important

Pronunciation: [im'pɒ:tәnt]

Average Rank: 409

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 重要的, 有地位的, 大量的, 显要的, 自负的 [计] 要点

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. of great significance or value
  • s. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#197

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.0% (Top 98.0% most frequent)
98.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#425

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.8% (Top 95.8% most frequent)
95.8%

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

Project Gutenberg
#604

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 94.0% (Top 94.0% most frequent)
94.0%

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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