The Comedy of Errors: About the Play
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Word Frequency
The following table shows the frequency of
spoken
words longer than three letters in the play. These numbers should not be considered authoritative.
that:
217
thou:
133
with:
130
your:
117
this:
117
will:
91
have:
88
what:
81
from:
66
thee:
65
here:
51
come:
48
master:
46
would:
45
chain:
45
know:
42
home:
42
then:
41
there:
37
dromio:
36
when:
36
wife:
35
time:
34
were:
34
hath:
34
i'll:
33
them:
33
more:
32
well:
31
some:
31
these:
29
they:
29
mistress:
28
good:
28
where:
28
husband:
28
tell:
27
upon:
27
shall:
26
money:
26
their:
26
make:
25
till:
24
sister:
24
mine:
24
dinner:
24
think:
23
which:
22
house:
22
like:
22
bear:
21
gold:
19
such:
19
love:
19
take:
18
sent:
18
give:
18
never:
18
much:
17
being:
17
pray:
17
long:
17
again:
17
villain:
17
life:
17
than:
17
doth:
16
should:
16
came:
16
since:
16
name:
16
thus:
15
bound:
15
both:
15
other:
15
against:
15
made:
15
could:
15
away:
14
must:
14
comes:
14
hear:
14
speak:
14
gave:
14
fetch:
14
therefore:
14
antipholus:
14
break:
14
duke:
14
call:
13
face:
13
fair:
13
hour:
13
hand:
13
sure:
13
hast:
13
most:
13
none:
13
sweet:
13
town:
12
even:
12
hence:
12
door:
12
though:
12
gone:
12
didst:
12
quoth:
12
myself:
11
dost:
11
merry:
11
been:
11
before:
11
brother:
11
there's:
11
left:
11
mean:
11
poor:
11
unto:
11
wrong:
11
nothing:
11
marks:
11
marry:
10
without:
10
word:
10
whom:
10
reason:
10
ring:
10
very:
10
cannot:
10
false:
10
hold:
10
slave:
10
deny:
10
else:
10
look:
10
welcome:
10
forth:
10
doors:
10
heart:
10
light:
10
mart:
10
that's:
10
officer:
10
soon:
10
within:
10
ducats:
10
goldsmith:
9
stay:
9
answer:
9
death:
9
ears:
9
hair:
9
wherefore:
9
dine:
9
witness:
9
abbey:
9
great:
9
thyself:
9
took:
9
bring:
9
woman:
9
leave:
8
sake:
8
he's:
8
first:
8
hope:
8
blows:
8
ephesus:
8
wind:
8
neither:
8
grace:
8
lord:
8
help:
8
keep:
8
meat:
8
jest:
8
charge:
8
strange:
8
thousand:
8
night:
8
still:
8
himself:
8
seek:
7
ne'er:
7
shame:
7
send:
7
back:
7
into:
7
down:
7
please:
7
might:
7
case:
7
brought:
7
about:
7
whose:
7
words:
7
fear:
7
suit:
7
place:
7
centaur:
7
lost:
7
those:
7
find:
7
return:
7
syracusian:
7
five:
7
gentle:
7
meet:
7
true:
7
friend:
7
rope:
7
eyes:
7
ship:
7
together:
7
part:
7
soul:
7
epidamnum:
7
dined:
7
patience:
7
shut:
6
claim:
6
arrested:
6
same:
6
corinth:
6
breath:
6
save:
6
hither:
6
another:
6
done:
6
walk:
6
beat:
6
liberty:
6
looks:
6
care:
6
dear:
6
once:
6
better:
6
yourself:
6
bind:
6
world:
6
enter:
6
fast:
6
worse:
6
straight:
6
years:
6
lock'd:
6
tongue:
6
lose:
6
thought:
6
besides:
6
arrest:
6
stand:
6
present:
6
either:
6
because:
6
stays:
6
lest:
6
company:
6
cheer:
6
rage:
6
mind:
6
pate:
6
live:
6
safe:
6
drop:
6
whilst:
6
devil:
5
obey:
5
cause:
5
call'd:
5
cold:
5
aboard:
5
bald:
5
bark:
5
fool:
5
three:
5
depart:
5
debt:
5
went:
5
holy:
5
fellow:
5
here's:
5
sport:
5
wilt:
5
feel:
5
signior:
5
unless:
5
beaten:
5
head:
5
gate:
5
warrant:
5
plead:
5
urging:
5
aegeon:
5
hours:
5
abbess:
5
thank:
5
fault:
5
burn:
5
last:
5
many:
5
god's:
5
justice:
5
humour:
5
every:
5
porpentine:
5
withal:
5
promised:
5
draw:
5
pale:
5
told:
5
thine:
5
hands:
5
patient:
5
crow:
5
merchant:
5
body:
5
sirrah:
4
creature:
4
spurn:
4
ever:
4
talk:
4
alas:
4
born:
4
possess'd:
4
common:
4
shoulders:
4
self:
4
stuff:
4
rest:
4
pity:
4
burden:
4
received:
4
return'd:
4
what's:
4
masters:
4
thereof:
4
between:
4
business:
4
fortune:
4
right:
4
band:
4
father:
4
ourselves:
4
rope's:
4
recover:
4
goods:
4
denied:
4
sconce:
4
blood:
4
deep:
4
sleep:
4
receive:
4
deliver:
4
we'll:
4
understand:
4
earth:
4
haste:
4
found:
4
sergeant:
4
they'll:
4
spake:
4
longer:
4
wouldst:
4
feast:
4
faith:
