Much Ado about Nothing: 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:
292
will:
200
with:
191
your:
182
have:
165
this:
150
what:
101
good:
94
love:
91
would:
88
thou:
86
shall:
82
they:
81
come:
75
well:
75
hath:
74
thee:
74
lord:
71
lady:
62
when:
59
know:
59
claudio:
57
which:
56
hero:
56
were:
54
them:
53
benedick:
52
than:
52
like:
51
then:
50
should:
49
think:
47
there:
45
beatrice:
43
signior:
42
here:
42
hear:
41
prince:
40
tell:
39
such:
39
never:
39
upon:
36
more:
36
make:
36
much:
35
must:
35
night:
35
brother:
34
some:
34
into:
33
mine:
33
marry:
32
very:
32
heart:
32
cousin:
31
pray:
31
speak:
31
i'll:
30
give:
30
daughter:
29
from:
28
indeed:
27
count:
27
take:
25
cannot:
25
their:
25
true:
25
doth:
24
answer:
24
most:
24
leonato:
23
been:
23
faith:
23
none:
23
these:
23
till:
22
morrow:
22
hand:
21
name:
21
every:
21
ever:
20
down:
20
fashion:
20
look:
20
nothing:
20
husband:
20
thus:
19
other:
19
being:
19
only:
19
against:
19
sweet:
19
before:
18
made:
18
could:
18
said:
18
about:
17
death:
17
first:
17
fair:
17
comes:
17
therefore:
17
margaret:
17
show:
17
troth:
16
away:
16
myself:
16
call:
16
fool:
16
matter:
16
grace:
16
great:
16
himself:
16
enough:
16
leave:
15
gentleman:
15
masters:
15
write:
15
wear:
15
there's:
15
truly:
15
thank:
15
life:
15
thing:
15
even:
14
prince's:
14
right:
14
father:
14
though:
14
better:
14
wise:
14
meet:
14
told:
14
part:
14
without:
13
loved:
13
word:
13
another:
13
dost:
13
time:
13
niece:
13
face:
13
blood:
13
dare:
13
words:
13
john:
13
hang:
13
honest:
13
stand:
13
villain:
13
charge:
13
soul:
13
bring:
13
marriage:
13
child:
12
talk:
12
excellent:
12
friar:
12
bear:
12
watch:
12
master:
12
under:
12
warrant:
12
sure:
12
thought:
12
rather:
12
that's:
12
live:
12
both:
11
hold:
11
fellow:
11
young:
11
world:
11
married:
11
tongue:
11
help:
11
find:
11
heard:
11
truth:
11
many:
11
itself:
11
friend:
11
strange:
11
swear:
11
eyes:
11
full:
11
affection:
10
loves:
10
uncle:
10
says:
10
just:
10
done:
10
merry:
10
sing:
10
dead:
10
false:
10
honour:
10
wilt:
10
yours:
10
constable:
10
where:
10
window:
10
those:
10
poor:
10
thousand:
10
little:
10
hither:
9
worship:
9
what's:
9
music:
9
neighbour:
9
pains:
9
counsel:
9
appear:
9
dear:
9
foul:
9
yourself:
9
hour:
9
else:
9
presently:
9
messina:
9
knows:
9
trust:
9
praise:
9
break:
9
noble:
9
kill:
9
woman:
9
things:
8
shame:
8
send:
8
sick:
8
chamber:
8
peace:
8
sigh:
8
goes:
8
man's:
8
might:
8
here's:
8
we'll:
8
fear:
8
fare:
8
possible:
8
head:
8
long:
8
measure:
8
again:
8
innocent:
8
she's:
8
keep:
8
farewell:
8
maid:
8
light:
8
left:
8
after:
8
grief:
8
prove:
8
office:
8
villany:
8
slander:
8
mind:
8
wonder:
8
question:
8
believe:
7
morning:
7
seek:
7
tale:
7
virtue:
7
hero's:
7
leonato's:
7
stay:
7
beard:
7
between:
7
princes:
7
walk:
7
came:
7
please:
7
whole:
7
care:
7
brought:
7
whose:
7
neither:
7
over:
7
endure:
7
hast:
7
cupid:
7
friends:
7
house:
7
melancholy:
7
desire:
7
note:
7
offence:
7
heavy:
7
known:
7
swore:
7
last:
7
scorn:
7
wrong:
7
humour:
7
near:
7
kind:
7
writ:
7
company:
7
patience:
7
turned:
6
madam:
6
follow:
6
knew:
6
sorry:
6
deformed:
6
curst:
6
purpose:
6
deserve:
6
practise:
6
once:
6
despite:
6
wife:
6
wedding:
6
ursula:
6
died:
6
youth:
6
longer:
6
loving:
6
surely:
6
means:
6
honourable:
6
worthy:
6
since:
6
flout:
6
almost:
6
serve:
6
proof:
6
sworn:
6
thanks:
6
unto:
6
god's:
6
horns:
6
thief:
6
draw:
6
speaks:
6
thine:
6
hands:
6
accused:
6
passion:
6
outward:
5
tongues:
5
sake:
5
rare:
5
hurt:
5
spoken:
5
brother's:
5
shows:
5
remember:
5
seem:
5
seen:
5
orchard:
5
rich:
5
breath:
5
born:
5
save:
5
challenge:
5
rhyme:
5
suffer:
5
shape:
5
reason:
5
doubt:
5
