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Pronunciation: [tɒp]

Average Rank: 689

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 顶部, 顶端, 极点, 上面, 上部, 顶篷, 最高地位, 首位, 陀螺 a. 最高的, 顶上的, 头等的 vt. 盖, 加以顶, 高达, 超越 vi. 结束, 达到顶点, 高出 [计] TOP协议

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the upper part of anything
  • n. the highest or uppermost side of anything
  • n. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
  • n. the greatest possible intensity
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: tops
Past Participle: topped
Past: topped
Present Participle: topping
3rd Person: tops

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#476

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.2% (Top 95.2% most frequent)
95.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#739

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.6% (Top 92.6% most frequent)
92.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#851

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 91.5% (Top 91.5% most frequent)
91.5%

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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