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Term: payola

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

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payola

Definitions

Noun

  1. A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "payola".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 payola 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "payola".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 perala 3 0
2 perella 3 0
3 pobla 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 paula 2 19
2 payroll 2 16
3 polar 2 7
4 polka 2 1
5 phyla 2 1
6 yola 2 0
7 spatola 3 0
8 payload 2 0
9 paavola 3 0
10 dipaola 4 0
11 depaola 3 0
12 polan 2 0
13 polak 2 0
14 pobla 2 0
15 payna 2 0
16 payco 2 0
17 payan 2 0
18 paolo 2 0
19 paoli 3 0
20 palma 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 people 2 847
2 partly 2 49
3 panels 2 46
4 purely 2 30
5 pupils 2 25
6 pamela 3 19
7 people's 2 19
8 powell 2 15
9 purple 2 13
10 poorly 2 11
11 puzzle 2 10
12 parole 2 5
13 petals 2 4
14 pearls 1 2
15 perils 2 2
16 poodle 2 2
17 powell's 2 2
18 primly 2 2
19 paddle 2 1
20 pamela's 3 1
21 pearly 2 1
22 pebble 2 1
23 pedals 2 1
24 peddle 2 1
25 philly 2 1
26 pickle 2 1
27 portly 2 1
28 puddle 2 1
29 padula 3 0
30 pagels 2 0
31 paille 1 0
32 pajole 2 0
33 pajoli 3 0
34 pakula 3 0
35 panels' 2 0
36 pangle 2 0
37 pantle 2 0
38 papale 3 0
39 pearle 1 0
40 pekala 3 0
41 pemble 2 0
42 penile 2 0
43 pepple 2 0
44 perala 3 0
45 percle 2 0
46 pesola 3 0
47 piddle 2 0
48 piggly 2 0
49 pikula 3 0
50 pimple 2 0
51 pinola 3 0
52 pirkle 2 0
53 pirtle 2 0
54 pittle 2 0
55 pixels 2 0
56 podell 2 0
57 podoll 2 0
58 popple 2 0
59 postle 2 0
60 potala 3 0
61 pottle 2 0
62 pralle 1 0
63 preble 2 0
64 priola 3 0
65 priolo 3 0
66 proulx 1 0
67 puebla 2 0
68 pueblo 2 0
69 purile 2 0
70 purtle 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 3

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 70

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

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This Word in the News:

Spotify Faces New Class Action Lawsuit Alleging ‘Payola-Style’ Practices in Discovery Mode
Nov 6, 2025 Law Commentary
Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Spotify of Engaging in ‘Payola’ in Discovery Mode
Nov 5, 2025 Rolling Stone
Spotify calls ‘payola’ lawsuit ‘nonsense’ as class action targets playlist practices
Nov 6, 2025 Music Business Worldwide
Music Industry’s Go-To Promotional Tool Went From ‘Payola’ Accusations to Widespread Use
Aug 21, 2025 Bloomberg.com
'Raised on Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola the AOR Glory Years 1976-1986'
Mar 12, 2026 WGN-TV
Spotify Sued Over Discovery Mode: ‘A Modern Form of Payola’
Nov 5, 2025 Billboard
Drake v. UMG: The Evolution Of Payola Practices
Sep 11, 2025 Forbes

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