persecution
Definitions
Noun
- The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "persecution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | persecution | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | persecutions | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "persecution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | population | 4 | 136 |
| 2 | publication | 4 | 55 |
| 3 | preservation | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | proposition | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | penetration | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | propagation | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | pedestrian | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | polarization | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | appropriation | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | procreation | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | provocation | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | presumption | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | speculation | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | premonition | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | punctuation | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | optimization | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | palpitation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | panamanian | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | patagonian | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | pecksniffian | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | permutation | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | policewoman | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | polyhedron | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | port-london | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | predetermine | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | preelection | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | preignition | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | profanation | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | prostration | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | pythagorean | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "persecution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | section | 2 | 189 |
| 2 | protection | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | intersection | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | execution | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | perfection | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | prosecution | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | precaution | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | precautions | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | erection | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | prosecuting | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | perpetuation | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | prosecutions | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | prosecution's | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | imperfection | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | persecutions | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | persecuting | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | persecutor | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | persecutors | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | persecute | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | erections | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "persecution" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | persecution of | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "persecution" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and persecution | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "persecution" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "persecution".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 30
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
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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