A big semicolon

Term: aching

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "aching": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. aching

aching

Definitions

Noun

  1. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Verb

  1. Feel physical pain
  2. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  3. Be the source of pain
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "aching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 teaching 2 67
2 reaching 2 43
3 approaching 3 27
4 preaching 2 17
5 aching 2 6
6 coaching 2 6
7 teachings 2 6
8 attaching 3 3
9 bleaching 2 2
10 breaching 2 2
11 encroaching 3 2
12 beaching 2 1
13 achingly 3 0
14 bellyaching 4 0
15 broaching 2 0
16 caching 2 0
17 impeaching 3 0
18 leaching 2 0
19 overreaching 4 0
20 poaching 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "aching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 making 2 255
2 taking 2 175
3 waiting 2 110
4 facing 2 34
5 raising 2 34
6 racing 2 22
7 saving 2 21
8 shaking 2 21
9 sailing 2 20
10 failing 2 17
11 bathing 2 15
12 gaining 2 15
13 waving 2 13
14 waking 2 11
15 rating 2 10
16 gazing 2 8
17 mailing 2 8
18 mating 2 8
19 shaping 2 8
20 aiding 2 7
21 pacing 2 7
22 raining 2 7
23 shaving 2 6
24 aiming 2 5
25 fading 2 5
26 wailing 2 5
27 aging 2 4
28 baking 2 4
29 basing 2 4
30 dating 2 4
31 naming 2 4
32 shading 2 4
33 bailing 2 3
34 chasing 2 3
35 railing 2 3
36 raving 2 3
37 reigning 2 3
38 ailing 2 2
39 chafing 2 2
40 gaping 2 2
41 hating 2 2
42 layering 3 2
43 paving 2 2
44 raging 2 2
45 raiding 2 2
46 waning 2 2
47 caving 2 1
48 feigning 2 1
49 gaming 2 1
50 nailing 2 1
51 paging 2 1
52 raping 2 1
53 razing 2 1
54 taming 2 1
55 veiling 2 1
56 waging 2 1
57 weighting 2 1
58 whaling 2 1
59 aping 2 0
60 ayling 2 0
61 baiting 2 0
62 baling 2 0
63 caning 2 0
64 casing 2 0
65 chaining 2 0
66 deigning 2 0
67 eyring 2 0
68 faking 2 0
69 gating 2 0
70 gauging 2 0
71 hailing 2 0
72 haning 2 0
73 hazing 2 0
74 jailing 2 0
75 kading 2 0
76 lading 2 0
77 laning 2 0
78 maiming 2 0
79 meyering 3 0
80 nading 2 0
81 pasing 2 0
82 phasing 2 0
83 raking 2 0
84 reining 2 0
85 safing 2 0
86 saling 2 0
87 shaming 2 0
88 tailing 2 0
89 taping 2 0
90 wading 2 0
91 waiving 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "aching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 watching 2 76
2 teaching 2 67
3 reaching 2 43
4 matching 2 33
5 marching 2 15
6 catching 2 9
7 hatching 2 6
8 coaching 2 6
9 ching 1 5
10 yachting 2 2
11 arching 2 1
12 beaching 2 1
13 caching 2 0
14 ranching 2 0
15 poaching 2 0
16 patching 2 0
17 leaching 2 0
18 latching 2 0
19 fasching 2 0
20 achingly 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "aching" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "aching" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "aching" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "aching".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 20

Sound Alikes: 91

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

⭐ Random Word

📰 This Word in the News:

How Statins Cause Muscle Aches
Dec 15, 2025 Columbia University Irving Medical Center
‘A nightmare': Earthquakes leave Boston's Venezuelan community aching for info
Jun 25, 2026 NBC Boston
Can aching joints really predict the weather? Exploring the science behind the stormy debate
Jan 31, 2025 The Conversation
Aching knees didn't stop this Reytons superfan who travelled to Dublin to see band
Oct 12, 2026 Rotherham Advertiser
Listen to Petit Biscuit’s Ambient and Aching EP, ‘your spark remains’
Sep 25, 2026 EDM.com
‘My body ached from the volume’: the mystery and majesty of Japanese noise-rockers les Rallizes Dénudés
May 5, 2026 The Guardian
Four aches midlifers should never ignore, according to a GP
Aug 16, 2026 The Telegraph

Skim the Dictionary

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz