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Term: hem

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "hem": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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hem

Definitions

Noun

  1. The edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
  2. The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

Verb

  1. Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
  2. Utter `hem' or `ahem'
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "hem".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 them 1 1788
2 themselves 2 270
3 chemical 3 60
4 theme 1 55
5 scheme 1 33
6 mathematical 5 24
7 mathematics 4 20
8 chemistry 3 16
9 hemisphere 3 14
10 hemphill 2 8
11 themes 1 8
12 photochemical 5 7
13 schemes 1 6
14 blasphemous 3 5
15 chemically 3 5
16 hemorrhage 3 5
17 mathematically 6 5
18 blasphemy 3 4
19 chemicals 3 4
20 chemists 2 4
21 ephemeral 4 4
22 hem 1 4
23 hemoglobin 4 4
24 biochemical 5 3
25 hemmed 1 3
26 hempstead 2 3
27 schema 2 3
28 schematic 3 3
29 scheming 2 3
30 vehemence 3 3
31 geochemistry 5 2
32 hemingway 3 2
33 hemorrhaging 4 2
34 hempel 2 2
35 mathematician 5 2
36 vehement 3 2
37 alchemy 3 1
38 anthem 2 1
39 anthems 2 1
40 bethlehem 3 1
41 boheme 3 1
42 bohemian 4 1
43 chemise 2 1
44 chrysanthemums 4 1
45 euphemism 4 1
46 hemingway's 3 1
47 hemming 2 1
48 hemolytic 4 1
49 hemorrhoids 3 1
50 mayhem 2 1
51 rapprochement 3 1
52 schemata 3 1
53 thematic 3 1
54 vehemently 4 1
55 agrochemical 5 0
56 agrochemicals 5 0
57 alchemically 4 0
58 alchemist 3 0
59 aleichem 3 0
60 anathema 4 0
61 authement 2 0
62 beachem 2 0
63 beauchemin 3 0
64 behemoth 3 0
65 behemoths 3 0
66 bethlehem's 3 0
67 biochem 3 0
68 biochemist 4 0
69 biochemistry 5 0
70 bohemia 4 0
71 chem 1 0
72 chema 2 0
73 chemania 3 0
74 chemclear 2 0
75 chemdesign 3 0
76 chemed 2 0
77 chemel 2 0
78 chemerinsky 4 0
79 chemetron 3 0
80 chemfix 2 0
81 chemi 2 0
82 chemical's 3 0
83 chemicals' 3 0
84 chemie 2 0
85 chemins 2 0
86 chemist 2 0
87 chemlawn 2 0
88 chemlawn's 2 0
89 chemo 2 0
90 chemotherapy 5 0
91 chemyr 2 0
92 chrysanthemum 4 0
93 compuchem 3 0
94 conchemco 3 0
95 dershem 2 0
96 deutschemark 2 0
97 deutschemark's 2 0
98 deutschemarks 2 0
99 duchemin 3 0
100 echemende 3 0
101 electrochemical 6 0
102 enichem 3 0
103 eschemic 3 0
104 euphemia 4 0
105 euphemisms 4 0
106 euphemistic 4 0
107 euphemistically 5 0
108 gechem 2 0
109 hashem 2 0
110 hashemi 3 0
111 hashemite 3 0
112 heman 2 0
113 hemani 3 0
114 hemann 2 0
115 hemant 2 0
116 hematite 3 0
117 hematology 5 0
118 hemberger 3 0
119 hembree 2 0
120 hembrick 2 0
121 hemby 2 0
122 hemdale 2 0
123 hemdale's 2 0
124 hemel 2 0
125 hemenway 3 0
126 hemimorphite 4 0
127 heming 2 0
128 heminger 3 0
129 hemiplegia 5 0
130 hemispheric 4 0
131 hemker 2 0
132 hemler 2 0
133 hemline 2 0
134 hemlines 2 0
135 hemlo 2 0
136 hemlock 2 0
137 hemm 1 0
138 hemme 1 0
139 hemmelgarn 3 0
140 hemmen 2 0
141 hemmer 2 0
142 hemmerich 3 0
143 hemmerle 3 0
144 hemmerling 3 0
145 hemmert 2 0
146 hemmeter 3 0
147 hemminger 3 0
148 hemminghaus 3 0
149 hemmings 2 0
150 hemmingsen 3 0
151 hemmingson 3 0
152 hemo 2 0
153 hemocyanin 5 0
154 hemodynamic 5 0
155 hemodynamics 5 0
156 hemond 2 0
157 hemophilia 5 0
158 hemophiliac 5 0
159 hemophiliacs 5 0
160 hemorrhaged 3 0
161 hemorrhagic 4 0
162 hemorrhoid 3 0
163 hemotec 3 0
164 hemp 1 0
165 hempen 2 0
166 hempfling 3 0
167 hemric 2 0
168 hemrick 2 0
169 hemry 2 0
170 hems 1 0
171 hemsley 2 0
172 hemstreet 2 0
173 hemy 2 0
174 ischemia 4 0
175 jochem 2 0
176 ketchem 2 0
177 khem 1 0
178 lathem 2 0
179 leathem 2 0
180 mathematic 4 0
181 mathematicians 5 0
182 mechem 2 0
183 medchem 2 0
184 medchem's 2 0
185 melhem 2 0
186 menachem 3 0
187 menahem 3 0
188 mitchem 2 0
189 mohtashemi 4 0
190 nehemiah 4 0
191 petrochemical 5 0
192 petrochemicals 5 0
193 polhemus 3 0
194 polyhemoglobin 6 0
195 rafelghem 3 0
196 raychem 2 0
197 rhem 1 0
198 richemont 3 0
199 schemas 2 0
200 schematics 3 0
201 schembri 2 0
202 schemed 1 0
203 schemel 2 0
204 schemer 2 0
205 schemm 1 0
206 schemmel 2 0
207 schempf 1 0
208 schempp 1 0
209 shema 2 0
210 shemanski 3 0
211 shemona 3 0
212 shemwell 2 0
213 stethem 2 0
214 thematically 4 0
215 themed 1 0
216 theming 2 0
217 themself 2 0
218 wilhemina 4 0
219 withem 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "hem".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 hemm 1 0
2 hemme 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hem".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 he 1 9548
2 them 1 1788
3 theme 1 55
4 helm 1 4
5 em 1 4
6 rhem 1 0
7 khem 1 0
8 herm 1 0
9 hemy 2 0
10 hems 1 0
11 hemp 1 0
12 hemo 2 0
13 hemm 1 0
14 heim 1 0
15 chem 1 0
16 hm 1 0
17 thiem 1 0
18 therm 1 0
19 shema 2 0
20 rheem 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "hem" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "hem" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "hem" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hem".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 him 1 2619
2 ham 1 19
3 hum 1 5
4 hmm 1 1
5 hom 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 219

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 5

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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