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
  • wage (/weɪdʒ/)
  • wait (/weɪt/)
  • waiter (/ˈweɪtə(r)/)
  • wake (/weɪk/)
  • walk (/wɔːk/)
  • wall (/wɔːl/)
  • want (/wɒnt/)
  • war (/wɔː(r)/)
  • warm (/wɔːm/)
  • warn (/wɔːn/)
  • warning (/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/)
  • wash (/wɒʃ/)
  • washing (/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/)
  • waste (/weɪst/)
  • watch (/wɒtʃ/)
  • water (/ˈwɔːtə(r)/)
  • wave (/weɪv/)
  • way (/weɪ/)
  • we (/wi/)
  • weak (/wiːk/)
  • weakness (/ˈwiːknəs/)
  • wealth (/welθ/)
  • wealthy (/ˈwelθi/)
  • weapon (/ˈwepən/)
  • wear (/weə(r)/)
  • weather (/ˈweðə(r)/)
  • web (/web/)
  • website (/ˈwebsaɪt/)
  • wedding (/ˈwedɪŋ/)
  • wednesday (/ˈwenzdeɪ/)
  • week (/wiːk/)
  • weekend (/ˌwiːkˈend/)
  • weigh (/weɪ/)
  • weight (/weɪt/)
  • welcome (/ˈwelkəm/)
  • well (/wel/)
  • west (/west/)
  • western (/ˈwestən/)
  • wet (/wet/)
  • what (/wɒt/)
  • whatever (/wɒtˈevə(r)/)
  • wheel (/wiːl/)
  • when (/wen/)
  • whenever (/wenˈevə(r)/)
  • where (/weə(r)/)
  • whereas (/ˌweərˈæz/)
  • wherever (/weərˈevə(r)/)
  • whether (/ˈweðə(r)/)
  • which (/wɪtʃ/)
  • while (/waɪl/)
  • whisper (/ˈwɪspə(r)/)
  • white (/waɪt/)
  • who (/huː/)
  • whole (/həʊl/)
  • whom (/huːm/)
  • whose (/huːz/)
  • why (/waɪ/)
  • wide (/waɪd/)
  • widely (/ˈwaɪdli/)
  • wife (/waɪf/)
  • wild (/waɪld/)
  • wildlife (/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/)
  • will (/wɪl/)
  • willing (/ˈwɪlɪŋ/)
  • win (/wɪn/)
  • wind (/waɪnd/)
  • window (/ˈwɪndəʊ/)
  • wine (/waɪn/)
  • wing (/wɪŋ/)
  • winner (/ˈwɪnə(r)/)
  • winter (/ˈwɪntə(r)/)
  • wire (/ˈwaɪə(r)/)
  • wise (/waɪz/)
  • wish (/wɪʃ/)
  • with (/wɪð/)
  • within (/wɪˈðɪn/)
  • without (/wɪˈðaʊt/)
  • witness (/ˈwɪtnəs/)
  • woman (/ˈwʊmən/)
  • wonder (/ˈwʌndə(r)/)
  • wonderful (/ˈwʌndəfl/)
  • wood (/wʊd/)
  • wooden (/ˈwʊdn/)
  • wool (/wʊl/)
  • word (/wɜːd/)
  • work (/wɜːk/)
  • worker (/ˈwɜːkə(r)/)
  • working (/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/)
  • world (/wɜːld/)
  • worldwide (/ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/)
  • worried (/ˈwʌrid/)
  • worry (/ˈwʌri/)
  • worse (/wɜːs/)
  • worst (/wɜːst/)
  • worth (/wɜːθ/)
  • would (/wʊd/)
  • wound (/wuːnd/)
  • wow (/waʊ/)
  • wrap (/ræp/)
  • write (/raɪt/)
  • writer (/ˈraɪtə(r)/)
  • writing (/ˈraɪtɪŋ/)
  • written (/ˈrɪtn/)
  • wrong (/rɒŋ/)
English Audio Level

wage (noun)

