Pride and Prejudice: how long are its words?
Three-letter words are the most common, 23% of the text, and 64% of all words have four letters or fewer. The longest words have 17 letters.
What does this axis measure?
Share of words (%)
What does this axis measure?
Word length (letters)
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The data: 17 points
| Word length (letters) | Share of words (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3.31 |
| 2 | 19.17 |
| 3 | 23.28 |
| 4 | 17.97 |
| 5 | 9.59 |
| 6 | 7.43 |
| 7 | 6.88 |
| 8 | 4.23 |
| 9 | 3.99 |
| 10 | 1.96 |
| 11 | 1.11 |
| 12 | 0.66 |
| 13 | 0.31 |
| 14 | 0.08 |
| 15 | 0.02 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 |
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