪnər/
A2

training (noun)

UK /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
US /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
A2

transfer (verb)

UK /trænsˈfɜː(r)/
US /trænsˈfɜːr/
B2

transform (verb)

UK /trænsˈfɔːm/
US /trænsˈfɔːrm/
B2

transition (noun)

UK /trænˈzɪʃn/
US /trænˈzɪʃn/
B2

translate (verb)

UK /trænzˈleɪt/
US /trænzˈleɪt/
B1

translation (noun)

UK /trænzˈleɪʃn/
US /trænzˈleɪʃn/
B1

transport (verb)

UK /trænˈspɔːt/
US /trænˈspɔːrt/
B1

travel (verb)

UK /ˈtrævl/
US /ˈtrævl/
A1

traveller (noun)

UK /ˈtrævələ(r)/
US /ˈtrævələr/
A2

treat (verb)

UK /triːt/
US /triːt/
B1

treatment (noun)

UK /ˈtriːtmənt/
US /ˈtriːtmənt/
B1

tree (noun)

UK /triː/
US /triː/
A1

trend (noun)

UK /trend/
US /trend/
B1

trial (noun)

UK /ˈtraɪəl/
US /ˈtraɪəl/
B2

trick (verb)

UK /trɪk/
US /trɪk/
B1

trip (verb)

UK /trɪp/
US /trɪp/
B2

tropical (adjective)

UK /ˈtrɒpɪkl/
US /ˈtrɑːpɪkl/
B2

trouble (verb)

UK /ˈtrʌbl/
US /ˈtrʌbl/
B2

trousers (noun)

UK /ˈtraʊzəz/
US /ˈtraʊzərz/
A1

truck (noun)

UK /trʌk/
US /trʌk/
A2

true (adjective)

UK /truː/
US /truː/
A1

truly (adverb)

UK /ˈtruːli/
US /ˈtruːli/
B2

trust (verb)

UK /trʌst/
US /trʌst/
B2

truth (noun)

UK /truːθ/
US /truːθ/
B1

try (verb)

UK /traɪ/
US /traɪ/
A1

tube (noun)

UK /tjuːb/
US /tuːb/
B1

tuesday (noun)

UK /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
US /ˈtuːzdeɪ/
A1

tune (noun)

UK /tjuːn/
US /tuːn/
B2

tunnel (noun)

UK /ˈtʌnl/
US /ˈtʌnl/
B2

turn (verb)

UK /tɜːn/
US /tɜːrn/
A1

tv (noun)

UK /ˌtiː ˈviː/
US /ˌtiː ˈviː/
A1

twelve (number)

UK /twelv/
US /twelv/
A1

twenty (number)

UK /ˈtwenti/
US /ˈtwenti/
A1

twice (adverb)

UK /twaɪs/
US /twaɪs/
A1

twin (noun)

UK /twɪn/
US /twɪn/
A2

two (number)

UK /tuː/
US /tuː/
A1

type (verb)

UK /taɪp/
US /taɪp/
B1

typical (adjective)

UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/
US /ˈtɪpɪkl/
A2

typically (adverb)

UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
US /ˈtɪpɪkli/
B1

tyre (noun)

UK /ˈtaɪə(r)/
US /ˈtaɪər/
B1