form

Pronunciation: [fɒ:m]

Average Rank: 713

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 形状, 形体, 类型, 方式, 表格, 形式 v. 形成, 排列, (使)组成 n. 表单 [计] 表单

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  • n. a perceptual structure
  • n. the visual appearance of something or someone
  • n. a printed document with spaces in which to write
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: forms
Past Participle: formed
Past: formed
Present Participle: forming
3rd Person: forms

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#124

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.8% (Top 98.8% most frequent)
98.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1738

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 82.6% (Top 82.6% most frequent)
82.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#276

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.2% (Top 97.2% most frequent)
97.2%

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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