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Vocabulary Levels

Words ranked by frequency from Vietnamese Wikipedia, grouped into proficiency levels. See also: browse all words by rank.

Level 1
Essential
Ranks 1–500
500 words

Words every beginner needs. High-frequency function words and basic vocabulary.
Level 2
Core
Ranks 501–1,500
1,000 words

Everyday conversation vocabulary. Common nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Level 3
Intermediate
Ranks 1,501–5,000
3,500 words

Reading comprehension vocabulary. Needed for news articles and general texts.
Level 4
Advanced
Ranks 5,001–15,000
10,000 words

Academic and nuanced vocabulary. Specialized topics and formal registers.
Level 5
Specialized
Ranks 15,001–34,929
19,929 words

Domain-specific and rare words. Technical, literary, and regional terms.

Level 5 — Specialized

# word frequency definition
17201 huýt sáo
16 		to whistle
17202 hàng binh
16 		enemy solider who has gone over
17203 hành tẩu
16 		low-ranking mandarin
17204 hóa trang
16 		makeup; to camouflage, disguise oneself
17205 húng
16 		Basil
17206 hơi độc
16 		toxic gas, noxious gas
17207 hải quỳ
16 		actinia, sea-anemone
17208 hắc tố
16 		melanin (pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers)
17209 học vụ
16 		educational affairs, teaching
17210 họp chợ
16 		hold a market, open up a market
17211 hồng hạc
16 		flamingo
17212 hợp thời
16 		timely, up to date, at the proper time
17213 khoai môn
16 		indian taro
17214 khoanh vùng
16 		delineate an area (for investigation)
17215 khuyến mại
16 		xem khuyến mãi
17216 khác nào
16 		giống như, không có gì phân biệt
17217 khí sinh
16 		Aerial
17218 khôn lớn
16 		grow up to adulthood
17219 khắc khổ
16 		harsh; austere
17220 kilogram
16 		đơn vị cơ bản đo khối lượng
17221 kinh qua
16 		to experience, undergo
17222 kiến giải
16 		Interpretation
17223 kiến văn
16 		knowledge, learning
17224 kiềng
16 		Tripod(for a cooking pot)
17225 kiều hối
16 		foreign (currency) exchange
17226 kiện cáo
16 		to sue, bring a legal action
17227 kêu la
16 		to shout, yell, cry out
17228 ký gửi
16 		xem kí gửi
17229 ký quỹ
16 		xem kí quỹ
17230 kếp
16 		crepe
17231 kỳ nhông
16 		salamander
17232 kỳ thực
16 		actually, in reality, in actuality
17233 la vang
16 		to boo, hiss
17234 liệm
16 		to shroud, lay out
17235 luận điệu
16 		argument
17236 lành lặn
16 		intact, well, healed, unbroken
17237 lò phản ứng
16 		reactor
17238 lòe
16 		to bluff
17239 lòi
16 		to project, stick out
17240 lòng thành
16 		sincerity, candor
17241 lưu danh
16 		to leave a good name
17242 lẽ sống
16 		ideal of life
17243 lợi điểm
16 		benefit, advantage
17244 lợt
16 		(of color) pale
17245 lục bình
16 		water hyacinth
17246 lủng
16 		(1) to perforate, piece; (2) numberless, plentiful
17247 mang bệnh
16 		to contract a disease, catch a disease
17248 manh nha
16 		germ, sprout
17249 may sẵn
16 		ready made (of clothes, as opposed to tailor made)
17250 máy khoan
16 		borer, driller, auger
17251 mãng xà
16 		python
17252 mãnh hổ
16 		ferocious tiger, savage tiger
17253 mù mịt
16 		dark, somber, uncertain
17254 mạo từ
16 		article
17255 mắng mỏ
16 		mắng [nói khái quát]
17256 mề
16 		gizzard (of poultry)
17257 mọt sách
16 		bookworm, bookish person
17258 mộ chí
16 		tombstone, headstone
17259 ngang vai
16 		at shoulder height, across one’s chest, person of the same age or generatio...
17260 nghe ngóng
16 		on the lookout; to follow eagerly, follow expectantly
17261 nghi hoặc
16 		doubt, be in doubt
17262 nghi trượng
16 		honor guard
17263 nghèo túng
16 		poor, needy
17264 nghĩa lý
16 		moral principle, reason, meaning, sense
17265 nghẹt
16 		too tight, strangling
17266 ngon lành
16 		good, well, easy; delicious, tasty
17267 ngoại khóa
16 		extracurricular
17268 ngày Tết
16 		Tet holiday, Tet festival, Tet, Tet season
17269 ngày đó
16 		that day
17270 ngái
16 		hispid; having an immature smell (taste), having not quite the right smell (t...
17271 ngũ phẩm
16 		civilian fifth mandarin grade
17272 ngưỡng cửa
16 		threshold, doorstep
17273 ngố
16 		stupid
17274 ngốn
16 		gobble, cram, bolt
17275 ngờ nghệch
16 		naive, innocent, silly
17276 nha môn
16 		(cũ) Yamen
17277 nho khô
16 		raisin
17278 nhà bác học
16 		scientist
17279 nhà gỗ
16 		wooden building
17280 nhà nhiếp ảnh
16 		photographer
17281 nhà quê
16 		native village, native place
17282 nhàn hạ
16 		leisured, free
17283 nhàn nhã
16 		easy, free, unoccupied, casual
17284 nhào nặn
16 		knead (clay) carefully and model (a statue), mould
17285 nhìn thấu
16 		see-through
17286 nhí nhảnh
16 		joyful, playful
17287 nhíp
16 		(1) spring; (2) tweezers; to extract with tweezers
17288 nhạc khúc
16 		piece of music, air
17289 nhất giáp
16 		first grade (doctorate)
17290 nhất sinh
16 		all one’s life
17291 nhịn đói
16 		to fast, not eat, starve, abstain from food
17292 nhớ nhà
16 		homesick, be sick for home
17293 nhờ vả
16 		to depend on (somebody) for help, resort to
17294 niên biểu
16 		chronicle, chronology, chronological table
17295 ná
16 		slingshot, crossbow, arbalest
17296 não thất
16 		ventricle
17297 ném đĩa
16 		the discus throw
17298 nét chữ
16 		handwriting, stroke (in a Chinese character)
17299 nóng giận
16 		furious, mad, angry
17300 nông gia
16 		cultivator, agriculturist
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