5000 Most Common English Words
The essential English vocabulary list, organized from A1 (beginner) to C1 (advanced). Click any word for its meaning, pronunciation and example sentences.
A1 Level
1,076 wordsBeginner
a
indefinite artic
about
adverb
about
preposition
above
adverb
above
preposition
across
adverb
across
preposition
action
noun
activity
noun
actor
noun
actress
noun
add
verb
address
noun
adult
noun
advice
noun
afraid
adjective
after
preposition
afternoon
noun
again
adverb
age
noun
ago
adverb
agree
verb
air
noun
airport
noun
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A2 Level
990 wordsPre-Intermediate
ability
noun
able
adjective
abroad
adverb
accept
verb
accident
noun
according to
preposition
achieve
verb
act
verb
active
adjective
actually
adverb
adult
adjective
advantage
noun
adventure
noun
advertise
verb
advertisement
noun
advertising
noun
affect
verb
after
adverb
after
conjunction
against
preposition
ah
exclamation
airline
noun
alive
adjective
all
adverb
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B1 Level
904 wordsIntermediate
absolutely
adverb
academic
adjective
access
noun
access
verb
accommodation
noun
account
noun
achievement
noun
act
noun
ad
noun
addition
noun
admire
verb
admit
verb
advanced
adjective
advise
verb
afford
verb
age
verb
aged
adjective
agent
noun
agreement
noun
ahead
adverb
aim
noun
aim
verb
alarm
noun
album
noun
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B2 Level
1,573 wordsUpper-Intermediate
abandon
verb
absolute
adjective
absorb
verb
abstract
adjective
academic
noun
accent
noun
acceptable
adjective
accidentally
adverb
accommodate
verb
accompany
verb
accomplish
verb
account
verb
accountant
noun
accounting
noun
accuracy
noun
accurate
adjective
accurately
adverb
accuse
verb
acid
noun
acknowledge
verb
acquire
verb
activate
verb
actual
adjective
adapt
verb
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C1 Level
1,405 wordsAdvanced
abolish
verb
abortion
noun
absence
noun
absent
adjective
absurd
adjective
abundance
noun
abuse
noun
abuse
verb
academy
noun
accelerate
verb
acceptance
noun
accessible
adjective
accomplishment
noun
accordance
noun
accordingly
adverb
accountability
noun
accountable
adjective
accumulate
verb
accumulation
noun
accusation
noun
accused
noun
acid
adjective
acquisition
noun
acre
noun
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