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Term: mean

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

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mean

Definitions

Noun

  1. An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

Verb

  1. Mean or intend to express or convey
  2. Have as a logical consequence
  3. Denote or connote
  4. Have in mind as a purpose
  5. Have a specified degree of importance
  6. Intend to refer to
  7. Destine or designate for a certain purpose
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "mean".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 means 1 310
2 mean 1 199
3 meaning 2 127
4 meant 1 100
5 meanwhile 2 35
6 meaningful 3 24
7 meanings 2 22
8 meaningless 3 15
9 meantime 2 12
10 meandering 4 3
11 meanness 2 3
12 crimean 2 2
13 demeanor 3 2
14 misdemeanor 4 2
15 demeans 2 1
16 meandered 3 1
17 meanest 2 1
18 meaningfully 4 1
19 carmean 3 0
20 cremeans 2 0
21 demean 2 0
22 demeaned 2 0
23 demeaning 3 0
24 demeanors 3 0
25 mcmeans 2 0
26 meander 3 0
27 meanders 3 0
28 meaner 2 0
29 meaney 2 0
30 meanor 2 0
31 means' 1 0
32 meany 2 0
33 misdemeanors 4 0
34 nemean 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "mean".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 mien 1 1
2 ameen 2 0
3 amin 2 0
4 ammeen 2 0
5 mein 1 0
6 meine 1 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 man 1 1207
2 men 1 763
3 means 1 310
4 meant 1 100
5 mea 1 2
6 meehan 2 1
7 mehan 2 0
8 megan 2 0
9 meany 2 0
10 nemean 3 0
11 merman 2 0
12 mennan 2 0
13 mendan 2 0
14 melman 2 0
15 melany 3 0
16 meland 2 0
17 mehran 2 0
18 meghan 2 0
19 meenan 2 0
20 meegan 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 mean the 1 4
2 mean temperature 3 3
3 mean that 1 3
4 mean a 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to mean 1 6
2 a mean 1 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 necessarily 5 2
2 used 1 2
3 always 2 2
4 called 1 2
5 target 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 main 1 119
2 moon 1 60
3 mann's 1 9
4 mann 1 2
5 moon's 1 2
6 mien 1 1
7 moan 1 1
8 mahn 1 0
9 mcan 2 0
10 mein 1 0
11 menn 1 0
12 meyn 1 0
13 mihn 1 0
14 mihn's 1 0
15 mion 2 0
16 moen 1 0
17 mohn 1 0
18 monn 1 0
19 morn 1 0
20 munn 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 34

Sound Alikes: 6

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 4

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 5

Consonant Matches: 20

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

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