either

Pronunciation: ['i:ðә]

Average Rank: 336

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. (两者之中)任一的, (两者之中)各一的 pron. (两者之中)任一 conj. 或, 要么

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#225

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.8% (Top 97.8% most frequent)
97.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#440

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.6% (Top 95.6% most frequent)
95.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#342

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.6% (Top 96.6% most frequent)
96.6%

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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