UK /weɪdʒ/
US /weɪdʒ/
B2

wait (verb)

UK /weɪt/
US /weɪt/
A1

waiter (noun)

UK /ˈweɪtə(r)/
US /ˈweɪtər/
A1

wake (verb)

UK /weɪk/
US /weɪk/
A1

walk (verb)

UK /wɔːk/
US /wɔːk/
A1

wall (noun)

UK /wɔːl/
US /wɔːl/
A1

want (verb)

UK /wɒnt/
US /wɑːnt/
A1

war (noun)

UK /wɔː(r)/
US /wɔːr/
A2

warm (verb)

UK /wɔːm/
US /wɔːrm/
B1

warn (verb)

UK /wɔːn/
US /wɔːrn/
B1

warning (noun)

UK /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
US /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
B1

wash (verb)

UK /wɒʃ/
US /wɑːʃ/
A1

washing (noun)

UK /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/
US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
A2

waste (verb)

UK /weɪst/
US /weɪst/
B1

watch (verb)

UK /wɒtʃ/
US /wɑːtʃ/
A1

water (verb)

UK /ˈwɔːtə(r)/
US /ˈwɔːtər/
B1

wave (verb)

UK /weɪv/
US /weɪv/
B1

way (noun)

UK /weɪ/
US /weɪ/
A1

we (pronoun)

UK /wi/
US /wi/
A1

weak (adjective)

UK /wiːk/
US /wiːk/
A2

weakness (noun)

UK /ˈwiːknəs/
US /ˈwiːknəs/
B2

wealth (noun)

UK /welθ/
US /welθ/
B2

wealthy (adjective)

UK /ˈwelθi/
US /ˈwelθi/
B2

weapon (noun)

UK /ˈwepən/
US /ˈwepən/
B1

wear (verb)

UK /weə(r)/
US /wer/
A1

weather (noun)

UK /ˈweðə(r)/
US /ˈweðər/
A1

web (noun)

UK /web/
US /web/
A2

website (noun)

UK /ˈwebsaɪt/
US /ˈwebsaɪt/
A1

wedding (noun)

UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
US /ˈwedɪŋ/
A2

wednesday (noun)

UK /ˈwenzdeɪ/
US /ˈwenzdeɪ/
A1

week (noun)

UK /wiːk/
US /wiːk/
A1

weekend (noun)

UK /ˌwiːkˈend/
US /ˈwiːkend/
A1

weigh (verb)

UK /weɪ/
US /weɪ/
B1

weight (noun)

UK /weɪt/
US /weɪt/
A2

welcome (verb)

UK /ˈwelkəm/
US /ˈwelkəm/
A1

well (noun)

UK /wel/
US /wel/
C1

west (noun)

UK /west/
US /west/
A1

western (adjective)

UK /ˈwestən/
US /ˈwestərn/
B1

wet (adjective)

UK /wet/
US /wet/
A2

what (pronoun, determiner)

UK /wɒt/
US /wʌt/
A1

whatever (determiner, pronoun)

UK /wɒtˈevə(r)/
US /wətˈevər/
B1

wheel (noun)

UK /wiːl/
US /wiːl/
A2

when (pronoun)

UK /wen/
US /wen/
A1

whenever (conjunction)

UK /wenˈevə(r)/
US /wenˈevər/
B1

where (conjunction)

UK /weə(r)/
US /wer/
A1

whereas (conjunction)

UK /ˌweərˈæz/
US /ˌwerˈæz/
B2

wherever (conjunction)

UK /weərˈevə(r)/
US /werˈevər/
B2

whether (conjunction)

UK /ˈweðə(r)/
US /ˈweðər/
B1

which (pronoun, determiner)

UK /wɪtʃ/
US /wɪtʃ/
A1

while (noun)

UK /waɪl/
US /waɪl/
B1

whisper (verb)

UK /ˈwɪspə(r)/
US /ˈwɪspər/
B2

white (noun)

UK /waɪt/
US /waɪt/
A1

who (pronoun)

UK /huː/
US /huː/
A1

whole (noun)

