Vocabulary test results The table below gives you an indication of the size of your vocabulary. Want to take more tests? Want to improve? See info at the bottom of this page!

Results table for test level 1 (80 test items)
Score		Vocabulary size
20/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	500 words
30/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	1,700 words
40/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	3,100 words
50/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	4,400 words
60/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	5,800 words
70/80	Your vocabulary is around >>>	7,000 words*
80/80	Your vocabulary is more than >>>	> 8,000 words*
*		As scores approach 80, results get less reliable. Take  our test at level 2 or 3!

Common scoring among non-native speakers in ordinary schools and universities:

School level	Word knowledge	Years at school	Average scores
Elementary	1,000 - 3,000 words	2 - 6 years of school English	average: 1,500*
Intermediate	2,000 - 5,000 words	4 - 9 years of school English	average: 3,200*
Intermediate +	4,500 - 11,000 words	6 - 10 years of school English	average: 6,000*
* Based on more than 300,000 tests The connection between scoring and vocabulary size is based on the assumption that the test is a fair representation of the most common words in the English language, and that taking a test of 80 to 120 words (well spread over tested frequency ranges) is enough to get a reasonably fair result. It is also based on the assumption that association is a feasible way of testing vocabulary.

One conclusion for you ...

If you are are planning to study at a university in an English-speaking country, you need a test result indicating a vocabulary of at least 7,000 words.

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