design

Pronunciation: [di'zain]

Average Rank: 1973

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 设计, 图样, 方案, 企图 v. 设计, 计划

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
  • n. an arrangement scheme
  • n. a decorative or artistic work
  • n. a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts
Word Forms:
Past Participle: designed
Plural: designs
Past: designed
Present Participle: designing
3rd Person: designs

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#316

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#3333

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 66.7% (Top 66.7% most frequent)
66.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#2270

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 77.3% (Top 77.3% most frequent)
77.3%

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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