| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 281392 | 4.0475 |
| 2 | , | 278940 | 4.0122 |
| 3 | : | 38145 | 0.5487 |
| 4 | ( | 18396 | 0.2646 |
| 5 | ) | 18394 | 0.2646 |
| 6 | ? | 14786 | 0.2127 |
| 7 | “ | 10086 | 0.1451 |
| 8 | … | 7224 | 0.1039 |
| 9 | – | 3786 | 0.0545 |
| 10 | ! | 2253 | 0.0324 |
| 11 | ; | 1844 | 0.0265 |
| 12 | - | 1614 | 0.0232 |
| 13 | € | 1111 | 0.0160 |
| 14 | ” | 757 | 0.0109 |
| 15 | $ | 690 | 0.0099 |
| 16 | ’ | 378 | 0.0054 |
| 17 | ™ | 175 | 0.0025 |
| 18 | " | 168 | 0.0024 |
| 19 | » | 142 | 0.0020 |
| 20 | & | 141 | 0.0020 |