difficult
Definitions
Adjective
- Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- Hard to control; ,
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "difficult".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | difficult | 3 | 161 |
| 2 | difficulty | 4 | 76 |
| 3 | difficulties | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | difficultly | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "difficult".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "difficult".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | difficulty | 4 | 76 |
| 2 | faculty | 3 | 74 |
| 3 | difficulties | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | deficit | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | inflict | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | diffuse | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | edifice | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | default | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | difficultly | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | diffract | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | disaffect | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | diffin | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | diffid | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | picoult | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | dutiful | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | dufault | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | diffley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | afflict | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | ifil | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | diff | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "difficult" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "difficult" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "difficult" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | making | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | variation | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | independence | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | development | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | would | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | details | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | exceptionally | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | originally | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | still | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | fighting | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | adopted | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | faces | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | time | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | bound | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | always | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | make | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | regarded | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "difficult".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 8
Statistically Associated: 17
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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