optional
Definitions
Adjective
- Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "optional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hospital | 3 | 110 |
| 2 | article | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | optimal | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | marginal | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | particle | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | optical | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | cardinal | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | honorable | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | carnival | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | arbuckle | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | arsenal | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | conjugal | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | soluble | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | tolerable | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | carmichael | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | parsifal | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | voluble | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | chargeable | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | operable | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | barbanel | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | barnacle | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | barnicle | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | carmickle | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | contibel | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | farcical | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | honourable | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | komsomol | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | mariscal | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | non-fatal | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | nonfatal | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | nothnagel | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | odenthal | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | parsefal | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | popsicle | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | rotramel | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | solvable | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "optional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vocational | 4 | 77 |
| 2 | emotional | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | optimal | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | operational | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | rational | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | optical | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | proportional | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | occupational | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | tonal | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | option | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | options | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | devotional | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | operationally | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | computational | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | compositional | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | rotational | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | options' | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | optioned | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | option's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | optation | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "optional" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "optional" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | an optional | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "optional" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "optional".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 36
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.
This Word in the News:
Elon Musk's New Company Town Tells Residents Their Rights Are Now Optional
May 31, 2025 futurism.com
May 31, 2025 futurism.com
The F-35 could be 'pilot optional' in the not-too-distant future, Lockheed Martin CEO says
May 30, 2025 Business Insider
May 30, 2025 Business Insider