BNC
usage
most common words
SELECT * FROM bnc_bncs INNER JOIN words USING (wordid) ORDER BY freq DESC LIMIT 20
wordidwordposidfreqrangedispword
12762bev422771000.98be
64121havev136551000.97have
39165dov55941000.92do
118880sayv33441000.92say
59084getv22101000.87get
83428makev21651000.98make
60084gov20781000.91go
120546seev19201000.95see
76573knowv18821000.9know
137177timen18331000.98time
133793takev17971000.98take
150979yearn16391000.96year
136270thinkv15201000.9think
28413comev15121000.94come
59551givev12841000.98give
60519gooda12761000.97good
101311peoplen12561000.95people
92576newa11541000.95new
81469lookv11511000.92look
147683wayn11081000.97way
most common adj
SELECT * FROM bnc_bncs INNER JOIN words USING (wordid) WHERE posid = 'a' ORDER BY freq DESC LIMIT 20
wordidwordposidfreqrangedispword
60519gooda12761000.97good
92576newa11541000.95new
95561olda6481000.95old
61357greata6351000.97great
65751higha5741000.96high
125172smalla5181000.97small
77820largea4711000.95large
81302longa3921000.97long
151302younga3791000.96young
115183righta3541000.89right
41390earlya3531000.95early
14229biga3381000.94big
78019latea3021000.97late
53446fulla2891000.98full
48508fara2881000.96far
81880lowa2861000.95low
11130bada2641000.95bad
132359surea2411000.92sure
26669cleara2391000.96clear
79993likelya2281000.95likely
most common nouns
SELECT * FROM bnc_bncs INNER JOIN words USING (wordid) WHERE posid = 'n' ORDER BY freq DESC LIMIT 20
wordidwordposidfreqrangedispword
137177timen18331000.98time
150979yearn16391000.96year
101311peoplen12561000.95people
147683wayn11081000.97way
83836mann10031000.95man
34920dayn9401000.97day
136260thingn7761000.92thing
24800childn7101000.94child
60784governmentn6701000.88government
150219workn6531000.96work
79745lifen6451000.96life
149913womann6311000.95woman
133413systemn6191000.89system
22198casen6131000.92case
99934partn6121000.97part
62047groupn6071000.94group
94488numbern6061000.95number
150318worldn6001000.96world
67453housen5981000.95house
7856arean5851000.93area
most common nouns in speech
SELECT * FROM bnc_spwrs INNER JOIN words USING (wordid) WHERE posid = 'n' ORDER BY freq1 DESC LIMIT 20
wordidwordposidfreq1range1disp1freq2range2disp2llword
136260thingn2240100.96607900.94-22464.9thing
137177timen2103100.951802900.98-439.7time
101311peoplen2071100.871162900.96-5231.4people
150979yearn1507100.91655900.95126.9year
147683wayn1358100.951079900.97-614.7way
34920dayn1064100.94926900.97-181.8day
67878hundredn1053100.81136900.89-20229.9hundred
81666lotn992100.91160900.95-16310.8lot
106677poundn899100.85101900.75-18746.4pound
147904weekn829100.93435900.94-2548.1week
126612sortn800100.89163900.95-10829.2sort
14864bitn747100.91104900.92-13606.8bit
105215pointn747100.79454900.96-1441.9point
94488numbern638100.87602900.95-20.1number
88809moneyn637100.96345900.95-1799.1money
83836mann629100.891047900.941843.7man
150219workn601100.92659900.9548.8work
108037problemn568100.83564900.95-0.2problem
67453housen557100.92602900.9533.1house
136548thousandn553100.83113900.9-7468thousand
most common nouns in writing
SELECT * FROM bnc_spwrs INNER JOIN words USING (wordid) WHERE posid = 'n' ORDER BY freq2 DESC LIMIT 20
wordidwordposidfreq1range1disp1freq2range2disp2llword
137177timen2103100.951802900.98-439.7time
150979yearn1507100.91655900.95126.9year
101311peoplen2071100.871162900.96-5231.4people
147683wayn1358100.951079900.97-614.7way
83836mann629100.891047900.941843.7man
34920dayn1064100.94926900.97-181.8day
24800childn497100.82734900.94814.5child
60784governmentn312100.7711900.872707.2government
79745lifen333100.87681900.972081life
133413systemn232100.76664900.893582.9system
149913womann371100.81661900.941434.8woman
150219workn601100.92659900.9548.8work
22198casen314100.8648900.922028.3case
150318worldn250100.81640900.962954.6world
62047groupn334100.79639900.941670.1group
99934partn418100.85635900.97791.6part
28995companyn232100.78620900.913051.4company
136260thingn2240100.96607900.94-22464.9thing
67453housen557100.92602900.9533.1house
94488numbern638100.87602900.95-20.1number