above

Pronunciation: [ә'bʌv]

Average Rank: 832

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在上方, 超出 adv. 在上面 a. 上述的, 上面的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. an earlier section of a written text
  • s. appearing earlier in the same text
  • r. at an earlier place
  • r. in or to a place that is higher
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#273

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.3% (Top 97.3% most frequent)
97.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1914

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 80.9% (Top 80.9% most frequent)
80.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#310

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.9% (Top 96.9% most frequent)
96.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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