Korean Frequency Dictionaries
If you want to learn Korean vocabulary fast, start with the words people use most. This Korean word list is built on frequency: the 10,000 most common Korean words, spread over four e-books and ranked by how often each word is used.
Book 1 gives you the first 2500 words, the ones you will meet in almost every sentence. Each later book continues the ranking, so you always study the most useful words you do not know yet.
The four Korean books
- Book 1: Essential Vocabulary, words 2500, roughly CEFR A1 to B1
- Book 2: Intermediate Vocabulary, words 2501-5000, roughly CEFR A2+ to B2+
- Book 3: Advanced Vocabulary, words 5001-7500, roughly CEFR B2 to C1+
- Book 4: Master Vocabulary, words 7501-10,000, roughly CEFR C1+ to C2+
Which Korean book should I start with?
Start with Book 1 if you are a beginner or want to close gaps in the basics. If you already read simple Korean, skim the first entries of Book 2. If most of them are familiar, move up a book. The four-book set is the best value if you want all 10,000 words.
What is in each entry
Every word comes with English translations, an example sentence with its translation, phonetic spelling and part of speech. Words are listed by frequency, by part of speech and in alphabetical order. Use the books as a list of the most common Korean words, as a Korean vocabulary list for revision, or as a quick dictionary.
Format
All books are e-books (PDF and EPUB) that you can read on a phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.