pygmalion
Definitions
Noun
- (greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as galatea
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pygmalion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | production | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | protection | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 4 | proportion | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | appreciation | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | plantation | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | politician | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | prohibition | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | apprehension | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | prediction | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | projection | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | propulsion | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | pendleton | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | profusion | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | progression | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | epicurean | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | penicillin | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | perspiration | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | perturbation | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | protozoan | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | pagination | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | pagurian | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | paraguayan | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | parkinson | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | partington | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pavlovian | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | pendelton | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | pentathlon | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | petrossian | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | pilkenton | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | pilkington | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | pilkinton | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | pinkelman | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | planarian | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | playstation | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pleasanton | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | plutonian | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | pocklington | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | pollination | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | polynesian | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | pomeranian | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | praetorian | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | preclusion | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | predestine | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | preemption | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | pretension | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | prolactin | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | providian | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | purington | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | purinton | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | spokesperson | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | spokeswoman | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | spokeswomen | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pygmalion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pavilion | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | pavilions | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | gallion | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | yalin | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | pylon | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | palin | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | malon | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | malin | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | galin | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | palimony | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | mallison | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | maglione | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | gaglione | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | yaklin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | yablon | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pylons | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | pigmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | pigman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | peyman | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pavillion | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "pygmalion" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pygmalion" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pygmalion" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pygmalion".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 54
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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