Online English Vocabulary Size Test

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Ever wonder about your vocabulary size? Even if you are a daily English speaker or a native English speaker, you still might find this test challenging!

We conducted academic research and looked at online resources to design the model of this quiz. We believe we've prepared the best quiz for you!

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Whatโ€™s the vocabulary test result by country?

RankCountryScore
1United States20,440
2United Kingdom18,828
3Singapore16,465
4Australia16,094
5Canada13,811
6Germany13,305
7China12,745
8Brazil12,620
9India12,436
10Mexico12,360
11Spain12,153
12South Korea10,389
13Netherlands10,257
14Japan9,255
15Ukraine9,066
  • Source: Anonymously from Google Analytics (2018 ~ 2022)
  • 1% sampled from 50K visitors

Whatโ€™s the vocabulary test result by gender?

RankGenderScore
1Male10,190
2Female9,243
  • Source: Anonymously from Google Analytics (2018 ~ 2022)
  • 1% sampled from 50K visitors

Whatโ€™s the vocabulary test result by age?

RankAgeScore
118-249,832
225-349,971
335-4410,245
445-5411,486
555-6412,368
665+12,987
  • Source: Anonymously from Google Analytics (2018 ~ 2022)
  • 1% sampled from 50K visitors

Can you give more background on this Vocabulary Size Test?

We first launched the quiz in May 2016. It was created by a group of native English speakers, including some IELTS teachers. We utilized various online sources for English vocabulary distribution to design the algorithm.

When our friends shared the test on Facebook and Twitter in Jun 2016, it became very popular a few weeks later. In 2017, we posted an answer to the test on Facebook, and it went viral again in 2020.

It's been years since we launched the vocabulary size test, and we continue to update it periodically. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment after taking the test.

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