UK /həʊl/
US /həʊl/
B1

whom (pronoun)

UK /huːm/
US /huːm/
B2

whose (determiner, pronoun)

UK /huːz/
US /huːz/
A2

why (adverb)

UK /waɪ/
US /waɪ/
A1

wide (adjective)

UK /waɪd/
US /waɪd/
A2

widely (adverb)

UK /ˈwaɪdli/
US /ˈwaɪdli/
B2

wife (noun)

UK /waɪf/
US /waɪf/
A1

wild (adjective)

UK /waɪld/
US /waɪld/
A2

wildlife (noun)

UK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
US /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
B2

will (modal verb)

UK /wɪl/
US /wɪl/
A1

willing (adjective)

UK /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
US /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
B2

win (verb)

UK /wɪn/
US /wɪn/
A1

wind (verb)

UK /waɪnd/
US /waɪnd/
B2

window (noun)

UK /ˈwɪndəʊ/
US /ˈwɪndəʊ/
A1

wine (noun)

UK /waɪn/
US /waɪn/
A1

wing (noun)

UK /wɪŋ/
US /wɪŋ/
B1

winner (noun)

UK /ˈwɪnə(r)/
US /ˈwɪnər/
A2

winter (noun)

UK /ˈwɪntə(r)/
US /ˈwɪntər/
A1

wire (noun)

UK /ˈwaɪə(r)/
US /ˈwaɪər/
B2

wise (adjective)

UK /waɪz/
US /waɪz/
B2

wish (verb)

UK /wɪʃ/
US /wɪʃ/
A2

with (preposition)

UK /wɪð/
US /wɪð/
A1

within (preposition)

UK /wɪˈðɪn/
US /wɪˈðɪn/
B1

without (preposition)

UK /wɪˈðaʊt/
US /wɪˈðaʊt/
A1

witness (verb)

UK /ˈwɪtnəs/
US /ˈwɪtnəs/
B2

woman (noun)

UK /ˈwʊmən/
US /ˈwʊmən/
A1

wonder (verb)

UK /ˈwʌndə(r)/
US /ˈwʌndər/
B1

wonderful (adjective)

UK /ˈwʌndəfl/
US /ˈwʌndərfl/
A1

wood (noun)

UK /wʊd/
US /wʊd/
A2

wooden (adjective)

UK /ˈwʊdn/
US /ˈwʊdn/
A2

wool (noun)

UK /wʊl/
US /wʊl/
B1

word (noun)

UK /wɜːd/
US /wɜːrd/
A1

work (verb)

UK /wɜːk/
US /wɜːrk/
A1

worker (noun)

UK /ˈwɜːkə(r)/
US /ˈwɜːrkər/
A1

working (adjective)

UK /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
US /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
A2

world (noun)

UK /wɜːld/
US /wɜːrld/
A1

worldwide (adjective, adverb)

UK /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/
US /ˌwɜːrldˈwaɪd/
B1

worried (adjective)

UK /ˈwʌrid/
US /ˈwɜːrid/
A2

worry (verb)

UK /ˈwʌri/
US /ˈwɜːri/
A2

worse (noun)

UK /wɜːs/
US /wɜːrs/
B2

worst (noun)

UK /wɜːst/
US /wɜːrst/
B2

worth (noun)

UK /wɜːθ/
US /wɜːrθ/
B2

would (modal verb)

UK /wʊd/
US /wʊd/
A1

wound (verb)

UK /wuːnd/
US /wuːnd/
B2

wow (exclamation)

UK /waʊ/
US /waʊ/
A2

wrap (verb)

UK /ræp/
US /ræp/
B2

write (verb)

UK /raɪt/
US /raɪt/
A1

writer (noun)

UK /ˈraɪtə(r)/
US /ˈraɪtər/
A1

writing (noun)

UK /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
US /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
A1

written (adjective)

UK /ˈrɪtn/
US /ˈrɪtn/
B1

wrong (noun)

UK /rɒŋ/
US /rɔːŋ/
B2