Wiktionary:Simple English word list
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A
changea[1][2][3] • able[1][3] • about[1][2][3] • absolute • accept • account[1] • achieve • across[1] • act[1] • active[4] • actual • add • address[4] • admit • advertise • affect • afford • after[1][3] • afternoon • again[1][2][3] • against[1][3] • age[4] • agent[4] • ago[4] • agree • air[1] • all[1][2][3] • allow • almost[1][3] • along[4] • already[3] • alright • also[4][3] • although[3] • always[4][2][3] • America • amount[1] • and[1][2][3] • another[4][2][3] • answer[1] • any[1][2][3] • apart • apparent • appear • apply • appoint • approach • appropriate • area[4][3] • argue • arm[1] • around • arrange • art[1] • as[1][2][3] • ask • associate • assume • at[1][2][3] • attend • authority[1] • available • aware • away[3] • awful
B
changebaby[1] • back[1][2][3] • bad[1] • bag[1] • balance[1] • ball[1] • bank[4] • bar[4] • base[1] • basis • be[1][2][3] • bear • beat[4] • beauty • because[1] • become[4][3] • bed[1] • before[1][3] • begin • behind[4] • believe • benefit • best • bet[4] • between[1][3] • big • bill[4] • birth[1] • bit[1] • black[1] • bloke • blood[1] • blow[1] • blue[1] • board[1] • boat[1] • body[1] • book[1] • both[4][3] • bother • bottle[1] • bottom[4] • box[1] • boy[1] • break[4] • brief • brilliant • bring • Britain • brother[1] • budget[4] • build • bus • business[1][3] • busy[4] • but[1][2][3] • buy • by[1][2][3]
C
changecake[1] • call[4] • can[2][3] • car • card[1] • care[1] • carry • case[4][3] • cat[1] • catch • cause[1] • cent • centre • certain[1] • chair[4] • chairman • chance[1] • change[1] • chap • character[4] • charge[4] • cheap[1] • check[4] • child[4] • choice[4] • choose • Christ • Christmas • church[1] • city • claim[4] • class • clean[1] • clear[1] • client[4] • clock[1] • close • closes • clothe • club[4] • coffee[4] • cold[1] • colleague • collect • college • colour • come[1][2][3] • comment • commit • committee[1] • common[1] • community • company[1][3] • compare • complete[1] • compute • concern • condition[1] • confer • consider • consult • contact • continue • contract • control[1] • converse • cook[1] • copy[1] • corner[4] • correct • cost[4] • could[2][3] • council[3] • count • country[1][3] • county • couple • course • court[4][3] • cover[1] • create • cross[4] • cup[1] • current[1] • cut[1]
D
changedad • danger[1] • date[4] • day[1][2][3] • dead[1] • deal • dear[1] • debate • decide • decision[1] • deep[1] • definite • degree[1] • department[4] • depend • describe • design[1] • detail[1] • develop • die • difference[4] • difficult • dinner[4] • direct[4] • discuss • district • divide • do[1][2][3] • doctor • document • dog[1] • door[1] • double • doubt[1] • down[1][2][3] • draw • dress[1] • drink[1] • drive • drop[1] • dry[1] • due • during[3]
E
changeeach[4][3] • early[1] • east[1] • easy[4] • eat • economy[4] • educate • effect[1] • egg[1] • eight[4][2] • either[4] • elect • electric[1] • eleven[4] • else • employ • encourage • end[1][3] • engine[1] • English • enjoy • enough[1] • enter • environment[4] • equal[1] • especial • Europe • even[1][3] • evening[4] • ever[1] • every[1][3] • evidence • exact[4] • example[1] • except • excuse • exercise[4] • exist • expect • expense • experience[1] • explain • express • extra • eye[1]
