ratchet
Definitions
Noun
- Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Verb
- Move by degrees in one direction only
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ratchet".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ratchet | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | ratcheted | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | ratcheting | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ratchet".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | private | 2 | 191 |
| 2 | credit | 2 | 64 |
| 3 | profit | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | bridget | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | rabbit | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | rocket | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | prophet | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | ahranat | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | breguet | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | erakat | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | frigate | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | granat | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gravatt | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | grillot | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hrovat | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | privott | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | rennet | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | rivet | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | rochat | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | rosett | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | traugott | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ratchet".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rather | 2 | 373 |
| 2 | racket | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | hatchet | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | ratcheted | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | rathert | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | rathe | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | ratcheting | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | patchett | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | matchett | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hatchett | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | hatchets | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bratcher | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tracht | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | sachet | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | roache | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | rathke | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | rathje | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | rathel | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | rasche | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | raiche | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ratchet" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ratchet" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ratchet" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ratchet".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 21
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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