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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ugly (/ˈʌɡli/)
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ultimately (/ˈʌltɪmətli/)
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umbrella (/ʌmˈbrelə/)
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unable (/ʌnˈeɪbl/)
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uncle (/ˈʌŋkl/)
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uncomfortable (/ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/)
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unconscious (/ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/)
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under (/ˈʌndə(r)/)
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underground (/ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd/)
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understand (/ˌʌndəˈstænd/)
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understanding (/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/)
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underwear (/ˈʌndəweə(r)/)
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unemployed (/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/)
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unemployment (/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/)
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unexpected (/ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/)
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unfair (/ˌʌnˈfeə(r)/)
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unfortunately (/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/)
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unhappy (/ʌnˈhæpi/)
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uniform (/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/)
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union (/ˈjuːniən/)
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unique (/juˈniːk/)
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unit (/ˈjuːnɪt/)
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united (/juˈnaɪtɪd/)
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universe (/ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/)
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university (/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/)
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unknown (/ˌʌnˈnəʊn/)
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unless (/ənˈles/)
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unlike (/ˌʌnˈlaɪk/)
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unlikely (/ʌnˈlaɪkli/)
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unnecessary (/ʌnˈnesəsəri/)
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unpleasant (/ʌnˈpleznt/)
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until (/ənˈtɪl/)
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unusual (/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/)
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up (/ʌp/)
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update (/ˌʌpˈdeɪt/)
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upon (/əˈpɒn/)
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upper (/ˈʌpə(r)/)
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upset (/ʌpˈset/)
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upstairs (/ˌʌpˈsteəz/)
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upwards (/ˈʌpwədz/)
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urban (/ˈɜːbən/)
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urge (/ɜːdʒ/)
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us (/əs/)
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use (/juːz/)
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used (/juːst/)
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used to (/ˈjuːst tə/)
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useful (/ˈjuːsfl/)
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user (/ˈjuːzə(r)/)
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usual (/ˈjuːʒuəl/)
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usually (/ˈjuːʒuəli/)