size

Pronunciation: [saiz]

Average Rank: 1221

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 大小, 尺寸, 规模, 尺码, 能力, 浆料 vt. 上浆, 依大小排列 vi. 可比拟 a. 一定大小的, 一定尺寸的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
  • n. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
  • n. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
  • n. the actual state of affairs
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: sizes
Past Participle: sized
Present Participle: sizing
Past: sized
3rd Person: sizes

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#355

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.5% (Top 96.5% most frequent)
96.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1816

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 81.8% (Top 81.8% most frequent)
81.8%

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

Project Gutenberg
#1491

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 85.1% (Top 85.1% most frequent)
85.1%

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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