most

Pronunciation: [mәust]

Average Rank: 167

Source: ECDICT

n. 最多, 最大 a. 大多数的, 几乎全部的, 最多的 adv. 最, 最多, 极其

a. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
a. the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree
r. used to form the superlative
r. very

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Oxford 3000

Difficulty: BASIC

Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

#53

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.5% (Top 99.5% most frequent)

99.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

#344

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 96.6% (Top 96.6% most frequent)

96.6%

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

#103

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)

99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

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.