space

Pronunciation: [speis]

Average Rank: 879

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 位置, 空间, 距离, 太空, 空白, 间隔, (期刊等的)篇幅 vt. 隔开, 分隔 vi. 留间隔 [计] 空白, 空格校验

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
  • n. an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
  • n. an area reserved for some particular purpose
  • n. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: spaces
Past Participle: spaced
Present Participle: spacing
Past: spaced
3rd Person: spaces

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#331

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.7% (Top 96.7% most frequent)
96.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1202

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 88.0% (Top 88.0% most frequent)
88.0%

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

Project Gutenberg
#1105

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 88.9% (Top 88.9% most frequent)
88.9%

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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