area

Pronunciation: ['єәriә]

Average Rank: 1797

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 区域, 面积, 范围, 空地 [计] 区域

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • n. a subject of study
  • n. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
  • n. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: areas

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#153

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.5% (Top 98.5% most frequent)
98.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1509

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 84.9% (Top 84.9% most frequent)
84.9%

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

Project Gutenberg
#3730

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 62.7% (Top 62.7% most frequent)
62.7%

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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