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Term: name

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

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  2. name

name

Definitions

Noun

  1. A language unit by which a person or thing is known
  2. A person's reputation
  3. Family based on male descent
  4. A well-known or notable person
  5. By the sanction or authority of
  6. A defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Verb

  1. Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
  2. Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
  3. Charge with a function; charge to be
  4. Create and charge with a task or function
  5. Mention and identify by name
  6. Make reference to
  7. Identify as in botany or biology, for example
  8. Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
  9. Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "name".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 name 1 294
2 names 1 89
3 named 1 84
4 namely 2 33
5 tournament 3 20
6 nickname 2 10
7 vietnamese 4 6
8 tournaments 3 5
9 name's 1 4
10 ornament 3 4
11 unnamed 2 4
12 ornamented 4 3
13 ornaments 3 3
14 renamed 2 3
15 surname 2 3
16 nameless 2 2
17 namesake 2 2
18 enamel 3 1
19 nicknamed 2 1
20 nicknames 2 1
21 ornamentation 5 1
22 annamese 3 0
23 banamex 3 0
24 brandname 2 0
25 enameled 3 0
26 enamels 3 0
27 gardenamerica 6 0
28 kennamer 3 0
29 kennametal 4 0
30 mcnamee 3 0
31 mcnamer 3 0
32 nameplate 2 0
33 nameplates 2 0
34 namer 2 0
35 namesakes 2 0
36 ornamental 4 0
37 ornamentally 5 0
38 rename 2 0
39 sunamerica 5 0
40 suriname 3 0
41 surnames 2 0
42 tournament's 3 0
43 unamended 4 0
44 unamerican 5 0
45 vanname 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "name".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 same 1 686
2 names 1 89
3 named 1 84
4 namely 2 33
5 nam 1 13
6 tame 1 5
7 nate 1 5
8 name's 1 4
9 enamel 3 1
10 namer 2 0
11 ame 1 0
12 rename 2 0
13 nome 1 0
14 noam 1 0
15 niam 2 0
16 nave 1 0
17 nase 1 0
18 nale 1 0
19 naim 2 0
20 nahm 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 name of 1 9
2 name was 1 8
3 name to 1 6
4 name for 1 6
5 name is 1 4
6 name the 1 3
7 name in 1 3
8 name uranus 3 2
9 name implies 2 2
10 name or 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the name 1 36
2 its name 1 7
3 to name 1 5
4 a name 1 5
5 generic name 3 3
6 his name 1 3
7 ref name 1 2
8 your name 1 2
9 that name 1 2
10 same name 1 2
11 this name 1 2
12 brand name 1 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 latin 2 2
2 ref 1 2
3 unable 3 2
4 failed 1 2
5 give 1 2
6 decided 3 2
7 citation 3 2
8 pronunciation 5 2
9 whose 1 2
10 planet's 2 2
11 gives 1 2
12 idea 3 2
13 suggested 3 2
14 better 2 2
15 species 2 2
16 ride 1 2
17 led 1 2
18 change 1 2
19 common 2 2
20 generic 3 2
21 specific 3 2
22 whale's 1 2
23 domain 2 2
24 pejorative 4 2
25 host 1 2
26 music 2 2
27 movie 2 2
28 rump 1 2
29 child's 1 2
30 city's 2 2
31 making 2 2
32 airport's 2 2
33 engraved 2 2
34 alternative 4 2
35 individuals 5 2
36 bearing 2 2
37 gave 1 2
38 brand 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 name's 1 4
2 numb 1 4
3 nemo 2 0
4 nims 1 0
5 nome 1 0
6 nome's 1 0
7 nomi 2 0
8 nomo 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 15

Fragments: 45

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 10

Words that Precede: 12

Statistically Associated: 38

Consonant Matches: 8

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

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