million

Pronunciation: ['miljәn]

Average Rank: 787

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 百万, 无数 num. 百万

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
  • n. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
  • s. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#196

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
#827

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 91.7% (Top 91.7% most frequent)
91.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#1338

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 86.6% (Top 86.6% most frequent)
86.6%

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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