Vocabulary Level Test
Knowing a word and really knowing a word are two different things, and most vocabulary tests only check the first. I wanted something that looks at both: how many words you recognise, and how well you can actually use them. So I built this one.
It takes about eight minutes. You’ll see forty questions, and you can say “I don’t know” on any of them. Please do, because a confident wrong guess muddies the result more than an honest blank does.
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How big is your English vocabulary?
Forty short questions. About eight minutes. The test adapts as you go — get one right and the next word is harder, get one wrong and it eases off — so it finds your real level instead of just counting correct answers.
- 40questions
- ~8minutes
- 2sub-scores
What it measures
- Breadth — how many words you know. You match words to their meanings.
- Depth — how well you know them: which words go together, which fit a sentence, which mean the opposite.
Every question has an “I don’t know” option. Use it whenever you honestly have no idea — it gives a more accurate result than guessing. You’ll be asked for an email address at the end so we can send your result and a few study pointers.
No account needed. You can’t go back to a question once you’ve answered it — go with your gut.
Choose the best answer.
Your result is ready
All 40 answers are in and your vocabulary profile has been calculated. Pop in an email address and it’ll appear on the next screen.
Your vocabulary level
Upper-Intermediate
Independent User
Estimated vocabulary size
about 4,000 words
roughly 3,500 to 4,500
An approximation based on how far up the Oxford 3000 and 5000 word lists you can reliably go. It is a guide, not a count.
How many words you know
How well you know them
What this means in practice
Where to push next
Link copied.
A vocabulary test is a snapshot, not a certificate. Forty questions give a good estimate of your overall level, but each sub-score rests on fewer questions, so treat it as accurate to within about one level — and read a gap between them as a hint, not a finding.