inefficient
Definitions
Adjective
- Not producing desired results; wasteful
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "inefficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inefficient | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | inefficiently | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inefficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | important | 3 | 369 |
| 2 | irrelevant | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | invariant | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | indictment | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | indifferent | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | indignant | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | insistent | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | incipient | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | incumbent | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | incitement | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | inclement | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | inducement | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | indulgent | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | informant | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | impairment | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | intolerant | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | disbarment | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | impeachment | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | imprudent | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | insolvent | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | insouciant | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | intercurrent | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | internment | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | iridescent | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inefficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sufficient | 3 | 63 |
| 2 | efficiency | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | incident | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | sufficiently | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | efficient | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | incidents | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | efficiently | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | insufficient | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | indecent | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | incipient | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | coefficient | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | insufficiently | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | deficient | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | coefficients | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | efficiencies | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | inefficiency | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | inefficiently | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | inefficiencies | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | beneficent | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | interoffice | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "inefficient" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inefficient scouring | 3 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "inefficient" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earlier inefficient | 3 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "inefficient" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | corrupt | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inefficient".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 24
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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