few

Pronunciation: [fju:]

Average Rank: 241

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 很少的, 不多的, 少数的 n. 少数

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a small elite group
  • a. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#176

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.2% (Top 98.2% most frequent)
98.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#360

Conversational and colloquial usage

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

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

Project Gutenberg
#187

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

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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