first

Pronunciation: [fә:st]

Average Rank: 104

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 首先, 第一, 优先 a. 第一的 num. 第一 n. 开始, 第一

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the first or highest in an ordering or series
  • n. the first element in a countable series
  • n. an honours degree of the highest class
  • a. preceding all others in time or space or degree
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#43

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.6% (Top 99.6% most frequent)
99.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#171

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.3% (Top 98.3% most frequent)
98.3%

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

Project Gutenberg
#97

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

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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