Wiktionary:BNC spoken freq 03HWC

This list contains only headwords from the BNC3. The list has been vertically compressed so that it takes up less space and is easier to read.

BNC lists (edit)

Main Lists 1–1000, 1001–2000, 2001–3000, 3001–4000 Other lists BNC1 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC2 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC3 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC4 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

abbey • abroad • absence • accelerate • accordingly • accountant • accuse • ache • adapt • addict • admire • adventure • aerial • aeroplane • affection • aggressive • airline • album • alcohol • alert • alley • almighty • alongside • aluminium • ambulance • amuse • ancient • anger • angry • anniversary • anonymous • apartment • appal • appliance • approximate • arrears • arrest • arrow • artificial • articulate • ashamed • Asia • aside • astonish • atmosphere • author • authorise • autumn • avenue • awake

B

backside • badge • ban • banana • bare • bargain • bark • barn • barrel • barrier • basement • bash • basket • bat • beach • beam • beef • beforehand • behave • belief • bench • bible • bicycle • bingo • bishop • bitter • blade • blanket • blimey • bog • bold • bolt • bond • boo • boom • boost • border • borough • bounce • bow • boxed • boyfriend • brake • brand • brass • brave • breakdown • breast • breath • breathe • breed • buck • bucket • bug • bulk • bull • bully • bump • bunch • burden • burgle • burst • bury • bush • bust • butcher • buzz • bypass

C

cable • calendar • camel • Canada • canal • cancer • candle • cans • canteen • cap • captain • capture • cardboard • carol • cart • cassette • castle • casual • casualty • catalogue • cater • cathedral • catholic • ceiling • cement • certificate • chamber • champion • chapel • charm • chart • cheat • cheek • cheerio • chemist • chew • chimney • choke • chunk • cinema • circuit • civilise • clap • clash • classic • click • cliff • climate • clinic • clip • cloth • clutch • cock • coin • coincide • collapse • collar • column • comedy • compact • compile • compliment • comprehensive • compromise • conceive • concert • concrete • condense • confess • confidential • congratulate • congregate • consequent • contest • continent • contrast • convenience • convention • convert • convey • coordinate • cop • cord • core • correspond • corridor • cotton • courage • cousin • cracker • craft • cramp • crash • crawl • crazy • creep • cricket • cripple • criticism • crop • crown • crucial • cruel • crush • crystal • cube • cure • curious • curl • cushion • custom • cylinder

D

daft • damp • dash • deaf • deduct • deed • deliberate • delicate • Denmark • derby • desert • deserve • detach • deteriorate • devil • devote • dial • dialect • dictate • digest • dimension • dine • dinosaur • dip • discipline • discriminate • disgrace • disguise • dispose • distress • disturb • ditch • dive • divorce • dodgy • dole • dominate • donate • doorstep • doorway • dose • drain • draught • dread • dreadful • drift • drill • drip • drown • drum • dual • duke • dull • dummy • dutch • dye

E

ease • eastern • echo • Egypt • elbow • eldest • electronic • embassy • empire • enemy • enthusiasm • enthusiastic • envelope • equivalent • era • error • escort • essay • eve • evil • exaggerate • exhaust • exit • explode • export • expose • external • extract

F

fade • failure • faint • false • fare • fascinate • fatal • fax • feather • feedback • felled • fertile • fiction • fiddle • fierce • filter • fined • fir • flag • flame • flap • flare • flash • flavour • flight • flood • flu • fold • folder • fond • ford • forecast • foresee • forever • fork • format • foster • foundation • founded • framework • frequent • fringe • frost • frustrate • fry • fume • funeral • fur • furnish • fuss

G

gallery • gallon • gamble • gang • gee • generous • gentle • genuine • geography • gesture • ghost • giant • glance • glaze • global • glory • glove • glow • glue • gospel • gracious • grain • gram • grammar • graphic • Greece • greed • greet • grief • grind • grip • gross • guest • gut

H

habit • hairdresser • ham • hammer • handicap • handy • harass • hardware • harry • harvest • hassle • hay • headache • headline • headmaster • heal • heather • heck • hedge • heel • height • helicopter • hen • hero • hesitate • hint • hip • hobby • hockey • Holland • honey • hood • hooray • hop • horrendous • horror • host • housewife • humour • hut

I

identical • idiot • idle • illustrate • immense • incentive • incidental • incline • incorporate • index • indulge • infect • inherit • inject • inn • insist • inspire • install • instant • instrument • insult • intellectual • intense • inter • interfere • interrupt • interval • intrigue • invent • ironed • irony • irritate • isle

