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追いつく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
追いつく
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to overtake; to catch up (with)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 79,361 which gives a rank of 9,044
追いつく is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,270,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14523
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
いそ
げば
かれ
いつく
でしょ
If you hurry, you'll catch up with him.
かのじょ
彼女
100メートル
きょうそう
競争
スタートした
さいご
最後
だったすぐ
ほか
ひと
いついた

In a hundred meter dash she started last but soon caught up with the others.
かれ
ほか
ひとたち
人達
いつこ
けんめい
懸命
べんきょう
勉強
している

He is working hard to catch up with the others.
追い付く
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 315,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2189 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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追付く
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,100,000 results)
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追着く
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 166,000 (about 462,000 results)
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追い着く
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 402,000 results)
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おい付く
BOOST
Reading : おいつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 141,000 (about 638,000 results)
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ツイ   お to pursue   
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two mouths
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
チャク   ジャク   つ to arrive   つける to attach   き to wear   きせる to make wear   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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