CEFR wordlists | AWL wordlists | |
Number of words | Over 7,000 words and phrases | 570 headwords (just over 3000 words including derivatives) grouped into 10 sub-lists, according to frequency |
Expressions in addition to single words | Yes | Single words only |
Database | Data used to develop CEFR wordlists |
Based on computerized analyses of academic articles across 4 different disciplines
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Domains | “Mixed bag” from educational, occupational, personal and public domains | General academic domain only |