How many ENGLISH words do you REALLY know?

Well, if you COMPLETE this test

http://testyourvocab.com/

... without cheating

you'll learn how wide your vocabulary range is.

 

(Don't check boxes for words you know you've seen before,

but whose meaning you aren't exactly sure of.)

 

 

Most Native English adult speakers who have taken the test fall in

the range 20,000?35,000 words.

Click here for a full breakdown by age (opens in new tab/window).

 

And for foreign learners of English,

we've found that the most common vocabulary size

is from 2,500?9,000 words.

 

Click here for the full distribution (opens in new tab/window).