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Term: obtain

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

  1. Term
  2. obtain

obtain

Definitions

Verb

  1. Come into possession of
  2. Receive a specified treatment (abstract)
  3. Be valid, applicable, or true
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "obtain".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 obtained 2 115
2 obtain 2 42
3 obtainable 4 11
4 obtaining 3 9
5 unobtainable 5 3
6 obtains 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "obtain".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 contain 2 45
2 sustain 2 14
3 mundane 2 3
4 maclean 2 1
5 buntain 2 0
6 chastain 2 0
7 decrane 2 0
8 dufrane 2 0
9 maclaine 2 0
10 mcbain 2 0
11 mcbane 2 0
12 mcclain 2 0
13 mcclaine 2 0
14 mcclane 2 0
15 mcgrain 2 0
16 mcgrane 2 0
17 mcguane 2 0
18 mclain 2 0
19 mclane 2 0
20 mcquain 2 0
21 mcshane 2 0
22 mcwain 2 0
23 mustain 2 0
24 uptain 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 obtained 2 115
2 train 1 82
3 britain 2 55
4 contain 2 45
5 obtainable 4 11
6 obtaining 3 9
7 tobin 2 2
8 abstain 2 1
9 twain 1 1
10 obtains 2 0
11 gobain 2 0
12 cobain 2 0
13 bain 1 0
14 robaina 3 0
15 outgain 2 0
16 costain 2 0
17 cobaine 2 0
18 buntain 2 0
19 wotan 2 0
20 thain 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to obtain 1 4

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 directions 3 2
2 would 1 2
3 used 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 6

Sound Alikes: 24

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 3

Consonant Matches: 0

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

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Hawaiʻi Is On Track To Obtain And Fix Dam That Almost Failed
Mar 26, 2026 Honolulu Civil Beat
Sri Lanka to obtain USD 100 million ADB loan for water supply and sanitation reforms
Oct 13, 2026 Newswire
Justice Department effort to obtain Vermont voter rolls denied
Sep 17, 2026 WAMC
Rule that lets Texans obtain out-of-state abortion pills can continue for now, Supreme Court says
Oct 10, 2026 News From The States
Has China obtained the world’s most important machine?
Jul 5, 2026 The Economist
"Silverwing in Pursuit of the Moon" Event Overview — Participate to Obtain an Event-Exclusive Weapon!
Sep 22, 2026 Genshin Impact
Giants obtain Marcelo Mayer for Erik Miller
Aug 3, 2026 MLB.com

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