frequency 5000 words (a)

1 ( 5 ) a a (on longman) (on oxford)

2 ( 2201 ) abandon v. (on longman) (on oxford)

3 ( 783 ) ability n. (on longman) (on oxford)

4 ( 386 ) able adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

5 ( 1983 ) abortion n. (on longman) (on oxford)

6 ( 46 ) about prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

7 ( 179 ) about adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

8 ( 896 ) above prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

9 ( 1599 ) above adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

10 ( 3392 ) abroad adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

11 ( 2547 ) absence n. (on longman) (on oxford)

12 ( 3192 ) absolute adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

13 ( 1152 ) absolutely adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

14 ( 3145 ) absorb v. (on longman) (on oxford)

15 ( 4045 ) abstract adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

16 ( 1548 ) abuse n. (on longman) (on oxford)

17 ( 3778 ) abuse v. (on longman) (on oxford)

18 ( 1473 ) academic adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

19 ( 4977 ) accelerate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

20 ( 4181 ) accent n. (on longman) (on oxford)

21 ( 767 ) accept v. (on longman) (on oxford)

22 ( 3445 ) acceptable adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

23 ( 3473 ) acceptance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

24 ( 1117 ) access n. (on longman) (on oxford)

25 ( 4416 ) access v. (on longman) (on oxford)

26 ( 4423 ) accessible adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

27 ( 1720 ) accident n. (on longman) (on oxford)

28 ( 3753 ) accommodate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

29 ( 2460 ) accompany v. (on longman) (on oxford)

30 ( 2366 ) accomplish v. (on longman) (on oxford)

31 ( 4351 ) accomplishment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

32 ( 479 ) according prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

33 ( 1075 ) account n. (on longman) (on oxford)

34 ( 1923 ) account v. (on longman) (on oxford)

35 ( 4855 ) accountability n. (on longman) (on oxford)

36 ( 3960 ) accounting n. (on longman) (on oxford)

37 ( 4111 ) accuracy n. (on longman) (on oxford)

38 ( 2754 ) accurate adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

39 ( 4950 ) accurately adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

40 ( 4924 ) accusation n. (on longman) (on oxford)

41 ( 2041 ) accuse v. (on longman) (on oxford)

42 ( 1155 ) achieve v. (on longman) (on oxford)

43 ( 2038 ) achievement n. (on longman) (on oxford)

44 ( 3265 ) acid n. (on longman) (on oxford)

45 ( 1664 ) acknowledge v. (on longman) (on oxford)

46 ( 2079 ) acquire v. (on longman) (on oxford)

47 ( 3893 ) acquisition n. (on longman) (on oxford)

48 ( 378 ) across prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

49 ( 3154 ) across adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

50 ( 840 ) act v. (on longman) (on oxford)

51 ( 1139 ) act n. (on longman) (on oxford)

52 ( 503 ) action n. (on longman) (on oxford)

53 ( 1451 ) active adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

54 ( 4356 ) actively adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

55 ( 2618 ) activist n. (on longman) (on oxford)

56 ( 538 ) activity n. (on longman) (on oxford)

57 ( 1507 ) actor n. (on longman) (on oxford)

58 ( 3263 ) actress n. (on longman) (on oxford)

59 ( 1752 ) actual adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

60 ( 397 ) actually adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

61 ( 1761 ) ad n. (on longman) (on oxford)

62 ( 2954 ) adapt v. (on longman) (on oxford)

63 ( 341 ) add v. (on longman) (on oxford)

64 ( 4602 ) added adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

65 ( 2065 ) addition prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

66 ( 3976 ) addition n. (on longman) (on oxford)

67 ( 1326 ) additional adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

68 ( 1031 ) address v. (on longman) (on oxford)

69 ( 1820 ) address n. (on longman) (on oxford)

70 ( 3326 ) adequate adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

71 ( 2320 ) adjust v. (on longman) (on oxford)

72 ( 3146 ) adjustment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

73 ( 3695 ) administer v. (on longman) (on oxford)

74 ( 636 ) administration n. (on longman) (on oxford)

75 ( 3543 ) administrative adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

76 ( 2505 ) administrator n. (on longman) (on oxford)

77 ( 3305 ) admire v. (on longman) (on oxford)

78 ( 3057 ) admission n. (on longman) (on oxford)

79 ( 1093 ) admit v. (on longman) (on oxford)

80 ( 3414 ) adolescent n. (on longman) (on oxford)

81 ( 1641 ) adopt v. (on longman) (on oxford)

82 ( 3711 ) adoption n. (on longman) (on oxford)

83 ( 972 ) adult n. (on longman) (on oxford)

84 ( 2316 ) advance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

85 ( 2706 ) advance v. (on longman) (on oxford)

86 ( 2824 ) advanced adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

87 ( 1308 ) advantage n. (on longman) (on oxford)

