soften
Definitions
Verb
- Make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- Lessen in force or effect
- Give in, as to influence or pressure
- Protect from impact
- Make less severe or harsh
- Make soft or softer
- Become soft or softer
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "soften".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "soften".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certain | 2 | 313 |
| 2 | seven | 2 | 113 |
| 3 | season | 2 | 105 |
| 4 | session | 2 | 80 |
| 5 | sudden | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | susan | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | sermon | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | surgeon | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | sullen | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | assertion | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | seaman | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | assassin | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | satin | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | simon | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | salmon | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | satan | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | summon | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | seamen | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | sodden | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | eastman | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | seaton | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | seton | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | sieben | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | siren | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | askren | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | austron | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | cichon | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | cygan | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | eisaman | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | isetan | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | ostman | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | saban | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | sachin | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | sadden | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | sagan | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | sagen | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | sahlen | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | saidan | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | saipan | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | salman | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | sammon | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | sasson | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | sawdon | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | seamon | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | searson | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | seddon | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | seeman | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | seemann | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | seeton | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | seiden | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | sellen | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | sellon | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | seman | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | semen | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | semon | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | servan | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | sicken | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | sidden | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | sidon | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | siegan | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | siemon | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | simmon | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | siphon | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | sirman | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | sirmon | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | siron | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | sison | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | sisson | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | sittin' | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | sitton | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | skehan | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | soden | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | solan | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | solon | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | sonnen | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | sowden | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | suchan | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | suman | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | supan | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | suren | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | surman | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | sutton | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | symon | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | synan | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | syphon | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | syron | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "soften".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | often | 2 | 369 |
| 2 | soft | 1 | 61 |
| 3 | stern | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | softened | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | softening | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | softer | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | shorten | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | softener | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | softens | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | softest | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | oftener | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | sten | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | softkey | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | softech | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | sofitel | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | scouten | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | scotten | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | softspoken | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | tofte | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | stenz | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "soften" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "soften" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "soften" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "soften".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sefton | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 86
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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