must

Pronunciation: [mʌst]

Average Rank: 170

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 必须, 未发酵葡萄汁, 绝对必要的事物 aux. 必须

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a necessary or essential thing
  • n. grape juice before or during fermentation
  • s. highly recommended
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#162

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
#259

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)
97.4%

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

Project Gutenberg
#88

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.1% (Top 99.1% most frequent)
99.1%

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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