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Term: shame

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "shame": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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shame

Definitions

Noun

  1. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
  2. A state of dishonor
  3. An unfortunate development

Verb

  1. Bring shame or dishonor upon
  2. Compel through a sense of shame
  3. Cause to be ashamed
  4. Surpass or beat by a wide margin
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "shame".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shame 1 21
2 ashamed 2 16
3 shameful 2 2
4 shamed 1 1
5 shames 1 1
6 unashamedly 5 1
7 ashame 2 0
8 shamel 2 0
9 shameless 2 0
10 shamelessly 3 0
11 shamelle 2 0
12 unashamed 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "shame".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 ashame 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shame".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 same 1 686
2 share 1 98
3 shape 1 85
4 shake 1 17
5 ashamed 2 16
6 shave 1 6
7 shames 1 1
8 shamed 1 1
9 sham 1 1
10 shamel 2 0
11 ashame 2 0
12 shramek 2 0
13 shamble 2 0
14 schamel 2 0
15 sharm 1 0
16 shane 1 0
17 shamu 2 0
18 shamp 1 0
19 shale 1 0
20 shaer 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "shame" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "shame" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "shame" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shame".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shamp 1 0
2 shamu 2 0
3 shema 2 0
4 shima 2 0
5 shimp 1 0
6 shomo 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 12

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 6

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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May 12, 2026 IMDb
Rory McIlroy’s comments spark response at PGA Championship – ‘A shame to hear’
May 13, 2026 Wales Online
Women need less religious shame, more leadership
Apr 24, 2026 Baptist News Global
Carla Simón: ‘In Spain people use words like shame and blame. But my parents just had bad luck‘
May 13, 2026 The Guardian

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