unfortunate
Definitions
Noun
- A person who suffers misfortune
Adjective
- Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
- Not auspicious; boding ill
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "unfortunate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unfortunately | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | unfortunate | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | unfortunates | 4 | 1 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "unfortunate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unfortunately | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | fortune | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | fortunate | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | fortunately | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | formulate | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | fortunes | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | uncounted | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | unfounded | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | unfortunates | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | ornate | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | fortunato | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | fortuna | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fortna | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | punctuate | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | northgate | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | lafortune | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | infatuate | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | fortune's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | foretaste | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | urinate | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "unfortunate" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "unfortunate" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "unfortunate".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
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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