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Term: tension

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

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tension

Definitions

Noun

  1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  2. The physical condition of being stretched or strained
  3. A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
  4. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
  5. Feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  6. The action of stretching something tight
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "tension".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tension 2 59
2 extension 3 36
3 tensions 2 19
4 extensions 3 8
5 pretensions 3 1
6 hypertension 4 0
7 hypotension 4 0
8 pretension 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "tension".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 attention 3 179
2 italian 3 47
3 tilghman 2 25
4 truman 2 13
5 todman 2 10
6 straighten 2 7
7 stricken 2 6
8 treason 2 6
9 attrition 3 5
10 texan 2 5
11 stanton 2 4
12 stallion 2 3
13 stratton 2 3
14 stetson 2 2
15 thomson 2 2
16 staunton 2 1
17 stimson 2 1
18 striven 2 1
19 tarpon 2 1
20 torsion 2 1
21 toxin 2 1
22 atamian 4 0
23 atkerson 3 0
24 atkison 3 0
25 atkisson 3 0
26 attkisson 3 0
27 stahlman 2 0
28 stallman 2 0
29 standen 2 0
30 starman 2 0
31 steadman 2 0
32 stearman 2 0
33 steckman 2 0
34 stedman 2 0
35 steedman 2 0
36 steelman 2 0
37 steenson 2 0
38 stegeman 2 0
39 stegemann 2 0
40 stegman 2 0
41 stegmann 2 0
42 steidtmann 2 0
43 steinman 2 0
44 steinmann 2 0
45 stelian 3 0
46 stellman 2 0
47 stenson 2 0
48 stepien 3 0
49 stillion 2 0
50 stillman 2 0
51 stillson 2 0
52 stilson 2 0
53 stineman 2 0
54 stinson 2 0
55 stockman 2 0
56 stockton 2 0
57 stoneman 2 0
58 strachan 2 0
59 strahan 2 0
60 strohman 2 0
61 stroman 2 0
62 strommen 2 0
63 struchen 2 0
64 strutton 2 0
65 stuckman 2 0
66 studeman 2 0
67 stygian 3 0
68 tabron 2 0
69 tallman 2 0
70 talman 2 0
71 talton 2 0
72 tamarin 3 0
73 tandon 2 0
74 tankan 2 0
75 tanton 2 0
76 tarman 2 0
77 tartan 2 0
78 tasman 2 0
79 tatman 2 0
80 taubman 2 0
81 taunton 2 0
82 tedman 2 0
83 teflon 2 0
84 teichman 2 0
85 teichmann 2 0
86 tendon 2 0
87 terrien 3 0
88 terzian 3 0
89 tessman 2 0
90 teston 2 0
91 tiberon 3 0
92 tiedeman 2 0
93 tiedemann 2 0
94 tiernan 2 0
95 tietjen 2 0
96 tifton 2 0
97 tilden 2 0
98 tillman 2 0
99 tillmon 2 0
100 tillson 2 0
101 tilman 2 0
102 tilson 2 0
103 tilton 2 0
104 timken 2 0
105 timlen 2 0
106 timson 2 0
107 tinton 2 0
108 tipton 2 0
109 tishman 2 0
110 titman 2 0
111 toalson 2 0
112 tolman 2 0
113 tolson 2 0
114 tomson 2 0
115 tonnesen 2 0
116 tonton 2 0
117 toothman 2 0
118 torian 3 0
119 torreon 3 0
120 totman 2 0
121 touchton 2 0
122 townson 2 0
123 trahan 2 0
124 trajan 2 0
125 treinen 2 0
126 trilon 2 0
127 triton 2 0
128 trodden 2 0
129 trojan 2 0
130 trotten 2 0
131 truchan 2 0
132 trudgen 2 0
133 trueman 2 0
134 tubman 2 0
135 tuchman 2 0
136 tuckman 2 0
137 tudjman 2 0
138 tugman 2 0
139 tuscan 2 0
140 tuten 2 0
141 tweten 2 0
142 twyman 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 extension 3 36
2 tensions 2 19
3 pension 2 13
4 extensions 3 8
5 pensions 2 7
6 envision 3 3
7 tennyson 3 2
8 pretensions 3 1
9 stenson 2 0
10 pretension 3 0
11 toensing 2 0
12 tennison 3 0
13 steenson 2 0
14 ostenson 3 0
15 menasion 4 0
16 estenson 3 0
17 hypotension 4 0
18 venson 2 0
19 teston 2 0
20 tendon 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 dramatic 3 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tinsman 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 6

Fragments: 8

Sound Alikes: 142

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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