| rank | word | frequency | relative frequency in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | 940606 | 5.2800 |
| 2 | , | 759606 | 4.2640 |
| 3 | ( | 127359 | 0.7149 |
| 4 | ) | 119456 | 0.6706 |
| 5 | " | 118601 | 0.6658 |
| 6 | ' | 23900 | 0.1342 |
| 7 | ; | 20866 | 0.1171 |
| 8 | : | 17753 | 0.0997 |
| 9 | - | 11444 | 0.0642 |
| 10 | & | 4218 | 0.0237 |
| 11 | “ | 4033 | 0.0226 |
| 12 | $ | 3907 | 0.0219 |
| 13 | ? | 3020 | 0.0170 |
| 14 | ! | 2613 | 0.0147 |
| 15 | / | 2055 | 0.0115 |
| 16 | – | 1941 | 0.0109 |
| 17 | * | 1554 | 0.0087 |
| 18 | ” | 1202 | 0.0067 |
| 19 | + | 679 | 0.0038 |
| 20 | — | 559 | 0.0031 |