7500 Words List — Macmillan Dictionary | List | Size | Focus | Best for | |------|------|-------|-----------| | | 7,500 | General English + clear CEFR levels | Self-study, curriculum design | | Oxford 3000 | 3,000 | Basic survival English | Beginners | | Oxford 5000 | 5,000 | Extended general English | Intermediate learners | | NGSL (New General Service List) | 2,800 | High-frequency English (corpus-based) | Quick coverage | | CEFR-J Wordlist | 8,000 | Aligned to CEFR (A1–C1) | Test preparation | | BNC/COCA 25k | 25,000 | Raw frequency – no leveling | Advanced/linguistics research | | Method | Details | |--------|---------| | (macmillandictionary.com) | Each word entry shows star rating (★★★, ★★, ★). Search any word to see its level. | | Printed Macmillan English Dictionary | Star ratings appear next to headwords. | | Third-party user-compiled lists | Search GitHub or Quizlet for “Macmillan 7500” – unofficial but useful. | | Anki / Memrise shared decks | Many users have created flashcard decks from the list. | macmillan dictionary 7500 words list
