could

Pronunciation: [kud]

Average Rank: 78

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

aux. 可以, 能

Detailed Explanations:
  • imp. of Can
  • imp. Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or
  • susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the
  • conditional present.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#84

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#87

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.1% (Top 99.1% most frequent)
99.1%

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

Project Gutenberg
#63

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.4% (Top 99.4% most frequent)
99.4%

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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