ransom
Definitions
Noun
- Money demanded for the return of a captured person
- Payment for the release of someone
- The act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Verb
- Exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ransom".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | problem | 2 | 313 |
| 2 | random | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | transom | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | premium | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | orgasm | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | chromium | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | truism | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | iridium | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | arcanum | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | brabham | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bradham | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | branham | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bransom | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bridgham | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cranium | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | frankum | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | frantom | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | grantham | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | griscom | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | organum | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | protium | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | prudhomme | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | radium | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | ransome | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | rectum | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | rexham | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | rhodium | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | roskam | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | trantham | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | traynham | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | trentham | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | tritium | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | random | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | transom | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | sansom | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | transform | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | transoms | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | rainstorm | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | hansom | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | ransoms | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | ransome | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | bransom | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ransom's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | branscom | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ranson | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | anscom | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | raso | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rans | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | granstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | branscome | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | branscomb | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | transou | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ransom" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ransom" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ransom" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ford | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ransom".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ransom's | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Hackers demand ransom after breaching major Canvas learning program used by schools and colleges nationwide
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May 8, 2026 The Independent
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Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff
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