ancestor
Definitions
Noun
- Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ancestor".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ancestor | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | ancestors | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | ancestor's | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | ancestors' | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ancestor".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | manchester | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | alligator | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | manslaughter | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | lancaster | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | navigator | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | agitator | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | allocator | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | altvater | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | animator | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | anixter | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | gangbuster | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | lackluster | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | lamplighter | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | nanometer | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ancestor".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | manchester | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | actor | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | pastor | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | ancestry | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | ancestors | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | ancestral | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | rancor | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | astor | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | investor | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | nestor | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | ancestors' | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ancestor's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | banesto | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | aceto | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | vanstory | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fanciest | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | amvestor | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | alcester | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | testor | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | santor | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ancestor" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ancestor" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ancestor" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | haley's | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ancestor".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ancestor's | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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