consonant
Definitions
Noun
- A speech sound that is not a vowel
- A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "consonant".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consonantal | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | consonants | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | consonant | 3 | 3 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "consonant".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | equivalent | 4 | 46 |
| 2 | component | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | competent | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | continent | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | confident | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | commitment | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | expedient | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | counterpoint | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | coefficient | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | expectant | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | cognizant | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | combatant | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | constraint | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | clairvoyant | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | commandant | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | confidant | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | confidante | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | confluent | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | conversant | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | compliant | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | condiment | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | convergent | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | convulsant | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | crestmont | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | crosscurrent | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | curtailment | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | excrement | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "consonant".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constant | 2 | 71 |
| 2 | consent | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | consultant | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | consonantal | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | constants | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | conant | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | consonants | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | coolant | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | consort | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | conversant | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | coonan | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | connan | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | cosmonaut | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | constanta | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | consolata | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | contant | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cloonan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cosmonauts | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | convulsant | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | contestant | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "consonant" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "consonant" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "consonant" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | represents | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "consonant".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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