century

Pronunciation: ['sentʃuri]

Average Rank: 1294

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 世纪, 百年

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a period of 100 years
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: centuries

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#136

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2830

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 71.7% (Top 71.7% most frequent)
71.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#916

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 90.8% (Top 90.8% most frequent)
90.8%

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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