popular

Pronunciation: ['pɒpjulә]

Average Rank: 1474

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)

Source: ECDICT

a. 通俗的, 流行的, 受欢迎的, 大众的, 人民的, 普及的 [经] 大众的, 通俗的, 普及的

Detailed Explanations:

a. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
s. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
s. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

ECDICT Dictionary Data

Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Oxford 3000

Difficulty: BASIC

Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts

Word Forms:

Plural: populars

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia

#247

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.5% (Top 97.5% most frequent)

97.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts

#2741

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 72.6% (Top 72.6% most frequent)

72.6%

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

Project Gutenberg

#1435

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 85.7% (Top 85.7% most frequent)

85.7%

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.