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 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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Results:
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:
Philadelphia City Council moves to regulate windshield barnacles after court blocks police enforcement
Mar 6, 2026 6abc Philadelphia
Mar 6, 2026 6abc Philadelphia
Philadelphia city council considers bill to regulate windshield barnacles
Mar 6, 2026 NBC10 Philadelphia
Mar 6, 2026 NBC10 Philadelphia
Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Rescued on Texas Beach After Washing Ashore Covered in Barnacles
Mar 13, 2026 International Business Times Australia
Mar 13, 2026 International Business Times Australia
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
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania residents say windshield barnacles are predatory, question legality
Dec 3, 2025 ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
Dec 3, 2025 ABC11 Raleigh-Durham