88 ( 2885 ) adventure n. (on longman) (on oxford)

89 ( 2664 ) advertising n. (on longman) (on oxford)

90 ( 1650 ) advice n. (on longman) (on oxford)

91 ( 2575 ) advise v. (on longman) (on oxford)

92 ( 2745 ) adviser n. (on longman) (on oxford)

93 ( 2646 ) advocate n. (on longman) (on oxford)

94 ( 3947 ) advocate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

95 ( 4343 ) aesthetic adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

96 ( 1373 ) affair n. (on longman) (on oxford)

97 ( 966 ) affect v. (on longman) (on oxford)

98 ( 1860 ) afford v. (on longman) (on oxford)

99 ( 1407 ) afraid adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

100 ( 1207 ) African adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

101 ( 3340 ) African-American adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

102 ( 120 ) after prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

103 ( 260 ) after conj. (on longman) (on oxford)

104 ( 1195 ) afternoon n. (on longman) (on oxford)

105 ( 4235 ) afterward adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

106 ( 184 ) again adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

107 ( 180 ) against prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

108 ( 387 ) age n. (on longman) (on oxford)

109 ( 3942 ) age v. (on longman) (on oxford)

110 ( 695 ) agency n. (on longman) (on oxford)

111 ( 2149 ) agenda n. (on longman) (on oxford)

112 ( 1023 ) agent n. (on longman) (on oxford)

113 ( 4572 ) aggression n. (on longman) (on oxford)

114 ( 2538 ) aggressive adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

115 ( 317 ) ago adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

116 ( 515 ) agree v. (on longman) (on oxford)

117 ( 1063 ) agreement n. (on longman) (on oxford)

118 ( 3131 ) agricultural adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

119 ( 4204 ) agriculture n. (on longman) (on oxford)

120 ( 3284 ) ah u (on longman) (on oxford)

121 ( 1028 ) ahead adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

122 ( 2672 ) ahead prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

123 ( 1649 ) aid n. (on longman) (on oxford)

124 ( 4566 ) aid v. (on longman) (on oxford)

125 ( 3062 ) aide n. (on longman) (on oxford)

126 ( 2021 ) AIDS n. (on longman) (on oxford)

127 ( 1945 ) aim v. (on longman) (on oxford)

128 ( 3675 ) aim n. (on longman) (on oxford)

129 ( 371 ) air n. (on longman) (on oxford)

130 ( 2827 ) aircraft n. (on longman) (on oxford)

131 ( 2147 ) airline n. (on longman) (on oxford)

132 ( 3551 ) airplane n. (on longman) (on oxford)

133 ( 1780 ) airport n. (on longman) (on oxford)

134 ( 4535 ) aisle n. (on longman) (on oxford)

135 ( 3728 ) alarm n. (on longman) (on oxford)

136 ( 2234 ) album n. (on longman) (on oxford)

137 ( 2211 ) alcohol n. (on longman) (on oxford)

138 ( 4016 ) alien n. (on longman) (on oxford)

139 ( 4440 ) alike adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

140 ( 1541 ) alive adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

141 ( 43 ) all det. (on longman) (on oxford)

142 ( 222 ) all adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

143 ( 3548 ) allegation n. (on longman) (on oxford)

144 ( 4129 ) alleged adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

145 ( 4706 ) allegedly adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

146 ( 4386 ) alley n. (on longman) (on oxford)

147 ( 3405 ) alliance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

148 ( 340 ) allow v. (on longman) (on oxford)

149 ( 2430 ) ally n. (on longman) (on oxford)

150 ( 292 ) almost adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

151 ( 1101 ) alone adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

152 ( 1620 ) alone adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

153 ( 448 ) along prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

154 ( 1200 ) along adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

155 ( 4243 ) alongside prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

156 ( 335 ) already adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

157 ( 87 ) also adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

158 ( 2910 ) alter v. (on longman) (on oxford)

159 ( 2089 ) alternative n. (on longman) (on oxford)

160 ( 2600 ) alternative adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

161 ( 379 ) although conj. (on longman) (on oxford)

162 ( 3838 ) altogether adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

163 ( 4282 ) aluminum n. (on longman) (on oxford)

164 ( 206 ) always adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

165 ( 1196 ) AM adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

166 ( 2314 ) amazing adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

167 ( 4567 ) ambassador n. (on longman) (on oxford)

168 ( 4326 ) ambition n. (on longman) (on oxford)

169 ( 4331 ) ambitious adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

170 ( 3698 ) amendment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

171 ( 176 ) American adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

172 ( 545 ) American n. (on longman) (on oxford)

173 ( 3861 ) amid prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

174 ( 280 ) among prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

175 ( 782 ) amount n. (on longman) (on oxford)

176 ( 814 ) analysis n. (on longman) (on oxford)

