often

Pronunciation: ['ɒ:fn]

Average Rank: 657

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 时常, 常常

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. in many cases or instances
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#77

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1611

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 83.9% (Top 83.9% most frequent)
83.9%

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

Project Gutenberg
#284

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.2% (Top 97.2% most frequent)
97.2%

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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