three

Pronunciation: [θri:]

Average Rank: 187

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

num. 三, 三个

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • s. being one more than two
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#98

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#291

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 97.1% (Top 97.1% most frequent)
97.1%

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

Project Gutenberg
#173

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.3% (Top 98.3% most frequent)
98.3%

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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