compete
Definitions
Verb
- Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "compete".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compete | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | competent | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | competence | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | competently | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | incompetence | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | competed | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | incompetent | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | incompetents | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | competency | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | competes | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | competencies | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | incompetency | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | incompetently | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | non-compete | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | noncompete | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "compete".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "compete".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | 2 | 182 |
| 2 | completely | 3 | 110 |
| 3 | completed | 3 | 69 |
| 4 | competent | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | competence | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | incomplete | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | computer | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | compute | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | completes | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | compensate | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | competed | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | comet | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | computes | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | competes | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | compote | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | competency | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | comptek | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | uncomplete | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | noncompete | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | lecompte | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "compete" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compete with | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "compete" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to compete | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "compete" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | information | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | individuals | 5 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 15
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 16, 2026 University of Minnesota Athletics
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