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changeface[1][3] • fact[1][3] • fair[4] • fall[1] • family[1][3] • far[1][3] • farm[1] • fast • father[1] • favour • feed • feel • few[3] • field[1] • fight[1] • figure[4] • file • fill • film • final • finance • find[3] • fine • finish • fire[1] • first[1][2][3] • fish[1] • fit • five[4][2][3] • flat[1] • floor[1] • fly[1] • follow • food[1] • foot[1] • for[1][2][3] • force[1] • forget • form[1] • fortune • forward[1] • four[4][2][3] • France • free[1] • Friday • friend[1] • from[1][2][3] • front[1] • full[1] • fun • function • fund • further • future[1]
G
changegame • garden[1] • gas[4] • general[1][3] • Germany • get[1][2][3] • girl[1] • give[1][2][3] • glass[1] • go[1][2][3] • god[4] • good[1][2][3] • goodbye • govern • grand[4] • grant • great[1][3] • green[1] • ground[4] • group[1][3] • grow • guess[4] • guy
H
changehair[1] • half[4] • hall • hand[1][3] • hang • happen • happy[1] • hard[1] • hate[1] • have[1][2][3] • he[1][2][3] • head[1][3] • health • hear • heart[1] • heat[1] • heavy[4] • hell • help[1] • here[1][2][3] • high[1][3] • history[1] • hit • hold[4] • holiday[4] • home[4][3] • honest[4] • hope[1] • horse[1] • hospital[1] • hot • hour[1] • house[1][3] • how[1][2][3] • however[4][3] • hullo • hundred[4][2] • husband[4]
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changeidea[1] • identify • if[1][2][3] • imagine • important[1][3] • improve • in[1][2][3] • include • income[4] • increase[1] • indeed • individual[4] • industry[1] • inform • inside[4] • instead • insure • interest[1] • into[4][2][3] • introduce • invest • involve • issue • it[2][3] • item • Jesus • job • join[1]
J
changeK
changekeep[1] • key[1] • kid • kill • kind[1] • king • kitchen[4] • knock[4] • know[2][3]
L
changelabour • lad • lady • land[1] • language[1] • large[4][3] • last[1][2][3] • late[1] • laugh[1] • law[1] • lay • lead[1] • learn • leave • left[1][3] • leg[1] • less[1] • let[1] • letter[1] • level[1] • lie • life[4][3] • light[1] • like[1][2][3] • likely • limit[1] • line[1] • link[4] • list[1] • listen • little[1][2] • live • load[4] • local[4][3] • lock[1] • London • long[1][3] • look[1][2][3] • lord • lose • lot • love[1] • low[1] • luck[4] • lunch[4]
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changemachine[1] • main • major • make[1][2][3] • man[1][3] • manage • many[4][2][3] • mark[1] • market[1][3] • marry • match[1] • matter • may[1][3] • maybe • mean[4][2] • meaning[4] • measure[1] • meet • member[4] • mention • middle[1] • might[2][3] • mile • milk[1] • million[4] • mind[1] • minister • minus • minute[1] • miss • mister • moment • Monday • money[1][2][3] • month[1] • more[1][2][3] • morning[1] • most[1][3] • mother[1] • motion[1] • move[1] • Mrs • much[1][2][3] • music[1] • must[2][3]
N
changename[1] • nation[1] • nature[4] • near[1] • necessary[1] • need[1][2][3] • never[2][3] • new[1][2][3] • news[1] • next[4][2][3] • nice[4][2] • night[1][3] • nine[4] • no[1][2][3] • non • none[1] • normal[1] • north[1] • not[1][2][3] • note[1] • notice • now[1][2][3] • number[1][3]
O
changeobvious • occasion • odd • of[1][2][3] • off[1][2][3] • offer[1] • office[1] • often[3] • okay • old[1][3] • on[1][2][3] • once[4] • one[4][2][3] • only[1][2][3] • open[1] • operate • opportunity • oppose • or[1][2][3] • order[1] • organize • original • other[1][2][3] • otherwise • ought • out[1][2][3] • over[1][3] • own[4][3]
