single

Pronunciation: ['siŋgl]

Average Rank: 640

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 单身的, 单程的, 单一的, 个别的, 孤独的, 专一的 n. 一个, 单打, 单程票 vt. 选出 vi. 击出一垒打 [计] 单精度型

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
  • v. hit a single
  • a. used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
  • a. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: singles
Past Participle: singled
Past: singled
Present Participle: singling
3rd Person: singles

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#214

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.9% (Top 97.9% most frequent)
97.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1030

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 89.7% (Top 89.7% most frequent)
89.7%

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

Project Gutenberg
#676

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 93.2% (Top 93.2% most frequent)
93.2%

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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