least

Pronunciation: [li:st]

Average Rank: 360

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 最少, 最小, 最小限度 a. 最少的, 最小的 adv. 最小, 最少

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. something that is of no importance
  • a. the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
  • r. used to form the superlative
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#351

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.5% (Top 96.5% most frequent)
96.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#402

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 96.0% (Top 96.0% most frequent)
96.0%

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

Project Gutenberg
#327

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.7% (Top 96.7% most frequent)
96.7%

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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