| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 29640 | 7.4636 |
| 2 | , | 15112 | 3.8053 |
| 3 | ( | 3068 | 0.7725 |
| 4 | ) | 3006 | 0.7569 |
| 5 | " | 2521 | 0.6348 |
| 6 | ' | 1287 | 0.3241 |
| 7 | ; | 576 | 0.1450 |
| 8 | : | 467 | 0.1176 |
| 9 | - | 351 | 0.0884 |
| 10 | ’ | 148 | 0.0373 |
| 11 | $ | 89 | 0.0224 |
| 12 | “ | 77 | 0.0194 |
| 13 | ? | 76 | 0.0191 |
| 14 | ` | 63 | 0.0159 |
| 15 | ! | 59 | 0.0149 |
| 16 | ” | 30 | 0.0076 |
| 17 | / | 28 | 0.0071 |
| 18 | – | 27 | 0.0068 |
| 19 | + | 17 | 0.0043 |
| 20 | … | 14 | 0.0035 |