Macmillan Dictionary 7500 - Words List ^hot^

These are the remaining 2,500 words that complete the core list. Why This List is Essential for Learners

Macmillan Dictionary Red Words & Stars Pack - Onestopenglish macmillan dictionary 7500 words list

Interestingly, Macmillan uses only the most common 2,500 words to write the definitions for every other word in the dictionary, ensuring that the explanations themselves are easy to understand. These are the remaining 2,500 words that complete

These are the top 2,500 most frequent words in English. Mastering these allows a learner to understand roughly 80% of any standard text. Mastering these allows a learner to understand roughly

Macmillan further categorizes these 7,500 words using a star rating based on frequency and importance:

These represent the next 2,500 words in frequency.

Red words in the dictionary often come with extra details, such as collocation boxes (showing how words pair together) and metaphor boxes (explaining common idiomatic uses).