change

Pronunciation: [tʃeindʒ]

Average Rank: 399

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 变化, 找回的零钱, 找头, 更换 vt. 改变, 更换, 兑换

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  • n. a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
  • n. the action of changing something
  • n. the result of alteration or modification
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Plural: changes
Past Participle: changed
Present Participle: changing
Past: changed
3rd Person: changes

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#306

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.9% (Top 96.9% most frequent)
96.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#397

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 96.0% (Top 96.0% most frequent)
96.0%

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

Project Gutenberg
#495

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.0% (Top 95.0% most frequent)
95.0%

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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