role

Pronunciation: [rәul]

Average Rank: 3852

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 角色, 职责, 任务 [医] 作用, 功用

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: roles

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#317

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2643

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 73.6% (Top 73.6% most frequent)
73.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#8597

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 14.0% (Top 14.0% most frequent)
14.0%

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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