177 ( 1681 ) analyst n. (on longman) (on oxford)

178 ( 2336 ) analyze v. (on longman) (on oxford)

179 ( 4178 ) ancestor n. (on longman) (on oxford)

180 ( 1832 ) ancient adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

181 ( 3 ) and conj. (on longman) (on oxford)

182 ( 3652 ) and/or conj. (on longman) (on oxford)

183 ( 4020 ) angel n. (on longman) (on oxford)

184 ( 2382 ) anger n. (on longman) (on oxford)

185 ( 3014 ) angle n. (on longman) (on oxford)

186 ( 1717 ) angry adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

187 ( 729 ) animal n. (on longman) (on oxford)

188 ( 3850 ) ankle n. (on longman) (on oxford)

189 ( 3403 ) anniversary n. (on longman) (on oxford)

190 ( 1167 ) announce v. (on longman) (on oxford)

191 ( 3639 ) announcement n. (on longman) (on oxford)

192 ( 1368 ) annual adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

193 ( 4067 ) annually adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

194 ( 4363 ) anonymous adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

195 ( 145 ) another det. (on longman) (on oxford)

196 ( 2337 ) another pron. (on longman) (on oxford)

197 ( 768 ) answer n. (on longman) (on oxford)

198 ( 824 ) answer v. (on longman) (on oxford)

199 ( 3215 ) anticipate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

200 ( 2489 ) anxiety n. (on longman) (on oxford)

201 ( 3864 ) anxious adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

202 ( 109 ) any det. (on longman) (on oxford)

203 ( 4720 ) any adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

204 ( 1387 ) anybody pron. (on longman) (on oxford)

205 ( 1705 ) anymore adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

206 ( 659 ) anyone pron. (on longman) (on oxford)

207 ( 332 ) anything pron. (on longman) (on oxford)

208 ( 1400 ) anyway adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

209 ( 1893 ) anywhere adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

210 ( 1984 ) apart adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

211 ( 4785 ) apart prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

212 ( 1280 ) apartment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

213 ( 3782 ) apologize v. (on longman) (on oxford)

214 ( 4999 ) apology n. (on longman) (on oxford)

215 ( 2526 ) apparent adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

216 ( 1414 ) apparently adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

217 ( 1866 ) appeal n. (on longman) (on oxford)

218 ( 2927 ) appeal v. (on longman) (on oxford)

219 ( 396 ) appear v. (on longman) (on oxford)

220 ( 1695 ) appearance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

221 ( 2718 ) apple n. (on longman) (on oxford)

222 ( 1528 ) application n. (on longman) (on oxford)

223 ( 941 ) apply v. (on longman) (on oxford)

224 ( 3200 ) appoint v. (on longman) (on oxford)

225 ( 3048 ) appointment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

226 ( 1751 ) appreciate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

227 ( 4365 ) appreciation n. (on longman) (on oxford)

228 ( 751 ) approach n. (on longman) (on oxford)

229 ( 1374 ) approach v. (on longman) (on oxford)

230 ( 1502 ) appropriate adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

231 ( 2572 ) approval n. (on longman) (on oxford)

232 ( 2070 ) approve v. (on longman) (on oxford)

233 ( 2386 ) approximately adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

234 ( 2221 ) Arab adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

235 ( 3997 ) Arab n. (on longman) (on oxford)

236 ( 3393 ) architect n. (on longman) (on oxford)

237 ( 3541 ) architecture n. (on longman) (on oxford)

238 ( 231 ) area n. (on longman) (on oxford)

239 ( 3625 ) arena n. (on longman) (on oxford)

240 ( 779 ) argue v. (on longman) (on oxford)

241 ( 1189 ) argument n. (on longman) (on oxford)

242 ( 2603 ) arise v. (on longman) (on oxford)

243 ( 492 ) arm n. (on longman) (on oxford)

244 ( 4727 ) arm v. (on longman) (on oxford)

245 ( 2604 ) armed adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

246 ( 1547 ) army n. (on longman) (on oxford)

247 ( 265 ) around prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

248 ( 327 ) around adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

249 ( 2236 ) arrange v. (on longman) (on oxford)

250 ( 2378 ) arrangement n. (on longman) (on oxford)

251 ( 3589 ) array n. (on longman) (on oxford)

252 ( 2159 ) arrest v. (on longman) (on oxford)

253 ( 3052 ) arrest n. (on longman) (on oxford)

254 ( 3222 ) arrival n. (on longman) (on oxford)

255 ( 813 ) arrive v. (on longman) (on oxford)

256 ( 4887 ) arrow n. (on longman) (on oxford)

257 ( 347 ) art n. (on longman) (on oxford)

258 ( 732 ) article n. (on longman) (on oxford)

259 ( 4915 ) articulate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

260 ( 4608 ) artifact n. (on longman) (on oxford)

