except
Definitions
Verb
- Take exception to
- Prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "except".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | except | 2 | 181 |
| 2 | exception | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | exceptions | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | exceptional | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | exceptionally | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | excepting | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | excepted | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "except".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "except".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exception | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | exact | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | exceptions | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | exert | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | crept | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | receipts | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | excerpt | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | excerpts | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | exempt | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | receipt | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | excepting | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | precept | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | excel | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | excepted | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | exocet | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | excerpted | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | percept | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | exempts | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | excrete | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | receptor | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "except" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "except" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "except" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "except".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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