killed:
5
wronged:
5
cross:
5
looks:
5
foot:
5
gone:
5
pardon:
5
depart:
5
went:
5
supper:
5
hope:
5
fall:
5
always:
5
appears:
5
deny:
5
match:
5
unless:
5
wish:
5
suit:
5
half:
5
liking:
5
impossible:
5
mouth:
5
moral:
5
stuffed:
5
witness:
5
dance:
5
called:
5
fine:
5
hide:
5
while:
5
fire:
5
argument:
5
bull:
5
church:
5
modest:
5
alone:
5
certain:
5
mean:
5
fancy:
5
jest:
5
because:
5
horse:
5
less:
5
beauty:
5
issue:
5
examine:
5
still:
5
tomb:
5
took:
5
savage:
5
virtuous:
5
news:
5
speaking:
5
body:
5
women:
4
short:
4
twas:
4
conclude:
4
living:
4
counterfeit:
4
same:
4
stomach:
4
meantime:
4
conference:
4
seems:
4
alas:
4
hence:
4
reading:
4
paper:
4
pedro:
4
thinks:
4
shalt:
4
back:
4
sent:
4
quarrel:
4
pity:
4
side:
4
shortly:
4
borachio:
4
laugh:
4
sign:
4
beat:
4
proper:
4
become:
4
wars:
4
cunning:
4
falls:
4
comfort:
4
moreover:
4
knaves:
4
three:
4
spoke:
4
benedictus:
4
ready:
4
holy:
4
wears:
4
fled:
4
best:
4
favour:
4
horn:
4
herself:
4
amen:
4
sport:
4
ta'en:
4
hercules:
4
haste:
4
bind:
4
maiden:
4
dies:
4
conrade:
4
hair:
4
teach:
4
money:
4
worse:
4
place:
4
worth:
4
wouldst:
4
wherefore:
4
meant:
4
accusation:
4
reverence:
4
hard:
4
plain:
4
wooed:
4
happy:
4
double:
4
tells:
4
fetch:
4
garland:
4
lost:
4
tears:
4
tush:
4
protest:
4
forbid:
4
stolen:
4
high:
4
forth:
4
sexton:
4
methinks:
4
spirits:
4
five:
4
change:
4
lead:
4
doublet:
4
he'll:
4
valiant:
4
spirit:
4
toothache:
4
beseech:
4
either:
4
sometime:
4
apparel:
4
bestowed:
4
offend:
4
heavily:
4
strain:
4
valour:
4
lived:
4
lies:
4
impediment:
4
mischief:
4
visor:
4
whiles:
4
you'll:
4
brief:
4
cover:
4
through:
4
sort:
4
gives:
4
together:
4
disdain:
4
belied:
4
pretty:
4
learn:
4
next:
4
already:
4
times:
4
allegiance:
4
dinner:
4
turns:
3
utter:
3
strike:
3
others:
3
devil:
3
secret:
3
ought:
3
cause:
3
ended:
3
virtues:
3
deceived:
3
book:
3
frame:
3
verges:
3
mercy:
3
ride:
3
embrace:
3
worm:
3
invention:
3
bound:
3
dangerous:
3
seest:
3
awhile:
3
star:
3
cost:
3
whom:
3
talking:
3
sheet:
3
mother:
3
bait:
3
goodly:
3
wait:
3
fortune:
3
wake:
3
dote:
3
by'r:
3
apes:
3
benedick's:
3
block:
3
secretly:
3
thoughts:
3
blot:
3
glory:
3
constant:
3
further:
3
wast:
3
sits:
3
case:
3
year:
3
lady's:
3
flat:
3
thither:
3
bills:
3
ones:
3
wide:
3
home:
3
nobody:
3
saying:
3
didst:
3
ours:
3
committed:
3
glad:
3
john's:
3
round:
3
fain:
3
peter:
3
monument:
3
ears:
3
fame:
3
drunk:
3
wind:
3
found:
3
feel:
3
lock:
3
ladies:
3
beaten:
3
trouble:
3
encounter:
3
bite:
3
runs:
3
men's:
3
soldier:
3
honesty:
3
mock:
3
jove:
3
sweetly:
3
happiness:
3
buried:
3
wrongs:
3
challenged:
3
framed:
3
sixth:
3
harm:
3
cousin's:
3
letter:
3
neighbours:
3
semblance:
3
heir:
3
meddle:
3
broke:
3
seacole:
3
hell:
3
gift:
3
turn:
3
sorrow:
3
possessed:
3
vilely:
3
looked:
3
handsome:
3
examination:
3
partly:
3
caught:
3
angry:
3
returned:
3
gentlewoman:
3
kindness:
3
partner:
3
heels:
3
notes:
3
sword:
3
discourse:
3
suspect:
3
gentle:
3
fault:
3
meat:
3
rites:
3
hearts:
3
present:
3
until:
3
busy:
3
state:
3
discover:
3
spite:
3
jests:
3
proud:
3
parts:
3
mark:
3
exceeding:
3
weight:
3
dumb:
3
devise:
3
otherwise:
3
pace:
3
play:
3
soft:
3
lives:
3
need:
3
approved:
3
lest:
3
behind:
3
withal:
3
nature:
3
bachelor:
3
proved:
3
lordship:
3
companion:
3
song:
3
thinking:
3
transgression:
3
course:
3
defend:
3
kiss:
3
italy:
3
is't:
3
dream:
3
graces:
3
confirm'd:
3
point:
3
judgment:
3
flesh:
3
close:
3
villains:
3
prays:
3
ducats:
3
slanders:
3
pride:
3
earnest:
3
meaning:
3
lords:
3
bastard:
2
evening:
2
sirrah:
2
offer:
2
seal:
2
amiable:
2
daughter's:
2
creature:
2
string:
2
alter:
2
working:
2
birth:
2
obey:
2
grey:
2
dress:
2
uttered:
2
yourselves:
2