defendants
Definitions
Noun
- A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "defendants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defendants | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | defendants' | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defendants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | documents | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | descendants | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | dependents | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | advancements | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | defendant's | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | depressants | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | descendents | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | deteriorates | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | dataquest's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | davenport's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | debutantes | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | defendants' | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | defoliants | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | demodulates | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | deployments | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | depreciates | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | derailments | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | disconnects | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | discredits | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dispersants | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | disseminates | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | downpayments | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | duplicates | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | ideologists | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defendants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dependent | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | defeat | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | defend | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | defending | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | tenants | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | defendant | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | defenders | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | descendants | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | defends | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | defeats | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | descendant | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | dependents | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | determinants | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | defendant's | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | descendents | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | defeatism | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | independents | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | defendants' | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | defeatist | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | decedents | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "defendants" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "defendants" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the defendants | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "defendants" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "defendants".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defendants' | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 24
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
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:
Mar 14, 2026 The Washington Post
Mar 16, 2026 Haaretz
Mar 13, 2026 FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

