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とんでもない is an exact match with one form of the following word:
とんでもない
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1. unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible  (often written with kana only)
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2. absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit  (colloquialism; often written with kana only)
3. don't mention it; you're welcome  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 66,403 which gives a rank of 13,472
とんでもない is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 23,000 (about 27,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2019 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
しじん
詩人
なんてとんでもない
He is anything but a poet.
どうしてこんなとんでもない
じかん
時間
でんわ
電話
する
Why did you call me at this unearthly hour?
かのじょ
彼女
せいじつ
誠実
なんてとんでもない
She is by no means honest.
飛んでもない
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Reading : とんでもない   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,200,000 results)
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とんでも無い
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Reading : とんでもない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 27,000 (about 23,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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stick   
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