peril
Definitions
Noun
- A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A state of danger involving risk
- A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
- Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peril | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | perilous | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | perilously | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | perils | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | imperil | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | imperiled | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | imperils | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | perillo | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | people | 2 | 847 |
| 2 | special | 2 | 250 |
| 3 | panel | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | purple | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | puzzle | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | spatial | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | spiral | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | papal | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | pedal | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | apparel | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | spurdle | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | apostle | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | paschal | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | poodle | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | spittle | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | paddle | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | paschall | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | pebble | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | peddle | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | penal | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | pennell | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | pickle | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | puddle | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | speidel | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | epistle | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | epochal | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pagel | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | pannell | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | parrill | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | patchell | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | pavel | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | pennel | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | peppel | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pepple | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | percle | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | pernell | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | persall | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | pershall | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | peschel | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | petal | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | pethel | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | pethtel | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | pickel | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | pickell | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | piddle | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | pikul | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | pinnell | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | pirkl | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pirkle | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | pirtle | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | pischel | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | pittle | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | podoll | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | poeschel | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | pohle | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | pommel | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | poppell | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | popple | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | possehl | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | pottle | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | pownall | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | pummel | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | purnell | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | pursel | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | pursell | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | purtell | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | purtle | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | pytel | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | spacial | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | spackle | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | speagle | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | speckle | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | speegle | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | spegal | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | spidel | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | spidell | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | spidle | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | spiegel | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | spinal | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | spousal | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | sprowle | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "peril".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "peril" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "peril" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "peril" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pirkl | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 81
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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