force

Pronunciation: [fɒ:s]

Average Rank: 668

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 力量, 武力, 势力, 影响力, 军队, 力, 效力 vt. 强迫, 强夺, 推动, 提高 [计] 人工转移; 强制

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a powerful effect or influence
  • n. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
  • n. physical energy or intensity
  • n. group of people willing to obey orders
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky
Word Forms:
Plural: forces
Past Participle: forced
Past: forced
Present Participle: forcing
3rd Person: forces

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#337

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

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

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1199

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 88.0% (Top 88.0% most frequent)
88.0%

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

Project Gutenberg
#467

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.3% (Top 95.3% most frequent)
95.3%

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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