once

Pronunciation: [wʌns]

Average Rank: 295

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 一次, 曾经, 一旦 conj. 一旦, 一经 n. 一次 a. 从前的

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. on one occasion
  • r. as soon as
  • r. at a previous time;
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#384

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.2% (Top 96.2% most frequent)
96.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#336

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

Project Gutenberg
#165

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.4% (Top 98.4% most frequent)
98.4%

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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