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Term: became

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

  1. Term
  2. became

became

Definitions

Verb

  1. Enter or assume a certain state or condition
  2. Undergo a change or development
  3. Come into existence
  4. Enhance the appearance of
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "became".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 became 2 246

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "became".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 because 2 883
2 came 1 622
3 become 2 359
4 becomes 2 104
5 beam 1 21
6 becalmed 2 1
7 cameo 3 1
8 camel 2 1
9 becalm 2 0
10 beamer 2 0
11 beamed 1 0
12 bame 1 0
13 escamez 3 0
14 beecham 2 0
15 beckham 2 0
16 beacham 2 0
17 bedchamber 3 0
18 eames 1 0
19 eamer 2 0
20 bream 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 became a 1 32
2 became the 1 27
3 became more 1 13
4 became known 1 8
5 became increasingly 4 6
6 became an 1 5
7 became apparent 3 4
8 became well 1 2
9 became him 1 2
10 became very 2 2
11 became synonymous 4 2
12 became part 1 2
13 became one 1 2
14 became highly 2 2
15 became famous 2 2
16 became clear 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 and became 1 14
2 it became 1 9
3 they became 1 5
4 he became 1 5
5 also became 2 4
6 which became 1 4
7 later became 2 4
8 who became 1 3
9 quickly became 2 3
10 soon became 1 3
11 finland became 2 3
12 frederick became 2 3
13 this became 1 3
14 eventually became 5 2
15 gradually became 4 2
16 dinosaurs became 3 2
17 bonaparte became 3 2
18 writing became 2 2
19 liverpool became 3 2
20 ford became 1 2
21 locomotive became 4 2
22 pictures became 2 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 quickly 2 2
2 katyn 2 2
3 soon 1 2
4 eventually 5 2
5 also 2 2
6 poets 2 2
7 prize 1 2
8 gradually 4 2
9 roles 1 2
10 morality 4 2
11 opinion 3 2
12 dinosaurs 3 2
13 century 3 2
14 lake 1 2
15 republicans 4 2
16 democrats 3 2
17 college 2 2
18 humanity 4 2
19 x 1 2
20 returned 2 2
21 fans 1 2
22 evolved 2 2
23 often 2 2
24 airplanes 2 2
25 gun 1 2
26 latter 2 2
27 congo 2 2
28 soup 1 2
29 later 2 2
30 bonaparte 3 2
31 negotiations 5 2
32 however 3 2
33 system 2 2
34 cavalry 3 2
35 sieges 2 2
36 writing 2 2
37 type 1 2
38 manchester 3 2
39 liverpool 3 2
40 sound 1 2
41 docks 1 2
42 city 2 2
43 caspian 3 2
44 marx 1 2
45 eleanor 3 2
46 labor 2 2
47 peasants 2 2
48 theorists 3 2
49 components 3 2
50 company 3 2
51 farm 1 2
52 ford 1 2
53 corporation 4 2
54 organizers 4 2
55 plant 1 2
56 day 1 2
57 country 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 become 2 359

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 16

Words that Precede: 22

Statistically Associated: 57

Consonant Matches: 1

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

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This Word in the News:

He returned home as a war hero. Behind closed doors, he became a tyrant
Mar 15, 2026 CNN
My rookie era: After my panic attacks, woodworking became the one good thing I could count on
Mar 16, 2026 The Guardian
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Jerry O'Connell says wife Rebecca Romijn, daughters 'became physical' with him after he criticized Kamala Harris' loss
Mar 16, 2026 Entertainment Weekly
We'll never know how Dad's body became so decomposed
Mar 16, 2026 BBC
How undefeated Team Italy became the ‘shot’ heard ’round the World Baseball Classic
Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran
Mar 15, 2026 Los Angeles Times

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