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Term: tanking

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

  1. Term
  2. tanking

tanking

Definitions

Verb

  1. Store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
  2. Consume excessive amounts of alcohol
  3. Treat in a tank
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "tanking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tanking 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "tanking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 standing 2 101
3 starting 2 68
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
6 testing 2 32
7 trading 2 25
8 attending 3 23
9 stretching 2 17
10 tracing 2 17
11 treating 2 11
12 taxing 2 9
13 straining 2 7
14 streaming 2 7
15 trailing 2 7
16 starving 2 6
17 stamping 2 5
18 stressing 2 5
19 twirling 2 5
20 striving 2 4
21 strolling 2 4
22 tending 2 4
23 strapping 2 3
24 tasting 2 3
25 tracking 2 3
26 outlining 3 2
27 stifling 2 2
28 stinking 2 2
29 stroking 2 2
30 tapering 3 2
31 teetering 3 2
32 toasting 2 2
33 trapping 2 2
34 trimming 2 2
35 tripping 2 2
36 trucking 2 2
37 tutoring 3 2
38 twitching 2 2
39 attesting 3 1
40 outpouring 3 1
41 stomping 2 1
42 storming 2 1
43 strafing 2 1
44 striding 2 1
45 stringing 2 1
46 strumming 2 1
47 strutting 2 1
48 stumping 2 1
49 taunting 2 1
50 tenting 2 1
51 tilting 2 1
52 tottering 3 1
53 toweling 3 1
54 treading 2 1
55 outbidding 3 0
56 outfitting 3 0
57 outgaining 3 0
58 outgrowing 3 0
59 outguessing 3 0
60 outgunning 3 0
61 outliving 3 0
62 outpacing 3 0
63 outpouching 3 0
64 outraging 3 0
65 outrunning 3 0
66 outselling 3 0
67 outvoting 3 0
68 outwitting 3 0
69 stanching 2 0
70 starling 2 0
71 stoelting 2 0
72 storting 2 0
73 streaking 2 0
74 stripping 2 0
75 struebing 2 0
76 stuttering 3 0
77 tackling 2 0
78 tailoring 3 0
79 tainting 2 0
80 tallying 3 0
81 tamping 2 0
82 tasking 2 0
83 tattooing 3 0
84 toddling 2 0
85 toensing 2 0
86 toggling 2 0
87 torching 2 0
88 trashing 2 0
89 trekking 2 0
90 tricking 2 0
91 trilling 2 0
92 trolling 2 0
93 trooping 2 0
94 trotting 2 0
95 trudging 2 0
96 tweaking 2 0
97 twining 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 taking 2 175
2 training 2 156
3 thinking 2 145
4 talking 2 100
5 ranking 2 5
6 thanking 2 3
7 tracking 2 3
8 takings 2 2
9 tacking 2 2
10 banking 2 2
11 tinkling 3 2
12 yanking 2 1
13 taunting 2 1
14 tasking 2 0
15 tanning 2 0
16 staking 2 0
17 nanking 2 0
18 taing 2 0
19 tweaking 2 0
20 tangling 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 97

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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📰 This Word in the News:

Celtics star Jaylen Brown speaks out against tanking
May 13, 2026 Celtics Wire
Wizards Vanquished by Tanking Bulls
Apr 8, 2026 Bullets Forever
Our ideas to stop or slow NBA tanking: End the lottery? Draft your future pick?
Feb 25, 2026 The New York Times
Tanking is ruining NBA basketball. Can math save it?
May 11, 2026 Scientific American
NBA Draft Lottery: Tanking Wins and Losers
May 11, 2026 Yahoo Sports
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says changes coming to deter teams from tanking
Mar 6, 2026 The New York Times
NBA considering harsher tanking penalties, draft lottery expansion: Sources
Mar 27, 2026 The New York Times

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