man

Pronunciation: [mæn]

Average Rank: 193

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 男人, 人类, 人 vt. 为...配备人手, 操纵, 使振奋 [计] 城域网, 手册

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  • n. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
  • n. a male subordinate
  • n. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Plural: men
Past Participle: manned
Present Participle: manning
Past: manned
3rd Person: mans

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#390

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.1% (Top 96.1% most frequent)
96.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#128

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.7% (Top 98.7% most frequent)
98.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#62

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.4% (Top 99.4% most frequent)
99.4%

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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