certain

Pronunciation: ['sә:tәn]

Average Rank: 543

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 确定的, 某一个的, 必然的 [法] 确凿的, 无疑的, 可靠的

Detailed Explanations:
  • s. definite but not specified or identified
  • a. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
  • a. established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
  • a. certain to occur; destined or inevitable
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 ky

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#366

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.3% (Top 96.3% most frequent)
96.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#979

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 90.2% (Top 90.2% most frequent)
90.2%

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

Project Gutenberg
#285

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.2% (Top 97.2% most frequent)
97.2%

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.

Back to Search