competence
Definitions
Noun
- The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "competence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | competence | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | incompetence | 4 | 4 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "competence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | experience | 4 | 276 |
| 2 | confidence | 3 | 56 |
| 3 | congruence | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | compliance | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | countenance | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | equivalence | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | cognizance | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | clairvoyance | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | coalescence | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | chrominance | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | coinsurance | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | comfinance | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | commonsense | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | condolence | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | confluence | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | convergence | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | expedience | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | kloberdanz | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "competence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | 2 | 182 |
| 2 | completed | 3 | 69 |
| 3 | compete | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | competent | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | competing | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | coexistence | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | competently | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | completes | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | incompetence | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | completeness | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | commence | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | competed | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | incompetent | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | impotence | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | competency | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | competes | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | omnipotence | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | commences | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | competencies | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | incompetency | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "competence" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "competence" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "competence" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "competence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | competency | 4 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Assessing Food Safety Competence: Meeting Certification Expectations through On-Floor Capability Building
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