Recent studies show that the average U.S. native English-speaking adult knows about 20,000–30,000 words. But what about the average number of words per age group? Discover …

Mar 3, 2025 · Most adults (over 35 years old) know, on average, 16,500 word families. Students up to 18 years old learn about 600 word families per year. Young adults (19–31 years old) …

Jul 29, 2016 · Based on an analysis of the literature and a large scale crowdsourcing experiment, we estimate that an average 20-year-old native speaker of American English knows 42,000 …

How many words does the average English speaker actually know? Explore vocabulary size by age, fluency level, and native vs. non-native speakers, with surprising stats and insights.

Apr 30, 2025 · How many words do English speakers know? If one million words seems like a lot, you’re right. Most Americans who speak English, including highly educated English speakers, …

Feb 2, 2024 · One such study, conducted by linguist Paul Nation, suggests that an educated native English speaker knows approximately 15,000 to 20,000 word families. A word family …

Jan 9, 2023 · The average adult in the United States has a vocabulary of around 20,000 words – including both spoken and written knowledge. This number is estimated to be much lower for …

Jun 13, 2023 · According to linguist Susanne Bruckmüller, the average person knows about 20,000-35,000 words, while researcher Paul Nation argues that a university-educated native …

Aug 16, 2016 · Based on an analysis of the literature and a large scale crowdsourcing experiment, we estimate that an average 20-year-old native speaker of American English …

Based on an analysis of the literature and a large scale crowdsourcing experiment, we estimate that an average 20-year-old native speaker of American English knows 42,000 lemmas and …