type

Pronunciation: [taip]

Average Rank: 1185

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 类型, 样式, 典型, 榜样, 标志, 符号, 型, 式 vi. 打字 vt. 作为代表, 测定类型, 用打字机打 [计] 类型; 键入; DOS内部命令:在屏幕上显示指定文件的内容

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
  • n. (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
  • n. printed characters
  • n. all of the tokens of the same symbol
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: types
Past Participle: typed
Present Participle: typing
Past: typed
3rd Person: types

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#342

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.6% (Top 96.6% most frequent)
96.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1283

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 87.2% (Top 87.2% most frequent)
87.2%

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

Project Gutenberg
#1929

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 80.7% (Top 80.7% most frequent)
80.7%

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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