ceiling
Definitions
Noun
- The overhead upper surface of a covered space
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- An upper limit on what is allowed
- Maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ceiling".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ceiling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sitting | 2 | 96 |
| 2 | setting | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | singing | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | seeking | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | serving | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | selling | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | searching | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | saving | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | sailing | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | assuming | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | staying | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | stirring | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | seeming | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | assessing | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | assigning | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | soaking | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | sipping | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | signing | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | skiing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | slowing | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | seating | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | siding | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | soaring | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | asserting | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | sagging | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | sealing | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | snowing | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | soothing | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | citing | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | sighting | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | swaying | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | ceasing | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | searing | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | seeping | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | spying | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | surging | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | assailing | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | sacking | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | sapping | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | seizing | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | sinning | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | sobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | sopping | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | spurring | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | subbing | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | summing | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | sunning | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | ceding | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | ostling | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | safing | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | saling | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | seeding | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | seeling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | seething | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | serling | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | sieling | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | sieving | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | siting | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | sizing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | slurring | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | socking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | souring | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | stewing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | suiting | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | surfing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | syring | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ceiling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | filing | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | cling | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | chilling | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | circling | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | idling | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | ceilings | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | veiling | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | coiling | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | reiling | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | mei-ling | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | kreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | keisling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | emailing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | dreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | wiling | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | oiling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | meling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | heling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | heilig | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ceiling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ceiling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ceiling" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 11
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Trump-proposed pay ceiling would slash TVA CEO compensation by 90%
Mar 12, 2026 Knoxville News Sentinel
Mar 12, 2026 Knoxville News Sentinel
Tyler Bilodeau’s Injury Significantly Affects UCLA’s Ceiling This Postseason
Mar 14, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Mar 14, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Around 230 TVA employees above $500K pay ceiling pushed by Trump
Mar 14, 2026 Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mar 14, 2026 Chattanooga Times Free Press

