| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 189940 | 3.2607 |
| 2 | , | 91229 | 1.5661 |
| 3 | ' | 22412 | 0.3848 |
| 4 | ( | 11815 | 0.2028 |
| 5 | ) | 11786 | 0.2023 |
| 6 | ? | 7850 | 0.1348 |
| 7 | " | 6489 | 0.1114 |
| 8 | : | 3229 | 0.0554 |
| 9 | ’ | 1517 | 0.0260 |
| 10 | ! | 1287 | 0.0221 |
| 11 | ” | 849 | 0.0146 |
| 12 | - | 776 | 0.0133 |
| 13 | “ | 485 | 0.0083 |
| 14 | – | 439 | 0.0075 |
| 15 | ; | 320 | 0.0055 |
| 16 | + | 297 | 0.0051 |
| 17 | … | 150 | 0.0026 |
| 18 | ‘ | 46 | 0.0008 |
| 19 | * | 38 | 0.0007 |
| 20 | $ | 23 | 0.0004 |