Commonly used words in written English - letter X with 13 words, sorted by frequency

The list of words starting with the letter X that occur frequently in written English is based on an analysis of the Google Books Ngram (a collection compiled by Peter Norvig in 2012, containing close to one trillion words).
  1. Word Frequency is calculated as the number of occurrences in one million words.
  2. Word Definition is sourced from the WordNet dictionary. You'll have to look up each word page for its complete definition and Part of Speech (POS) categories.
Word Frequency Definition
184
(noun) the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
22
(noun) the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
18
(adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
16
(adjective) being one more than twelve; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
16
(adjective) being one more than thirteen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
13
(adjective) being one more than fourteen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
12
(adjective) being one more than fifteen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
9
(adjective) being one more than sixteen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
9
(adjective) being one more than seventeen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
9
(noun) (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female
8
(adjective) being one more than eighteen; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
6
(adjective) being one more than twenty; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
5
(adjective) being two more than twenty; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
5
(adjective) being three more than twenty; (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one