4
city:
4
means:
4
wrongs:
4
knock:
4
hard:
4
plain:
4
changed:
4
turn:
4
fire:
4
housed:
4
fish:
4
heard:
4
rather:
4
bought:
4
knows:
4
syracusa:
4
heaven:
4
quiet:
4
purse:
4
trust:
4
porter:
4
truth:
4
alone:
4
after:
4
late:
4
hundred:
4
scorn:
4
wench:
4
dull:
4
something:
4
soft:
4
lives:
4
thence:
4
beauty:
4
street:
4
o'er:
4
wealth:
4
sons:
4
full:
4
adam:
4
thing:
4
credit:
4
sound:
4
marriage:
4
show:
4
wonder:
4
making:
4
gazing:
4
coming:
3
swords:
3
others:
3
children:
3
balthazar:
3
messenger:
3
breaking:
3
seems:
3
evil:
3
o'clock:
3
luce:
3
reputation:
3
gentleman:
3
phoenix:
3
labour:
3
suffer:
3
bondman:
3
peace:
3
liege:
3
doubt:
3
sorry:
3
sharp:
3
bail:
3
beast:
3
darest:
3
mighty:
3
beating:
3
dote:
3
gaoler:
3
rested:
3
yonder:
3
want:
3
blow:
3
water:
3
reverend:
3
fashion:
3
comfort:
3
season:
3
borne:
3
loose:
3
hadst:
3
adriana:
3
denies:
3
excuse:
3
finger:
3
rough:
3
ones:
3
matter:
3
dark:
3
vile:
3
spoon:
3
extremity:
3
herself:
3
host:
3
fall:
3
became:
3
forswore:
3
touch:
3
gracious:
3
desk:
3
cries:
3
wits:
3
behold:
3
teach:
3
half:
3
aemilia:
3
stands:
3
indeed:
3
prisoner:
3
presently:
3
servants:
3
let's:
3
weeping:
3
presence:
3
broke:
3
grows:
3
honest:
3
hell:
3
satisfaction:
3
witch:
3
service:
3
melancholy:
3
while:
3
laid:
3
possession:
3
begg'd:
3
grant:
3
doctor:
3
methinks:
3
strong:
3
conjure:
3
conjurer:
3
heels:
3
almost:
3
serve:
3
know'st:
3
sword:
3
discourse:
3
swore:
3
certain:
3
person:
3
skin:
3
faced:
3
people:
3
scarce:
3
fiend:
3
prayers:
3
anon:
3
until:
3
state:
3
witches:
3
unhappy:
3
acquainted:
3
spite:
3
minion:
3
kitchen:
3
kept:
3
post:
3
laws:
3
prove:
3
office:
3
near:
3
neck:
3
owes:
3
clock:
3
wenches:
3
foolish:
3
mend:
3
behind:
3
nature:
3
knave:
3
jealous:
3
often:
3
wander:
3
you'll:
3
tempt:
3
open:
3
course:
3
conceit:
3
attend:
3
unknown:
3
satan:
3
drew:
3
dream:
3
pinch:
3
flesh:
3
souls:
3
fowls:
3
shop:
3
enough:
3
makes:
3
woes:
3
evening:
2
women:
2
conclude:
2
belike:
2
custody:
2
careful:
2
leather:
2
breaks:
2
offer:
2
believe:
2
reft:
2
saddler:
2
recovery:
2
seas:
2
owner:
2
shoulder:
2
heart's:
2
pleasing:
2
aspect:
2
rate:
2
stomach:
2
order:
2
clean:
2
taken:
2
clear:
2
takes:
2
remember:
2
bond:
2
vouchsafe:
2
bespoke:
2
alike:
2
wont:
2
divine:
2
unruly:
2
tear:
2
pulse:
2
namely:
2
things:
2
perchance:
2
burdened:
2
bore:
2
bonds:
2
parents:
2
spit:
2
needs:
2
confess:
2
look'd:
2
shalt:
2
names:
2
perhaps:
2
says:
2
nativity:
2
just:
2
madly:
2
beams:
2
vain:
2
fever:
2
strength:
2
knew:
2
confederates:
2
boys:
2
publicly:
2
benefit:
2
basting:
2
laugh:
2
avoid:
2
mother:
2
error:
2
bears:
2
deformed:
2
patch:
2
minds:
2
madness:
2
stir:
2
league:
2
whence:
2
entertain:
2
wear:
2
cross:
2
lesser:
2
lust:
2
looking:
2
struck:
2
vein:
2
bespeak:
2
feeble:
2
perforce:
2
week:
2
weep:
2
hopeless:
2
impeach:
2
stop:
2
disguised:
2
food:
2
warm:
2
wars:
2
invited:
2
second:
2
purpose:
2
leisure:
2
convey'd:
2
whole:
2
each:
2
appear:
2
modesty:
2
be'st:
2
offer'd:
2
delight:
2
conclusion:
2
sooner:
2
view:
2
bell:
2
ensue:
2
dead:
2
beasts:
2
pardon:
2
say'st:
2
voice:
2
homeward:
2
injury:
2
delivered:
2
receipt:
2
simple:
2
carried:
2
where's:
2
under:
2
thither:
2
homage:
2
jealousy:
2
honour:
2
weary:
2
large:
2
elsewhere:
2
reprehended:
2
ships:
2
gather:
2
fled:
2
small:
2
guilders:
2
idle:
2
attendant:
2
best:
2
displeasure:
2
deadly:
2
merchants:
2
raging:
2
favour:
2
horn:
2
redeem:
2
rude:
2
bestow:
2
always:
2
beware:
2
wild:
2
ta'en:
2
instance:
2
forsworn:
2
countrymen:
2
inquisitive:
2
doubtfully:
2
commends:
2
sorrows:
2
feet:
2
dies:
2
lock:
2
trouble:
2
rule:
2
mated:
2
unkind:
2
fishermen:
2
disposed:
2
earth's:
2
yours:
2
blame:
2
defeatures:
2
keeps:
2
advised:
2