Academic Word Highlighter

Find and highlight academic words in any text, including the Academic Word Lists and other word lists, or enter your own list

Notes

You can consult the various academic word lists by clicking on the links below:

• The Academic Word List (AWL)
• The Academic Keyword list (AKL)
• The New Academic Word List (NAWL)
• The Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon (OPAL)

Note that the highlighter includes some words not present in the above lists; specifically, some lists do not include plurals, the various forms of verbs, or alternative spellings (British/American). This highlighter does include these. Also note that this highlighter works in your browser: nothing is uploaded to a server and your text is private. Once you close your browser (or the browser tab) the text is lost.