出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)

しゅつげんひんど
noun
frequency of occurrence; appearance frequency
formalwrittensciencelanguage
1. frequency of occurrence; frequency of appearance
How often something appears or occurs within a given context. Used in statistics, linguistics, science, and data analysis to measure how common a particular item or event is.
この漢字(かんじ)は出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)が高(たか)い。
This kanji has a high frequency of occurrence.
単語(たんご)の出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)に基(もと)づいて学習(がくしゅう)順序(じゅんじょ)を決(き)めた。
We determined the study order based on word frequency.
出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)の低(ひく)い語彙(ごい)は上級者(じょうきゅうしゃ)でも知(し)らないことがあるので、辞書(じしょ)を引(ひ)く習慣(しゅうかん)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
Even advanced learners may not know low-frequency vocabulary, so it is important to develop the habit of using a dictionary.

Composed of 出現(しゅつげん) (appearance, emergence) and 頻度(ひんど) (frequency). A standard analytical term used across many fields — from corpus linguistics and natural language processing to biology and meteorology.

Usage

Particularly common in language learning and linguistics, where word frequency lists determine vocabulary curricula. Also used in scientific research to describe how often a phenomenon is observed. Can be shortened to just 頻度(ひんど) when the context makes the meaning clear.

Common collocations

  • 出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)が高(たか)い: high frequency of occurrence
  • 出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)が低(ひく)い: low frequency of occurrence
  • 出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)を調(しら)べる: to check the frequency of occurrence
  • 出現頻度(しゅつげんひんど)順(じゅん): in order of frequency

Similar words

  • 頻度(ひんど): frequency — the general term for how often something happens
  • 使用頻度(しようひんど): frequency of use — how often something is used rather than just appearing
  • 発生頻度(はっせいひんど): frequency of occurrence (events) — focuses on events happening rather than items appearing
  • 出現率(しゅつげんりつ): occurrence rate — similar concept expressed as a percentage or ratio

Related Words

Compare: 発生頻度 (frequency of occurrence)
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