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Find your level on the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient), in about five minutes. Pick a language below to start. Each test scores grammar and vocabulary, shows where your level starts to thin out, and points you at the fastest way up: reading real books.
The CEFR is the standard six-level scale for language ability, running A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 from beginner to mastery. This free test estimates your level in 49 languages from 30 grammar and vocabulary questions, with per-level subscores and a reading recommendation.
Whatever your level, you climb quicker by meeting the language in real sentences, again and again. Lingo7 lets you read real books at your level, with tap-to-translate and native-narrated audio. Free to start.
Each language's test has questions spread evenly across the six CEFR levels (A1 through C2), ordered from easiest to hardest. Roughly half check grammar and half check vocabulary, so the result reflects both sides of your ability.
Your level is the highest band where you stay above 60% correct. The test climbs from A1 and stops at the first level you can no longer hold, because that ceiling reflects what you can do reliably. You also get a per-level breakdown and a grammar-versus-vocabulary split, so you see exactly where to focus next.
Know your level? Find books to read at it →
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It places your ability on the Common European Framework scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient). You answer a series of questions that get harder as you go, covering grammar and vocabulary. Your level is the highest band where you keep answering correctly, so it reflects what you can do reliably.
A1 and A2 are beginner and elementary (simple phrases, everyday basics). B1 and B2 are intermediate and upper-intermediate (real conversations, then reading novels and working in the language). C1 and C2 are advanced and proficient (near-native command with full nuance). Most learners who want to "use" a language are aiming for B2.
Pick one above to start. Each test uses questions written for that language across all six CEFR levels, takes about five minutes, and gives you a level plus grammar and vocabulary subscores. We are adding more languages over time.
The test is free and needs no sign-up. It is a self-assessment to place your level and show where to focus, not an official certificate. Accredited exams test all four skills under controlled conditions; this points you at the right level and the fastest way to climb it.