almost

Pronunciation: ['ɒ:lmәust]

Average Rank: 347

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 几乎, 差不多

Detailed Explanations:
  • r (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#320

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#488

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.1% (Top 95.1% most frequent)
95.1%

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

Project Gutenberg
#234

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.7% (Top 97.7% most frequent)
97.7%

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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