CEFR word level
What CEFR level is “enable”?
Estimated level
B2
upper-intermediate
“enable” is roughly the #2026 most common English word, which puts it at an estimated B2 level.
Meaning
verb. To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
Example: April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption.
Similar words: activate, turn on, allow.
How the level is decided
The level is an estimate based on word frequency: the more common a word is in everyday English, the lower its CEFR level. “enable” sits in the B2 band. It is a quick guide for choosing what to study, not an official CEFR rating. Check any other word or a whole list with the word level checker.
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