risk
Definitions
Noun
- A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Verb
- Expose to a chance of loss or damage
- Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "risk".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | risk | 1 | 54 |
| 2 | brisk | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | briskly | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | risks | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | risked | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | risky | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | brisker | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | risking | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | asterisk | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | brisket | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | briskey | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | briski | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | briskin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | brisky | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | driskell | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | driskill | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | elektrisk | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | frisk | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | friske | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | frisked | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | friskin | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | frisky | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | krisko | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | prisk | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | riske | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | riske's | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | riskier | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | riskiest | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | riskin | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | riskiness | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | riskless | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | risko | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | tamarisk | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | tamarisks | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | triska | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | zabriskie | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | zembriski | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "risk".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "risk".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "risk" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "risk" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "risk" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lifetime | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | relative | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | cancer | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | increased | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | smuggling | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | reduce | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | increase | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | function | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | cumulative | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | increases | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | recognized | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | bow | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | person | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | people's | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | increasing | 3 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 37
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 6
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 15
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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