intercostal
Definitions
Noun
- Muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
Adjective
- Located or occurring between the ribs
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "intercostal".
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Sounds Like
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "intercostal".
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | interest | 3 | 330 |
| 2 | internal | 3 | 62 |
| 3 | interval | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | interstate | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | integral | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | intercontinental | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | inertial | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | pentecostal | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | interco's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | intercapital | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | interco | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | intestinal | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | intertidal | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | intermodal | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | intercable | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | internacional | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | intercultural | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | intertan | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | interpol | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | intercom | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | wintershall | 3 | 0 |
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Feb 24, 2026 Dove Medical Press
Sep 20, 2025 Detroit Free Press

