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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  • vacation (/veɪˈkeɪʃn/)
  • valley (/ˈvæli/)
  • valuable (/ˈvæljuəbl/)
  • value (/ˈvæljuː/)
  • van (/væn/)
  • variety (/vəˈraɪəti/)
  • various (/ˈveəriəs/)
  • vary (/ˈveəri/)
  • vast (/vɑːst/)
  • vegetable (/ˈvedʒtəbl/)
  • vehicle (/ˈviːəkl/)
  • venue (/ˈvenjuː/)
  • version (/ˈvɜːʃn/)
  • very (/ˈveri/)
  • via (/ˈvaɪə/)
  • victim (/ˈvɪktɪm/)
  • victory (/ˈvɪktəri/)
  • video (/ˈvɪdiəʊ/)
  • view (/vjuː/)
  • viewer (/ˈvjuːə(r)/)
  • village (/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/)
  • violence (/ˈvaɪələns/)
  • violent (/ˈvaɪələnt/)
  • virtual (/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/)
  • virus (/ˈvaɪrəs/)
  • vision (/ˈvɪʒn/)
  • visit (/ˈvɪzɪt/)
  • visitor (/ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/)
  • visual (/ˈvɪʒuəl/)
  • vital (/ˈvaɪtl/)
  • vitamin (/ˈvɪtəmɪn/)
  • voice (/vɔɪs/)
  • volume (/ˈvɒljuːm/)
  • volunteer (/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/)
  • vote (/vəʊt/)
English Audio Level

vacation (noun)

UK /veɪˈkeɪʃn/
US /veɪˈkeɪʃn/
A1

valley (noun)

UK /ˈvæli/
US /ˈvæli/
A2

valuable (adjective)

UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
US /ˈvæljuəbl/
B1

value (verb)

UK /ˈvæljuː/
US /ˈvæljuː/
B2

van (noun)

UK /væn/
US /væn/
A2

variety (noun)

UK /vəˈraɪəti/
US /vəˈraɪəti/
A2

various (adjective)

UK /ˈveəriəs/
US /ˈveriəs/
B1

vary (verb)

UK /ˈveəri/
US /ˈveri/
B2

vast (adjective)

UK /vɑːst/
US /væst/
B2

vegetable (noun)

UK /ˈvedʒtəbl/
US /ˈvedʒtəbl/
A1

vehicle (noun)

UK /ˈviːəkl/
US /ˈviːəkl/
A2

venue (noun)

UK /ˈvenjuː/
US /ˈvenjuː/
B2

version (noun)

UK /ˈvɜːʃn/
US /ˈvɜːrʒn/
B1

very (adverb)

UK /ˈveri/
US /ˈveri/
A1

via (preposition)

UK /ˈvaɪə/
US /ˈvaɪə/
B2

victim (noun)

UK /ˈvɪktɪm/
US /ˈvɪktɪm/
B1

victory (noun)

UK /ˈvɪktəri/
US /ˈvɪktəri/
B2

video (noun)

UK /ˈvɪdiəʊ/
US /ˈvɪdiəʊ/
A1

view (verb)

UK /vjuː/
US /vjuː/
B1

viewer (noun)

UK /ˈvjuːə(r)/
US /ˈvjuːər/
B1

village (noun)

UK /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
A1

violence (noun)

UK /ˈvaɪələns/
US /ˈvaɪələns/
B2

violent (adjective)

UK /ˈvaɪələnt/
US /ˈvaɪələnt/
B1

virtual (adjective)

UK /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
US /ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/
B2

virus (noun)

UK /ˈvaɪrəs/
US /ˈvaɪrəs/
A2

vision (noun)

UK /ˈvɪʒn/
US /ˈvɪʒn/
B2

visit (verb)

UK /ˈvɪzɪt/
US /ˈvɪzɪt/
A1

visitor (noun)

UK /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/
US /ˈvɪzɪtər/
A1

visual (adjective)

UK /ˈvɪʒuəl/
US /ˈvɪʒuəl/
B2

vital (adjective)

UK /ˈvaɪtl/
US /ˈvaɪtl/
B2

vitamin (noun)

UK /ˈvɪtəmɪn/
US /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
B2

voice (noun)

UK /vɔɪs/
US /vɔɪs/
A2

volume (noun)

UK /ˈvɒljuːm/
US /ˈvɑːljəm/
B2

volunteer (verb)

UK /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/
US /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/
B1

vote (verb)

UK /vəʊt/
US /vəʊt/
B1