inflection
Definitions
Noun
- A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- The patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- Deviation from a straight or normal course
- A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "inflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inflections | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inspection | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | indication | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | invitation | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | interaction | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | disposition | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | liquidation | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | immigration | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | insulation | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | irradiation | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | inspiration | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | interruption | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | intonation | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | initiation | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | inhibition | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | imposition | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | indecision | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | interwoven | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | distillation | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | injunction | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | insurrection | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | simulation | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | disaffection | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | indonesian | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | inhalation | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | intermission | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | invocation | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | libertarian | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | lilliputian | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | misbegotten | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | syndication | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | fibrillation | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | inattention | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | indianian | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | intercession | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | intimation | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | inundation | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | lithuanian | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | mississippian | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | nickelodeon | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | philibosian | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | pythagorean | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | election | 3 | 77 |
| 2 | reflection | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | inspection | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | infectious | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | infection | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | injection | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | reflections | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | inaction | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | inflation | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | inflections | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | inflicting | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | infecting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | disinfection | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | injections | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | confection | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "inflection" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "inflection" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "inflection" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 44
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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