head

Pronunciation: [hed]

Average Rank: 326

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 头, 头脑, 领袖, 脑袋, 最前的部分 vt. 为首, 朝向, 前进, 用头顶 vi. 朝特定方向行进, (作物)结穗 a. 头的, 在顶端的, 主要的 [计] 磁头; 冲头

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
  • n. a single domestic animal
  • n. a person who is in charge
  • n. the front of a military formation or procession
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk toefl
Word Forms:
Plural: heads
Present Participle: heading
Past Participle: headed
Past: headed
3rd Person: heads

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#463

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.4% (Top 95.4% most frequent)
95.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#342

Conversational and colloquial usage

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

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

Project Gutenberg
#172

Classical and literary usage

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

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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