among

Pronunciation: [ә'mʌŋ]

Average Rank: 986

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在...之中

Detailed Explanations:
  • prep. Alt. of Amongst
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#187

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2548

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 74.5% (Top 74.5% most frequent)
74.5%

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

Project Gutenberg
#222

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.8% (Top 97.8% most frequent)
97.8%

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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