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Term: spending

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

  1. Term
  2. spending

spending

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of spending or disbursing money
  2. Money paid out; an amount spent

Verb

  1. Pass time in a specific way
  2. Pay out
  3. Spend completely
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "spending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spending 2 41
2 misspending 3 0
3 outspending 3 0
4 overspending 4 0
5 suspending 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "spending".

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sending 2 34
2 depending 3 32
3 ending 2 31
4 spreading 2 16
5 pending 2 14
6 sensing 2 8
7 vending 2 6
8 speeding 2 4
9 impending 3 4
10 ascending 3 4
11 tending 2 4
12 spewing 2 1
13 suspending 3 0
14 outspending 3 0
15 misspending 3 0
16 speedring 2 0
17 expending 3 0
18 wending 2 0
19 stendig 2 0
20 spellbinding 3 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 often 2 2
2 extend 2 2
3 instruction 3 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 5

Sound Alikes: 133

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 3

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 12, 2025 Military.com
Global nuclear arms spending up 11% in 2024, campaign group says
Jun 13, 2025 Reuters
Air Force F-35 buy would be cut in half under Pentagon spending plan
Jun 12, 2025 Defense News

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