barnacles
Definitions
Noun
- Marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
- European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "barnacles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buttonholes | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | backpedals | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | balmorals | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | bluebottles | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | bojangles' | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | bookmobiles | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | boondoggles | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | brazzaville's | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | brooksville's | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | observables | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "barnacles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | races | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | brace | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | barnes | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | braces | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | barns | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | oracles | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | brace's | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | bangles | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | tabernacle | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | barnacle | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | barnicle | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | barnas | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bracelets | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | maracle | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | canales | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bartles | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | barneys | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | branchlets | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | banalities | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | rales | 1 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "barnacles" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Words that are statistically associated with "barnacles" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "barnacles".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles, and More, Study Finds
Dec 19, 2025 Scientific American
Dec 19, 2025 Scientific American
New whitepaper highlights rising barnacle biofouling risk for ship operators as regulations tighten — SMI DIGITAL
May 12, 2026 shipmanagementinternational.com
May 12, 2026 shipmanagementinternational.com
Barnacles offer genetic clues on how organisms adapt to changing environments
Mar 16, 2020 Brown University
Mar 16, 2020 Brown University
Marine Biologist Spends 92 Days Removing Hundreds of Deadly Barnacles From a Debilitated Turtle
Apr 1, 2026 Laughing Squid
Apr 1, 2026 Laughing Squid