especially

Pronunciation: [i'speʃәli]

Average Rank: 564

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 尤其, 特别, 格外

Detailed Explanations:
  • r to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
  • r in a special manner
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#358

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#728

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.7% (Top 92.7% most frequent)
92.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#605

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 94.0% (Top 94.0% most frequent)
94.0%

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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