similar

Pronunciation: ['similә]

Average Rank: 1965

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 相似的, 类似的 n. 相似的东西

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. marked by correspondence or resemblance
  • s. (of words) expressing closely related meanings
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#218

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.8% (Top 97.8% most frequent)
97.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#4497

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 55.0% (Top 55.0% most frequent)
55.0%

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

Project Gutenberg
#1181

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 88.2% (Top 88.2% most frequent)
88.2%

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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