several

Pronunciation: ['sevәrәl]

Average Rank: 807

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 几个的, 一些的, 各自的 pron. 几个

Detailed Explanations:
  • s. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
  • s. distinct and individual
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#113

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1943

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 80.6% (Top 80.6% most frequent)
80.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#364

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

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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