third

Pronunciation: [θә:d]

Average Rank: 781

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

num. 第三, 三分之一 [机] 第三; 第三的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. following the second position in an ordering or series
  • n. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
  • s. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  • r. in the third place
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#373

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.3% (Top 96.3% most frequent)
96.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1213

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 87.9% (Top 87.9% most frequent)
87.9%

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

Project Gutenberg
#756

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 92.4% (Top 92.4% most frequent)
92.4%

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.

Back to Search