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Pronunciation: [les]

Average Rank: 398

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 较少, 较小 a. 少的, 小的 adv. 较少, 较小, 较差 [计] 最低成本估算与调度法

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  • s. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
  • s. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
  • r. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 ky

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#164

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.4% (Top 98.4% most frequent)
98.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#759

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.4% (Top 92.4% most frequent)
92.4%

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

Project Gutenberg
#270

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.3% (Top 97.3% most frequent)
97.3%

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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