detentions
Definitions
Noun
- A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "detentions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discussions | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | dimensions | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | deductions | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | decorations | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | adaptations | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | deviations | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | disciplines | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | admonitions | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | depressions | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | davidson's | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | digressions | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | dalmatians | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | davidian's | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | davidians | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | deceptions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | defections | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | depictions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dietitian's | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | dietitians | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | dissections | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | dominion's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | duberstein's | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "detentions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | determination | 5 | 39 |
| 2 | intentions | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | tensions | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | retention | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | extensions | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | mentions | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | pretentious | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | detonation | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | detention | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | determinations | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | attentions | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | detonations | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | deletions | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | destinations | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | determination's | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | desertions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | defections | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deceptions | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | deletion | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "detentions".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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