flagellum
Definitions
Noun
- A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "flagellum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | officialdom | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | fernstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | finstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | forstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | phantasm | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "flagellum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flagellated | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | kellum | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | flagella | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | flavell | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | flagellate | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | flaum | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | allum | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | langwell | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | langella | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | feldblum | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | slagel | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | pflaum | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | pellum | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lavell | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | langel | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | labell | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hallum | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | gollum | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gillum | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | flegel | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "flagellum".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Building the bacterial flagellum: coordinating regulation, dynamic assembly, and function
Nov 20, 2025 ASM Journals
Nov 20, 2025 ASM Journals
Intraflagellar transport selectivity occurs within the proximal portion of the trypanosome flagellum
Aug 13, 2025 Rockefeller University Press
Aug 13, 2025 Rockefeller University Press
Centrin-POC5 inner scaffold provides distal centriole integrity for sperm flagellar assembly
Dec 3, 2025 Science | AAAS
Dec 3, 2025 Science | AAAS