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Term: spanking

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

  1. Term
  2. spanking

spanking

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of slapping on the buttocks

Verb

  1. Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "spanking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spanking 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "spanking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 standing 2 101
2 starting 2 68
3 spending 2 41
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
6 surrounding 3 27
7 sampling 2 22
8 screaming 2 17
9 stretching 2 17
10 spreading 2 16
11 surviving 3 14
12 supplying 3 13
13 scratching 2 12
14 settling 3 11
15 sporting 2 9
16 scraping 2 7
17 screeching 2 7
18 squatting 2 7
19 straining 2 7
20 streaming 2 7
21 softening 3 6
22 sprouting 2 6
23 starving 2 6
24 astounding 3 5
25 centering 3 5
26 isolating 4 5
27 screening 2 5
28 sprawling 2 5
29 stamping 2 5
30 stressing 2 5
31 servicing 3 4
32 slanting 2 4
33 squeezing 2 4
34 striving 2 4
35 strolling 2 4
36 scrubbing 2 3
37 snarling 2 3
38 splashing 2 3
39 splitting 2 3
40 strapping 2 3
41 swallowing 3 3
42 swarming 2 3
43 circling 3 2
44 escorting 3 2
45 scolding 2 2
46 seasoning 3 2
47 seceding 3 2
48 sickening 3 2
49 sizzling 3 2
50 springing 2 2
51 stifling 2 2
52 stinking 2 2
53 stroking 2 2
54 supposing 3 2
55 oscillating 4 1
56 scalding 2 1
57 scattering 3 1
58 sightseeing 3 1
59 slaughtering 3 1
60 smothering 3 1
61 smuggling 2 1
62 soldiering 3 1
63 spalding 2 1
64 sparling 2 1
65 splicing 2 1
66 squashing 2 1
67 squeaking 2 1
68 squealing 2 1
69 squirting 2 1
70 stomping 2 1
71 storming 2 1
72 strafing 2 1
73 striding 2 1
74 stringing 2 1
75 strumming 2 1
76 strutting 2 1
77 stumping 2 1
78 subduing 3 1
79 succumbing 3 1
80 swaggering 3 1
81 swamping 2 1
82 ascertaining 4 0
83 censoring 3 0
84 cycling 3 0
85 iceskating 3 0
86 saddening 3 0
87 saddling 3 0
88 saluting 3 0
89 savaging 3 0
90 scalping 2 0
91 scorching 2 0
92 scrapping 2 0
93 sedating 3 0
94 seducing 3 0
95 seiberling 3 0
96 sidling 3 0
97 siphoning 3 0
98 siverling 3 0
99 skimping 2 0
100 skulking 2 0
101 slathering 3 0
102 slithering 3 0
103 slobbering 3 0
104 slumping 2 0
105 smarting 2 0
106 smattering 3 0
107 smelting 2 0
108 snickering 3 0
109 sniffling 2 0
110 snorting 2 0
111 sojourning 3 0
112 sparking 2 0
113 spattering 3 0
114 spaulding 2 0
115 splurging 2 0
116 spraining 2 0
117 sprucing 2 0
118 sputtering 3 0
119 squaring 2 0
120 squawking 2 0
121 squirming 2 0
122 stanching 2 0
123 starling 2 0
124 stoelting 2 0
125 storting 2 0
126 streaking 2 0
127 stripping 2 0
128 struebing 2 0
129 stuttering 3 0
130 summoning 3 0
131 surfacing 3 0
132 surpassing 3 0
133 surveilling 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 speaking 2 62
2 shaking 2 21
3 soaking 2 9
4 planking 2 8
5 spacing 2 6
6 sinking 2 6
7 sparkling 2 5
8 sanding 2 2
9 spanning 2 1
10 yanking 2 1
11 sparing 2 1
12 spawning 2 0
13 sparking 2 0
14 spraining 2 0
15 panicking 3 0
16 tanking 2 0
17 staking 2 0
18 spiking 2 0
19 snaking 2 0
20 sansing 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 133

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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Jun 29, 2015 CBS News

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