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changepack • page[1] • paint[1] • pair[4] • paper[1] • paragraph[4] • pardon • parent[4] • park[4] • part[1][3] • particular • party[4][3] • pass • past[1] • pay • pence • pension[4] • people[4][2][3] • per[3] • percent • perfect[4] • perhaps[3] • period • person[1] • photograph • pick • picture[1] • piece • place[1][3] • plan[4] • play[1] • please[1] • plus • point[1][2][3] • police[4] • policy • politic • poor[1] • position[1] • positive • possible[1][3] • post[4] • pound • power[1][3] • practise • prepare • present[1] • press • pressure[4] • presume • pretty • previous • price[1] • print[1] • private[1] • probable[1] • problem • proceed • process[1] • produce[1] • product[4] • programme • project • proper • propose • protect • provide • public[1][3] • pull[1] • purpose[1] • push[1] • put[1][2][3]
Q
changequality[1] • quarter[4] • question[1] • quick[1] • quid • quiet[1] • quite[1][2][3]
R
changeradio[4] • rail[1] • raise • range[1] • rate[1] • rather • reach • read • ready[1] • real[4] • realise • really[2][3] • reason[1] • receive • recent • reckon • recognize • recommend • record[1] • red[1] • reduce • refer • regard • region • relation[1] • remember • report • represent • require • research • resource • respect[1] • responsible[1] • rest[1] • result[4] • return • rid • right[1][2] • ring[1] • rise[4] • road[1] • role • roll[1] • room[1][3] • round[1] • rule[1] • run[1]
S
changesafe[1] • sale[4] • same[1][2][3] • Saturday • save • say[1][2][3] • scheme • school[1][3] • science[1] • score • Scotland • seat[1] • second[1][3] • secretary[1] • section[4] • secure • see[1][2][3] • seem[1] • self[1] • sell • send[1] • sense[1] • separate[1] • serious[1] • serve • service[4][3] • set[4][3] • settle • seven[4] • sex[1] • shall • share[4] • she[2][3] • sheet[4] • shoe[1] • shoot • shop • short[1] • should[2][3] • show[4] • shut[1] • sick • side[1][3] • sign[1] • similar • simple[1] • since[4][3] • sing • single • sir[4] • sister[1] • sit • site • situate • six[4][2] • size[1] • sleep[1] • slight • slow[1] • small[1][3] • smoke[1] • so[1][2][3] • social[4][3] • society[1] • some[1][2][3] • son[1] • soon • sorry[4] • sort[1][2] • sound[1] • south[1] • space[1] • speak • special[1] • specific • speed • spell • spend • square[1] • staff • stage[1] • stairs • stand • standard • start[1] • state[3] • station[1] • stay • step[1] • stick[1] • still[1][2][3] • stop[1] • story[1] • straight[1] • strategy • street[1] • strike[4] • strong[1] • structure[1] • student • study[4] • stuff • stupid • subject[4] • succeed • such[1][3] • sudden[1] • suggest • suit • summer[1] • sun[1] • Sunday • supply[4] • support[1] • suppose • sure • surprise[1] • switch[4] • system[1][3]
T
changetable[1] • take[1][2][3] • talk[1] • tape • tax[1] • tea[4] • teach • team • telephone[4] • television • tell[2] • ten[4][2] • tend • term[4] • terrible • test[1] • than[1][2][3] • thank[2] • the[1][2][3] • then[1][2][3] • there[1][2][3] • therefore • they[2][3] • thing[1][2] • think[2][3] • thirteen[4] • thirty[4] • this[1][2][3] • thou • though[1] • thousand[4] • three[4][2][3] • through[1][2][3] • throw • Thursday • tie[4] • time[1][2][3] • to[1][2][3] • today[4] • together[1][3] • tomorrow[1] • tonight[4] • too[4][2][3] • top[1] • total[4] • touch[1] • toward • town[1] • trade[1] • traffic[4] • train[1] • transport[1] • travel[4] • treat • tree[1] • trouble[1] • true[1] • trust • try • Tuesday • turn[1] • twelve[4] • twenty[4][2] • two[4][2][3] • type