261 ( 4043 ) artificial adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

262 ( 737 ) artist n. (on longman) (on oxford)

263 ( 3281 ) artistic adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

264 ( 33 ) as conj. (on longman) (on oxford)

265 ( 49 ) as prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

266 ( 129 ) as adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

267 ( 4627 ) ash n. (on longman) (on oxford)

268 ( 2371 ) Asian adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

269 ( 1892 ) aside adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

270 ( 131 ) ask v. (on longman) (on oxford)

271 ( 3106 ) asleep adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

272 ( 1364 ) aspect n. (on longman) (on oxford)

273 ( 4242 ) ass n. (on longman) (on oxford)

274 ( 2882 ) assault n. (on longman) (on oxford)

275 ( 3591 ) assemble v. (on longman) (on oxford)

276 ( 4007 ) assembly n. (on longman) (on oxford)

277 ( 3173 ) assert v. (on longman) (on oxford)

278 ( 2059 ) assess v. (on longman) (on oxford)

279 ( 1561 ) assessment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

280 ( 2112 ) asset n. (on longman) (on oxford)

281 ( 2636 ) assign v. (on longman) (on oxford)

282 ( 3152 ) assignment n. (on longman) (on oxford)

283 ( 2497 ) assist v. (on longman) (on oxford)

284 ( 2098 ) assistance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

285 ( 2729 ) assistant n. (on longman) (on oxford)

286 ( 2849 ) assistant adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

287 ( 1361 ) associate v. (on longman) (on oxford)

288 ( 4408 ) associate n. (on longman) (on oxford)

289 ( 4465 ) associate adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

290 ( 4171 ) associated adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

291 ( 2103 ) association n. (on longman) (on oxford)

292 ( 1095 ) assume v. (on longman) (on oxford)

293 ( 2629 ) assumption n. (on longman) (on oxford)

294 - ( 2594 ) assure v. (on longman) (on oxford)

295 - ( 3779 ) astronomer n. (on longman) (on oxford)

296 - ( 22 ) at prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

297 - ( 1609 ) athlete n. (on longman) (on oxford)

298 - ( 3006 ) athletic adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

299 - ( 2237 ) atmosphere n. (on longman) (on oxford)

300 - ( 4651 ) atop prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

301 - ( 2338 ) attach v. (on longman) (on oxford)

302 - ( 792 ) attack n. (on longman) (on oxford)

303 - ( 1545 ) attack v. (on longman) (on oxford)

304 - ( 1232 ) attempt n. (on longman) (on oxford)

305 - ( 1644 ) attempt v. (on longman) (on oxford)

306 - ( 1172 ) attend v. (on longman) (on oxford)

307 - ( 4480 ) attendance n. (on longman) (on oxford)

308 - ( 592 ) attention n. (on longman) (on oxford)

309 - ( 1157 ) attitude n. (on longman) (on oxford)

310 - ( 1073 ) attorney n. (on longman) (on oxford)

311 - ( 1881 ) attract v. (on longman) (on oxford)

312 - ( 3836 ) attraction n. (on longman) (on oxford)

313 - ( 2835 ) attractive adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

314 - ( 3377 ) attribute v. (on longman) (on oxford)

315 - ( 4687 ) auction n. (on longman) (on oxford)

316 - ( 1078 ) audience n. (on longman) (on oxford)

317 - ( 4203 ) aunt n. (on longman) (on oxford)

318 - ( 686 ) author n. (on longman) (on oxford)

319 - ( 835 ) authority n. (on longman) (on oxford)

320 - ( 4819 ) authorize v. (on longman) (on oxford)

321 - ( 3159 ) auto n. (on longman) (on oxford)

322 - ( 4084 ) automatic adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

323 - ( 3983 ) automatically adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

324 - ( 4042 ) automobile n. (on longman) (on oxford)

325 - ( 4764 ) autonomy n. (on longman) (on oxford)

326 - ( 4835 ) availability n. (on longman) (on oxford)

327 - ( 623 ) available adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

328 - ( 1306 ) average adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

329 - ( 1454 ) average n. (on longman) (on oxford)

330 - ( 3679 ) average v. (on longman) (on oxford)

331 - ( 911 ) avoid v. (on longman) (on oxford)

332 - ( 3702 ) await v. (on longman) (on oxford)

333 - ( 4699 ) awake adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

334 - ( 2596 ) award n. (on longman) (on oxford)

335 - ( 3720 ) award v. (on longman) (on oxford)

336 - ( 1445 ) aware adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

337 - ( 2808 ) awareness n. (on longman) (on oxford)

338 - ( 270 ) away adv. (on longman) (on oxford)

339 - ( 738 ) away prep. (on longman) (on oxford)

340 - ( 3304 ) awful adj. (on longman) (on oxford)

341 - ( 589 ) baby n. (on longman) (on oxford)