| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 794646 | 7.4935 |
| 2 | , | 401173 | 3.7830 |
| 3 | ( | 80472 | 0.7588 |
| 4 | ) | 79940 | 0.7538 |
| 5 | " | 66319 | 0.6254 |
| 6 | ' | 37088 | 0.3497 |
| 7 | ; | 15372 | 0.1450 |
| 8 | : | 12669 | 0.1195 |
| 9 | - | 9078 | 0.0856 |
| 10 | ’ | 3749 | 0.0354 |
| 11 | “ | 2413 | 0.0228 |
| 12 | $ | 2150 | 0.0203 |
| 13 | ? | 1941 | 0.0183 |
| 14 | ` | 1478 | 0.0139 |
| 15 | ! | 1319 | 0.0124 |
| 16 | / | 1008 | 0.0095 |
| 17 | ” | 928 | 0.0088 |
| 18 | – | 712 | 0.0067 |
| 19 | + | 523 | 0.0049 |
| 20 | & | 484 | 0.0046 |