U
changeunder[1][3] • understand • union • unit[1] • unite • university[4] • unless • until • up[1][2][3] • upon[4] • use[1][3] • usual
V
changevalue[1] • various • very[1][2][3] • video • view[1] • village • visit • vote[4]
W
changewage • wait • walk[1] • wall[1] • want[2][3] • war[1][3] • warm[1] • wash[1] • waste[1] • watch[1] • water[1][3] • way[1][2][3] • we[2][3] • wear • Wednesday • wee • week[1][2] • weigh • welcome[4] • well[1][2][3] • west[1] • what[4][2][3] • when[1][2][3] • where[1][2][3] • whether[4][3] • which[4][2][3] • while[1][3] • white[1] • who[1][2][3] • whole • why[1][2][3] • wide[1] • wife[4] • will[1][2][3] • win • wind[1] • window[1] • wish • with[1][2][3] • within[4][3] • without[4][3] • woman[1] • wonder • wood[1] • word[1] • work[1][2][3] • world[4][3] • worry • worse • worth • would[2][3] • write • wrong[1]
X
change(none)
Y
changeyear[1][2][3] • yes[1][2] • yesterday[1] • yet[3] • you[1][2][3] • young[1][3]
Z
change(none)
Notes
change- ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1.116 1.117 1.118 1.119 1.120 1.121 1.122 1.123 1.124 1.125 1.126 1.127 1.128 1.129 1.130 1.131 1.132 1.133 1.134 1.135 1.136 1.137 1.138 1.139 1.140 1.141 1.142 1.143 1.144 1.145 1.146 1.147 1.148 1.149 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 1.154 1.155 1.156 1.157 1.158 1.159 1.160 1.161 1.162 1.163 1.164 1.165 1.166 1.167 1.168 1.169 1.170 1.171 1.172 1.173 1.174 1.175 1.176 1.177 1.178 1.179 1.180 1.181 1.182 1.183 1.184 1.185 1.186 1.187 1.188 1.189 1.190 1.191 1.192 1.193 1.194 1.195 1.196 1.197 1.198 1.199 1.200 1.201 1.202 1.203 1.204 1.205 1.206 1.207 1.208 1.209 1.210 1.211 1.212 1.213 1.214 1.215 1.216 1.217 1.218 1.219 1.220 1.221 1.222 1.223 1.224 1.225 1.226 1.227 1.228 1.229 1.230 1.231 1.232 1.233 1.234 1.235 1.236 1.237 1.238 1.239 1.240 1.241 1.242 1.243 1.244 1.245 1.246 1.247 1.248 1.249 1.250 1.251 1.252 1.253 1.254 1.255 1.256 1.257 1.258 1.259 1.260 1.261 1.262 1.263 1.264 1.265 1.266 1.267 1.268 1.269 1.270 1.271 1.272 1.273 1.274 1.275 1.276 1.277 1.278 1.279 1.280 1.281 1.282 1.283 1.284 1.285 1.286 1.287 1.288 1.289 1.290 1.291 1.292 1.293 1.294 1.295 1.296 1.297 1.298 1.299 1.300 1.301 1.302 1.303 1.304 1.305 1.306 1.307 1.308 1.309 1.310 1.311 1.312 1.313 1.314 1.315 1.316 1.317 1.318 1.319 1.320 1.321 1.322 1.323 1.324 1.325 1.326 1.327 1.328 1.329 1.330 1.331 1.332 1.333 1.334 1.335 1.336 1.337 1.338 1.339 1.340 1.341 1.342 1.343 1.344 1.345 1.346 1.347 1.348 1.349 1.350 1.351 1.352 1.353 1.354 1.355 1.356 1.357 1.358 1.359 1.360 1.361 1.362 1.363 1.364 1.365 1.366 1.367 1.368 1.369 1.370 1.371 1.372 1.373 1.374 1.375 1.376 1.377 1.378 1.379 1.380 1.381 1.382 1.383 1.384 1.385 1.386 1.387 1.388 1.389 1.390 1.391 1.392 1.393 1.394 1.395 1.396 1.397 1.398 1.399 1.400 1.401 1.402 1.403 1.404 1.405 1.406 1.407 1.408 1.409 1.410 1.411 1.412 1.413 1.414 1.415 1.416 1.417 1.418 1.419 1.420 1.421 1.422 1.423 1.424 1.425 1.426 1.427 1.428 1.429 1.430 1.431 This word is part of the Basic English 850.
