English word lists
Up to 3,000 words by frequency. Built from the same frequency data as the 3,000-word English course.
Per Nation (2006), the most frequent 1,000 word-families cover 81-84% of spoken English.
Critical 100
100 must-know words
The 100 most common English words, ranked by frequency. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.
Browse 100 words
Core 1000
1,000 most common words
The 1,000 most common English words, ranked by frequency. Covers around 80% of spoken English per Nation (2006); the workhorse vocabulary every learner needs.
Browse 991 words
Core 5000
3,000 most common words
The most common English words with a page on the site so far: 3,006 of the top 5,000 by frequency, ranks 1 to 4,791, growing as the course does.
Browse 3,006 words