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Term: spying

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

  1. Term
  2. spying

spying

Definitions

Noun

  1. Keeping a secret or furtive watch
  2. The act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
  3. The act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Verb

  1. Catch sight of
  2. Watch, observe, or inquire secretly
  3. Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
  4. Secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "spying".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spying 2 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "spying".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sitting 2 96
2 setting 2 60
3 singing 2 47
4 seeking 2 44
5 serving 2 38
6 ceiling 2 31
7 selling 2 31
8 searching 2 23
9 saving 2 21
10 sailing 2 20
11 assuming 3 17
12 staying 2 17
13 stirring 2 16
14 seeming 2 14
15 assessing 3 10
16 assigning 3 9
17 soaking 2 9
18 sipping 2 8
19 sucking 2 8
20 signing 2 7
21 skiing 2 7
22 slowing 2 6
23 seating 2 5
24 siding 2 5
25 soaring 2 5
26 asserting 3 4
27 sagging 2 4
28 sealing 2 4
29 snowing 2 4
30 soothing 2 4
31 citing 2 3
32 sighting 2 3
33 slaying 2 3
34 swaying 2 3
35 ceasing 2 2
36 searing 2 2
37 seeping 2 2
38 surging 2 2
39 assailing 3 1
40 sacking 2 1
41 sapping 2 1
42 seizing 2 1
43 sinning 2 1
44 sobbing 2 1
45 sopping 2 1
46 spurring 2 1
47 subbing 2 1
48 summing 2 1
49 sunning 2 1
50 ceding 2 0
51 ostling 3 0
52 safing 2 0
53 saling 2 0
54 salling 2 0
55 seeding 2 0
56 seeling 2 0
57 seething 2 0
58 serling 2 0
59 sieling 2 0
60 sieving 2 0
61 siting 2 0
62 sizing 2 0
63 slurring 2 0
64 socking 2 0
65 souring 3 0
66 stewing 2 0
67 suiting 2 0
68 surfing 2 0
69 syring 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spring 1 127
2 saying 2 113
3 sing 1 34
4 paying 2 26
5 springs 1 21
6 staying 2 17
7 supplying 3 13
8 spraying 2 8
9 spin 1 7
10 swaying 2 3
11 prying 2 1
12 syringe 2 1
13 swiping 2 1
14 styling 2 1
15 syring 2 0
16 shying 2 0
17 plying 2 0
18 ying 1 0
19 ping 1 0
20 spiking 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spring 1 127
2 sprang 1 13
3 sprung 1 8
4 spreng 1 0
5 spring's 1 0
6 sprong 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 69

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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Three sentenced to life in prison over spying for Iran
Jul 15, 2026 Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)
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Jul 14, 2026 International Business Times
Russia hacks doorbell cameras to spy on Nato bases
Jul 10, 2026 The Telegraph
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Jul 10, 2026 TheBanker.com
EU Targets Russian Intelligence Officers Accused of Running a Yearslong Cyber Spying Campaign
Jul 13, 2026 SecurityWeek
Men jailed for spying for Chinese intelligence in UK
Jun 18, 2026 BBC

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