point

Pronunciation: [pɒint]

Average Rank: 304

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 点, 小数点, 标点, 地点, 要点, 特点, 尖端, 分数, 得分, 穴位 vt. 弄尖, 强调, 指出, 加标点于, 瞄准 vi. 指, 指向, 表明

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a geometric element that has position but no extension
  • n. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  • n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something
  • n. an instant of time
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: points
Past: pointed
Present Participle: pointing
3rd Person: points
Past Participle: pointed

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#189

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#378

Conversational and colloquial usage

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

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

Project Gutenberg
#346

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.5% (Top 96.5% most frequent)
96.5%

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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