Word Lists

Curated high-quality word lists for exams and skill improvement

KET

Basic 1,108 words

Cambridge English A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools vocabulary. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

YLE Flyers

Basic 377 words

Cambridge English A2 Flyers vocabulary. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

YLE Movers

Basic 254 words

Cambridge English A1 Movers vocabulary. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

YLE Starters

Basic 235 words

Cambridge English Pre A1 Starters vocabulary. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

Oxford 3000

Basic 2,466 words

The Oxford 3000 is a list of the 3,000 core words that every learner of English needs to know. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

NGSL

Basic 2,340 words

The NGSL is a list of the most important words of general English and daily life for second language learners. It gives an average of 92% coverage of most texts of general English. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

Oxford 5000

Intermediate 3,627 words

The Oxford 5000 is an expanded core word list for advanced learners of English. The list has excluded essential high-frequency words.

NAWL

Intermediate 951 words

The NAWL is a word list of the most important words for general academic English.

PET

Intermediate 1,668 words

Cambridge English B1 Preliminary vocabulary. The list has excluded essential high-frequency words.

TOP 20000

Advanced 20,000 words

The list includes the 20,000 most commonly used words, approximately corresponding to the vocabulary level of a well-educated native English speaker. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

TOP 10000

Advanced 10,000 words

The list contains the most commonly used 10,000 words, roughly equivalent to the vocabulary level of a native English speaker. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

CS Academic Vocabulary List

Advanced 1,429 words

Computer Science Academic Vocabulary List

Economics Academic Word List

Advanced 875 words

Economics Academic Word List

Computer Science Academic Word List

Advanced 1,384 words

Chemistry Academic Word List

Medical Academic Vocabulary List

Advanced 785 words

Medical Academic Vocabulary List

BEC Higher

Advanced 2,601 words

Cambridge English C1 Business Higher. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

BEC Vantage

Advanced 2,826 words

Cambridge English B2 Business Vantage. The list has excluded essential high-frequency words.

BEC Preliminary

Intermediate 2,079 words

Cambridge English B1 Business Preliminary. The list has excluded fundamental high-frequency words.

Phrase Advanced

Advanced 786 words

Less commonly used advanced phrases.

Phrase Intermediate

Intermediate 585 words

Commonly used phrases.

Phrase Basic

Basic 77 words

Frequently used simple phrases in daily communication.

PTE

Advanced 2,184 words

Pearson Test of English Academic. The word list has excluded essential high-frequency words.

TOEIC

Advanced 1,843 words

The TOEIC program is the global standard for assessing English-language communication skills needed in the workplace and everyday life. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

GMAT

Advanced 4,444 words

Graduate Management Admission Test. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

GRE

Advanced 9,386 words

Graduate Record Examinations. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

TOEFL

Advanced 8,854 words

Test of English as a Foreign Language

SAT

Advanced 6,970 words

Scholastic Aptitude Test. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.

IELTS

IELTS 7,076 words

The International English Language Testing System. The word list has excluded standard high-frequency words.