confesses
Definitions
Verb
- Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- Admit (to a wrongdoing)
- Confess to god in the presence of a priest, as in the catholic faith
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Words that sound like the term "confesses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expenses | 3 | 47 |
| 2 | exercises | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | canvases | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | acknowledges | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | cockroaches | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | composes | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | excuses | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | carcasses | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | coalesces | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | collapses | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | crevices | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | cadences | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | calpers's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | candice's | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | canvasses | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | cardiges | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | carriers's | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | cauterizes | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | claridges | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | collins's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | comex's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | countesses | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | coverages | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | cowlings's | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | cummins's | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | equalizes | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | exchange's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | exchanges' | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | expanses | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | express's | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | kansas's | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | scorsese's | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | skyboxes | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confesses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | confession | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | confess | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | confessed | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | confuse | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | crosses | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | confessing | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | compresses | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | confessions | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | conferees | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | congresses | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | confuses | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | professes | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | joneses | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | confers | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | confessionals | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | countesses | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | converses | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | cresses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | coffees | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | congress's | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 33
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
US serial killer confesses to 1965 murder of 18-year-old woman in New Jersey
Jan 8, 2026 The Guardian
Jan 8, 2026 The Guardian
Nam Neung-mi confesses to husband's 8 billion won fraud loss: "Even my children hated him" [Kim Young-ok]
May 13, 2026 starnewskorea.com
May 13, 2026 starnewskorea.com
Washington will not require priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession
Oct 10, 2025 Washington State Standard
Oct 10, 2025 Washington State Standard
CHP mayor for Türkiye’s Antalya reportedly confesses corruption | Daily Sabah
May 11, 2026 Daily Sabah
May 11, 2026 Daily Sabah