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Table 4 Top 10 and bottom 10 sounds in their average word count.

From: Semantic Labeling of Nonspeech Audio Clips

Sound (top 10)

Word count (average)

Sound (bottom 10)

Word count (average)

Beer, Plopp

9.66

Bird, Chaffinch

5.47

Ball, Table Tennis Ball

9.32

Doorbell, Single

5.45

Beer, Pour

9.24

Turkey, Hen

5.42

Reverse, Truck Backup

9.22

Wind, Howling

5.39

Zoo, Bird Dog and People

9.21

Bird, Nightingale

5.34

School, Classroom Bell

9.18

Cat, Persian Meowing

5.31

Weight, Off the Scale

8.86

Cold, Coughing

5.28

Beer, Bottle Open

8.74

Farm, Hen House

5.18

Roll, Ball

8.71

Farm, Cattle in Shed

5.12

Move, Concrete Block

8.67

Bird, Linnet

4.85