consonants
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
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "consonants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | components | 3 | 55 |
| 2 | communists | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | commitments | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | constitutes | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | counterparts | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | equivalents | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | continents | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | coordinates | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | extremists | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | coefficients | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | accumulates | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | columnists | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | condiments | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | cartoonists | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | combatants | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | compensates | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | connecticut's | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | calculates | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | clintonites | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | communist's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | communists' | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | complicates | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | condensates | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | confidants | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | conscripts | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | constipates | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | constraints | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | constructs | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | continent's | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | counterpoints | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | crankshafts | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | crosscurrents | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | cuisinarts | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | curtailments | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | expatriates | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | exterminates | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | kantrowitz | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "consonants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constant | 2 | 71 |
| 2 | consonantal | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | constants | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | consultants | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | conant | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | contestants | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | consonant | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | covenants | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | cosmonauts | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | constant's | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | coolants | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | consents | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | cosmonauts' | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | convulsants | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | constraints | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | coonan | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | connan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cosmonaut | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | constanta | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | consolata | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "consonants" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "consonants" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | only consonants | 2 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "consonants" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "consonants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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