small

Pronunciation: [smɒ:l]

Average Rank: 405

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 小的, 少的, 小型的, 低微的, 小气的, 细微的 adv. 些微地 n. 狭小部分

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the slender part of the back
  • n. a garment size for a small person
  • a. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
  • s. slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Comparative: smaller
Superlative: smallest

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#142

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#837

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 91.6% (Top 91.6% most frequent)
91.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#235

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.7% (Top 97.7% most frequent)
97.7%

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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