where

Pronunciation: [hwєә]

Average Rank: 103

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 在哪里 pron. 哪里 n. 地点

Detailed Explanations:
  • pron. & conj. Whether.
  • adv. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position,
  • or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
  • adv. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the
  • case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
  • adv. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or
  • issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are
  • you going?
  • conj. Whereas.
  • n. Place; situation.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#82

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#121

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.8% (Top 98.8% most frequent)
98.8%

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

Project Gutenberg
#107

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

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.