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Term: kidnapping

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

  1. Term
  2. kidnapping

kidnapping

Definitions

Noun

  1. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

Verb

  1. Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "kidnapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 kidnapping 3 1
2 kidnappings 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "kidnapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 concerning 3 62
2 containing 3 45
3 extending 3 29
4 expanding 3 28
5 expressing 3 24
6 expecting 3 18
7 excluding 3 16
8 competing 3 15
9 collecting 3 13
10 explaining 3 13
11 commanding 3 11
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13 counseling 3 10
14 comparing 3 9
15 comforting 3 8
16 commencing 3 8
17 compelling 3 8
18 exploding 3 7
19 connecting 3 6
20 crippling 3 6
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22 commenting 3 5
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24 consuming 3 5
25 exploring 3 5
26 quarreling 3 5
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28 compiling 3 4
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33 complying 3 3
34 composing 3 3
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36 confessing 3 3
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40 carpeting 3 2
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43 commending 3 2
44 conceiving 3 2
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48 convening 3 2
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50 quickening 3 2
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55 canvassing 3 1
56 carloading 3 1
57 christening 3 1
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59 concealing 3 1
60 consoling 3 1
61 conversing 3 1
62 crusading 3 1
63 equalizing 4 1
64 exploiting 3 1
65 exporting 3 1
66 expounding 3 1
67 extruding 3 1
68 scavenging 3 1
69 squabbling 3 1
70 accrediting 4 0
71 auctioneering 4 0
72 captaining 3 0
73 captioning 3 0
74 caregiving 3 0
75 carjacking 3 0
76 cartooning 3 0
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78 coalescing 4 0
79 coarsening 3 0
80 codifying 4 0
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86 corpening 3 0
87 cradling 3 0
88 crediting 3 0
89 creveling 3 0
90 critiquing 3 0
91 excusing 3 0
92 expending 3 0
93 expensing 3 0
94 extorting 3 0
95 kesselring 3 0
96 kidnaping 3 0
97 kimberling 3 0
98 oxidizing 4 0
99 quibbling 3 0
100 scapegoating 3 0
101 scorekeeping 3 0
102 scribbling 3 0
103 sculpturing 3 0
104 squandering 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 snapping 2 9
2 sipping 2 8
3 mapping 2 7
4 tapping 2 6
5 skipping 2 4
6 ripping 2 3
7 rapping 2 3
8 kidnapper 3 2
9 lapping 2 2
10 napping 2 1
11 kidnapped 2 1
12 tipping 2 1
13 sapping 2 1
14 kidnappings 3 0
15 kidnaping 3 0
16 kidnap 2 0
17 zipping 2 0
18 zapping 2 0
19 wapping 2 0
20 nipping 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 beginning 3 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 104

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

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This Word in the News:

Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie case believes they know kidnapper's motive
Mar 13, 2026 BBC
Sheriff Nanos believes Nancy Guthrie kidnapping 'was targeted'
Mar 12, 2026 NBC News
Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping: Neighbor Says She Hadn’t Seen Her in Years
Mar 13, 2026 Yahoo
Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie Case Says of Kidnapper: 'We Believe We Know Why He Did This'
Mar 13, 2026 People.com
FBI reportedly quizzes workers at Mexican eatery where Nancy Guthrie filmed ‘Today’ segment before kidnapping
Mar 13, 2026 New York Post
Nancy Guthrie Case Latest News: Did Nancy Guthrie Get Found After Six Weeks? Nancy Grace Reveals Why She Believes the Family Is Innocent
Mar 15, 2026 The Sunday Guardian
Nancy Guthrie Investigators Share Update on Suspect's Motive in Kidnapping Case
Mar 13, 2026 Yahoo News Singapore

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