# countFrequent
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Use the `countFrequent` command (also available as `count_frequent`) to compute an approximate count of each unique field-value combination, sorted in descending order. The command emits an `_approxcount` field.

**Syntax**  


```
| countFrequent {{field}}[, {{field}} ...]
```

The command uses the following arguments:
+ `{{field}}` – One or more fields to count frequencies for.

**Example**  
The following query counts the frequency of method and status combinations.

```
fields method, status
| countFrequent method, status
```