J

jar • jaw • jeans • jewel • jewellery • jog • jolly • jug • junior

K

kettle • kidding • kidney • kit • knot

L

laboratory • ladder • lake • lamb • lamp • landscape • lap • lawn • layer • layout • lazy • leaf • leak • lean • leap • leisure • lever • liable • lid • likeness • lip • liquid • literature • litre • litter • lodge • loft • lone • loo • loop • lounge • lunchtime • lung • luxury

M

magic • magnet • manner • manoeuvre • manor • manual • mar • marched • mask • mature • meantime • meanwhile • mechanic • medium • melt • mend • menu • merchant • merit • merry • micro • mild • military • millimetre • mini • miracle • miserable • misery • mission • mixture • moan • mobile • mock • monopoly • monster • mood • moor • mortal • motive • motorbike • mount • mouse • movie • mud • mug • multi • multiple • museum • mystery

N

naive • naked • nay • neat • necessity • needle • neglect • nervous • nest • neutral • niece • nightmare • nip • nod • nonsense • norm • nowt • nuclear • nuisance • numerous • nut

O

oak • obscure • occupation • offend • onwards • oral • orchestra • organ • orient • origin • outcome • outrage • oven • overcome • overhead • overnight • overtake • overtime

P

pace • paddy • pal • pale • palm • pan • panic • paperwork • par • parade • parcel • Paris • passage • passenger • passion • pathetic • pause • pave • peak • peculiar • pier • penalty • perception • personality • pet • phase • phenomenon • photocopy • piano • pigeon • pilot • pinch • pity • plaster • platform • plonk • plot • plough • plumb • poison • poke • pole • polite • pollute • pond • port • portion • pose • posh • possess • postcard • potter • powder • praise • preach • precede • predict • premise • prescription • pride • prince • princess • principal • privilege • prominent • prompt • pronounce • proof • punch • punish • purple • purse • puzzle

Q

quantity • query • questionnaire • queue

R

rabbit • racist • rack • rag • random • rank • rat • rattle • raw • rear • rebel • receipt • reception • recipe • referee • refresh • regret • rehearse • relieve • remote • reproduce • reputation • rescue • resign • resort • restaurant • restore • retail • reveal • revolt • reward • rhyme • rhythm • ribbon • rip • rocket • rope • roses • rot • rotate • rotten • routine • rove • rubber • rude • rugby • ruin • rumour

S

sacrifice • saint • salvation • satellite • sausage • scan • scope • scout • scrap • scrape • scratch • scream • scribble • script • scrub • seal • seed • seldom • semi • sensitive • sergeant • sew • shade • shadow • shave • sheer • shelf • shell • shelter • shield • shine • shore • shove • shovel • shy • signature • silence • silk • silver • sincere • sixpence • skeleton • sketch • skip • slap • slash • slave • sleeve • slice • slim • slot • smack • smooth • snap • sneak • sniff • soak • socialist • soil • soldier • sole • somewhat • sophisticated • sore • soul • soup • spark • species • spectacle • speculate • spill • spin • spit • spite • splash • splendid • spoil • spoon • spray • squash • squeeze • stab • stack • stain • stake • stare • starve • steady • steal • steam • steep • steer • sticky • stiff • stink • stir • stitch • stomach • storm • straightforward • strain • strap • straw • stream • strict • stride • string • stripe • stroke • subsidy • substance • substitute • subtle • suck • suicide • suite • superb • supermarket • supervise • supper • supplement • surgeon • surgery • surname • surround • suspend • suspicious • swallow • swan • swap • sweat • swede • sweep • swing • Switzerland • symbol • sympathy • symptom

T

tab • tack • tag • tale • talent • taxi • tease • teenage • telecom • temper • tempt • tender • tennis • tense • tent • terminal • terminate • terrace • terrific • terrify • therapy • thief • thorough • thrill • throat • thumb • thunder • thus • tide • tilled • timber • timetable • tissue • toe • token • tone • tongue • torch • toss • towel • trace • tragedy • tragic • trail • transform • translate • transmit • trap • tread • triangle • trigger • trivial • trolley • troop • trophy • truck • tube • tumble • tunnel • turkey • twin • twist • tyre

U

underground • underline • undo • uniform • unique • upper • upwards • urge • urgent • utilise • utility

V

vacuum • vague • vandal • vat • verbal • versus • vest • vet • via • vice • vicious • Victorian • victory • virgin • virus • visible • vision • visual • vital • voucher

W

wagon • wallet • wallpaper • wander • wardrobe • warehouse • warrant • weapon • weed • welfare • whack • whatsoever • wheelchair • whereabouts • whereby • whip • whiskey • whistle • whoop • wicked • widow • wig • wild • willy • wobble • wolf • wool • workshop • worthwhile • wound • wreck • wrestle • wrist

X

(none)

Y

Yugoslavia

Z

Zealand • zone

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