upon

Pronunciation: [ә'pɒn]

Average Rank: 718

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在...之上, 迫近, 紧接着

Detailed Explanations:
  • prep. On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it
  • is interchangeable.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#360

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1723

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 82.8% (Top 82.8% most frequent)
82.8%

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

Project Gutenberg
#70

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.3% (Top 99.3% most frequent)
99.3%

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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