expensive
Definitions
Adjective
- High in price or charging high prices
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "expensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expensive | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | inexpensive | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | expensively | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | inexpensively | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "expensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | extensive | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | exclusive | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | destructive | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | distinctive | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | explosive | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | descriptive | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | expressive | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | diminutive | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | expansive | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | degenerative | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | deliberative | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | exploitive | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | recuperative | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "expensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expense | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | expenses | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | extensive | 3 | 44 |
| 4 | excessive | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | explosive | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | defensive | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | extensively | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | expressive | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | inexpensive | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | expanse | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | responsive | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | explosives | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | repressive | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | expansive | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | pensive | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | expensively | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | inexpensively | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | expletive | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | expensing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | expletives | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "expensive" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "expensive" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | less expensive | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "expensive" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "expensive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expansive | 3 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
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:
Austin wasn’t always expensive. Here’s how it became Texas’ priciest metropolis.
Mar 16, 2026 Austin American-Statesman
Mar 16, 2026 Austin American-Statesman
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