| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 272394 | 4.1030 |
| 2 | , | 235407 | 3.5458 |
| 3 | ( | 27073 | 0.4078 |
| 4 | ) | 26645 | 0.4013 |
| 5 | " | 19433 | 0.2927 |
| 6 | - | 15197 | 0.2289 |
| 7 | : | 13047 | 0.1965 |
| 8 | ? | 11861 | 0.1787 |
| 9 | ' | 10154 | 0.1529 |
| 10 | “ | 8809 | 0.1327 |
| 11 | ! | 8246 | 0.1242 |
| 12 | ; | 5447 | 0.0820 |
| 13 | – | 4670 | 0.0703 |
| 14 | & | 4662 | 0.0702 |
| 15 | $ | 4580 | 0.0690 |
| 16 | … | 2750 | 0.0414 |
| 17 | ” | 1528 | 0.0230 |
| 18 | / | 959 | 0.0144 |
| 19 | > | 835 | 0.0126 |
| 20 | — | 823 | 0.0124 |