large

Pronunciation: [lɑ:dʒ]

Average Rank: 816

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 大的, 大量的, 宽大的, 广博的 adv. 大大地, 夸大地

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a garment size for a large person
  • a. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
  • s. fairly large or important in effect; influential
  • s. having broad power and range and scope
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Comparative: larger
Superlative: largest

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#111

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2057

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 79.4% (Top 79.4% most frequent)
79.4%

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

Project Gutenberg
#281

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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