- ↑ 2.000 2.001 2.002 2.003 2.004 2.005 2.006 2.007 2.008 2.009 2.010 2.011 2.012 2.013 2.014 2.015 2.016 2.017 2.018 2.019 2.020 2.021 2.022 2.023 2.024 2.025 2.026 2.027 2.028 2.029 2.030 2.031 2.032 2.033 2.034 2.035 2.036 2.037 2.038 2.039 2.040 2.041 2.042 2.043 2.044 2.045 2.046 2.047 2.048 2.049 2.050 2.051 2.052 2.053 2.054 2.055 2.056 2.057 2.058 2.059 2.060 2.061 2.062 2.063 2.064 2.065 2.066 2.067 2.068 2.069 2.070 2.071 2.072 2.073 2.074 2.075 2.076 2.077 2.078 2.079 2.080 2.081 2.082 2.083 2.084 2.085 2.086 2.087 2.088 2.089 2.090 2.091 2.092 2.093 2.094 2.095 2.096 2.097 2.098 2.099 2.100 2.101 2.102 2.103 2.104 2.105 2.106 2.107 2.108 2.109 2.110 2.111 2.112 2.113 2.114 2.115 2.116 2.117 2.118 2.119 2.120 2.121 2.122 2.123 This word is one of the most frequent 300 words in spoken English (BNC).
- ↑ 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 3.122 3.123 3.124 3.125 3.126 3.127 3.128 3.129 3.130 3.131 3.132 3.133 3.134 3.135 3.136 3.137 3.138 3.139 3.140 3.141 3.142 3.143 3.144 3.145 3.146 3.147 3.148 3.149 3.150 3.151 3.152 3.153 3.154 3.155 3.156 3.157 3.158 3.159 3.160 3.161 3.162 3.163 3.164 3.165 3.166 3.167 3.168 3.169 3.170 3.171 3.172 3.173 3.174 3.175 3.176 3.177 3.178 3.179 3.180 3.181 3.182 3.183 3.184 3.185 3.186 3.187 3.188 3.189 3.190 3.191 3.192 3.193 3.194 3.195 This word is one of the most frequent 300 words in written English (BNC).
- ↑ 4.000 4.001 4.002 4.003 4.004 4.005 4.006 4.007 4.008 4.009 4.010 4.011 4.012 4.013 4.014 4.015 4.016 4.017 4.018 4.019 4.020 4.021 4.022 4.023 4.024 4.025 4.026 4.027 4.028 4.029 4.030 4.031 4.032 4.033 4.034 4.035 4.036 4.037 4.038 4.039 4.040 4.041 4.042 4.043 4.044 4.045 4.046 4.047 4.048 4.049 4.050 4.051 4.052 4.053 4.054 4.055 4.056 4.057 4.058 4.059 4.060 4.061 4.062 4.063 4.064 4.065 4.066 4.067 4.068 4.069 4.070 4.071 4.072 4.073 4.074 4.075 4.076 4.077 4.078 4.079 4.080 4.081 4.082 4.083 4.084 4.085 4.086 4.087 4.088 4.089 4.090 4.091 4.092 4.093 4.094 4.095 4.096 4.097 4.098 4.099 4.100 4.101 4.102 4.103 4.104 4.105 4.106 4.107 4.108 4.109 4.110 4.111 4.112 4.113 4.114 4.115 4.116 4.117 4.118 4.119 4.120 4.121 4.122 4.123 4.124 4.125 4.126 4.127 4.128 4.129 4.130 4.131 4.132 4.133 4.134 4.135 4.136 4.137 4.138 4.139 4.140 4.141 4.142 4.143 4.144 4.145 4.146 4.147 4.148 4.149 4.150 4.151 4.152 4.153 4.154 4.155 4.156 4.157 4.158 4.159 4.160 This word is part of the Basic English 1500.