but

Pronunciation: [bʌt]

Average Rank: 32

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 除了 conj. 但是 adv. 仅仅

Detailed Explanations:
  • r and nothing more
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#33

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.7% (Top 99.7% most frequent)
99.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#33

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.7% (Top 99.7% most frequent)
99.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#30

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.7% (Top 99.7% most frequent)
99.7%

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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