paternal
Definitions
Adjective
- Belonging to or inherited from one's father
- Characteristic of a father
- Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "paternal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paternalism | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | paternalistic | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | paternal | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "paternal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | possible | 3 | 374 |
| 2 | personal | 3 | 196 |
| 3 | parochial | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | pineapple | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | peripheral | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | sprinkle | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | pastoral | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | perennial | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | spectral | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | pitiful | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | parable | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | peaceable | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | sprinkel | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | parental | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | passable | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | pinnacle | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | pivotal | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | pliable | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | prayerful | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | appealable | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | epidermal | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | palatial | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | parietal | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | pascual | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | pectoral | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | percival | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pluvial | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | potable | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | prechtl | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | presnall | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | presnell | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | pressnell | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | pretzel | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | prindl | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | prindle | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | pringle | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | pritzl | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | przybyl | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | pursifull | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | puttable | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | sponaugle | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | sprankle | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | sprenkle | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "paternal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | personal | 3 | 196 |
| 2 | pattern | 2 | 113 |
| 3 | eternal | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | terminal | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | maternal | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | paternalism | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | pater | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | pasternak | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | lateral | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | penal | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | paternalistic | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | patera | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fraternal | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | paterno | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | materna | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | patentable | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | pasternack | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | perna | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | patel | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | arnal | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "paternal" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "paternal" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "paternal" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "paternal".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 43
Spelled Like: 20
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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