Most Frequent Word in Strings List - Python Program

When it is required to find the most frequent word in a list of strings, the list is iterated over and the ‘max’ method is used to get the count of the highest string.

Example

Below is a demonstration of the same

from collections import defaultdict
my_list = ["python is best for coders", "python is fun", "python is easy to learn"]

print("The list is :")
print(my_list)

my_temp = defaultdict(int)

for sub in my_list:
   for word in sub.split():
      my_temp[word] += 1

result = max(my_temp, key=my_temp.get)

print("The word that has the maximum frequency :")
print(result)

Output

The list is :
['python is best for coders', 'python is fun', 'python is easy to learn']
The word that has the maximum frequency :
python

Explanation

• The required packages are imported into the environment.

• A list of strings is defined and is displayed on the console.

• A dictionary of integers is created and assigned to a variable.

• The list of strings is iterated over and split based on spaces.

• The count of every word is determined.

• The maximum of these values is determined using the ‘max’ method.

• This is assigned to a variable.

• This is displayed as output on the console.