metathesis
Definitions
Noun
- A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
- A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (ab+cd=ad+cb)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "metathesis".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "metathesis".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "metathesis".
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | matches | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | metaphysics | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | thesis | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | estates | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | mathias | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | matheis | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | metastasis | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | meatless | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | mattheis | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | mathis | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | mathes | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stathis | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | metpath | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | matthis | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | matthes | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | matteis | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mathies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mathews | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | matheus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | mathers | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | manthei | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "metathesis" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "metathesis" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "metathesis".
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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.
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